In what has proven to be a memorable chapter in Canadian sporting history, one of the great legacies of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games was the opportunity for many Canadian-born female athletes to shine in the spotlight. From Emily Batty to Kia Nurse to Sarah Wells, there was no shortage of heroes … [Read more...]
ON MO’NE BEING THE BIGGER PERSON
If you weren’t initially aware that some immature, chauvinistic baseball player “graciously” tweeted about his dissatisfaction with Mo’ne Davis’ success, I’m sure you were brought up to speed when the media went crazy with publicizing her response. Rather than act like the 13 year old child that she … [Read more...]
Penny Marshall to Direct Biopic Of First Female Baseball Hall of Famer
A League Of Their Own director Penny Marshall is swinging at a baseball biopic about Effa Manley, the sports trailblazer who became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I love this announcement for so many reasons. First, A League of Their Own is one of my favorite films … [Read more...]
Penny Marshall to Direct Biopic Of First Female Baseball Hall of Famer
A League Of Their Own director Penny Marshall is swinging at a baseball biopic about Effa Manley, the sports trailblazer who became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I love this announcement for so many reasons. First, A League of Their Own is one of my favorite films … [Read more...]
What has Baseball Phenom Mo’ne Davis Been Up To?
What has 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis been doing since becoming the first girl to pitch a shut-out at the Little League World Series? What hasn’t she been doing? Mo’ne , who earned a place on the cover of Sports Illustrated during her inspiring performance last summer, is the subject … [Read more...]
What has Baseball Phenom Mo’ne Davis Been Up To?
What has 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis done since becoming the first girl to pitch a shut-out at the Little League World Series? What hasn’t she done? Mo’ne , who earned a place on the cover of Sports Illustrated during her inspiring performance last summer, is … [Read more...]
Mo’ne Davis is Pretty Tough in Harper’s Photo Spread
Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis, OITNB’s Uzo Aduba, activist Christy Turlington Burns and singer Debbie Harry were among those who posed for Harper’s Bazaar’s Women Who Dare series. In the magazine’s profile of Davis, 13, the young pitcher talks about being a girl … [Read more...]
Mo’ne Davis is Pretty Tough in Harper’s Photo Spread
Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis, OITNB’s Uzo Aduba, activist Christy Turlington Burns and singer Debbie Harry were among those who posed for Harper’s Bazaar’s Women Who Dare series. In the magazine’s profile of Davis, 13, the young … [Read more...]
MLB “FIELDS OF FASHION” EVENT SHOWCASES APPREL OFFERINGS WITH RUNWAY SHOW
Major League Baseball is among the professional sports leagues catering to its female fans through fashion. This year, the league launched the “Fields of Fashion” initiative, a series of events at arious ballparks throughout the season, meant to fuse together baseball, … [Read more...]
NCAA cites UConn for recruiting violation because Geno Auriemma called Mo’ne
I don't know where to start. The NCAA has determined that the University of Connecticut committed a secondary rules violation because of a phone call between women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and Mo'ne Davis, a pitcher for a Philadelphia-based team in the 2014 Little League World … [Read more...]