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Obama to honor NCAA student athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted August 17, 2010 at 3:53pm

President Barack Obama will hold a White House reception next month to honor student athletes from dozens of colleges, including Villanova and Penn State universities. The White House said Friday the NCAA student athletes will be recognized for their acc...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview, Ep. 4
by All White Kit
posted August 17, 2010 at 3:18pm

Will Alex Morgan Go Out A Winner? Spare a thought for Alex Morgan. She’s already grabbed a U-20 World Cup winner’s medal while claiming the Bronze Shoe and Silver Ball at the same tournament. She’s a full USA international before she’s gradua...more

The Top 100 Programs in Division I Women's College Basketball: #41-70
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2010 at 1:03pm

Atlanta Dream point guard Shalee Lehning has been one of Kansas State University's biggest success stories lately, but the program has declined since her departure. Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media. View full size photo » This post is n...more

The Top 100 Programs in Division I Women's College Basketball: #71-100
by Swish Appeal
posted August 16, 2010 at 8:01pm

Indiana Fever rookie guard Jene Morris is the first-ever San Diego State University alum in the WNBA. Her 2010 NCAA tournament success might be a sign of good things to come for her college program. Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media. View f...more

It's "back to school" time
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 16, 2010 at 3:50pm

Pat Summitt and Bruce Pearl get their tagging on to welcome the class of 2014. 2014? Good grief.The Texas Tech Raiders recently went to Canada, came back and decided they need to work on defense.I'm late in posting this, but pet has a great breakdown of t...more

IUPUI coach being investigated
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 15, 2010 at 1:07pm

Coach Shann Hart is being investigated for violating NCAA rules on practice times and recruiting, causing fear and humiliation, disregarding injuries and inappropriately probing into player's personal lives. There's no deadline for completion of the inqui...more

Which came first? The rock or the hard place?
by Title IX Blog
posted August 13, 2010 at 9:27pm

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has decided to reverse the order of their basketball doubleheaders this coming season. Doubleheaders within the conference have traditionally featured a women's game followed by a men's game. But after a...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview Ep. 2
by All White Kit
posted August 13, 2010 at 2:52pm

Chris Henderson continues his comprehensive preview of the college season and lists his prognosis for a few contendors in 2010. Is This The Year Boston College and Virginia Make Good on Their Promise? The real question is, if not this year, then...more

NSCAA poll of the soccer pre-season: Well *That* Can't Be Right
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 7:23pm

I have no doubt that a program like North Carolina can easily replace its seniors and go on to contend for a title, but a lot of these top schools had significant losses without the assurance that they will simply pick up where they left off. This is an...more

Judge dismisses retaliation case against Montana State
by Title IX Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 6:32pm

A federal district court judge in Montana has dismissed former women's basketball coach Robin Potera-Haskins's case against Montana State University-Bozeman, in which she alleged she was terminated in retaliation for complaining about gender inequities wi...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview Ep. 1
by All White Kit
posted August 12, 2010 at 1:20pm

Done with the crash course and on to higher learning, Chris Henderson serves up part one of his 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer preview begining with the heavy-hitters first. Who Are The Title Favorites? 2010 figures to be one of the more open yea...more

College Soccer Crash Course: The Word Association Edition
by All White Kit
posted August 11, 2010 at 7:53pm

Boston College & Virginia- Also known together as the perennial next big thing. Home of scores of highly touted recruits, including the clan DiMartino of BC, but little in the trophy cabinet. Usually able to navigate the early rounds of the NCAA Tourn...more

Lest you think Rene Portland was the only one...
by After Atalanta
posted August 11, 2010 at 7:26pm

...who was up in her players' business and who ran a team with an iron fist; who was controlling and a little bit out of control...Think again. The story of coach Shann Hart, who is currently at University of Indiana-Purdue University Indianapolis, and th...more

Some reflections on the media's coverage of the Quinnipiac decision
by Title IX Blog
posted August 10, 2010 at 8:01pm

I've been reluctant to post links to the media coverage and commentary regarding the Quinnipiac ruling. This is because most of it that I've read sounds as if the author didn't even read the judge's opinion, but rather, used a generalized version of its ...more

A Crash Course In College Soccer Pt. I
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2010 at 6:36pm

The end of summer means just one thing: the beginning of the dreaded fall semester. But take heart, with that also comes the beginning of the NCAA women’s soccer season. So you’re not an obsessive follower of the college game? No worries. Chris He...more

American Eagle teams up with Big East Conference
by A Glam Slam
posted August 6, 2010 at 5:44pm

Fashion and sports collide yet again, in the form of a major sponsorship deal. American Eagle Oufitters, clothing and accessories retailer for teens and young adults, will be joining forces with The BIG EAST, the nation's largest Division I-A conference...more

NCAA releases Academic Progress Rates for Division I women’s basketball coaches
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 5, 2010 at 9:41pm

The NCAA released its first Academic Progress Rate report on coaches in six sports including women’s basketball. A searchable database of every single Division I coach is available on the NCAA’s website. The release of the statistics is mea...more

FILA Nationals Championship: Cal Sparks Gold 56, Spiece Indy Gym Rats 46
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 1, 2010 at 4:38pm

Los Angeles/Long Beach-based Cal Sparks Gold ended the July recruiting period on a very high note yesterday, taking the FILA Nationals Championship 56-46 over Spiece Indy Gym Rats of Indianapolis.The two teams battled evenly throughout the first half, as ...more

Joy Selig, Oregon State NCAA championship gymnast, to be inducted into Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
by Women Undefined
posted August 1, 2010 at 4:28pm

From The Gazzette Times: out of the eight total inductees into this year's Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, Oregon State University's championship gymnast Joy Selig will be included. Selig-Peterson was inducted to the Oregon State University Sports Hall of ...more

Some say Delaware State Equestrian is safer after cheerleading ruling
by Title IX Blog
posted July 30, 2010 at 3:45pm

This article in Delaware Online suggests that the recent Quinnipiac ruling about the Title IX status of competitive cheer will make it harder for Delaware State to prove that its decision to terminate equestrian did not violate the law.Actually, I don't t...more

Allegations of anti-lesbian bias in IUPUI Women’s Basketball Program
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 29, 2010 at 4:28pm

Here we go again. An article in the Indianapolis Star reports that allegations of NCAA rule violations and allegations of abuse have been lodged against the head coach and associate head coach of women’s basketball at Indiana University-Purdue Universit...more

Lessons from Quinnipiac: Cheer should be an NCAA sport (with a different name), think fresh (don’t whine like the male wrestlers) — and, yes, we still need Title IX
by Fair Game News
posted July 28, 2010 at 5:00pm

By Laura Pappano When District Judge Stefan Underhill ruled against Quinnipiac University – last year they sought to cut women’s volleyball and add competitive cheer to fulfill Title IX requirements – the 95-page ruling ironically did more to boost...more

Who Is Sydney Leroux?
by All White Kit
posted July 26, 2010 at 12:58pm

Well, who exactly is this young, athletically-gifted, eye-catching forward? Is she the future of the United States Women’s National Team? The next Mia Hamm, perhaps? Is she the future of women’s soccer as a whole? Or is she merely style ov...more

espnW, cheerleading, violence, Nike, Title IX…so many things to share!
by One Sport Voice
posted July 22, 2010 at 4:27pm

Sorry if I’ve been blogging less lately, there are to many things going on to take the time to blog! That said, I wanted to share with you some information you might find interesting. 1. A key Title IX ruling was recently passed down that has implicati...more

Quinnipiac volleyball players win Title IX decision
by Title IX Blog
posted July 21, 2010 at 9:36pm

Today Judge Stefan Underhill granted Quinnipiac University volleyball players an injunction that will allow the team to exist through the 2010-11 season. In reaching this decision, the judge determined that Quinnipiac's decision to terminate the volleyb...more

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