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Title IX and community colleges
by Title IX Blog
posted July 28, 2011 at 12:34pm

The NYT ran a very interesting article last week about the application of and compliance with Title IX at the country's community colleges. Community colleges face unique challenges when trying to comply with the law. It's non-traditional student body, of...more

ASU refuses to release athlete from National Letter of Intent; she will sit out a year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 21, 2011 at 3:13pm

Karina Alofaituli asked out of her National Letter of intent with Arizona State after Coach Charli Turner-Thorne said she would sit out a year. But ASU denied the Newbury Park, CA forward, so she will have to sit out a year beginning this fall, as she att...more

Second half of college basketball recruiting season about to kick off
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 20, 2011 at 4:25pm

Here comes the Michael T White Showtime Championships this weekend in the Los Angeles area. Bracket, featuring some of my favorite regular suspects from this tournament in years past. Other MTW events around the country.One more tip sheet from the Nike Su...more

Texas A&M; Rumored to (Still) be Interested in Moving to SEC
by Swish Appeal
posted July 19, 2011 at 10:33am

Texas A&M;Rumored to (Still) be Interested in Moving to SEC During the original rumor barrage that saw two Big 12 teams leave the conference, all the talk went to the football world, tv contracts and super-conference potential. Now that the conference...more

Knight Commission Seeking Grant Proposals
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted July 16, 2011 at 12:20pm

Author: NACWAA The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is seeking proposals for grant-funded research on policy in intercollegiate athletics. The deadline for submission is August 5, 2011. For a copy of the full RFP, p...more

The second tale: Gender identity in intercollegiate athletics
by After Atalanta
posted June 28, 2011 at 5:41pm

I have been somewhat lax in my posting recently, and I know I promised three tales of gender identity and discrimination a while back. My first tale was related to the Women's World Cup and the accusations against Equatorial Guinea based on--apparently--t...more

Stanford Cardinal Beat Texas A&M; In Women's Capital One Cup After Final Four Loss
by Swish Appeal
posted June 25, 2011 at 6:29pm

There should have been absolutely no shame in the Stanford Cardinal falling to the Texas A&M; Aggies in the 2011 NCAA women's basketball Final Four. Not only did TAMU end up going on to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the 2011 NCAA National Ch...more

AWSMNow: The Rainbow Ceiling, a conversation about homosexuality in sports
by mhueter
posted June 22, 2011 at 11:10am

Thanks for the Association for Women in Sports Media for sending this along. In commemoration of Pride month, the Association for Women in Sports Media is proud to present “The Rainbow Ceiling, a conversation about homosexuality in sports” as...more

Vote for Favorite Stanford Female Athlete of the Year
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted June 21, 2011 at 6:52pm

Stanford Athletics is using social media (read Facebook), to conduct a poll on your favorite Stanford female athlete of the year. Cool! Some pretty good names in there. Vote for your favorite today. C and R did, and you have to go to the website to see. A...more

From high school to grown - are you certified?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 18, 2011 at 10:17am

Recruiting:Arizona State has lost another recruit, as Simone Westbrook of the class of 2012 decommitted and re-opened her recruitment. This follows the de-committment of Kiki Alofaituli, class of 2011, and Cassie Harberts of the class of 2010. What's goin...more

Female wrestlers' Title IX case against UC Davis goes to trial
by Title IX Blog
posted June 17, 2011 at 1:15pm

On Wednesday, a federal district court judge in California heard closing arguments in the trial to determine whether the University of California at Davis violated Title IX when it denied opportunities to female wrestlers in 2001. The case has been in li...more

Building a track stadium in Oregon
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted June 16, 2011 at 2:14am

Yesterday Oregon State broke ground on a new track facility. Ken Goe and Doug Binder wrote about it. Oregon State killed off its track programs in 1988 and only brought back the women’s program in 2004 (and a distance-only one at that). This is consi...more

[Video] Female baseball pitcher signs National Letter of Intent
by Pretty Tough
posted June 14, 2011 at 3:23am

High school varsity baseball pitching sensation Marti Sementelli is no stranger to media attention. Since her days playing Little League at age five with the boys, she has regularly garnered attention from local and national news media. At age 10 she made...more

Tennessee merges athletic departments
by After Atalanta
posted June 14, 2011 at 12:53am

The University of Tennessee announced last week that it will be merging its formerly separate men's and women's athletic departments.Tennessee was one of the remaining DI institutions that had retained separate departments. Most schools combined departmen...more

What college coaches want
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 11, 2011 at 11:08am

ESPN has taken to surveying college coaches about what they're looking for in recruits, on the verge of the July viewing period. There's a lot of interesting statements in what they say is their first installment of this series. Such as:....This generatio...more

How did your HS Coach Create an Environment of so Many Healthy Girls?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 9, 2011 at 12:12am

The following question is in reference to a radio show I did recently about eating disorders among female runners. You don’t have to listen to understand this Q and A, but here it is if you want to: WTS Radio Show Q: L-Flo, After our radio show I w...more

Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announces new grants program
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 27, 2011 at 4:23pm

Posted on behalf of the Knight Commission The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is requesting proposals for grants to support research on intercollegiate athletics policy. The program is intended to enhance the Commission's long-standing...more

Swin Cash to receive an honorary degree from Washington & Jefferson College
by HoopFeed.com
posted May 19, 2011 at 1:12pm

Washington & Jefferson College is set to award Seattle Storm forward Swin Cash with an honorary degree at its annual Commencement ceremony on May 21. Cash will be lauded along with three other women who have “made lifelong commitments to science, commun...more

UCLA adds point guard Alexis Perry
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 18, 2011 at 3:03am

Ah, the rumors I heard last week were true: Brea Olinda's Alexis Perry has signed with UCLA. Allegedly, the talented senior is a late signer because some colleges were scared away by her previous injuries, to both knee and shoulder. Patience appears to ha...more

UCLA releases Justine Hartman from letter of intent
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:48pm

The top prospect from Brea Olinda High School is on the recruiting trail again after being released from her committment to UCLA. She had previously verbaled to Boston College, and was released from that too.Also today: Aly Beebe has been admitted to Stan...more

Top basketball prospect Bria Smith picks Louisville
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:47am

Bria Smith, the seventh-ranked 2011 prospect who renewed her search for a school when Debbie Ryan left Virginia last month, has chosen Louisville. She opted for the Cardinals over Tennessee.Bonus:New NCAA president Mark Emmert is getting tougher on rule b...more

1899 - Volleyball - The New Game for Girls
by LostCentury
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:39pm

April 23, 1899, Sunday - The San Francisco Call “Volley ball is the game par excellence for girls and young women. It is a new game and meets all the requirements for exercise and physical culture.” So said Miss Walker, instructor in physical tr...more

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