It's Budget Day in Ireland tomorrow - a good time to look at how little of our hefty tax-bill supports public sports - a stark contrast to the bulging health budget. Prevention rather than cure is definitely not the slogan of the day. Website 'Public Policy ie' allows tax-payers to see where their … [Read more...]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF NCAA VIOLATIONS
I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the latest NCAA scandals. You know, theJohnny Manziel show, the Oklahoma State saga and the drama in the SEC. If you’re not, click on those little highlighted words and catch up. Reading about these and countless … [Read more...]
The Rabbit Hole: Should we expect athletes to be role models?
Northeastern University's Sport in Society organization attempts to use sport to create positive social change. I follow them on Twitter and usually I agree with most of the tweets that they create but today they tweeted the following tweet concerning Ryan Braun's suspension from Major League … [Read more...]
CBC Special - Women’s Canoeing Should Have Place in Olympics
Canoeing has one of the poorest gender equality ratios of any Summer Olympic sport, and although female kayakers are allowed to compete in both the sprint and slalom disciplines, female canoeists are kept out of the Games altogether. CBC Sports Special: Women's Canoeing Should Have Place in … [Read more...]
Did Frank Deford just tell me to lean in??
Last week several people told me I must listen to Frank Deford's weekly piece on NPR's Morning Edition. I finally listened to it this morning. I have not read any other opinions about it--or even looked to see if they exist.I have seen many opinions, however, on the hot new non-fiction book, Lean … [Read more...]
OpEd - Marketing will be the Savior of Female Sports
A recent article by NPR’s Frank Deford has gotten a lot of response from the female athletic community. The article talks about why female team sports leagues are failing and what needs to be done in order to save them. He talks about how female fans need to fill the seats, and to that … [Read more...]
LIFT THE BAN ON WOMEN’S CANOEING AT THE OLYMPICS
Help us reach 5,000 signatures to press the President of the International Canoe Federation, Mr. Jose Perurena, and the International Olympic Committee to lift the ban on women's canoeing at the Olympics. Please sign and share our … [Read more...]
Why women’s only gym hours aren’t sexist
Peter Lloyd of the UK's Daily Mail recently wrote a rather inflammatory article titled, "Why I'm suing my gym over their sexist women-only hours". He argues that providing women's only hours is a gender bias that is unfair AND "pathologises masculinity while simultaneously repressing it." … [Read more...]
The Boston Marathon: Revisiting the non-event
As I write this the sole surviving brother of the alleged Boston Marathon bombings duo is probably being interrogated by Federal Agents in some dimly lit warehouse in Boston. At least, if you watch enough television crime dramas that's what one would assume to be happening. Every Internet news … [Read more...]
Women in Sports: Novelties No More
The novelty of women in sports is wearing thin. And that’s a good thing. Brittney Griner, after a crushing Sweet 16 defeat ended her career, found herself filling headlines instead of the lane when Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban floated the possibility of choosing her in the … [Read more...]