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The Chicago Sky Selects Elena Delle Donne Second Overall in 2013 WNBA Draft
by stephaniemp
posted April 16, 2013 at 10:16am

The Chicago Sky Selects Elena Delle Donne Second Overall in 2013 WNBA Draft CHICAGO, April 15, 2013 — The Chicago Sky has selected University of Delaware guard/forward Elena Delle Donne with the second overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft. In 2013...more

National Pro Fastpitch Reaches 16-Game Deal with ESPN
by anngaff
posted March 29, 2013 at 2:38pm

Photo via USSSAPride.com Six Games to air on ESPN2; Additional 10 Games Live Streamed on ESPN3 Nashville, TN, via release – National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) has reached an agreement with ESPN to carry16-games across ESPN2 and ESPN3, making this the ...more

Food for Thought: Why is the 'Biggest Loser' so popular?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 21, 2013 at 9:45am

The Biggest Loser just wrapped up its 14th season.  I'm not sure what the ratings were like but from watching social media it seemed that the Biggest Loser is still as relevant to people's lives as it has ever been.  I have been working on a res...more

Rousey Named Coach for “The Ultimate Fighter”; Tate-Zingano Winner Will Join
by Wombat Sports
posted March 17, 2013 at 4:36pm

After years of failed attempts at a female version of a fighting reality shows, the UFC will finally do an “Ultimate Fighter” featuring women. UFC President Dana White announced that bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey will coach one team, whil...more

Sports Channel for Women Re-Branded to Janet TV
by Wombat Sports
posted February 27, 2013 at 9:10pm

The Sports Channel for Women is taking on a new name before its launch April 1. It will be now known as Janet TV The company announced the name change Sunday. Janet TV will be dedicated to women’s sports exclusively, with live prog...more

Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman to Compete on DWTS Season 16
by Sports Girls Play
posted February 27, 2013 at 8:27am

Two more of our favorite athletes will be competing on the popular Dancing With The Stars (Season 16) TV show beginning March 28! Olympic gymnast, Aly Raisman and Olympic ice skating legend, Dorothy Hammil will be taking their talents to the ballroom. ...more

Joan Benoit Samuelson & Kathrine Switzer
by TJ's Turf
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:16am

There's an exciting week ahead for women runners as well as running fans in general.From a personal standpoint, these celebrations of leaders in women's running couldn't have come at a better time. I'm working on a number of projects relate...more

Sports Channel for Women to Launch in April
by Wombat Sports
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:55pm

With the lack of video coverage of women’s sports, one company has decided to take the matter in its own hands. The Sports Channel for Women will have its official launch April 1 with live 24/7 coverage of exclusively women’s sports. The chan...more

Smart stuff about the sports boob tube
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 4, 2013 at 7:18pm

Tweet Will Leitch continues his refreshing break from the predictable sports media rip-snorting with his Sports on Earth columns; in his latest, he assesses the relatively new NBC Sports Network with this gem: I’ve generally progressed to the poi...more

Video: Claressa Shields Knocks 'em Dead on The Colbert Report
by anngaff
posted September 26, 2012 at 10:27am

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive 17-year-old Claressa Shields, the first and only American boxer (male or female) to win gold at the Olympics, went toe-to-toe with comedian Step...more

"While the men watch": ESPN meets "Sex & the City"
by The Rabbit Hole
posted May 25, 2012 at 1:35am

Photo from the Winnipeg Free Press.Cross posted on Hockey in Society.The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) has come up with a, shall we say, intriguing gimmick for the Stanley Cup finals this year.  It will be introducing While the Men Wa...more

Akron Racer's Kelley Montalvo on MTV's "Made" on Saturday, May 5th
by anngaff
posted May 4, 2012 at 10:17am

Nashville, TN- National Pro Fastpitch has teamed up with MTV and the producers of “Made” for an episode that will air on May 5th. Kelley Montalvo of the Akron Racers was selected as the “Made” Coach and was given an opportunit...more

ATT Fighter Stephanie Guimaraes to be on USA Network this Summer
by Wombat Sports
posted March 25, 2012 at 4:23pm

Guimaraes (left) on set Being a bad ass BJJ fighter and wrestler, what else is there for American Top Team’s Stefanie Guimaraes to do? How about being a bad ass on TV? Guimaraes will be on an upcoming episode of USA Network’s “B...more

InvictaFC’s Marloes Coenen on Reality TV in the Netherlands
by Wombat Sports
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:30pm

Courtesy SBS TV Marloes Coenen is ready to get her “Survivor” on. The former Strikeforce champ and InvictaFC fighter was a part of an all star Dutch cast on a tv reality show called ”De Schat van De Oranje” (The Treasure o...more

Notice. Casting Call In California
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted March 2, 2012 at 10:24pm

FEMALE SKATEBOARDING CASTING CALL – THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Pro Female Skateboarder? If you are between the ages of 18-22 years old and live in the Southern California area, or are able to drive to ...more

Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Joins “Dancing with the Stars” Cast
by Pretty Tough
posted February 28, 2012 at 5:39pm

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, winner of 59 Grand Slam titles, a record 9 Wimbledon singles championships, and an unrivaled 344 tournament victories, is the latest athlete to waltz onto Dancing with the Stars. The 55-year-old Navratilova is the only ...more

Madonna to perform at Super Bowl XLVI
by Pretty Tough
posted December 5, 2011 at 9:08am

We may not know which two football teams are playing Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis but we now know who will be rocking the stage during the halftime show. Confirming a not-so-well-kept secret, the NFL and NBC announced du...more

NBC is no friend to track and field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 2, 2011 at 5:09pm

I’ve never hid my opinion of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics and track and field. I think it’s remarkably poor, jingoistic and antiquated. (Note: many of the announcers are quite good, but TV is a producer’s medium and that’...more

TV Alert: Legendary coach Pat Summitt on "20/20"
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 5, 2011 at 3:26pm

ABC broadcaster Robin Roberts had what's being called and inspirational interview with Tennessee coach Pat Summitt regarding her diagnosis with early-onset demintia, Alzheimer's type. The recent visit will air on the network's "20/20" show Friday at 7 p.m...more

Interview: CNN Correspondent Amber Lyon Investigates MMA Fighter Girls
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:35pm

This interview is a reprint from Yahoo! Sports. Amber Lyon is a correspondent with the CNN Special Investigations and Documentary Unit. You might remember her as the blonde reporter talking to the "Craig" in Craigslist (founder Craig Newmark) in a CNN ...more

Picturing Hope Solo
by From A Left Wing
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:38am

Hope Solo survived her fifth week on Dancing with the Stars. I'm glad: she is a smart, outspoken athlete and the challenge of that program requires that she confront the different ways by which her image, as a woman, is regulated. I, for one, am glad...more

Fashion Police: Joan Rivers joins Erin Andrews to tackle college football uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted October 17, 2011 at 11:54am

A slight alteration to a team’s attire, be it a color change on jerseys or an added element to helmets, can cause an uproar among fans. The college football fashion frenzy has taken center stage this season. From countless uniform combinations to retro ...more

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