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Video: WISE Networking and Panel
by Pretty Tough
posted October 2, 2009 at 8:08pm
If you’re interested in a career in sports, you need to know about a great organization called WISE.
WISE bills itself is the leading voice and resource for women in the sports and events industry. The group celebrates and connects emerging and estab...more
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Links to surf this week
by Westbound Boarder
posted October 2, 2009 at 7:57pm
Tony Hawk, THE Entrepreneur: As one of the most well-known skateboarding figures and the highest paid athlete in action sports with his pay stub checking in last year at $12million, Tony Hawk has made quite the name for himself. In a recent interview w...more
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OAKES in the Offseason
by Pretty Tough
posted September 30, 2009 at 12:00am
What an amazing experience being part of the inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer season has been! I’m a part of history. I’m a PRO athlete. But now it’s the offseason, and so what next?
The difficulty as a player within this first-year leagu...more
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The athletic sabbatical
by After Atalanta
posted September 28, 2009 at 12:22pm
So of course the tennis world is all atwitter with Justine Henin's not-so-surprising announcement last week that she would be returning to tennis.And so begins an even more fervent discussion of the player sabbatical or the non-retirement or the mental br...more
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Podcast: Interview with Gabby Reece
by Pretty Tough
posted September 24, 2009 at 7:35pm
Gabby Reece possesses a look that conveys both athleticism and feminine beauty. At 6’3”, she is a dominate force on and off the pro beach volleyball circuit, and an inspiration to all who meet her.
California born, Gabby was raised on St. Thomas in ...more
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Justine Henin announced return to tennis in 2010
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted September 22, 2009 at 4:14pm
Justine Henin announced return to tennis in 2010
Justine Henin announced her comeback to the WTA tennis tour in 2010.
“I’m truly happy and profoundly moved to be able to announce this evening that I am going to return to competition,” Henin said...more
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Lisa Leslie: A look back
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 22, 2009 at 12:56pm
Retirement looms but Lisa Leslie isn't done quite yet: she leads her Los Angeles Sparks into the Western Conference Finals tomorrow night. A look back on a glorious career that might have one last highlight in the offing:
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4th Annual Los Angeles WISE Panel and Networking Event
by Pretty Tough
posted September 19, 2009 at 8:55pm
If you live in Los Angeles and are interested in pursuing a career in sports, are looking to make connections in the industry, or want to hear from a panel of successful athletes and businesswomen including Women’s Sports Foundation President Jessica Me...more
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NCAA president Myles Brand dies
by After Atalanta
posted September 17, 2009 at 11:57am
Myles Brand died today after a battle with pancreatic cancer. We knew his medical condition was not good when he did not attend the the last national conference so his passing is not a huge surprise. Still the NCAA president will be missed. A former philo...more
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Peopling skills
by Sport Management Education
posted September 16, 2009 at 12:21am
I started my career in the sports industry as a certified athletic trainer. While earning my Master’s degree in Athletic Training at the University of Virginia, Joe Gieck, long-time Head Athletic Trainer said something I will never forget. In his th...more
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Why is childbirth the athlete’s Bogeywoman?
by Fair Game News
posted September 15, 2009 at 11:38am
By Laura Pappano
By the time Kim Clijsters charged toward the net to hit a final, overhead smash against Caroline Wozniacki and claim the 2009 US Open championship (7-5, 6-3), I was wondering if I really should be thinking so much about her uterus.
Sure...more
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Networking and Fantasy Football
by Sport Management Education
posted September 7, 2009 at 2:26pm
This week’s post is courtesy of Jennifer Pinsky-Newman. Here are some of her thoughts on networking and the start of the football season.
Growing up I thought some of my grandmother’s sayings were based on a strange sense of logic. You know the s...more
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Oudin must tread cautiously with stardom
by Women's Sports Blog
posted September 6, 2009 at 1:42pm
The giddy exuberance that was so winning after her match with Sharapova is something that agents, advertisers and networks will want to exploit. A talented, very young American could end up being another Capriati instead of the next Venus Williams if sh...more
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Help Wanted: Bodyguard
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 4, 2009 at 2:23pm
Another "help wanted" post seemed fitting right before Labor Day weekend; this one instigated by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's return to the headlines. Besides the many horrid things one inevitably associates with such a despot, his return to the spo...more
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New book examines challenges facing women coaches
by Title IX Blog
posted September 3, 2009 at 6:11pm
In her new (2009) book, Gender Games: Why Women Coaches Are Losing the Field, author Christina Cruz examines gendered dynamic of college athletic departments and the tensions that it creates for female coaches. These tensions, which Cruz labels "micro-co...more
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Sports reporters & gambling: The big picture
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 2, 2009 at 11:09pm
Our Center for Sports Journalism survey of sports reporters, published in the International Journal of Sport Communication, has gotten attention recently because of our finding that 4 in 10 reporters told us they gambled on sports -- and one in 20 told us...more
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Venus seeks new hitting partner
by Women's Sports Blog
posted September 1, 2009 at 3:06pm
Position Available: Employment opportunity with woman who has won multiple Slams and the respect they command. Applicant must be grown man who dresses like an adult and not a frat boy. Communication abilities a must, including support of employer in i...more
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Hanging With the Big Boys: Group Y Event Recap
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:24pm
Last week, I interviewed Liz, co-founder of Group Y, about the organization she started (check out the article) and I thought the group’s mission was really cool… so I decided to check out an event for myself! Last night, Group Y hosted a networking...more
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Spotlight on Group Y
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 22, 2009 at 1:16pm
Last month, this little thing called the “X Games” (oh, you’ve heard of it?) was the big talk around town here in LA. That’s right around the time I heard about Group Y. Working in the Marketing and Action Sports industries myself, I always lo...more
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