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Mary Hanson interviews Roy Griak
by TJ's Turf
posted March 30, 2010 at 1:44pm

In many ways, it seems inevitable that Mary Hanson would one day interview Roy Griak. As host of The Mary Hanson Show, the longest-running program on cable in the United States (it's been on the air regularly since 1980), Hanson has tackled health and soc...more

Am I a bad blogger?
by After Atalanta
posted March 29, 2010 at 12:10pm

Well I haven't blogged in a week even though we are in prime women's sports time with the NCAA basketball tourney, an amazing women's Frozen Four, the beginning of the LPGA season in the US...so the immediate answer is yes.But the question was actually in...more

Should Men and Women Compete On The Basketball Court?
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 27, 2010 at 6:27pm

Are women going to be playing on men’s basketball teams? Oh dear God, I hope not. Is that harsh? Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl told Dan Patrick he thinks that women are good enough to play on men’s teams. He did say that he doesn’t think we need to...more

Violence, girls and sports
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 27, 2010 at 12:31pm

The popular reading of violence in women’s sports is that (a) part of the growth into the big-time arena and (b) bad for women’s sports in general. Last weekend, an article on violence in women’s sports ran in the New York Times, covering pretty mu...more

Two sisters, one award. Nneke talks about Chiney, the 2009-10 Gatorade Player of the Year
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 26, 2010 at 10:05am

Already known as a dynamic duo of women’s basketball, sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike added to their resume of hoop accomplishments with the younger sibling earning this year’s Gatorade High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award. Nneka ...more

NYT examines violence in women's college sports
by Title IX Blog
posted March 25, 2010 at 11:16am

In recent months, college sport has seen several high profile instances of violence by female athletes, from New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert pulling an opponent down by her ponytail to Baylor's Brittany Griner currently serving a two-game suspe...more

Thoughts on point guard play
by Hoop Thoughts
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:02pm

The following are some notes that our Tae Tae LeBlanc (a Lady Tiger point guard) took at Don Meyer's Perimeter Camp in 2005. The experience for Tae Tae was excellent and made a huge difference in her approach and made her a bigger player:2 Kinds of point ...more

University of North Florida cuts swimming and diving
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 5:45pm

The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, citing financial constraints, conference affiliation, and facilities, announced earlier this week that it will cut its women's swimming and diving team. There was no mention of any plans to add a different ...more

One way or another?
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:13am

A panel on gender equity and intercollegiate sports held at Vanderbilt University Law School yesterday brought out a Title IX founder, a realist, and a wrestling coach.According to the AP coverage, the panel discussion focused on "whether the law requirin...more

Latest “Women in Intercollegiate Sport” report now available
by One Sport Voice
posted March 23, 2010 at 8:51pm

The most recent version of Acosta & Carpenter’s longitudinal (33 years!) research on Women in Intercollegiate Sport is now available on their website. Some good news highlights: 42.6% of women’s teams are coached by a female head coach, a number tha...more

Good Parent/Bad Citizen
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 23, 2010 at 10:01am

Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram Jr’s. father had his prison sentence extended by 27 months as a punishment for jumping bail. Of course he was jumping bail to attempt to watch his son play in the Sugar Bowl in 2009. He got caught in a hotel room in Mic...more

Professional Sports vs. Olympic Sports
by Sport Management Education
posted March 22, 2010 at 9:09pm

In the world of sports, there is always something happening. With so many sports to choose from, fans certainly have a variety of events to watch each week. For example, just look at the overlap in terms of some of America’s major sports le...more

White female athletes, black male athletes and Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 7:45pm

University of Georgia professor Dr. Billy Hawkins has a new book out about the black athletes and intercollegiate sports. It appears, from this press release, that a majority of the book. The New Plantation, focuses on the young men in revenue-producing s...more

Look Out World, There are more Gerhart siblings
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 1:46pm

The genetic legacy of this family needs to be studied for the benefit of humankind. Toby should have won the Heisman, and now sister Teagan has thrown back-to-back no-hitters for his alma mater. Oh, and the day before that she pitched a perfect game.�...more

Must there be a gun (okay, we mean rifle) Battle of the Sexes?
by Fair Game News
posted March 18, 2010 at 6:22pm

By Laura Pappano When Jonathan Hall captured the air-rifle individual title at the NCAA Rifle Championships, held at Texas Christian University last weekend, he realized what a big deal it was. “I had to represent the men,” said Hall, according to an...more

The Bubble Watch: O'Bannon, Keller, Hart and the Business of College Athletics
by amber2jewel
posted March 17, 2010 at 10:07pm

Professional amateurs - has the bubble burst?...more

What it really means to Believe and Run On!
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:31pm

Last week I decided to sit down with my coach and tell him my plans for this upcoming season. Unfortunately, it didn't go the way I had hoped. He is such an encouraging and positive person and has been great in the five years I've been here, but I heard t...more

Sports information divided along gender lines
by Sports, Media & Society
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:16pm

As the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments start this week, CBS and ESPN, respectively, will air a steady stream of segments on various coaches and teams. A sports information director (SID) for each team will help the media coordinate inte...more

Cuts forthcoming at Davis
by Title IX Blog
posted March 15, 2010 at 10:08am

Due to a major budget shortfall this year, the UC Davis athletic department has been asked to cut $1.79 million from the department budget next year. The school has given the department control over how to cut its budget, but it's a nearly foregone conclu...more

Soccer young'uns
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 13, 2010 at 3:36pm

Getting ready to cue up the U-17 national team on my TiVo, but I find the whole idea of watching people that age compete a little skeevy. Then again, I sometimes feel weird watching junior hockey and they're a. male and b. the same age as college basket...more

How and What to Follow at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
by anngaff
posted March 12, 2010 at 4:37pm

The NCAA Indoor Track & Field Indoor Championships take place this weekend (March 12-13) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Highlights include Oregon distance stars Jordan Hasay and Nicole Blood tripling up to see if they can bring home a national title for the D...more

Second lawsuit filed against Delaware State
by Title IX Blog
posted March 12, 2010 at 10:09am

Fifteen members of the recently-terminated Delaware State equestrian team have filed suit in federal court, challenging the school's decision to cut their team as a violation of Title IX. The Women's Law Project and Flaster Greenburg, a Philadelphia-base...more

NCAA drops future plans to use FOTF ads
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted March 11, 2010 at 4:38pm

Just to wrap up this thread, I understand that the NCAA has quietly dropped all plans to use the FOTF ads in the future, specifically during the fast approaching men’s NCAA basketball tournament. Thanks to the NCAA for doing the right thing. Kudos to a...more

Wallace Renfro: "Profitability no indicator of importance of college athletics programs"
by Swish Appeal
posted March 10, 2010 at 8:48pm

Wallace Renfro: "Profitability no indicator of importance of college athletics programs" The link above is worth a read as information with which to respond to people who say women's sports and/or Title IX hurt universities because they don't generate r...more

A hodge podge of sport-related stuff
by One Sport Voice
posted March 9, 2010 at 9:22pm

This will be a random blog post and as I can’t find a common link except to apply a critical lens to each issue. Here are five interesting pieces to check out: 1. A parody Got No Game with Paul Mecurio: Race in Sports (HBO) brings to life race and ge...more

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