Tomorrow Team USA takes on Australia at Madison Square Garden. The U.S. team is staying cool under pressure. Notebook and practice quotes from today. Maya Moore is taking a leadership role in her second trip to the Olympics. At the Olympics, athlete voices matter. WNBA player … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
OLYMPIC FLASHBACK: 1996 the UWNT Wins Gold
The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta were huge for Team USA???s women. ??That???s why we???re getting another Olympic Flashback from that year, and it???s courtesy of the US Women???s National Soccer Team. ?? In 1991 the International Olympic Committee ruled that women???s soccer would be included in the … [Read more...]
Does Michigan State’s Women-Only Study Lounge Violate Title IX?
The Washington Post reported this week on the controversial decision by Michigan State University to lift the women-only designation that had formerly applied to a study lounge in the student union. Though the timing coincides with public critique of the lounge by a professor from the University of … [Read more...]
Can doping in sport ever be stopped?
Russian whistle-blower and 800m runner Yulia Stepanova My first reaction to WADA finding such widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia was relief, Relief because the doping habits athletes themselves talk about are now being recognised at a high level. Then sadness hit+ADs because any clean athlete … [Read more...]
Second exhibition bball game: USA stomps France
It was a homecoming for Elena Delle Donne in Delaware tonight, as the USA kicked France, 84-62. Box score. Olympic team news: Preparation time is precious for the US team. Team USA has a strong UConn flavor. Team members aren't overly concerned about the Zika virus. Olympic player … [Read more...]
GladiatHer Crush Wednesday: Kendra Harrison
Greatness often coincides with consistency. ??We expect our greatest athletes to always be great+ADs to always display excellence+ADs to always be on. ??But sometimes greatness is found, not in how well you perform, but in how well you get back up from those less than great performances+ADs how well you … [Read more...]
Pepperdine Withdraws Title IX Exemption
Huffington Post was the first to report this week on Pepperdine University's written withdrawal of an earlier, 1976 request for a religious exemption under Title IX. ??Specifically, the exemption allowed Pepperdine to discriminate against female students by excluding them from opportunities to … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Side-saddle glamour at Dublin Horse Show
Wordless Wednesday - a few pics I took at Dublin Horse ShowMore Wordless Wednesday bloggers here. And here on Image-in-ing … [Read more...]
Hoopism: More news on everything
Olympics news: Catch tonight's Team USA exhibition game here. It's at 7 p.m. Pacific, 10 p.m. Eastern. The team has compressed preparation. Twenty-five things you didn't know about Sue Bird. Olympic gold medalist Carla McGhee is part of the USA's basketball legacy. Natalie Achonwa is … [Read more...]
Frausto vs. Graf Announced for Glory Kickboxing 33
The third quarterfinal match in the Glory Kickboxing Bantamweight (126 pound) tournament. Bellator MMA tournament champion Zoila Frausto (4-0 kickboxing+ADs) will face Germany???s Daniela Graf (23-5-1 kickboxing/Muay Thai) in Trenton New Jersey on the promotion???s 33rd card September 9th. Glory … [Read more...]