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Northwestern Women’s LAX: Let us count the ways in which they dominate
by Fair Game News
posted May 22, 2009 at 10:08pm

By Lauren Taylor Let’s get it out up front: No other team has put out a strong enough showing during this tournament (or season) to make me doubt that the “purple haze” we’ve fallen into won’t continue. I’d like to see another team besides...more

WCWS: Stanford/Georgia both take game 1
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 22, 2009 at 11:23am

The Women’s College World Series Super Regionals started Thursday producing two action packed games as Ohio State took on Georgia and Stanford hosted Arizona. There is actually some parody this year. It’s nice to see teams outside of the Pac-10 advanc...more

#1 thing women’s college hockey coaches want
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 22, 2009 at 10:14am

There is one thing that all women’s college hockey coaches are looking for from aspiring female hockey players more than anything else. It’s got nothing to do with how hard your shot is, how fast your glove hand is or the speed of your crossovers. T...more

NCAA Softball: Super-regional weekend starts tonight
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 21, 2009 at 8:47pm

Super-regional weekend starts tonight, as shown in the chart below. There are eight "super" series, each two-out-of-three games. In any given super-regional, the teams will play a single game on the first day, then one or two on the second day (dependin...more

Oh yeah, and college softball
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 21, 2009 at 2:51am

A lot went on this past weekend in women's sports. Women's Professional Soccer broadcast all three of its matches, the WNBA preseason kicked off, and the Women's College World Series began its double-elimination play. You think college basketball is tough...more

Mailbag: Checking in on the Washington Huskies
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 20, 2009 at 6:31pm

Despite the WNBA season finally picking up, a few of you want to know how the Washington Huskies are doing in preparation for turning around one of its worst seasons in program history. Well, Coach Tia Jackson has a Twitter account (@Coach_Jackson), where...more

Indiana State suspends tennis
by Title IX Blog
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:05pm

Cut has become the latest dirty word in intercollegiate athletics. Perhaps that is why Indiana State University has "indefinitely suspended" men's and women's tennis. Budgetary issues was the reason behind the suspension of the two teams which were chosen...more

Show me the money!
by After Atalanta
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:56am

Athletic departments, with their non-traditional accounting practices, may have a little more 'splainin to do about where their monies are going. Congress is looking at the tax-exempt status athletic departments, because they are part of educational insti...more

Jaclyn Murphy’s “big sisters”: Northwestern women’s lacrosse team
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 19, 2009 at 12:36pm

Jaclyn Murphy is no ordinary 14-year-old junior varsity lacrosse player. She’s got a great story, one which I’m thrilled to say the New York Times told the world this past weekend. In short, Jaclyn, four years ago, was a frail 10 year old being treat...more

Nicholls State cuts women's golf
by Title IX Blog
posted May 18, 2009 at 10:33am

Down in Louisiana where state budget issues are forcing cuts in state institutions (familiar story by now) Nicholls State has dropped its women's golf team. The school is now down to 14 teams, the minimum number it can field and still be eligible for DI s...more

LAX Playoffs: What to look for in this weekend’s matchups
by Fair Game News
posted May 15, 2009 at 11:10am

By Lauren Taylor Round one of the women’s NCAA Division 1 lacrosse tournament offered zero upsets, but expect excitement this weekend when top teams meet in the quarterfinals (championships next weekend at Towson University in Maryland). This is co...more

Let the tournament begin!
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 14, 2009 at 3:44pm

Let the tournament begin! Two of the NCAA regional sites -- Chapel Hill, NC and Columbus, OH -- get underway today. Above is a montage of programs and ticket stubs from regionals I've attended in recent years. By visiting family in Los Angeles or atten...more

Roster doctoring confirmed at QU
by Title IX Blog
posted May 14, 2009 at 12:08pm

Yesterday in a court in Connecticut where the coach and members of the Quinnipiac women's volleyball team are trying to get an injunction against the school that would prevent administration from cutting the team until all legal issues are resolved, the Q...more

There’s a Title IX Game Being Played (and it’s NOT helping female athletes)
by Fair Game News
posted May 13, 2009 at 11:12pm

By Laura Pappano Whether or not a judge rules that Quinnipiac University has violated Title IX by cutting its Women’s Volleyball team is less newsworthy than what we learned in court today. That is, coaches manipulated rosters to meet Title IX require...more

Pomp and Circumstance: Athletes Graduate
by Pretty Tough
posted May 13, 2009 at 11:09pm

It’s that time of year. All across the country, graduations are taking place. But when they play “Pomp and Circumstance” and call the roll, there will be a number of no-shows at many of these graduation ceremonies. Why miss graduation? Well, fo...more

College Volleyball: Evidence presented in Quinnipiac case
by Title IX Blog
posted May 13, 2009 at 12:05am

A sort of PS to yesterday's post about the beginning of the women's volleyball team's attempt to get their sport reinstated at Quinnipiac University.Coach Robin Sparks testified yesterday that the athletic department had engaged in some doctoring of team ...more

Pretty Tough Tuesday: Fastpitch 411
by Pretty Tough
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:34am

Get caught up with the week in fastpitch. 1. The countdown begins for the 2009 College World Series. Find out the tournaments pairings here. 2. Top ten finalists for the 2009 USA Softball Player of the Year Award were announced. Check out the c...more

Women's Hoops: Olympic Trails and Tribulations
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:25am

R went out last night and our number one (and only) fan told her we are boring (in so many words). I agree, we are boring; we are sooooooo missing women’s college basketball. Someone told me the big men are playing (NBA playoffs) and it got exciting, b...more

No quality coach, program dropped
by Title IX Blog
posted May 6, 2009 at 10:31pm

With the spate of recent teams being cut or dropped from school's varsity roster due to budget issues, this news out of Montana is an interesting change.Miles Community College has dropped its women's volleyball program after unsuccessful three attempts a...more

Recruiting: College Soccer Showcases
by Pretty Tough
posted May 6, 2009 at 5:35pm

For high school and club soccer players, the arrival of spring signals the beginning of tournament season and, for many, attending the all-important college showcase tournaments. The stakes are high but it’s not bragging rights or a tournament trophy th...more

College Softball: Michigan Ohio Doubleheader
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted May 6, 2009 at 3:52pm

As a Michigan alum, I'm so excited about tonight's Wolverine doubleheader against Ohio State that I made the logo above! The twin-bill, which starts in Ann Arbor at 5:00 Eastern, will in all likelihood decide the Big 10 championship. Each team is 14-2 in...more

NCAA rules: summer & vacation jobs
by Pretty Tough
posted May 5, 2009 at 9:53pm

If you plan on getting a summer job, then be sure you know the NCAA Regulations regarding prospective student-athlete employment. Listed below is some important information that all current and prospective student-athletes, alumni, athletics representati...more

Flip-flops III: Hawaii and Arizona looking at sand volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 5, 2009 at 1:01pm

The whole point of calling it sand volleyball, instead of beach volleyball, was to, according to the NCAA, make the newly named emerging sport a little more appealing to places not so sunny and ocean-y. But two schools actively considering adding the spor...more

NYT addresses athletic department cuts
by Title IX Blog
posted May 4, 2009 at 8:32pm

This weekend's NYT had an article on the spate of recent athletic department cuts including the many teams that have been lost to the economic recession.But the effects go beyond the athletes and coaches of the cut teams. The article predicts that the cut...more

College Sports: University of Washington cuts swimming
by Title IX Blog
posted May 4, 2009 at 1:56pm

University of Washington, experiencing a budget shortfall similar to many--if not most--universities these days, has made the difficult decision to cut its men's and women's swim teams. The cuts were a surprise, especially given the recent growing success...more

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