"ice-hockey" Articles & Blogs:
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
The Ultimate Faceoff by Mel Majoros
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(This guest blog by Mel Majoros is being reprinted by permission from the Grand Traverse Womans Magazine Oct 08 issue)
I have always had a wicked sense of humor. I get that from my dad. On Sept 18, 2007, when I was told, “It’s cancer,” I didn’t k...[Read on] |
Women breaking barriers: A milestone
| From the Association for Women in Sports Media: Today marks the 35th anniversary of Robin Herman and Marcel St. Cyr becoming the first female sports reporters to enter a locker room for post-game interviews.Herman was a reporter at The New York Times and ...[Read on] |
Let the good times roll
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Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut isn’t the only place where you can find wheels a-turnin’ lately. Roller skating is as hot as ever and there are a number of roller sports that have novices and spectators alike spinning:
Roller Disco: Whether or n...[Read on] |
Formula for Success: Motivation, Focus & Drive
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The past few weeks, ChickSpeak has covered the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by featuring articles on inspiring athletes and their practically unprecedented, awe-inspiring accomplishments - including Angela Ruggiero’s historical hockey games and Lindsey Jac...[Read on] |
Elizabeth Lambert: Where is the Outrage?
| I’ve watched this video over and over again now, and I still can’t understand why, in any of these egregiously unsporting incidents, none of the women mistreated by Elizabeth Lambert turned around to treat this woman to an elbow in her jaw.
The uglin...[Read on] |
ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue - Are my interests prurient?
| I have to say that the more I read about ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue the more I am looking forward to its release next week. And I am not the only one.I think many are intrigued by whether and how this naked stars/serious message thing is going to work...[Read on] |
Off-Topic: A few things SportsCenter anchors better avoid when doing World Cup highlights
| While ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Cup has generally been commendable thus far (aside from the confusion courtesy of Martin Tyler and Efan Ekoku over what the offside rule and the existence of Alexi Lalas). But inevitably there will be so...[Read on] |
SI for Kids: Basic lessons in gender, sport
| At the UM Tucker Center lecture Monday night on women's sports and social media, I suggested that the primary function of mediated/spectator sports in U.S. culture is to reinforce gender norms (apologies to Noam Chomsky). It starts early. Just loo...[Read on] |
Revenge of the Ghetto Hockey Mom
| I have been hearing so much from governor Sarah Palin ever since her visit to New York City a few days ago. I am sure that by now you’ve heard the jokes that talk shot host David Letterman made about her daughter. It wasn’t nearly Letterman’s best m...[Read on] |
Why is Serena Williams being fined so much?
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Serena Williams is being fined $82,000 for her outburst at the US Open in September.
During the U.S. Open, Williams was called for a foot fault and then cursed out the line judge, which ultimately ...[Read on] |
See Mommy Run
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More and more, elite female athletes are taking on a challenge greater than sports. They’re returning to the competitive world of sports while juggling motherhood.
Soccer moms have led the charge. The U.S. Women’s National Team has consistently feat...[Read on] |
Shania Twain carries Olympic torch
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Country singer Shania Twain carried the Olympic torch in arctic conditions in her childhood hometown on New Year’s Day, as the torch relay continued ahead of the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Twain carried the torch for 400 meters and lit a cauldr...[Read on] |
How boxing is better than 11 other sports and hobbies
| Boxing is like playing underwater chess in a swimming pool filled with sharks. You have to keep moving, it’s hard to concentrate, and you feel like you just can’t get enough air.
But I love it anyway, and whenever someone asks me why I can’t take u...[Read on] |
Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Sportswoman of the Year”
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It’s that time of year again.
To celebrate the world’s top female athletes, the Women’s Sports Foundation nominated elite athletes from 20 different sports for individual and team Sportswoman of the Year awards.
The 2010 finalists have distinguish...[Read on] |
The history of women’s sports we’d rather forget (but shouldn’t)
| By Laura Pappano
Word last week that rare film footage of Babe Ruth had been discovered by a New Hampshire man among his grandfather’s home movies provided yet another opportunity to lovingly recall the delightful history of sport, in this case, baseba...[Read on] |
Kim wins sports award as woman of the year
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Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na became the first Asian to earn the Sportswoman of the Year honor yesterday at the 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports gala held by the Women’s Sports Foundation.
The annual event, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Ne...[Read on] |
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