Female athletes have come a long way to be taken more seriously in the sporting world, and we still have a long way to go. The debate of ‘boy sports vs. girl sports’ continues to affect the way women view themselves in sport, with the general consensus of today’s society … [Read more...]
NCAA: it’s time to do something about ACL tears
Jacki Gemelos, Carolyn Davis, Kristi Kingma, China Crosby, Richa Jackson and Antonye Nyingifa are just a few of the many, many basketball players who have torn their Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL) this year, which put them out for the season.It's a storyline hoops fans unfortunately know well, as … [Read more...]
Ask Lauren Fleshman: Being Around the Team
When you are used to being on a team, injuries are isolating. The team training schedule goes right out the window and is replaced with doctors appointments, cross training, physical therapy, and rehab exercises. The first few weeks, when I’m thinking “I’ll be better any day … [Read more...]
Inspirational Ski Champion Jill Kinmont Boothe Dies
Jill Kinmont Boothe, the ski champion who grew up near Mammoth Mountain and was the subject of a book and two Hollywood films, has died. She was 75. At age 18, Kinmont was the national women’s slalom champion and on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Adding to her appeal, she was, in the words … [Read more...]
LSU Starting Point Guard Destini Hughes out for the year
Image: Wade Payne/AP LSU Starting Point Guard Destini Hughes out for the year According to multiple sources, LSU senior starting point guard Destini Hughes has suffered a devastating knee injury in which she will be lost for the season. Hughes suffered a torn ACL, MCL, LCL and meniscus in … [Read more...]
Commentary on Gender Equity in Sports
Based on my previous blog about hockey injuries, checking, and unequal media coverage of two Minnesota hockey players who were recently severely injured, I was asked to write a commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (@MPR) You can read the commentary on the MPR website, “Tale of two hockey … [Read more...]
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition
Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke crashed while training on the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah, and is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition a day after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. In a statement released by University of Utah physician Safdar Ansari, Burke … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn on Forms of Torture
Yesterday I was proud of myself for doing something I hardly ever do. I quit. A workout, that is. I just stopped midway through, walked back to my bag and took off my spikes, then marched myself right into the training room. You would think this would be an easy decision to make, but i assure … [Read more...]
Ban Checking in Male Hockey
It is time to ban checking in boy’s and men’s hockey, not just raise the checking age, but get rid of it altogether. I know this won’t be a popular idea. Raising the checking age in boys’ hockey hasn’t been popular either, but it is the right thing to do. Adversaries … [Read more...]
NCAA Hoops: Stanford Bombs Oregon
Oregon’s Paul Westhead is a good coach. Of course, Stanford’s head coach is no slouch either, but Oregon doesn’t have quite the talent, or, say, a Nneka like Stanford does. He does play a certain style and sticks to it, and that style is fast. He dictated the flow of the … [Read more...]