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Women's game: Not 'as good' as it was?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 1, 2009 at 11:51am

A story in the South Bend Tribune today reports that ND women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw, speaking at the annual NACDA meeting, lamented the state of women's college basketball -- ethically speaking -- today. "It's not quite as good as it used to be...more

2009 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament field announced
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 30, 2009 at 7:11pm

The Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament kicks off in mid-November with a field of sixteen teams. Eleven of the teams played in the postseason last spring: Arkansas-Little Rock, Bowling Green, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Tech, Marist, New M...more

Women coaching men: The RI round-up
by After Atalanta
posted June 30, 2009 at 3:49pm

Here is a very "comprehensive" article about women who coach men/boys in Rhode Island. High school and college coaches and some of their achievements. The writer lists ALL of the women who coach men/boys and where they do so. There are 32 in total. No na...more

Easing the transition from high school to college
by Sport Management Education
posted June 29, 2009 at 12:22pm

High school graduations across the nation have come and gone and hopefully the graduates are enjoying their summer. As they prepare to head off to college in the fall there are a few things that come to mind that will help in the transition from high ...more

Kupets wins Honda-Broderick Cup - Best Collegiate Female Athlete
by Pretty Tough
posted June 22, 2009 at 9:56pm

There’s been a lot of discussion around here about which Honda Award winner would garner the top female collegiate athlete award. Top contenders included Colorado’s Jenny Barringer, UConn’s Renee Montgomery and Washington’s Danielle Lawrie. In th...more

Team USA
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 22, 2009 at 9:55pm

Our Stanford girls, Kayla Pederson and Jeanette Pohlen both got picked for the USA National Basketball Team that will play in the 2009 World University Games. This is Kayla’s third time on the team, but the first for Pohlen, who stepped up her game this...more

(From the Track) Q: Who's that Mexican Girl from Riverside? A: Brenda Martinez
by From A Left Wing
posted June 19, 2009 at 4:41pm

U.C. Riverside sophomore Brenda Martinez took 2nd place in the 1500 (4:13.97) at the NCAA national championship on June 10 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.Check out the flotrack interview below. I love it when she talks about UCR's "sleeper" status (so true!), ...more

Settlement Reached in UC Davis Case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 19, 2009 at 2:14pm

In 2007, three female students who played club sports at the University of California at Davis sued the university to challenge the lack of varsity athletic opportunities for women. They argued that Davis failed to satisfy any of the three alternative pr...more

Hoop Boost: New blog for players
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 18, 2009 at 5:31pm

We are excited to announce a new blog: Hoop Boost. We have designed this blog specifically for the student-athlete in hope that it will provide them someplace to go for information and motivation. The majority of items that can be found on Hoop Boost can ...more

Florida case and thoughts on cheerleading
by Title IX Blog
posted June 18, 2009 at 12:03pm

The Florida Parents for Athletic Equity have indeed filed a lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletic Association as they promised they would if FHSAA did not make moves toward ensuring equitable competitive opportunities.This case and the Quinnipi...more

Prince skips senior year to play basketball abroad
by Women's Sports Nation
posted June 17, 2009 at 11:39am

Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince will forego her senior year to play professionally overseas in Europe. According to the Associated Press, Prince stated that she felt it was her time to go and that she would like to enter the WNBA draft in 2010. Prince still...more

Fourteen schools, four conferences awarded NCAA women’s basketball grants
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 16, 2009 at 6:59pm

Fourteen Division I women’s basketball programs and four conferences were selected to receive funding through the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Grant Program. The grants total $750,000. The program, entering its second year, is designed to incre...more

Hockey: To play outdoors, To not play outdoors
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted June 15, 2009 at 12:14pm

So are they playing a college hockey game here or not? (Picture by yours truly. Yes, I can take good photos once and a while.) Remember when I noted that Denver’s men’s ice hockey schedule release may have squashed rumors of a college game being a ...more

NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships: Barringer, Texas A&M; Winners
by anngaff
posted June 14, 2009 at 11:41pm

Colorado's Jenny Barringer traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships just 2 days after returning from Eugene, Oregon, where the Prefontaine Classic took place on Sunday.  Barringer finished a ...more

Mediation in QU case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 12, 2009 at 1:16pm

Judge Stefan Underhill, who ordered the injunction on the Quinnipiac Title IX/volleyball case recently, has sent the case to a magistrate judge for mediation talks. No word here on what next week's talks will address, but both sides made the request to th...more

College Track & Field: the NCAA Championships are here!
by anngaff
posted June 11, 2009 at 3:03pm

The NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships began yesterday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Thanks to CBS Sports, you can watch it LIVE online throughout the week/end! For a great guide to the top 10 athletes in each event, check out Track &...more

Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:10pm

For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more

Softball for Weatherford?
by Title IX Blog
posted June 11, 2009 at 11:11am

New trustees are in place at Weatherford College in Texas and all are going forth with the agreement with OCR that states that the college will survey students and add a women's team if results deem it necessary. This article, though not stating if and wh...more

Danielle Lawrie pitches to Seattle media
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 10, 2009 at 3:32pm

Monday afternoon, softball star Danielle Lawrie pitched to members of the Seattle-area media, in an exhibition match of sorts. The media hacks did their best, but their efforts begot little other than embarrassment (theirs) and funny scenes in the followi...more

Cutting costs without cutting sports
by Title IX Blog
posted June 9, 2009 at 1:50pm

In the wake of the Quinnipiac case, in which it seemed that the university somewhat spitefully cut men's track and field when it was told it had to retain women's volleyball, at least temporarily, in order to work out some Title IX issues, it is a good ti...more

Jennifer Gillom on having the Ole Miss Sports Center named after her and her sister
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 9, 2009 at 1:29pm

The Gillom Sports Center at Ole Miss is named after basketball legends and sisters Jennifer and Peggie Gillom. "It's hard to comprehend; it's so amazing. Race always becomes an issue, especially at Ole Miss because of the past. To have two black women ...more

Random Tuesday Tidbits: Tweeting, cutting costs, and pics of the week
by After Atalanta
posted June 9, 2009 at 11:58am

It's all about Twitter these days. I was listening to one of my favorite college radio station Saturday and was told I could tweet my request in. (Of course I am not on Twitter yet so I would have to be a little more traditional and email it or even--gasp...more

College Softball: Annual list of graduating seniors and key returnees
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted June 7, 2009 at 1:09pm

Here is my annual list of graduating seniors and key returnees for the teams in the recently concluded Women's College World Series, as well as other top players not in the WCWS. To construct the lists, I looked at the NFCA and Easton All-America teams, ...more

Congrats to new grad Michelle Kwan
by Pretty Tough
posted June 4, 2009 at 5:21pm

Michelle Kwan is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history having won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, and two Olympic medals. With her focus and dedication, it’s no surprise she’s a good student as well. Kwan attended Solead...more

Coach K's Little Blue Book
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 4, 2009 at 5:02pm

The following comes from Coach K's Little Blue Book: Lessons from College Basketball’s Best Coach by Barry Jacobs. Its a short book with insight into Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Philosophy. Below are just a few of my notes from the book:He’s co...more

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