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The Real Housewives of the WNBA
by A Glam Slam
posted December 16, 2009 at 4:34pm

Earlier this year, the New York Post shared some of the juicy secrets of the New York Yankee wives, including their exclusive “wives’ only club” (no girlfriends are allowed), extravagant shopping trips and how they spend time with the kids. Though i...more

Mizzou, Woods, and the Real World
by Women's Sports Blog
posted December 13, 2009 at 2:16pm

Voepel on the Missouri allegations: We’re seeing this, of course, in the coverage of Tiger Woods’ troubles, and the allegations that his wife may have attacked him. When a man is physically violent toward a woman, we’re outraged and horrified. B...more

SI Selects Doris Burke "Best Sideline Reporter" of the Decade
by Swish Appeal
posted December 11, 2009 at 7:02pm

SI Selects Doris Burke "Best Sideline Reporter" of the Decade One of the first times I sat down to watch League Pass with Bethlehem Shoals -- obviously, the only reason I befriended him -- he wondered aloud why Doris Burke didn't do color commentary for...more

Athletes & Artists: Riyas Komu's "Mark Him"
by From A Left Wing
posted December 11, 2009 at 12:35pm

Riyas Komu, Mehrajuddin (2007) Just wrote my first dispatch on art and football, inspired by Riyas Komu's work: Athletes & Artists: Riyas Komu's "Mark Him (First Half). " The above is a portrait of Mehrajuddin Wadoo. Mehrajuddin is an Indian Natio...more

Summit on the Summit
by Pretty Tough
posted December 10, 2009 at 4:37pm

File this under Pretty Good! Did you know that over 1 billion people don’t have access to clean water? In fact, every 15 seconds a child dies from a preventable water-related disease – that is the equivalent of crashing a 747 jet filled with childr...more

What The Blind Side is blind to
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 6, 2009 at 3:24pm

The film The Blind Side is the most recent sports-themed movie to hit the box office. The film tells the “true” story of Michael Oher, an overweight, black teenager with a tragic background who is taken in by a white, middle-class family, the Touhys,...more

Sneak Peek: Reese Witherspoon plays ball
by Pretty Tough
posted December 4, 2009 at 3:40pm

Softball fans have been hearing the buzz about a Hollywood movie starring Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon for months. While details are sparse, we do know shooting for the film wrapped in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago. The still untitled romantic comedy,...more

Ryan Doyle at Art Basel
by Bike Diva
posted December 4, 2009 at 12:03pm

You're invited to ride an installation from freak bike culture. Experience Doyle's three part bike exhibition featuring the Hell-a-Copter, the Regurgitator and Tall Bike Jousting at Art Basel Miami Beach, December 3 - 6, 2009. Squishy Uni...more

"Sports Jobs" and Social Relations
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 3, 2009 at 11:36am

Versus Network will premier a new show tonight named “Sports Jobs.” The host is veteran NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, and the concept is a sporting take on the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe.” Dirty Jobs has gained tremendous popu...more

Alicia Keys Airs “World AIDS Day” YouTube Concert Tonight!
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted December 1, 2009 at 5:18pm

The singer will be featured in “Alicia Keys Live! One Night…One Voice… One Life at a Time…” an 8 p.m. ET performance tonight at the Nokia Theater in New York. The show will be recorded and streamed live on Keys official YouTube channel. In reco...more

Women’s college basketball streaming and TV schedule for the week
by HoopFeed.com
posted November 23, 2009 at 8:31pm

Tuesday, November 24 UW-Green Bay at Wisconsin, 9:00 p.m., Big Ten Network (TV) DePaul at Northwestern, 9:00 PM, bigtennetwork.com Wednesday, November 25 UNC-Greensboro at Ohio State, 7:00 p.m., bigtennetwork.com, WOSU Friday, November 27 ...more

Bridgett "Baby Doll" Riley and her art of violence
by Athletic Women Blog
posted November 20, 2009 at 2:07pm

A display of wanton violence seems in order this Friday. I feel mischievous and want to see someone, better yet make that plural, get an ass kicking. My search for this entertainment leads, perhaps inevitably, to Bridgett "Baby Doll" Riley. One of few ath...more

Spencer O’Brien on FUEL TV Tonight
by Westbound Boarder
posted November 18, 2009 at 11:57am

Tonight, FUEL TV’s the Daily Habit will feature female snowboarder extraordinaire Spencer O’Brien. In case you aren’t familiar with Spencer, she’s one of the hottest up-in-coming female snow pros; also the reigning 2008 Dew Tour Slopestyle Champ...more

Rutgers v. Stanford, Nope. Baylor v. Tennessee, Yup.
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 15, 2009 at 5:30pm

Hey, there’s a women’s college basketball game on TV today! Too bad it is not the number 2 in the country Stanford and number 25 Rutgers game. C and R are stuck watching the icons battle it out again on Game Tracker on the web. But the game that IS ...more

Look-a-likes
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted November 12, 2009 at 11:46am

Yesterday I was at Rite Aid getting an assortment of random things I realized I needed once I actually arrived. It was supposed to be just trash bags, but then I saw Maybelline was having a buy one get one free sale and, well, you know the end of that st...more

Catch the Hurley US Open of Surfing Recap on FUEL TV
by Westbound Boarder
posted November 12, 2009 at 11:36am

Back in late July, one of the largest surfing events of the year flooded the beaches of Huntington Beach - The Hurley US Open of Surfing. In case you weren’t around to check out the event live in SoCal, FUEL TV’s bringing it to your living room this...more

Ultimate Fighting: Female Boxing
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 11, 2009 at 12:34pm

I watched it, but I have no idea who this DVD was made for. You might think it was me: boxing + women, with sort of and “underground” feel — potentially cool, right? I dunno. Apparently, a bunch of crazy women with no fight training signed as ma...more

The Force is Strong with Amanda Lucas
by Fight Chix
posted November 11, 2009 at 11:48am

Fight Chix chats with Amanda Lucas, MMA Fighter and daughter of Star Wars creator, George Lucas. Not everyone in MMA will make the connection that you are in fact the daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucus…how did you get into MMA and what does...more

Arse-Kicking Playlist
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 10, 2009 at 4:42pm

This just in, via @renewabelle, a woman who knows how to bring some tuneage. Since she made and delivered this list through iTunes (I didn’t expect y’all to actually PURCHASE me tunes, only suggest them, but this is freakalicious, thank you very mu...more

2009-10 Women's College Basketball Television Schedule
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted November 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

Imagine that you're sitting at home and you're stuck watching School of Rock for the ninth time because you were channel-surfing and happened to wipe out on the Jack Black Channel. Half-asleep, you are unaware that your favorite school is playing a great...more

‘Secretariat’ film to tell story of Triple Crown winner, woman behind his inspiring run
by Pretty Tough
posted November 7, 2009 at 12:56pm

The racehorse considered by many to be the best ever and the housewife-turned-breeder who soared in a male-dominated sport are now coming to the big screen. “Secretariat” has begun filming in Kentucky with Diane Lane portraying owner Penny Chenery an...more

Entertainments for your consideration
by Athletic Women Blog
posted November 6, 2009 at 3:06pm

Female athletes and women's sports have been this blog's focus lately, but I don't want to neglect too much our cinematic heroines. So whilst I have a moment and the subject is on my mind, I will call attention to three films you might find interesting. ...more

Film Review: Stance
by Westbound Boarder
posted November 4, 2009 at 11:43am

If you look back through snowboard history, females have come a long way from where they were even ten years ago to where they are today, constantly pushing the envelope and upping the caliber of competition. Recently, Stan Evans (Producer) and Jeremy M...more

"Sports are a waste of human potential."
by Swish Appeal
posted October 26, 2009 at 12:41pm

While discussing favorite movies with friends this past weekend, a close friend of mine folded his arms as he leaned back in his chair and proclaimed with a scowl, "I don’t do sports movies. Sports are a waste of human potential."Given that he is an out...more

Film Review: Girlfight's Foxy Boxing
by From A Left Wing
posted October 23, 2009 at 9:13pm

Karyn Kusama's (gorgeous) film Girlfight climaxes with a "gender blind" boxing match, in which the film's central character gets into the ring and boxes her boyfriend. This has got to be one of the fascinating scenes in a sports movie.Before I go any fa...more

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