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PA Whistleblower profiled in NY Times
by Title IX Blog
posted November 30, 2009 at 11:47am
Yesterday's New York Times contained a profile of Robert Landau, a Pennsylvania man who has been filing Title IX complaints -- more than 30 -- against local school districts since his own daughter was a student athlete in 1989. We wrote about Landau las...more
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Re-framing Title IX
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 23, 2009 at 7:51pm
Women’s sports blogs have been abuzz recently with the news that an Alabama softball coach has filed a Title IX complaint against Mobile County schools. In the complaint, coach Tyler Murray alleges that girls sports are denied access and facilities give...more
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Softball coach takes on football
by Title IX Blog
posted November 16, 2009 at 12:15pm
Usually when we hear about a complaint filed by or on behalf of softball players, said complaint usually compares the treatment softball receives or the facilities it has access to as compared to baseball. But a recent complaint, initially filed anonymous...more
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Illinois high school lawsuit ongoing
by Title IX Blog
posted November 13, 2009 at 1:05am
In Canton, IL a lawsuit brought by two parents alleging inequities between the girls' sports program and the boys' program remains unsettled. Mediation had been ongoing but the school board rejected this week the proposed settlement and thus litigation re...more
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Soccer's bad girls
by Athletic Women Blog
posted November 12, 2009 at 11:49am
Badly behaved or just bad, or both? You decide. First it was the lately infamous Elizabeth Lambert:
Then a brawl in Rhode Island:
To cheer or to boo? A question that invites a farrago of answers . But something Mike Lopresti says hits what I think ...more
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College Basketball: Our Crowning Achievement
by Women's Sports Blog
posted November 11, 2009 at 12:28pm
Every time we reach this part of the year, it seems like the news is better. There is more coverage, more interest, another compelling set of stories. I can't think of another sport played by women that is on that kind of trajectory, and it's also col...more
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Images that "sell" to young female athletes
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 6, 2009 at 11:40am
Researchers at Bowling Green State University, the University of Memphis and the University of Iowa presented results of a study during the annual NASSS conference today suggesting that adolescent girls involved in sports are generally attracted to image...more
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The Head Cheerleader Paradox
by Women's Sports Blog
posted October 25, 2009 at 3:24pm
Sorry about the lack of posting recently. It has been a weird week, complete with a bizarre sleep schedule, which means I've had no time to keep up with sports. You could tell me that Margaret Court won the WTA championship and I'd believe you. So h...more
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Settlement ends Title IX suit against FHSAA
by Title IX Blog
posted October 15, 2009 at 12:10pm
The controversy in Florida that resulted when the state's athletic association that proposed a cost-saving schedule reduction for every sport except football and cheer was largely resolved over the summer, when the FHSAA rescinded the proposal in response...more
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Cal's Tierra Rogers
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted October 3, 2009 at 7:17pm
Being a blog about Stanford women’s basketball, we love to make fun of Cal. This year, Cal has recruited an excellent class of freshmen and C and R are already thinking Stanford is going to really have their hands full. We are sorry to hear about Cal fr...more
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HS sports: 'one of the next great markets'
by Sports, Media & Society
posted October 2, 2009 at 7:34pm
According to rankings, the biggest high school football game in the country tonight will be played in South Florida tonight and will -- courtesy of ESPN -- be aired for the nation to watch. Marketers from Nike and other major brands will be watching becau...more
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Sporty Saturday Spotlight
by Pretty Tough
posted September 26, 2009 at 4:38pm
This week the Sporty Spotlight shines bright on seventeen-year-old Massachusetts’ skateboarder, Rachel Reid. Check out her interview below where Rachel shares how she combats intimidation before competitions, her favorite memory, and much, much more. An...more
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ESPN to 'tread lightly' in covering youths
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 25, 2009 at 2:41pm
ESPN President George Bodenheimer, speaking at a Penn State Forum today, was asked about coverage of high school sports, an area where ESPN continues to expand. He said he believes ESPN has a social responsibility to help protect the integrity and mission...more
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Sprinting toward the 'big-time' business model
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 11, 2009 at 2:59pm
The movement of scholastic sports toward the college and professional sports models, in terms of media, marketing, and -- time will tell -- values, continues with the announcement in Sports Business Daily yesterday that "MSG Varsity" will launch Sept. 24 ...more
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The Run
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 7, 2009 at 2:17pm
My junior year of high school some friends convinced me to tryout for the Cross Country team at school. The first few weeks were hard but I soon came to love running – running that was not done on a track. I loved the workouts we did at a local park, th...more
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Wait, you were in charge?
by Chic Runner
posted September 4, 2009 at 1:26pm
So in yesterday’s post I talked about being a high school cross country coach my senior year in college. Those were the memories! I loved coaching! It was so much fun and it made me realize how much I do love running. Weird, I know. Anyways, I thought i...more
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Student athlete spearheads healthy food fundraiser
by Pretty Tough
posted August 19, 2009 at 12:37pm
Yogavive, a leading producer of organic foods, understands the needs faced by girls’ athletic programs across the country. Many are often underfunded and sometimes, completely ignored.
According to one study, lack of funds and support means girls r...more
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Attention Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted August 18, 2009 at 11:45am
Pretty Tough is searching for you.
If you play a sport, any sport, we want to interview you.
Pretty Tough is excited to announce a new feature called Saturday Spotlight beginning this September. Each Saturday, Pretty Tough will feature a middle school, ...more
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Oh, Florida
by Title IX Blog
posted July 28, 2009 at 11:18am
There is no new news to report out of Florida and the situation with the Florida High School Athletic Association. But there has been plenty of media coverage--including editorials that ask the hackneyed question: "Is it time to revise Title IX?" Various ...more
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