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Dara Torres v. Tom Watson: One for the Ages
by One Sport Voice
posted July 21, 2009 at 1:45am

With the near win of Tom Watson at this year’s British Open, much talk arose around his age (59!) and his potential to win his 6th title at Turnberry. It reminded me of similar age x performance dialogue around then 41 year-old Dara Torres in the 200...more

Girls: practice your bunts, throws, and make-up application
by After Atalanta
posted July 19, 2009 at 12:52pm

Every time I hear about saving softball, people invoke young girls. We're doing it for all those girls in the stands, commentator Michelle Smith says. I am so sick of this rationale. Why do women's sports have to invoke the future of girlhood as a primary...more

The Compleat (Not A Typo) Thrill List Revised
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 19, 2009 at 12:44pm

A few weeks ago, Sports Illustrated invited its writers to create top-ten lists of the most exciting players to watch in their sports' histories. The exercise was intended to excite comment, but I have no doubt that what won't excite much comment is how...more

WNBA.com working really, really hard on making Candace Parker face of league
by Women's Sports Nation
posted July 18, 2009 at 1:24pm

Enough already! I know Candace Parker is the golden child for the WNBA, but it is getting to the point of insanity. Every time this woman moves or breathes it is on the front page of the WNBA.com. Yes, she is the utmost perfect player. She is beautiful, s...more

Dear ESPN,
by After Atalanta
posted July 16, 2009 at 9:54pm

Next March when you issue your press release during Women's History Month about how much coverage you provide of women's sports, I hope you don't count the softball game you are airing right now in your list of accomplishments.Because when I saw that wome...more

Say It Isn’t So, Diana!
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:37am

Okay, I saw on other WNBA websites that Phoenix forward Diana Taurasi was pulled over for a DUI on July 2nd. I was shocked. I love Taurasi and always have thought of her as a role model. And low and behold, my paper, the San Francisco Chronicle just put...more

Pro athletes are already out
by After Atalanta
posted July 15, 2009 at 3:01pm

I'm not going to go into my "I really do like Dave Zirin, but sometimes..." intro here because, well, that pretty much captures it.A recent Zirin column asks "Which pro athlete will come out of the closet?"It's a curious question because, of course, there...more

Bloggers: Filling a gap in sports coverage?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 14, 2009 at 11:36am

The ongoing skirmishes between sports journalists and bloggers -- the most recent reflected in Mark Cuban's suggestion (in his blog, of all places) that some bloggers be publicly shunned by media organizations -- involve two groups that often work at odds...more

No surprises post-US Open
by After Atalanta
posted July 13, 2009 at 11:41am

It was somewhat surprising how few under par rounds there were at this year's US Open; and that Christie Kerr feel apart on Sunday; and the way Eun He Ji calmed her nerves and pulled off that amazing birdie putt at 18 to win her first major.Not surprising...more

Gender cheating
by After Atalanta
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:48am

If you look at the accumulation of comments on Soccer Lens' "The 15 Greatest Sports Cheats of All Time" you would think the biggest controversy is whether Maradona's "hand of god" goal in the 1980s was worse than boxing coach Panana Lewis's tactics that l...more

What Women’s Professional Soccer can learn from NASCAR: Love the fans you’ve got
by Fair Game News
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:42am

By Laura Pappano Let’s get over the woe-is-us tone that shrouds women’s professional soccer. Yesterday’s NY Times story captured the uncertainty league bigwigs feel around the (admittedly) very challenging task of filling soccer stadiums, and g...more

Serena has the last word
by After Atalanta
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:39pm

Everyone, it seems, has weighed in on the Centre Court sexism.But Wimbledon winner, 11-time Grand Slam singles champion, Serena Williams definitely got the last word (even if Dave Zirin wrote his column after Serena's win). Her shirt at the post-match pre...more

Wimbledon to assign courts based on anatomical dmensions
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:37pm

In an effort to stem the tide of criticism over the use of heterosex appeal as a criterion for assigning courts in the women’s side of the bracket, Wimbledon officials have announced new gender equitable criteria for next year. All entrants (regardless...more

Serena’s shirt exposes Wimbledon sexism
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

If you haven’t seen the t-shirt Serena Williams sported in her post-match Wimbledon press conference, then you are missing out. Given the attention to attractiveness, court assignments, body parts (i.e., “back packs”) sex sells women’s tennis co...more

Bad band!
by After Atalanta
posted July 7, 2009 at 3:17pm

So this one time, in band camp...we learned naughty things to say to other teams during basketball games.And now Texas Christian University is in trouble. For the bad band's actions during the first round of the 2009 women's national tournament, the NCAA ...more

How I accidentally saw Elvis dead
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 7, 2009 at 12:25pm

It was hot as hell on August 17th, 1977, the day I accidentally saw Elvis dead. It was the year that Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit movie theaters like a neutron bomb, the year that Rocky won an Academy Award for best picture. ...more

Serena Williams “Oversized Back Pack” Critiqued
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 11:27am

When I read this column about Serena Williams by sportswriter Jason Whitlock, I had to include it in the blog for obvious reasons. The column wasn’t about Serena’s third Wimbledon Championship or 11th Grand Slam title, but a critique of how good she...more

Will I ever compete again?
by JHayes
posted June 26, 2009 at 4:33pm

As I watched Day One of the USATF National track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon I had mixed emotions about my position. And by my position I mean in the stands as a spectator. I watched races and tweeted results with enthusiasm and was prou...more

Calling Wimbledon on its sexism
by After Atalanta
posted June 25, 2009 at 1:13pm

I have to admit I don't go to Wimbledon's official site to read the articles. I go for scores and schedules and draws. That's probably a good thing given the reporting the site did on Gisela Dulko's defeat of Maria Sharapova yesterday. The story, which wa...more

Girls, Grunts and Ground Strokes OR Ladies, Loud Noises and Lobs (Take Your Pick)
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 22, 2009 at 8:52pm

An article in the Boston Globe yesterday discussed the possibility that the ever so proper tennis establishment is contemplating a new rule banning grunting among the women players. Not among the men mind you, just the women. It would be called a “nois...more

Blaming individuals, ignoring cultures
by Sports, Media & Society
posted June 19, 2009 at 12:35pm

I read two interesting Web features today that both illuminated our cultural shortsightedness about social issues and sports: Blaming individuals while turning a blind eye toward institutional beliefs and practices that underpin problems. The first was an...more

5 reasons female athletes should engage online
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 16, 2009 at 2:01pm

If you’re a female athlete (or you represent female athletes), I have provided five key reasons you should get online and start talking about your life, your sport, and maybe even your brand. 1) You’re creating and controlling your own voice. Today, ...more

To Grunt or Not To Grunt: A Question of Gender Discrimination?
by One Sport Voice
posted June 15, 2009 at 5:41pm

During the 2009 French Open Tennis Tournament Portuguese teen tennis star Michelle Larcher de Brito made a stir with her elongated “shrieks” when she strikes the ball. Wimbledon officials are now considering making a rule banning loud grunting for f...more

Dear Rich Lerner:
by After Atalanta
posted June 15, 2009 at 12:17pm

How long do you think you will stick around the golf scene, doing commentary? You know, 'cause you're married and all?Of course you've been married for a while now. You even have two kids! And yet you still work! Amazing!And so I wonder why it is you aske...more

Blogs With Balls: Female sports community ignored, again
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:17pm

If you’re familiar with the mammoth multi-billion dollar male sports blogging scene, you’ve probably heard of A.J. Daulerio of Deadspin, Spencer Hall of The Sporting Blog or Dan Kellyand of the Bleacher Report. Chances are, if you know these guys, ...more

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