When women???s ice hockey fans hear the name Campbell, the first player that may come to mind is Cassie Campbell, the former captain of the Canadian national team. Part of a new generation of hockey stars looking to build on the legacy of such a player is a new talent that also bears the name … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
C&R: Stanford Wins Gulf Coast Showcase
Round 1 The Stanford Women???s Basketball team opened the Gulf Coast Showcase playing Missouri State. Stanford, coming off their worst loss in a long, long time (well, C and R don???t know if it statistically was their worst loss, but the team looked really bad in the 61-58 loss to Santa Clara). … [Read more...]
Stupid Questions Female Athletes Get Asked
What are the dumbest questions that female hockey players - and many female athletes - get asked? A women's ice hockey team in British Columbia created this video to express their humorous frustration. Check it out: … [Read more...]
Learning Kung Fu with a Shaolin Monk in Wexford
I'm always up for trying new sports but it doesn???t always mean I'm any good at learning them as I found out when I had my first ever Kung Fu lesson+ACE It was pretty special, as I learned with Master Zheng Xiaohong from the Shaolin Temple. He and one of his students Wang Jinlei spend three months in … [Read more...]
How Gratitude Changes The Way You Think About Your Most Challenging Athletes
Written by Erica Quam It's the challenging athletes who drain you.??The ones who take the most time and attention. They can zap your energy - while whittling away at your passion and inspiration.??Just when you think you've got your team moving together in the right direction...the issues begin … [Read more...]
Court Allows Student’s Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed
A federal court in Florida has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student against Northwest Florida State College alleging that the institution's failure to reinstate her after a medical leave necessity by complications due to pregnancy violated her rights under Title IX. In reaching … [Read more...]
This week’s USA Today top 25 coaches poll (11/24)
USA Today top 25 for this week: 1. Connecticut 2. South Carolina 3. Notre Dame 4. Baylor 5. Tennessee 6. Maryland 7. Oregon State 8. Texas 9. Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M 10. Mississippi State 11. Kentucky 12. Duke 13. Florida State 14. Ohio State 15. California 16. Stanford 17. South … [Read more...]
Dr Fionnula McHale on women and lifting weights
International Fitness champion and medic Dr Fionnula McHale via +AEA-DrFionnula +ACY-nbsp+ADs When you???ve won silver at the Powerlifting World Championships, but your body is telling you that elite level of lifting is just a bit too far, what do you do next? Turns out there is a new sport in town, … [Read more...]
Title IX Blog: FSU doth protest too much
Tonight CNN will air The Hunting Ground much to the dismay of current and former folks connected to FSU. Dismay that includes the threat of legal action. Former quarterback Jameis Winston has, through his lawyer, threatened to sue for libel. Winston is still embroiled in legal action. Erica … [Read more...]
Elite women’s boxing in Dublin this weekend
Katie Taylor London2012 Irish boxers are competing today in the National?? championships with the finals on the 27th. It???s fun to think some of these women could be flying home from Rio next year with a medal. We???re still living off the Katie Taylor memories from London2012, but … [Read more...]