"hockey-hall-of-fame" Articles & Blogs:
First women elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
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The Hockey Hall of Fame is no longer just for men.
Hockey pioneers Cammi Granato and Angela James changed that on Tuesday when they became the first women elected to be enshrined in Toronto. Along with former NHL All-Star Dino Ciccarelli, Granato and Ja...[Read on] |
Female knuckleballer honored by Hall of Fame
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A few weeks ago we wrote about Chelsea Baker, a 13-year-old Florida girl who’s in a league of her own.
Now Chelsea, a knuckleball pitcher who has thrown two perfect games against Little League boys teams, has been honored by the National Baseball Hall ...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics (While You Still Can): The US Hockey Team
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The ladies of the US’s women’s hockey team are a stunning group of women—who will be going for the gold this Thursday against Canada--peppered with Ivy League grads, awesome moms, and career women (including two women who have opened the...[Read on] |
Cancer Warrior: The Return
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(Guest Blog by Mel Majoros, a breast cancer survivor and avid hockey player)
Most people don’t understand why I play hockey. It is mostly a guys sport. When I tell people I play they just give me “that look” you know the one, oh right YOU play h...[Read on] |
Soccer mom Joy Fawcett takes center stage
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Soccer hall of famer Joy Fawcett
The ultimate soccer mom reached the pinnacle of her sport Sunday.
“In my life, I’ve had two dreams: To play soccer at the highest level and to be a mother,” former United States Women’s National Team standout d...[Read on] |
Mother of judo succumbs to cancer
| Not too long ago I wrote briefly about Rusty Kanokogi who was dubbed the "mother of judo" for her lifelong dedication to promoting the sport in the United States including getting girls and women involved. It was largely due to her efforts that women's ju...[Read on] |
Dirty Boxing, Dirty Dancing, heading to the Catskills
| 8th Annual Fantasy Boxing Camp, August 19-22 at Kutsher's Resort in Monticello, NY. You can train with pros and enjoy the resort...I'll be doing a reading, and there will be a boxing exhibition for participants. Boxers and the Catskills have a long hi...[Read on] |
The Case of the Pink Hockey Gloves
| A couple years ago a student in my Psychology of Coaching class told me a story of a local youth hockey coach. This coach wanted to make his team of U12 boys “tougher.” To accomplish this goal, he decided to give the least tough skater on his team ...[Read on] |
Ford VP Susan Cischke to Receive Top Honors from Women's Automotive Association Int'l
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BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN…The Women’s Automotive Association International (WAAI) will present the prestigious Professional Achievement Award to Ford Motor Company Group Vice President Susan Cischke during its annual awards dinner at the Automotive Hall o...[Read on] |
Playing Ball Like a Girl
| ...may not be as bad as you think. In Plant City, Florida, 13 year old Chelsea Baker is striking out the boys left and right with a 65 mile per hour knuckleball pitch. One of Chelsea's coaches, Keith Maxwell, describes it this way: "Chelsea Baker is by f...[Read on] |
It’s a girl for Annika Sorenstam
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Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorentam wrote in her blog that she and husband Mike welcomed daughter Ava Madelyn McGee at 3:30 am Tuesday morning. Baby weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Sorenstam said both her and her daughter were doing w...[Read on] |
The Olympics 2010: Spotlight on Angela Ruggiero, Hockey Player
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Angela Ruggiero
Hockey Player
Specialty: Defense. Defenders hinder the other team to ensure that its players don’t score. Sometimes, they are referred to as “blueliners” because of they often stand on the blue boundary of the offensive zone. Angel...[Read on] |
Olympic pricing: Equality? Economics? Gender?
| What equality is remains contextual and questionable. I don't know much about economics. And gender continues to present so many interesting issues with which to contend.Hence all the questions in the title of this post.But what I really want to talk abou...[Read on] |
The Town's Rebecca Hall on Crying, Screaming, and Going Crazy
| Rebecca Hall and Ben Affleck in The Town. Photograph by Claire Folger. � 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary Pictures. Ben Affleck’s second film as a director is The Town, in which he also stars, playing a bank robber who, thanks to...[Read on] |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Some good news. The awesome comedy of Julia Louis-Dreyfus is being publicly recognized this morning in Hollywood with Julia receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In a piece in Variety Dreyfus talked about her comedy idols:
I’ve always adm...[Read on] |
Female fandom: Study says they don't like the pros
| A study out of Canada about the gendered nature of fandom reveals that women are not huge fans of professional sports. Not a shocker despite the plethora of popular media accounts of women forming fan clubs and becoming the latest target demographic for f...[Read on] |
Kim Mulkey: Class Act
| Coach Kim hits all the right notes in discussing her program's upset of Tennessee, noting that she takes no pleasure in defeating one of the game's legends in Pat Summitt. Also in this same round-up, Geno points out that he doesn't give a damn about the...[Read on] |
Musical Monday #22: Hall Pass to Hell
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So what’s “Musical Monday”? Just pick the book you’re currently reading (or just finished), then think of a song or album that best matches the book. Even hitting shuffle on your musical player will do the trick. I don’t know about you, but song...[Read on] |
Serena William’s book 'On The Line' coming out on September 1st
| Serena William’s Book On The Line coming out on September 1st
In just a few days, On the Line the new book by Serena Williams will be on sale and here we have some comments and more information about what this Serena William’s book is all about… Ch...[Read on] |
UCLA wins Women’s College World Series
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Living in LA, I was naturally rooting for UCLA in the Women’s College World Series – just as I have for the last five years. But this year, they didn’t disappoint.
The tournament began with a series of upsets leaving everyone to wonder who would em...[Read on] |
Emma Stone on Dropping Out of High School, Adjusting to Fame, and Her Hardest Hollywood Moment Yet
| Photo by Patrick Demarchelier.New York, N.Y.—“I micro-manage,” Emma Stone tells Vanity Fair writer Alexandra Wolfe. “I think I’m a Type A personality who’s trying to convince herself she’s Type B,” the actress says, admitting that she stil...[Read on] |
A Powerful Noise - The Impact of One Voice
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Take part in an exclusive International Women’s Day event on March 5, 2009, featuring the acclaimed documentary film, A Powerful Noise, followed by a live town hall discussion to 450 movie theatres.
Town hall panelists include former U.S. Secretary of...[Read on] |
Female jockey Julie Krone is a “Freak”
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I was delighted to read that award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks (”Loving Annabelle,” 2006, and “Waking Madison,” 2009) is making a film based on legendary female jockey Julie Krone. The film is called “Freak,” which refers to a racing...[Read on] |
Women are Everywhere: National Book Critics Circle Finalists
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Remember way back in November when Publisher’s Weekly came up with a list of the top 10 books (not best selling books) of the year and not a single one was written by a woman? Lo and behold the National Book Critics Circle disagrees a bit and has nomi...[Read on] |
Ad’s a fake, but let’s get real about butts. Strong is big (and beautiful).
| By Sarah Odell
I was an odd mix of girly girl and tomboy growing up. I only wore dresses that twirled, and a perfect Friday afternoon left me covered in dirt, running around a field hockey pitch in cleats and shin guards. There were no showers near the f...[Read on] |
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