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Alison Starnes. Our Real World. Team Camp.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted February 10, 2012 at 1:13pm

Real World. 13 girls. 1 house. Palm Springs. Bicycles. Photo of photo captured by VeloImages Although the schedule has been quite regimented at team camp, there still has been time for plenty of laughter and learning.  We have been visited by so...more

Documentary feature film "Ready to Fly" about women ski jumpers opens February 10 in Salt Lake
by anngaff
posted February 4, 2012 at 4:40pm

Ready to Fly Trailer: Salt Lake City, Utah, via release — Ski jumping hits the big screen Friday, Feb. 10 with the World Premiere of the new documentary feature film "Ready To Fly," which tells the powerful true story of women ski jumpers and the...more

Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
by Pretty Tough
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:43pm

Women Talk Sports and Pretty Tough are pleased to support the new documentary film Ready to Fly directed by William A. Kerig. A stand-up-and-cheer, feel-good movie, Ready to Fly follows World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her women’s ski jump...more

Buffalo Girls - Child Boxers
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 28, 2012 at 10:12pm

How young is too young to fight?  Director Todd Kellstein says: "Their faces beam with youthful innocence. Like other young girls, they laugh and play, in spite of their hardscrabble existence. But on Saturday nights in rural villages throughout cen...more

Getting Haywired: Our Haywire Review
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted January 22, 2012 at 12:40pm

Our review of Haywire, the new action movie starring Gina Carano directed by Steven Soderbergh  ...more

“Queens of the Cage” Wins Award at the L. A. Film Festival
by Wombat Sports
posted January 10, 2012 at 3:41pm

European MMA has come a long way since Rosi Sexton lead the way almost a decade ago. As a new crop of female fighters begin to put their names out there, Arid Films decided to follow a British up and coming fighter Michelle Tyler. The movie, “Que...more

Video – Get a Behind the Scenes Look at Gina Carano’s Film Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted January 10, 2012 at 3:39pm

Courtesy Relativity Media It has been two years in the making and in just a few weeks, we will get to see Gina Carano in her major motion picture debut in “Haywire”. With guys like Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, and Michael Douglas across ...more

New year? New Musica!
by Chic Runner
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:20pm

I have been listening to a bunch of new jams lately, and thought others might want to join in on the gloriousness that is new music. Sadly, I must admit that I truly am loving Selena Gomez ‘Love you like a Love Song‘. What am I 12? Gross that...more

Sport As An Economic Catalyst - Truth or Tale?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:21am

London Olympic Park. Photo from London Attractions Every time an Olympic Games or World Cup comes around so too does the song and dance around economic benefits.  The London 2012 Summer Games are no different; especially with a flailing economy, p...more

Tucker Center Film Festival Returns in 2012
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted December 29, 2011 at 9:21pm

  The Tucker Center and the University of Minnesota Athletic Department are pleased to announce the return and official 2012 selections of the Tucker Center Film Festival. The festival will take place on January 30, 2012, at TCF Bank Stadium ...more

Madonna to perform at Super Bowl XLVI
by Pretty Tough
posted December 5, 2011 at 9:08am

We may not know which two football teams are playing Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis but we now know who will be rocking the stage during the halftime show. Confirming a not-so-well-kept secret, the NFL and NBC announced du...more

NBC is no friend to track and field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 2, 2011 at 5:09pm

I’ve never hid my opinion of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics and track and field. I think it’s remarkably poor, jingoistic and antiquated. (Note: many of the announcers are quite good, but TV is a producer’s medium and that’...more

Award Winning Women's Boxing Film
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:15am

There are many more mature women taking up fighting sports, and a movie out of Japan is bringing that trend to light. “Fighting Okan” is the fictional story of a 38-year old woman’s dream of becoming a professional boxer and the ...more

How Perfectionism Undermines an Athletes Performance
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 16, 2011 at 12:35am

Sometimes we get in our own way. Do you know what I mean? Recently I have been working with one of the contestants for Dancing with the Rogue Valley Stars....more

TV Alert: Legendary coach Pat Summitt on "20/20"
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 5, 2011 at 3:26pm

ABC broadcaster Robin Roberts had what's being called and inspirational interview with Tennessee coach Pat Summitt regarding her diagnosis with early-onset demintia, Alzheimer's type. The recent visit will air on the network's "20/20" show Friday at 7 p.m...more

'The Mighty Macs': Immaculata Hopes to Be Top 100 On Big Screen
by Swish Appeal
posted October 24, 2011 at 5:26pm

I went to see The Mighty Macs with my wife this Saturday. Halfway through the movie, she said to me, "You know, I think I've seen this movie before."Indeed. We've all seen this movie before. Hoosiers. The Mighty Ducks. If you expect The Mighty M...more

The Mighty Macs: Your dream is your gift
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 24, 2011 at 5:16pm

The year was 1972. It was the year before I was born. The year Title IX was passed. And the year that Immaculata College won the national women’s basketball championship. It was a new thing at the time — to have national championships in collegiate at...more

"Mighty Macs" review: It would have been easy for this movie to be sappy.
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 23, 2011 at 11:00am

It would have been easy for this movie to be sappy.The central message of "The Mighty Macs" is to never give up on your dreams. But the fuel behind such efforts is to believe in yourself, which is something every athlete and coach knows. Coach Cathy Rush'...more

“The Mighty Macs”- In Theatres Now!
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted October 22, 2011 at 8:30am

I saw the debut of The Mighty Macs, a cinderella story about a women’s basketball team in 1972, right after Title IX and the 5 on 5 rule change. Today was the opening day. I got to the theater early to make sure that I got my ticket. I got to pick...more

A charitable hoops weekend: movies, runs and wine tasting
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 22, 2011 at 8:23am

NBA owners thought they put an end to basketball, but not around the Northwest. At least not when it comes to a chance to support the game via charities and moviegoing. First up is the opening of the flick "The Mighty Macs" on Friday. It's the inspiratio...more

Picturing Hope Solo
by From A Left Wing
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:38am

Hope Solo survived her fifth week on Dancing with the Stars. I'm glad: she is a smart, outspoken athlete and the challenge of that program requires that she confront the different ways by which her image, as a woman, is regulated. I, for one, am glad...more

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