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Upcoming Michael T. White tournaments
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 19, 2010 at 1:47pm

Four major tournaments coming up over the next two weeks.Showtime East and West brackets here.Atlanta tournament brackets here.Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA will play host for these games, these games and these games this week.Gotta love it. ...more

Some parents and players need to speak up
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 18, 2010 at 5:04pm

There is always much made of the over-active, meddling high school basketball parent. You know - the one who not only likes to complain about their daughter's playing time but tries to micro-manage or run the entire program. The one who tries to make the ...more

Chiney Ogwumike personifies "Exceptional Character" at Gatorade Athlete of the Year Luncheon
by Swish Appeal
posted July 16, 2010 at 5:37pm

Two-time Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Brandon Knight, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., left, and Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year Chiney Ogwumike, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, Texas, right, show th...more

And the dead period begins........
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 16, 2010 at 12:32pm

No official NCAA viewing for the next six days.Tournaments wrapped up today in preparation for this dormant period, including the Cal Sparks Summer Games.Cal Sparks Gold won the Elite Group A pool.West Coast Premier Black won the Elite Group B pool.EBO Re...more

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Day 2
by All White Kit
posted July 15, 2010 at 5:35pm

Group C: England 1, Nigeria 1 The young Super Eagles fought back to earn a share of the spoils in Augsburg today. Mo Marley’s English side had to deal with Nigeria’s tough defending but they found a way through as Kerys Harrop scored a header off of ...more

Chiney Ogwumike chosen as Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted July 14, 2010 at 9:52pm

The biggest names in high school and professional sports convened in Los Angeles today as Gatorade honored the top prep male and female athletes with the eighth annual High School Athlete of the Year awards. Just yards from L.A. Live’s Nokia Theatre a...more

Sure it'd be nice to keep all the sports...
by Title IX Blog
posted July 13, 2010 at 8:10pm

In a recent hearing in California, a state senator strongly questioned the folks at UC Davis over their recent decision to cut four intercollegiate athletic teams. Senator Dean Florez, who serves on the senate's Select Committee on Gender Discrimination a...more

First Four
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 13, 2010 at 3:53pm

The NCAA announced Monday that is expanding the NCAA men’s basketball tournament field to 68 teams. But there is a catch. Those extra four teams will play a “first-round” game before the tournament actually starts. Confused? There will be 4 ext...more

Six reasons why I love the Utah Women’s Soccer “Show Your Scarf” campaign
by Soccer Science
posted July 11, 2010 at 1:18pm

Get your Utah Women’s Soccer Scarf and Season Ticket today! I didn’t go to the University of Utah, but in support of their new “Show Your Scarf” campaign, I’m going to buy a season ticket. Crazy, I know… My alma mater is actually a Mounta...more

Diablo Valley College to reinstate teams
by Title IX Blog
posted July 8, 2010 at 4:11pm

Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California) will reinstate the men's and women's cross country, track and tennis teams cut four months ago, in settlement of a threatened investigation and review by the Office of Civil Rights. The two-year college, ...more

It's all about July recruiting right now
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 8, 2010 at 3:36pm

The schedule was set a long time ago, and the last two days, every coach I follow on twitter has been hopping planes, fighting sleep deprivation and watching basketball until their eyes fall out. It's exciting.The last EOT games of the night are still wra...more

University of Georgia AD resigns following panty raid, DUI
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 6, 2010 at 6:31pm

So yeah, guess who just got busted on June 30 for DUI in Georgia? I can only imagine what the Georgia smokey must have been thinking when he discovered the driver he pulled over was none other than the University of Georgia’s Athletic Director, Damon E...more

July recruiting period: it's on like Donkey Kong tomorrow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 5, 2010 at 3:44pm

Major club ball tournaments get underway across the country tomorrow, as athletes compete for college scholarships. Leading the way are the USA Basketball members.The schedule for the major Los Angeles July tournament on the 14-15 is here.Some of the top ...more

Ariya Crook-Williams verbals to USC
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 1, 2010 at 6:54pm

WHOA.Ariya Crook-Williams, the No. 15 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hot 100, has given a verbal commitment to play for the University of Southern California. The 5-foot-7 guard, who has a knack for hitting big shots and plays what her Cal Sparks club coa...more

Scott Rueck named Oregon State University coach
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 30, 2010 at 6:23pm

I was just thinking last night that Oregon State should hasten their hiring of a new coach, because the July viewing period is here and the Beavers REALLY need some recruits. I guess OSU was thinking that too, because today they've named Scott Rueck their...more

Cuts to men's teams and the shark attack phenomenon
by Title IX Blog
posted June 28, 2010 at 5:39pm

This article about the Quinnipiac trial contained the following quote from the coach of the former men's track team, which was cut along with volleyball: The unfortunate reality of Title IX in this day and age is that university’s choose to eliminate m...more

Perspectives in QU/cheerleading
by Title IX Blog
posted June 26, 2010 at 12:23pm

Nothing major to report. I haven't seen any coverage of the closing arguments yet but if something of note occurs, we'll post about it.In reading some of the coverage that stemmed largely from Jeff Webb's testimony Tuesday about the legitimacy of cheerlea...more

Title IX Is good for Stanford
by Title IX Blog
posted June 25, 2010 at 4:21pm

In honor of Title IX's anniversary, here is a great article crediting Title IX for strengthening Stanford University athletics. After the law passed, some in the athletic department were resistant to expanding opportunities for women, but many of them ...more

NCAA proposes an end to early scholarship offers
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 25, 2010 at 2:36pm

No offers before July 1, proposes the NCAA.Coaches also would have to receive high school transcripts documenting at least five semesters or seven quarters worth of academic work for a young recruit before they can offer a scholarship......But Long, senio...more

The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 23, 2010 at 5:36pm

Cheerleading – and what it has evolved into – is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school’s decision to cut their team violated T...more

Looking ahead, Koll signs professional management contract
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Photo courtesy of Iowa State Athletics Department Fresh off of her victories at the NCAA Championships at both 5000m and 10,000m, Iowa State’s Lisa Koll has...more

QU trial: Lopiano testifies
by Title IX Blog
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:13pm

So the Title IX Blog did indeed take a field trip to Connecticut yesterday to watch some of the Quinnipiac University trial. Erin will be posting about what we saw (because she took notes and I just sat there amazed at some of the things people say and th...more

Texas Tech coach warned Big 12 of tensions that lead to punching incident
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 22, 2010 at 4:00pm

Interesting premonition by Texas Tech Coach Kristy Curry:Two weeks before Baylor star Brittney Griner threw the punch in Lubbock that went viral on the Internet, Texas Tech women’s basketball coach Kristy Curry warned the Big 12 Conference about concern...more

Title IX in the Football Realignment Universe: sole sanity in a money-mad college sports culture
by Fair Game News
posted June 22, 2010 at 12:05pm

By Laura Pappano The frenzy of conference switching (Colorado, Utah, Nebraska plus others at least thinking about it), has caused a stir for one reason: Colleges fret that if the future really is about a few megaconferences that some schools will be big ...more

Quinnipiac trial begins tomorrow
by Title IX Blog
posted June 20, 2010 at 11:04pm

The trial in the Quinnipiac University volleyball case begins tomorrow in federal court in Connecticut. There is nothing new to report since last month's decision to grant class-action status to the case being brought by five volleyball players.As a remin...more

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