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UCLA students reject Pauley Pavilion new seating plan
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:38pm

UCLA students overwhelmingly rejected the administration's plan to move the student section behind one basket when Pauley Pavilion re-opens next year. Only eight percent supported the plan, while 69 percent opposed it, and 23 percent had no preference. PP...more

More on monumental Pac-12 deal
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 5, 2011 at 11:16am

ESPN's official release on yesterday's deal, and their plan to show Pac-12 sports "across multiple entities."Reactions to what is probably the biggest agreement for a college conference. ...more

What You Should Know: 2009-10 NCAA Race and Gender Demographics Report
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 4, 2011 at 5:57pm

The NCAA recently released its Race and Gender Demographics Report for 2009-10, which measures annually the composition of NCAA member institutions’ administrative and coaching staffs. The report shows significant increases in the number of administrat...more

Confronting Sexual Abuse and Harassment by Sport Coaches: A Need for a National Effort
by mhueter
posted May 3, 2011 at 1:19pm

This NEW white paper was passed along to us by Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., President of Sports Management Resources. It was developed by members of the "Project to Address Coach-Athlete Sexual Harassment and Abuse", a group of former athletes and sport adm...more

Brown to cut sports--or maybe not
by Title IX Blog
posted May 3, 2011 at 12:16am

It's been a big news week generally and in Title IX land. We apologize for not keeping up.Last week I kept meaning to write about how a Brown University committee was recommending the elimination of four sports from the varsity roster: wrestling, men's an...more

More on the Delaware track team complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted April 27, 2011 at 2:49pm

The complaint filed with OCR by those trying to save the Delaware men's track team remains in the news this week. And Erin was asked to comment on the situation for The News Journal in an article in which we learned more about the complaint and motivation...more

1902 article - The Athletic Girl Not Unfeminine
by LostCentury
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:16pm

1902 article published in Outing magazine written by Christine Terhune Herrick...more

How to make sure we keep our athletes first
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 22, 2011 at 2:14pm

source Students on our college campuses aren’t learning. That’s a very general summation of a study called, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning On College Campuses”. Since I see myself as part of the teaching stratosphere at my institution...more

Our Dream USWNT squads for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
by All White Kit
posted April 19, 2011 at 6:15pm

The following are the lists of players Chris Henderson and I would like to see get the call to represent the United States in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. A few notes: it goes without saying that a lot can change within the next four years, a...more

Baylor announces Melissa Jones jersey retirement during team banquet
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 15, 2011 at 10:07pm

Over 1,100 Baylor fans attended the team’s end of the season Lady Bear Appreciation Banquet, sponsored by the Tip Off Club Thursday night in Waco. School officials addressed the audience and players were honored. Among the accolades announced was the re...more

Woman on men’s college tennis team wins conference rookie-of-the-week honors. Remind me: Why isn’t D3 tennis co-ed?
by Fair Game News
posted April 15, 2011 at 5:11pm

By Laura Pappano Last week after Wheelock College freshman Claire O’Donoghue, a member of the Men’s Tennis Team (yes, you read that correctly), earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory in singles and an 8-6 win in doubles with her male partner (plus narrowly lost a...more

Capital One Cup updated standings
by Pretty Tough
posted April 13, 2011 at 11:03pm

The Capital One Cup, which will reward Division 1 athletics across multiple men’s and women’s sports for their on-field performance, is heating up with the end of the school year approaching meaning that the competition is also in its final stage. Fo...more

WSU unveils new Nike uniforms for all sports teams
by A Glam Slam
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:35pm

Since becoming the Washington State University Athletic Director, Bill Moos has been working on a “brand and identity program” for school sports, with revamped team wardrobes as a top priority. The goal of the Couger makeover was to create a consisten...more

CollegeTrack & Field Power Rankings: Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 13, 2011 at 1:27pm

Oregon stays at #1Unlike the men's rankings, the women's saw very little movement from last week. All of the top five spots remain unchanged.In the only major scored-meet action of the weekend, Oregon defended its #1 ranking by winning the Pepsi Team In...more

Kid's Just 'Wanna Have Fun: A Look into the Impact of Children's Sports
by kristenbennett
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:50pm

   Elena Delle Donne now plays basketball at the      Universiy of Delaware, near her hometown.             She was interviewed by ESPN at age fifteen, the top basketbal...more

Commentary on Yale and "Dear Colleague"
by Title IX Blog
posted April 11, 2011 at 5:22pm

There has been a significant amount of press about both the complaint filed by Yale students alleging the university has not done enough to remedy sexual harassment and the Obama administration's "Dear Colleague" letter about dealing with harassment. Ofte...more

Maya Moore wins her second Wooden Award
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 9, 2011 at 12:30pm

Connecticut’s Maya Moore won her second John R. Wooden Award Friday night in Los Angeles. The winner of the honor for the best women’s college player of the year was decided by the media who selected and ranked five players. Moore, who finished her c...more

Bellarmine Prep star Sarah Hartwell exploring new options
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 8, 2011 at 11:32am

Bellarmine Prep coach Kevin Meines described it as "a crazy couple of days," confirming what The News Tribune first indicated on Twitter -- PG Sarah Hartwell asked for a release of her Letter of Intent from Xavier. Multiple sources said the school will ho...more

Northeast Ohio girl puts name in football record books
by kristenbennett
posted April 7, 2011 at 11:37pm

One Ohio girl has put her name in the record books of a sport that not many other girls can claim—football.  Current high school senior Alana Gaither picked up the sport of football her sophomore year and has garnered a great deal of ac...more

Lisa Leslie talks about the Capital One Cup and basketball ahead of the women’s championship
by Pretty Tough
posted April 5, 2011 at 8:09pm

Three-time Olympic Gold medalist and WNBA champion Lisa Leslie took the time to talk to us at Pretty Tough about her involvement with the Capital One Cup and about the men’s and women’s tournaments. Without further ado, here is the interview! AH: How...more

Rest In Peace, Mandi
by The First Line
posted April 4, 2011 at 9:52pm

Despite many of the headlines you’ll see today, Mandi Schwartz did not ‘lose’ her ‘battle’ with cancer. That would mean that somewhere out there, people are ‘winning,’ and what does that say about those who don’t? All of us want to hon...more

Yale students/alums file complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted April 2, 2011 at 5:54pm

Citing a hostile sexual environment on campus, 16 current and former Yale University students have filed a Title IX complaint with the Office of Civil Rights. The complainants have said the university's internal processes for dealing with sexual harassmen...more

Call for applications: Stacey Levitt Scholarship
by Women in Sport International
posted April 2, 2011 at 11:31am

Here is a scholarship available for female college and university students that are actively involved in sports.http://www.caaws.ca/e/grants/levitt/ ...more

Business and College Programs: Trouble ahead for women's hockey?
by The First Line
posted April 1, 2011 at 10:33am

It’s bittersweet news, that Canadian Tire has donated $60,000 to keep SMU’s hockey team afloat. On the one hand, this successful program will keep going. But the fact is, the university should be responsible for supporting its own programs, and ha...more

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