I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been reading over the years. … [Read more...]
The greatest club football (soccer) team ever
Some have anointed this year's FC Gold Pride squad with this moniker, and I think there's a real case to be made. … [Read more...]
My Starting XI
Given the lackluster soccer and terrible streaming connectivity in the second half*, WPS didn't win itself any new fans in the quarterfinal. … [Read more...]
Football as the American pastime
Check-out Clerk At Whole Foods: [indicating Colts hat] Well, I wouldn't have told you to come over here if I'd seen your hat. … [Read more...]
Solo is a jackass, but so what? (And maybe even good)
Note to Note: I have to update this post now that I've seen the deciding goal that Hope complained about. … [Read more...]
Evaluating Hope Solo
By now it's reverberating around the WPS that there was a record-setting performance against the U.S. National team's top keeper. … [Read more...]
Women’s Hockey: Context, Please
This New York Times article on the possible establishment of a women's pro hockey league backed by the NHL contains a good chunk of lazy reporting. … [Read more...]
A big week for women’s hockey
As the NHL season gets set to gear up, some historic happenings have enlivened the women's hockey world.* … [Read more...]
Wheels and women’s liberation
It's little things we take for granted that made a huge difference in women's lives in the early years of feminism. Check out this article from 1885 about the benefits of cycling for women. … [Read more...]
Kovy Deal Rejected Yet Again
The question asked by this blog, 'who signs a 17-year contract in his late twenties?' was answered conclusively by the NHL: someone who is trying to circumvent the salary cap. … [Read more...]