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Former National Women's Football Association player named high school football head coach
posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:57am

My dad's girl friend emailed this link to me today stating "you probably already saw this, but here you go" . Well, as a matter of fact I have NOT heard about the first female coach to head up a high school football team, but thanks for inquiring! Ameri...more

A female head high school football coach!
posted on March 12, 2010 at 3:27pm

Yeah! Natalie Randolph was named the head high school football coach for the Coolidge High School in Northwest Washington DC. Randolph comes to the position as an accomplished athlete with a great deal of “athletic capital”. She was a sprinter at the ...more

Antwaan Randle El returning to Steelers
posted on March 12, 2010 at 3:26pm

Antwaan Randle El It’s been a rough year for Steeler fans. Our season sucked. Polamalu was struck down by the Madden Curse. And several of our more prominent players took it upon themselves to act like psychopaths, which is really problematic for an ...more

Michael Vick is very Courageous, says Michael Vick
posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:13am

I am very tired of talking about Michael Vick. He has been in the news for what feels like an eternity and it would be nice to move on. But then the Eagles went and picked him as their team’s nominee for this year’s Ed Block Awards, named for the lon...more

“If we appreciate each other, then we have a chance for something great.”
posted on March 5, 2010 at 5:38pm

This is a quote from an interview this week with Jim Tressel, the Ohio State football coach whose team won the Rose Bowl this year. Tressel agreed to do the interview with Outlook Columbus, a local GLBT magazine. I am not sure of this, but I am betting ...more

Grambling State opens Eddie Robinson Museum
posted on March 5, 2010 at 7:13am

My first recollection of the Grambling State University campus in 1990 was how run down it looked compared to the other state school just a few miles down the road.   Louisiana Tech in Ruston represented itself to the world with manicured lawns, freshly...more

Pittsburgh Kickers Gone Wild
posted on March 2, 2010 at 2:10pm

On Monday, a judge dismissed charges of simple assault and resisting arrest against Jeff Reed, kicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The arrest occurred when Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth was peeing in the parking lot at Heinz field. (I know. Same old s...more

San Diego Chargers release LaDainian Tomlinson
posted on February 23, 2010 at 1:30pm

For a while now I’ve been hearing rumors that LaDainian Tomlinson might be leaving the San Diego Chargers. As a Bucs fan I am always excited when I hear that a super star player who is past his prime is available because you just know Tampa Bay is goin...more

San Fran needs a few good women
posted on February 23, 2010 at 11:32am

The Newest Team on the San Francisco Women’s Flag Football League circuit, The Blaze, is recruiting. The season will start March 14 and continue every Sunday through Mid-May. The Blaze will join the 8 other teams in the Spring 2010 season. Fall Ch...more

England offers an opportunity to coach flag football
posted on February 22, 2010 at 6:19pm

The BAFA is delighted to announce a series of Level 1 coaching clinics and new initiatives which form part of the Impact and Improvement programme funded by Sport England. President of the Coaches’ Association, Jim Messenger said, “This is a fantast...more

Sports Leagues: In the 14th Season
posted on February 14, 2010 at 2:05pm

In the 14th season......of Major League Baseball (1889) theree were still two leagues - the National League and American Association.The National League was still an unstable league. The Indianapolis franchise was $30,000 in debt ($700,000 in 2010 money)...more

My Super Bowl Week
posted on February 10, 2010 at 12:59pm

Hey everyone! I just got back from spending a week in Miami for all of the Super Bowl festivities. A friend told me before hand that the Super Bowl events were better than those at NBA All-Star, but with basketball being my favorite sport, I was a little ...more

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls
posted on February 9, 2010 at 9:54pm

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls            I recently received a text message from a former student-athlete that I coached.  Although he didn’t continue onto play collegiate men’s volleyball, I always knew his primary sport was hockey...more

Victory & Heartache! Super Bowl Recap
posted on February 9, 2010 at 9:35am

Watching the Superbowl my heart was elated for the Saints and Drew Brees but on the other hand I was aching for the Colts and Peyton Manning. I know the feeling before that Gold Medal game, or the Nat'l Championship game. You know there is going to be a...more

Super Bowl Fashion Face-offs
posted on February 8, 2010 at 3:22pm

Last night's greatest rivalry was of course between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. But not too far behind was another rivalry, between Saints WAG Kim Kardashian and Colts WAG Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett. Leading up to the game, there was ...more

We are the Champions; The New Orleans Saints
posted on February 8, 2010 at 12:32pm

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints on their Super Bowl XLIV victory! The team capped off a magical season with a 31-17 win over Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.  It took 43 years for the Saints to win the first Super Bowl trophy in the ...more

Super Bowl 44: Sexism and Misogyny in Society 101
posted on February 8, 2010 at 12:31pm

Hey Women's Studies majors, no need to take those extra sociology courses - If you watched last night's Super Bowl and the accompanying advertisements, you're an expert in sexism and misogyny! You can now say with confidence and pride: " I aced Sexism an...more

New Orleans Saints Win the 44TH Super Bowl
posted on February 8, 2010 at 8:33am

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, who have just won their first Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy. I hated the Family First, “pro life” , bullshit, Tebow commercial. But I wont let crap distract from the pure Sports fan in me who is elated...more

Focus on the Football, Tim Tebow
posted on February 7, 2010 at 11:19am

I am so sick of Tim Tebow. I am sick of hearing about him,  about how he and his mother, Pam Tebow, are slated to tell the Super Bowl audience on Sunday that they’re glad he is alive because she chose not to heed warnings of medical professionals du...more

Running a football pool
posted on February 7, 2010 at 10:09am

Now we’re not suggesting that you actually bet on the Superbowl game, but football pools can make watching the game a lot more fun. There are a variety of ways to set up the pool and to pick winners but we’ll tell you how the simplest and most common ...more

Sapp arrested; Suspended from Super Bowl coverage
posted on February 7, 2010 at 9:43am

Warren Sapp will not be analyzing plays on the NFL Network during today’s Super Bowl broadcast as expected. He will instead be appearing before a Miami-Dade County judge to face a misdemeanor count of domestic assault following a reported attack on a wo...more

Your best bets for Super Bowl party food
posted on February 7, 2010 at 9:40am

Wings, nachos and beer are football party favorites. But, the typical Super Bowl spread can leave you with a food and alcohol hangover. If you’d rather not start your work week feeling like you can’t lift your body out of bed, try these ideas straig...more

When Sports Stars Become Authority Figures, Women Lose
posted on February 6, 2010 at 6:59pm

By now anyone interested in sports knows about the upcoming Tim Tebow ad set to appear during the Superbowl. Feminists and other activist groups have critiqued the ad for providing unsafe and misleading information to women about their reproductive health...more

Super Bowl Bronco Day
posted on February 6, 2010 at 11:43am

Our family has a Super Bowl Sunday tradition that has absolutely nothing to do with which teams are going helmet to helmet.  Don’t get me wrong, we’ll still be “Who Dat Cheering?” Chez Renner this weekend, but we’ll also be observing what we ha...more

So over Tim Tebow
posted on February 4, 2010 at 11:05am

Not that I was ever into him but this Super Bowl Focus on the Family ad conversation is getting old. Well not so much old as typical. Same old arguments. Same old sides. And in the end the "right" which is all about the self-martyrdom will have the ear of...more
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