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Rebecca’s Army finishes fourth at PIAA XC Championships
by Running Rebecca
posted November 7, 2010 at 2:41pm

Rebecca Donaghue’s squad accomplished their goal of a top five finish, when they locked up fourth place by scoring 215 points using a 34-second compression. Emma Cousins led the way as she finished 68th. 4. State College (6) 29 Emma Cousins, Fr* 20:1...more

Rebecca’s Army is ready for States
by Running Rebecca
posted November 5, 2010 at 12:53pm

Rebecca Donaghue talks about the State College Girls’ XC season and goals for the upcoming PIAA Championship. The team won the District 6 Title for the ninth consecutive time. They are currently ranked tenth in the latest PennTrackXC.com Team rankings...more

Including transgender athletes on school teams: A story we will hear more often
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 1, 2010 at 3:52pm

Outsports.com has just posted a story about a player on the George Washington University women’s basketball team who identifies as a man. The story is Kye Allums’ public coming out as a transgender man. The team and coach have known of and accepted K...more

LGBT student athletes taking on homophobia in college athletics
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 31, 2010 at 4:00pm

I am really excited by several recent news reports about LGBT and ally student athlete led groups on college campuses. Groups at Eastern Michigan, Yale and UPenn have all been featured in recent stories. Other schools that have organized similar groups ...more

University of Portland cuts golf, Violates Title IX?
by Title IX Blog
posted October 30, 2010 at 8:18pm

University of Portland has announced plans to drop men's and women's golf, and to add women's crew. The article does not provide a reason for the cuts, other than to note that university officials claim the move was "not to cut costs." I'm not at all sur...more

Amber Gray will play immediately for Xavier
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 30, 2010 at 2:03pm

Redshirt sophomore Amber Gray Eligible to Play Immediately NCAA Granted Gray's SLR WaiverOct. 29, 2010 CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball player redshirt sophomore Amber Gray has officially been given immediate eligibility to play this season by the N...more

Superintendents say the darndest things...
by Title IX Blog
posted October 29, 2010 at 6:58pm

And we wondered why schools needed a reminder of their obligation to protect students against sexual harassment and sex-based bullying? Here's one superintendent, actually complaining about the recent OCR guidance letter: "This is an incredible expansi...more

Hazing Has No Place in Sports
by One Sport Voice
posted October 29, 2010 at 3:03pm

Every week I hear stories from across the country about hazing in sport contexts. The recent attention nationally around bullying, including a stand from the White House, illustrates the seriousness of these issues and that social change is necessary. Her...more

What's On: The weekend in cross-country
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 29, 2010 at 2:53pm

Part 1:Conference Championships!It's conference championship weekend in college cross country.Flotrack has an XC Conference Central page, as does the coaches' association.Major conference action follows, in chronological order. Click on a team for a rac...more

Free admission for Saturday’s USC-Washington volleyball match
by Pretty Tough
posted October 28, 2010 at 7:14pm

If you live in Los Angeles or have spent any time here, you know how obsessive LA sports fans are. And you probably also know that there are two zealous camps of collegiate fans: the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins. This weekend is a particularly big one f...more

‘Mandi’s March’ November 6th
by The First Line
posted October 28, 2010 at 6:34pm

Yale and Quinnipiac have banded together to support former Yale hockey player Mandi Schwartz in her battle against leukemia. The march will be from Quinnipiac’s sports center to Yale’s rink on Farmington Rails-to-Trails, and it will be followed that...more

A coach’s guide to creating harmony on a female team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 27, 2010 at 6:09pm

source This is the second of three posts that I’ve put together for a myth busters series about women and athletics. Read Part One here. Mean girls. We’ve all heard that phrase and I worry that we all believe it on some levels. I’ve heard coac...more

Why should you follow Cal women’s basketball? - California Golden Blogs
by Swish Appeal
posted October 27, 2010 at 5:13pm

Why Should You Follow Cal Women’s Basketball? - California Golden Blogs From SBN's California Golden Blogs: "In my brief time writing about Cal women’s hoops I’ve discovered that there’s a pretty decent amount of fans out there following Cal wo...more

Five preseason questions: How far can Vandersloot lead Gonzaga after losing 'irreplacable' seniors?
by Swish Appeal
posted October 26, 2010 at 9:24pm

Whatever pressure there is on the Gonzaga University women's basketball team to repeat last year's success, 5-foot-8 point guard Courtney Vandersloot will likely be shouldering a significant chunk of the burden. Vandersloot has already been named a p...more

Add Oklahoma State sophomore Toni Young to the list of college women that can dunk.
by Swish Appeal
posted October 26, 2010 at 8:14pm

Add Oklahoma State sophomore Toni Young to the list of college women that can dunk. She participated in the dunk contest at last weekend's Homecoming and Hoops celebration in Stillwater. Young averaged 7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and had a .521 shooting pe...more

Signing day is coming
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 26, 2010 at 3:05pm

Signing day - Nov. 10 - is almost here. ESPN will run the 'top 100 of 2011' rankings of three sources this week, starting with today's installment by All-Star Girls Report.Pac-10 tip:ASU Coach Charli Turner Thorne is blogging now.Stanford has been picked ...more

What do women ruggers want?
by After Atalanta
posted October 26, 2010 at 2:57pm

Carbs. Some funky spandex. And maybe a smidge of recognition.This article in WaPo did a great job describing the situation of many collegiate women's rugby teams. Most of them are club teams. That means they provide (or seek out through fundraising or non...more

Salute to Troy
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 25, 2010 at 2:37pm

USC had a "meet the team" even for season ticket holders today, and IM in OC went. Here is his report:USC held their "Salute To Troy" basketball lunch at Galen Center today. This event featured both the women's and men's teams, and was held at the practic...more

OCR concludes investigation of Catawba College
by Title IX Blog
posted October 24, 2010 at 9:47pm

When Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., cut its women's field hockey team last year, Kris concluded that this decision likely violated Title IX, as it served to exacerbate the College's existing disparities between men's and women's athletic opportunitie...more

Missing college sports? Get coaches, team, and competition (community will follow)
by Fair Game News
posted October 24, 2010 at 12:47pm

By Sarah Odell What keeps so many women from playing post-collegiate competitive sports? In squash, it’s a challenge to get young women to travel to Baltimore or Philadelphia or Boston for a tournament. Getting them to commit to a once a week practice...more

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball has some plush new digs. [Video]
by Swish Appeal
posted October 21, 2010 at 10:47pm

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball has some plush new digs. See the team's reaction as they take a tour of the latest facility upgrades in Stillwater. Thanks Boone Pickens and OSU for supporting more than just football. ...more

Title IX Blog: Settlement at DSU
by Title IX Blog
posted October 21, 2010 at 10:44pm

The parties in the gender equity lawsuit against Delaware State University have agreed to a settlement. This case was scheduled to go to trial this week, but the comprehensive settlement has made court appearances unnecessary (besides a yet-to-be-schedule...more

Kim Mulkey talks about Brittney Griner’s potential and Baylor newcomers at Big 12 Media Day
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 20, 2010 at 3:49pm

Transcript from Big 12 Media Day in Kansas City, MO, Big12sports.com October 20, 2010 Q. A year ago you weren’t thrilled about — you were unhappy about the team to beat was such a young team. How do you feel about being number one this year now th...more

How the mighty have fallen (Or pulling off a surprise victory)
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 20, 2010 at 3:28pm

source < p> If you could make God bleed, people will cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water,and the sharks will come. –Ivan Vanko, Iron Man 2 This year, the Penn State volleyball team lost their first match in almost three yea...more

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