By now most of you are aware that last week the Senate held it???s confirmation hearing for President Trump???s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. ??By a lot of people???s standards, DeVos??? performance was cringeworthy. ??She avoided agreeing to uphold federal laws that protected … [Read more...]
Can doping in sport ever be stopped?
Russian whistle-blower and 800m runner Yulia Stepanova My first reaction to WADA finding such widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia was relief, Relief because the doping habits athletes themselves talk about are now being recognised at a high level. Then sadness hit+ADs because any clean athlete … [Read more...]
America’s Love For Its Black Male Athletes
Ordinarily, I dedicate this space to women in sports, but today, as a black woman who happens to work in sports, I feel an obligation to share this space with my black men. ??As I reflect on the recent acts of violence in America??and my world of sports, ??it is obvious to me that there is a deep … [Read more...]
Sport is glitz and shadows
Sport, it is glamour, it is excitement, it is power. But it is also doping, corruption and homes bull-dozed to make way for stadiums. The horrors emerging from Qatar of migrant workers dying and journalists arrested for talking about it. The seemingly never-ending doping scandals in athletics or … [Read more...]
RIP Deedee Corradini, Women’s Ski Jumping Advocate and SLC’s 1st & Only Female Mayor
Deedee Corradini, WSJ-USA president, dies at 70 PARK CITY, Utah (March 1, 2015) - Women???s Ski Jumping USA has lost its tenacious and loved leader, and the world has lost a great influencer in sport equality and women???s rights. Deedee Corradini died March 1 at her home in Park City, Utah. She … [Read more...]
USC one of a few colleges that will offer four-year scholarships
Yesterday the University of Southern California announced it would offer four-year scholarships to women's basketball, instead of the one-year renewable scholarship that has been traditional throughout the NCAA. The policy will take effect July 1.Fresno State and Illinois offer four-year … [Read more...]
Canoe Santas Wishing All a Very Merry Christmas!
Our favorite Santas (from Romania) wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season. Olympic Rings are still on our wish- list! … [Read more...]
ICF’s 2020 Women’s Canoe Proposal Lacks a Strategy and Transparency / Women’s Canoe = Ready for Rio
A proposal from the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to include two women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s canoe single events in the 2020 Olympics has left Australian Canoe Slalom World Champion Jessica Fox +ACY-ldquo+ADs-unimpressed.+ACY-rdquo+ADs She was angered by the November 15, 2013 ICF news release claiming its 2020 decision … [Read more...]
Olympic Paddler Says ICF’s “No Changes for Rio 2016” A Step Back for Women & Sport.
SPORTSCENE received the article below from an athlete who wishes to remain anonymous for reasons as explained below. WomenCAN International applauds this paddler for speaking out and respects their wish to remain anonymous. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have chosen to write this article on an anonymous basis. … [Read more...]
Olympics Still Closed for Women’s Canoe? ICF Says No Changes for Rio2016
Is the International Canoe Federation Open to Change? Article by Keith Lyons http://keithlyons.me/open-to-change/ His exhortation for the ICF to be much more pro-active in change: +ACI-I do think we have an important window of conscience available to us in canoeing. We should mind the gender gap as a … [Read more...]