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Sprinting toward the 'big-time' business model
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 11, 2009 at 2:59pm

The movement of scholastic sports toward the college and professional sports models, in terms of media, marketing, and -- time will tell -- values, continues with the announcement in Sports Business Daily yesterday that "MSG Varsity" will launch Sept. 24 ...more

What’s Goin’ On This Weekend? SoCal Edition
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 11, 2009 at 11:37am

Just because summer has officially come to a close does not mean there’s nothing to do. In fact, our event calendar is just beginning to ramp up. So if you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, check out our list below (by the time you�...more

What 2 watch 2nite
by Women's Sports Nation
posted September 9, 2009 at 3:58pm

Here are a couple events to watch tonight if you have nothing better to do on a Wednesday.Melanie Oudin will be facing Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals of the US Open at 7pm on ESPN 2. In case you've missed it, the seventeen-year-old tennis prodigy...more

Natalie Coughlin in the limelight
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 9, 2009 at 3:56pm

A dash of fame comes with winning eleven Olympic medals, but even that might not be enough to prepare an athlete for what happens when she is cast in a popular prime-time television show. I have argued that Natalie Coughlin deserves far greater recogniti...more

'Ella Es El Matador' Online Until Oct. 2
by Women's Sports Blog
posted September 9, 2009 at 12:21pm

PBS is streaming the entire documentary on the P.O.V. website for a limited time. I'm looking forward to checking it out once I get back to my faster internet connection. ...more

Neverland North American Tour
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 8, 2009 at 3:41pm

This fall, Absinthe Films will be debuting its newest film Neverland, and the team is embarking on a North American tour this month to bring the film to YOU. Among world-renowned riders, Neverland features the likes of Travis Rice, Dan Brisse, Bode Merr...more

New Playlist for Boxing Training
by The Glowing Edge
posted September 5, 2009 at 1:03pm

One of my super-tough MMA chick friends (who will box with me periodically and who is helping me learn ju jitsu: fist bump Junie!) sent me a few suggestions for refreshing my quickly-getting-tiresome Shuffle playlist for training. Her main additions to...more

What to do this holiday weekend
by Pretty Tough
posted September 5, 2009 at 12:53pm

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated by labor unions in New York City in the 1880s with a grand parade in honor of the working class. Now most people just think of it as a day off work and a chance for a last end-of-summer family outing...more

Big 12 Conference announces 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 3, 2009 at 6:45pm

The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN, www.FOXSports.com. Telecasts begin December 3, 2009 and feature 26 appearances for the league. Nineteen regular season games and seven Phillips 66 Big 12 Wome...more

PBS to air film about women and bullfighting
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 29, 2009 at 12:05pm

The amazing independent documentary program P.O.V. will be showing the film Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador) on September 1st. Check out more info on the movie here. I suspect that there will be graphic imagery, but it should definitely be wort...more

Washington Huskies release national TV schedule
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 28, 2009 at 6:58pm

Three Husky women's hoops games will be televised nationally on FSN this season, as part of the Pac-10's television package. Washington have two televised home games, including the Huskies' Paint the Bank Pink game against California on Feb. 14 at 2pm. ...more

Shaq Vs. Me
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 27, 2009 at 8:49pm

The premise of the new ABC show Shaq Vs. is basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal challenges other incredible athletes at their sport, in their house. Even if this guy alleges Shaq and William Morris Endeavor ripped him off, the show has debuted and...more

La Musicia!
by Chic Runner
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:31pm

The winner of the Living Room’s Direct Giftcard is shockingly my friend ARON! :) YAY! Enjoy amigo… see here’s the random number generator picture from my computer. She was comment 5. So every now and again I post some new sweet tunes and most of ...more

Former Olympic Champion Gymnast, Carly Patterson releases pop album
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:04pm

In 2004 when gymnast Carly Patterson won gold at the Olympic Games, the world was dazzled by her amazing gymnastics and bubbly personality. Five years later, Carly is going for a different type of gold – in the form of a new album. Below is the official...more

US Open Tennis 2009 TV Schedule
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 26, 2009 at 8:29pm

2009 US Open TV Schedule The US Open 2009 will be televised in the U.S. live on the Tennis Channel, ESPN2 and on CBS starting at 11am with the Tennis Channel, then at 1pm ESPN2. ESPN2 will have full coverage in the evening as part of the network’s...more

Giveaway: 2XL Headphones by Skullcandy
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 24, 2009 at 1:15pm

Everyone knows that snowboarding and music go hand in hand, so as we ramp up for the upcoming season we have an exciting giveaway opportunity for our readers this week - a set of headphones from 2XL. 2XL is a new line of inexpensive headsets by Skullcand...more

Top 10 reasons Brett Favre joined the Vikings
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 23, 2009 at 1:21pm

Letterman is still funny. ...more

WNBA players starstruck by Halle Berry at Sparks game
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 20, 2009 at 12:10pm

Candace Parker’s husband complained that she would be at a game he missed. Even after the game and a loss, Minnesota Lynx players were tweeting about it. Halle Berry’s appearance at last night’s Los Angeles Sparks home game against the Lynx had WN...more

Ella es el Matador (She is the Matador) Trailer
by anngaff
posted August 19, 2009 at 9:30pm

From Women Make Movies: "For Spaniards—and for the world—nothing has expressed the country’s traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter’s masculinity to Spani...more

Natalie Coughlin will compete On Dancing With The Stars
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 18, 2009 at 5:04pm

Season 9 of the popular ABC “Dancing with the Stars” reality show will feature another Olympic Gold Medalist – Natalie Coughlin. Season 8 was won by Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and other Olympic stars who have competed in past seasons include Apol...more

X-Games coming to a theater near you
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 18, 2009 at 4:44pm

This Friday, “X-Games 3D: The Movie” will debut in theaters nationwide (on the big screen for one week only), and the film sounds pretty rad. Here’s a full synopsis: “X Games 3D: The Movie” captures the drama and spectacle that play out every...more

2009 Dancing with the Stars cast includes Natalie Coughlin
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 18, 2009 at 4:39pm

Dancing with the Stars once again shows the good sense to include a female athlete in the cast. Natalie Coughlin deserves the spotlight, and I wouldn't be surprised one bit if she turns out to be a wonderful dancer. ...more

Watch World Championships On Universal Sports
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 17, 2009 at 8:35pm

Universalsports.com and its attendant TV channel (187 in the Bay Area) will be broadcasting the action from the IAAF track and field championships today through Friday, and NBC will take over again next weekend. Yesterday saw Usain Bolt retain the title...more

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin among new “Dancing with the Stars” cast
by Pretty Tough
posted August 17, 2009 at 4:48pm

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin on to appear on DWTS Natalie Coughlin can do the backstroke and the breastroke in world record time, but can she do the the paso doble or tango? Coughlin, who has made a big splash in the Olympics, will attempt to excel in th...more

JMac invokes stupidity clause
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 14, 2009 at 1:16pm

McCarville probably lost herself some fans during her twitterview yesterday when she claimed that her favorite summer movie was Transformers 2 and that she hated Order of the Phoenix. That's the Transformers that the well-known bastion of liberalism the...more

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