Today the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a scheduling practice that reserves +ACI-prime time+ACI Friday night scheduling for boys basketball games while relegating the girls' games mostly to the less preferential weeknights, violates Title IX. The case at hand was filed in 2010 by a former … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Millrose Games to be on TV
Recently posted by Weldon Johnson at LetsRun.com: David Monti who is assembling the mile fields for Millrose has written me with good news, +ACY-ldquo+ADs-Millrose will also be on TV on tape delay. It will be on both WNBC and Versus. I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m not sure of the schedule.+ACY-rdquo+ADs WNBC is the New York affiliate. … [Read more...]
What Does It Take To Be A Professional Athlete?
As a kid I dreamt of being a professional ski racer. Traveling the world, racing in the Alps and only having to worry about skiing seemed pretty ideal to me.+ACY-nbsp+ADs-My sister, Julia, has succeeded at being a professional skier and now every day she races with the best of the best. I went out to watch … [Read more...]
The Next Frontier For Women’s Sports
Tweet The announcement Monday that the Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Professional Soccer league was suspending operations for the 2012 season didn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t surprise many in the American and women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s soccer community, for both the financial and legal issues that have plagued it. Frankly, having covered WUSA, the … [Read more...]
PVH & The V Foundation Create Neckwear Collection Inspired By Sports Figures
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-one of the world+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s largest apparel companies, has teamed up with The V Foundation to create a special collection of men+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s neck ties inspired by prominent sports figures. Each piece in The V Foundation Neckwear Collection highlights +ACY-ldquo+ADs-a notable moment, … [Read more...]
WNBA Offseason Preview, Part 2
Swish Appeal regular and resident Washington Mystics fan thewiz06 takes a look at +ACI-Category 2 teams: teams built for the postseason, but not the WNBA title just yet+ACI. See Part 1 of his series of guest posts for a look at all the categories and where teams fit. The following are what I call … [Read more...]
Evergreen School District in Washington Resolves Title IX Complaint
Evergreen School District in Washington State has reportedly entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Under the agreement, OCR agrees to suspend its investigation that was triggered this summer by a complaint that the school district … [Read more...]
WPS suspension: Is this WUSA redux?
By Laura Pappano On the heels of a compelling World Cup and on the eve of the 2012 Olympics, Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Professional Soccer announced today that they are suspending the 2012 season +ACY-ndash+ADs with plans (maybe hopes?) to return to play in 2013. The news, for those who recall the end of WUSA in 2003 … [Read more...]
Track & Field College Regional Rankings: West Men
Last week+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s ranking in parenthesis, this week+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s result listed (if any). 1. Arizona State (3) 2. BYU (1) 3. Stanford (2) 4. Arizona (7) 5. Oregon (5) 6. Northern Arizona (6) 7. Colorado St. (9) Won Air Force Team Challenge 8. California (11) 9. Southern Utah (19) 10. Washington St. (14) … [Read more...]
Track & Field College Regional Rankings: South Central Men
Last week+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s ranking in parenthesis. 1. Arkansas (2) 2. Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M (1) 3. Texas (4) 4. LSU (3) 5. Texas Tech (6) 6. Houston (5) 7. Texas-Arlington (8) 8. UTSA (7) 9. Baylor (9) 10. UL-Lafayette (12) 11. Oklahoma (14) 12. TCU (10) 13. Oral Roberts (11) 14. Arkansas State (22) 15. Oklahoma … [Read more...]