Brittney Griner's dunk last week in the NCAA tournament made a lot of noise--media noise that is--despite the fact that she's 1) done it before in competition, 2) does it all the time in warm-up, and 3) is the second--not the first to dunk in the women's tournament. (Though, as I believe I noted … [Read more...]
The not so shocking college grad rate stats
WaPo published an article about the disparate graduation rates between the men's and women's teams in this year's NCAA tournament. The women have a 89 percent graduation rate; the men are at 67 percent. Also the disparity in grad rates, on the women's side, between white and African American players … [Read more...]
LSU football trying out a female kicker
Several men in my life* have sent me word of a former female soccer player at LSU who is trying out to be a kicker on the football team.Obviously this is not soooo out of the ordinary. Many people know of the story of Katie Hnida, who actually entered college with intentions of being a kicker on the … [Read more...]
Female fandom: Another lesson in heterosexism
I, as the perceived target audience (women), received a brief questionnaire about my thoughts on sports memorabilia from a representative of a company that sells such memorabilia. OK. Fine. I understand a company's need to better understand its target demographic. I generally appreciate efforts to … [Read more...]
Another athlete proud of her body
Alex Morgan is also proud of her teammates' bodies. And that is why she joined the cadre of other female athletes in proudly showing off her body in a photo shoot.This is Morgan in a photo USWNT:And this is a preview of Morgan from the photo shoot she did for the SI Swimsuit Issue.That's not a … [Read more...]
Poetry Friday (the return)
I'm back and back in the groove--mostly. So here is the first Poetry Friday of 2012. It's by an Australian poet and it's about travel (or not).The Anti-travel Travel Poem by Adam Aitken The anti-travel travel poem suggests the roadromance & regrets the endless paperwork we … [Read more...]
Elena Delle Donne Lives On
Well obviously. In case you stopped caring about the former #1 high school recruit was doing after she abruptly and amid great controversy left UConn several years ago without ever playing a game for the Huskies--here's an update. She's doing fine. Perhaps even great? She enrolled at Delaware. … [Read more...]
WPS suspends 2012 season
I'm actually ok with this news. One, it's better than folding altogether. Two, it's an Olympic year so the big names, the women who would bring many fans to the stadiums wouldn't be around anyway. I think it would have been an emotionally and financially distressful season. Third, I am super … [Read more...]
The Australian Open experience
We made it over to Margaret Court Arena and saw no rainbow flags. The first day it was late in the day, though, so maybe the protesters had left. It was really hot both days so maybe they made their point and left. Or maybe they figured they were oppressed enough without the weather conditions … [Read more...]
Shall I bring my rainbow flag to the Australian Open?
So I'm in Australia! Got to Melbourne this past weekend after almost a week in Sydney. And today (it's Monday here) we head to the night session at the Australian Open! Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki are on the schedule. Found out this morning that Australian former player Margaret Court, who … [Read more...]