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NYT Editorial on Cal Berkeley
by Title IX Blog
posted February 18, 2011 at 1:01pm

There's a good editorial in yesterday's New York Times about Cal-Berkeley's decision to reinstate three of the five athletic teams that had earlier been slated for termination. Addressing the argument that it was unfair of Cal not to also throw a lifeli...more

Title IX: Montana goes with prong three
by Title IX Blog
posted February 16, 2011 at 1:58pm

A piece out of a local news outlet in Missoula, Montana focuses on how the University of Montana is choosing to comply with prong three of Title IX. Montana's Senior Associate Athletic Director Jean Gee said Montana has vowed not to cut sports, but must a...more

Agosta becomes NCAA all-time leading scorer in hockey
by The First Line
posted February 9, 2011 at 3:23pm

Why did this not get more attention? Or maybe I just didn’t see that it did. Anyhow, with her hat trick and assist in Friday’s game against Wayne State, Meghan Agosta scored her 286th career point, breaking Julie Chu’s NCAA record. She also pu...more

Sara Ensrud Vaughn: The Student-Athlete Wonder Woman
by JozDalt
posted February 9, 2011 at 10:31am

Sara Vaughn opens up about what it was like to stand tall in her running shoes as a pregnant student-athlete despite expectations to have an abortion....more

More on homophobic recruiting
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 4, 2011 at 12:01pm

ESPN looks at changing negative recruiting from the top:"As far as negative recruiting, I can tell you, [from] working with coaches, that it very much does exist, and it's very harsh," Slater says. "It is probably more prevalent in some sports than others...more

Soccer signings: Notre Dame, UC Irvine also vying for our attention
by All White Kit
posted February 4, 2011 at 1:54am

In yet more irrefutable proof that our shameless pandering can work at times, we were forwarded signing info for two of 2010′s best teams, Notre Dame and UC Irvine. -If you need evidence of just how valuable the contributions of freshmen can be on a ...more

TCNJ Basketball. Don't stop believing
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 3, 2011 at 7:09pm

Last night I stayed up with my computer in bed; my eyes locked on the TCNJ Women’s Basketball ‘live stat’ screen, as my alma mater defeated the second-ranked team in the nation. Watching live stats is really difficult. I would have much rather bee...more

New opportunities for female baseball players
by playbaseball
posted February 3, 2011 at 5:38pm

Wondering if you can play?...more

NCAA Signing Day - Notable soccer signings
by All White Kit
posted February 3, 2011 at 9:19am

The annual Kabuki Theatre that is NCAA Signing Day doesn’t exactly make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, especially with from most accounts more treachery than usual involved this season. The big winners this season would seem to be UCLA (a potential a...more

Curley Center chat to address issues in covering recruiting
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 2, 2011 at 4:05pm

Sports fans across the country often follow the recruiting of potential college student-athletes as closely as any on-field action, and that coverage of high school students about to make major life decisions comes with many challenges for sports journali...more

Superfan Daily: College Power Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 1, 2011 at 3:37pm

Both men's and women's rankings have new leaders this week. One might surprise you. As discussed last week, these rankings combine several things: results of scored meets plus projected competitiveness at national and conference meets.Superfan Men's Po...more

No butts in the seats and no comment from the coach
by After Atalanta
posted January 31, 2011 at 8:35pm

I appreciate a thoughtful piece of student sport journalism once in while; something that doesn't say "Title IX is reverse discrimination and men are now the underrepresented sex." The latter sentiment was actually one I read in response to the news the U...more

No Summary Judgment for FGCU in Ex-Provost's Retaliation Case
by Title IX Blog
posted January 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

Bonnie Yegidis, we've recently mentioned, is the last plaintiff with outstanding Title IX claims against Florida Gulf Coast University stemming from alleged 2007 mass retaliation against female coaches who complained to administration about gender inequit...more

Belmont University adds “Sexual Orientation” to Non-Discrimination Policy, but do they mean it?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted January 27, 2011 at 9:20pm

Yesterday, the President of Belmont University announced that the Board of Trustees has added “sexual orientation” to its non-discrimination policy. This could be good news for those who want Belmont to institutionalize a more progressive Christian p...more

Coaches can learn…
by One Sport Voice
posted January 27, 2011 at 8:01pm

One of my primary areas of research pertains to the many layers of barriers that influences the scarcity of female coaches at all levels. I find blog inspiration come in waves, as did the following two today. 1. A great piece on espn.com covered the impl...more

Superfan Power Rankings: College Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 27, 2011 at 1:03pm

Promised tomorrow, delivered ahead of schedule.Remember, this is A way to rank teams, not the only way. It is very much like the USTFCCCA regional rankings, but blends all the regions into one group. At the top, though, it is more reflective of national...more

Not a good week for UConn athletics
by After Atalanta
posted January 26, 2011 at 1:11pm

The smaller problem: the women's basketball team is losing freshman forward Samarie Walker. Walker was number 10 in her recruiting class--the number forward in the country coming out of high school (in Ohio).But apparently there was discontent from the st...more

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalists announced
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 26, 2011 at 12:11pm

Twenty NCAA Division I women’s basketball players who excel both on and off the court were selected as finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in basketball. Students must excel in four areas – community, classroom, character and competition. T...more

Kelly Clark Foundation offers scholarships to mountain schools
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 24, 2011 at 9:16am

Our [Kelly Clark Foundation] Scholarships are available to snowboarders looking to pursue excellence in athletics and academics through the attendance of mountain schools. Criteria include level of athletic commitment and financial need. Applicants must...more

Samarie Walker’s Departure: Warning signs for months but outcome is still astonishing
by Swish Appeal
posted January 23, 2011 at 11:50am

Samarie Walker' in her last game as a Connecticut Husky. She would never suit up for the Blue & White again. (Photo by Roger Beaupre) As a member of the Connecticut media, you hear things all the time. Off the record, on the record, jokes, comments, a...more

Samari Walker's homesickness led to her decision
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 23, 2011 at 11:37am

You hear it so often now it's become the reason you expect to get when a girl leaves a college basketball program: she's homesick. Wants to go to a college that's closer to her hometown, family and friends.Now it's Samarie Walker, who left UConn and has n...more

College athletics reform and where it should go
by Sports, Media & Society
posted January 21, 2011 at 2:56pm

If Ronald A. Smith had his way, the NCAA would revive a decades-old rule eliminating freshman eligibility in sports. He’d enforce rules through the “death penalty” for sports programs, and he’d limit salaries for coaches.A professor emeritus of sp...more

Delaware to drop two sports
by Title IX Blog
posted January 20, 2011 at 8:13pm

The University of Delaware announced this week that they will be dropping men's cross country and men's indoor track from its list of varsity sports in order to comply with Title IX. The two sports will have club status after this year.The option to add m...more

A college track team eliminated
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 19, 2011 at 5:23pm

This morning it was announced that the University of Delaware will eliminate its men's track and cross country teams, effective at the end of this school year. The teams will technically still compete at the club level, but for all practical purposes th...more

Thinking about the freshman of the year
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 19, 2011 at 1:25am

Odyssey Sims makes a strong case. She's picked up her third Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor, and seems to be getting better with every game.But then there's "speedy" Meighan Simmons, who seems to have elevated the entire Tennessee team with her play. Sh...more

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