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Sports history files: Grappling with an uncertain fate
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 30, 2013 at 8:52pm

Tweet For all of the conflicts between them — currently and over many decades — the United States and Russia have come together in recent months without hesitation over a single, perhaps surprising matter: Preserving wrestling in the Olympic...more

Tiffany Brooks: Blazing the Way for Women in Men's Pro Baseball
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 29, 2013 at 9:09pm

Tiffany Brooks: Blazing the Way for Women in Men's Pro Baseball Danette "Dizzle" Rivera Contributor - Vegan CrossFitter More Articles from this Author 4in Share Share on Tumblr Share on emailEmail More Sharing ServicesSha...more

A proper tribute for the historian of women’s golf
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 13, 2013 at 6:17pm

Tweet In The New York Times on Sunday, Lisa Mickey penned a fine tribute to the golfing writer and journalist Rhonda Glenn, who has retired from the United States Golf Association after nearly 50 years of mostly uninterrupted service. While she’s ...more

Professional Rugby Player Phaidra Knight signs with Heraea Marketing
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:18pm

Phaidra Knight chooses the right team...more

LIFT THE BAN ON WOMEN'S CANOEING AT THE OLYMPICS
by WomenCANIntl
posted May 7, 2013 at 11:44pm

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 petition:  https:...more

Bombing in Boston (via @asklaurenfleshman)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted April 16, 2013 at 9:00am

I’m still processing everything that happened but this blog is an attempt to describe my personal experience at the Boston Marathon, and how I watched my environment unfolding. I have been reading the accounts of others and want to get my experience...more

National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships
by DiscGolf4Women
posted April 15, 2013 at 6:51pm

Sixteen ladies making history in the most prestigious collegiate disc golf tournament......more

Sportscene's Take: Academic report shuns Rogge’s “major boost for gender equality” at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 7, 2013 at 9:36pm

Sportscene's Nicolaas Harding breaks down the University of Torontos report - which analysed whether London 2012 was in fact a model for gender equality in sport - for Olympic Canoe/Kayak. Results are, despite more female athletes competing in e...more

Larry Cain - Olympic Canoeing Gold Medalist on Women's Canoe and Olympic Gender Inequality
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 9:12pm

Olympic Gold Medalist Canoeist Larry Cain speaks out on gender inequality in Olympic Canoeing "I'll probably ruffle a few feathers with this post, but it needs to be said. It's time for women to race canoe in the Olympics and continuing to ignore gende...more

University of Toronto Report Reveals Inequalities at London 2012
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 4, 2013 at 7:48pm

The London 2012 Olympics - A Gender Equality Audit. From the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, Peter Donnelly and Michele K. Donnelly analysed gender equality in sport using the case of the 2012 London Olympics.   WOMEN'...more

Remember, Honor, Celebrate: Women's History Month (via @NACWAA)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 18, 2013 at 9:13pm

Author:  Annie Butts, NACWAA Membership & Advocacy Intern   “I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.” ― Maya Angelou In the world of sports, every day brings wins and losses. This Women&rs...more

Olympic Canoeing Survives IOC Axe - But is Gender Equity on the ICF Agenda?
by WomenCANIntl
posted March 16, 2013 at 10:19pm

In a recent article the International Canoe Federation (ICF) stated it was “disappointed” at its shock appearance among the sports in the firing line (the "Bottom 5") last month when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was considering wh...more

Women's Canoe - Long Overdue: An In-Depth Analysis as to Why Women's Canoe Isn't In the Olympics
by WomenCANIntl
posted March 2, 2013 at 1:45pm

“There is no excuse for perpetuating the blatant sexism that persists at the Games.Not only do women compete in only 21 sports while men take part in 27, but the program of events in most sports has fewer events for women. At the Olympics women do k...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

Rajsich Inducted in the Serbian-American Museum
by HeraeaMarketing
posted January 14, 2013 at 6:14pm

Rhonda Rajsich has been playing racquetball since she was two years old.  She turned pro over a decade ago and has been the top ranking American female athlete of all time in the sport.  She is a (record) 4-time US Open Champion; 2-time World Ch...more

Rhonda Rajsich Inducted in the Serbian-American Museum
by stephaniemp
posted January 14, 2013 at 11:37am

Rhonda RajsichInducted in the Serbian-American Museum Sedona, AZ - January 14, 2013 - Rhonda Rajsich the greatest American female professional racquetball player is being honored & inducted into the Serbian-American Museum St. Sava in Chicago on Jan...more

Megan Reitenour ~ 3rd Generation Race Car Driver
by HeraeaMarketing
posted January 10, 2013 at 7:39pm

3rd generation race car driver Megan Reitenour and J&S Motorsports, LLC has signed with Heraea Marketing, LLC.Megan Reitenour is a name well known in racing with a list of accomplishments to back it up.  Don't let this petite racer in bl...more

More Female Visibility After the Success of London 2012?
by Women in Sport International
posted December 27, 2012 at 5:48pm

By Jo Jo Rennie I remember when I was about 15 and my teacher played a game with us in a PE (Physical Education) class at school. He told us to take it in turns to each name a famous athlete, and to continue around the class until someone hesitated or dr...more

Getting into the Halloween Spirit (A byline to finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 31, 2012 at 9:53pm

Confession time: I have never been a huge fan of Halloween. First off, I don’t enjoy being scared. I don’t do horror movies. I still have nightmares from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. Second, I’ve never had a grea...more

A female sportswriting pioneer remembered
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 27, 2012 at 8:41pm

  Diane K. Shah, the first woman to write a regular sports column for a big-city daily newspaper, pulled off a rare feat that had eluded many of her male counterparts during her stint with the now-departed Los Angeles Herald-Examiner in the 198...more

Why the term 'tomboy' needs to go
by The Rabbit Hole
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:20am

I used to be a tomboy. Technically, I suppose I still am a tomboy.  I was always proud to be identified as a tomboy. It meant I wasn't a girly-girl. It meant I was good at sports.  A couple of decades later I realize that I was, still am, and wi...more

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