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Weekend Sports June 11-14
by Pretty Tough
posted June 13, 2009 at 1:01pm

Looking for sports to watch this weekend? Here are some choices: Tennis June 8-14, Aegon Championships, London, UK June 8-14, Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany Golf June 11-14, PGA St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn. June 11-14, McDonald’s LPGA Champion...more

3 females prevail in male sport domain
by One Sport Voice
posted June 8, 2009 at 7:37pm

I have a trifecta of GOOD and exciting news pertaining to girls and women in sports. 1. Justine Siegal became the first female coach in pro baseball 2. Hannah Berner has won nearly every high school tennis match she has played…all against boys. 3....more

Shawn Johnson pitching and racing
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 5, 2009 at 12:42pm

Has Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson found new sports? Based on the pictures below you might just think so, but really Shawn is just having fun and doing the celebrity thing! On Wednesday, June 3 she threw the first pitch at the Dodgers - Diamondback MLB ...more

Book Review: Stolen Bases
by Women's Sports Nation
posted June 1, 2009 at 11:30am

The truths about the nation’s pastime comes to light in Jennifer Ring’s book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls don’t Play Baseball (University of Illinois Press, 2009). Author Jennifer Ring discusses the social, political, and economic policies that ...more

First woman to coach men’s professional baseball: Stop switching girls to softball!
by Fair Game News
posted May 28, 2009 at 11:41am

By Laura Pappano Justine Siegal coaches men Justine Siegal is billed by her team, The Brockton Rox, as the first woman to coach men’s professional baseball (they play in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball or Can-Am League). Sh...more

Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don't Play Baseball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 26, 2009 at 10:12am

The topic of women and baseball is one frequently mentioned on this blog; just recently we posted about the Indiana teenager whose lawsuit integrated high school baseball in her state. There's also been much buzz lately about the International Baseball F...more

Mackenzie Brown tells why girls who love baseball should ignore critics — and what she was thinking when she threw out the first pitch at a Mets game
by Fair Game News
posted May 19, 2009 at 7:12pm

On April 21, Bayone, N.J. Little Leaguer Mackenzie Brown pitched a perfect game, retiring all 18 boys who got up to bat; she was invited to throw out the first pitch a Met’s game a few days later. By Mackenzie Brown I started playing baseball for ...more

Indiana girls may try out for baseball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 19, 2009 at 1:27pm

Earlier this month, the Indiana High School Athletic Association voted unanimously to make permanent its executive board's emergency ruling (see also here) issued in February that would allow girls to try out for baseball, even if they attend schools that...more

Obama meets Phillies, What about National Pro Fastpitch?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 18, 2009 at 10:30am

On Friday, President Obama met the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, DC. As a former resident of the Philadelphia area, I certainly found this intriguing and exciting. However, I couldn’t help myself from asking… when’s the last time a President...more

Take Me Out to the Ballgame (by Sports Granny Lois Heilig)
by Sports Granny
posted May 12, 2009 at 12:37pm

Basketball is my biggest love but I do love my Yankees too. I went to several games at the old stadium. It's a six hour trip from upstate New York and we would come home right after the game. One game we sat so high in the stands I was actually scared. I...more

The steroid double standard
by After Atalanta
posted May 8, 2009 at 11:19am

Luckily I am not a member of Red Sox Nation currently overflowing with schadenfraude nor am a disillusioned fan of baseball with hopes for some return to a state of purity in the sport. So the Manny Ramirez revelation (on top of the A-Rod thing and the Mi...more

Got Hats? Donate your extra hats to the Sandra Olson Memorial Fund today!
by anngaff
posted May 2, 2009 at 12:35pm

If you've played on a softball or baseball team, played any sport in college, or just plain bought hats in your lifetime, you probably have one or two to spare. What about that one in your closet that you used to wear all the time but just don't seem to...more

Can Hockey and Baseball Co-Exist?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 1, 2009 at 1:58pm

I have to admit, I HATE watching baseball on TV. No matter how hard I try, I can’t help but channel surf the whole time. I used to go to Jays’ games back in their glory days in the ‘90s, so I don’t mind in-person baseball. Even though I find TV...more

First Base...Person
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 30, 2009 at 11:54am

Pursuit of Harpyness has an interesting discussion about gendered language in baseball.Although the post is semi-confined to the exclusionary nature of that language in male-dominatedfields, if you watch a lot of softball or women's basketball you will no...more

There’s no crying in vintage baseball wear
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted April 27, 2009 at 12:28am

I am still working on the eagerly awaited first annual “Sports Girl Kat College Hockey Year End Awards”, and in the meanwhile, have decided to share with you all one of my new latest fashion finds. (Me? Fashionable? Yes.) Before it was even universal...more

What To Watch: Sunday 4/26
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 26, 2009 at 2:30pm

For those who may love, say, Dwayne Wade but are uninterested in the NBA playoffs as a whole, this Sunday is still a sports bonanza. All times Pacific. Go out to Santa Clara and watch the 3 p.m. FC Gold Pride game amidst knowledgeable and enthusiast...more

What is the Purpose of Fantasy Baseball?
by Teach Me Sports
posted April 11, 2009 at 12:22pm

Okay, we are having a very stormy night in Georgia. The entire family is watching the weather carefully, considering we have tornado warnings all around us. What is my hubby doing? Watching Braves baseball (since it hasn't been rained out yet) obliviou...more

Challenges for girls playing HS baseball
by Women's Sports Nation
posted April 8, 2009 at 9:42pm

This article in the New York Times on girls participating in high school baseball was my inspiration for April's book, Stolen Bases. What's interesting about the article is the general assumption that baseball is for boys and softball is for girls. The sp...more

NC county trying to comply
by Title IX Blog
posted April 6, 2009 at 11:24am

Not sure how reliable all the facts provided in this article are given that the writer(s?) thought that OCR stands for Office of Civil Review.It's probably true, though, that the county schools of New Hanover have a list of Title IX violations most of whi...more

Japan’s first female professional baseball player makes debut
by Pretty Tough
posted March 28, 2009 at 12:54am

Japan’s first female professional baseball player made her debut Friday, striking out one batter in the ninth inning. Eri Yoshida, a 17-year-old who throws a sidearm knuckleball, took the mound during Kobe 9 Cruise’s 5-0 season-opening win over the...more

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