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More on the death of Tina Stewart
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2011 at 1:15am

From the Hoopism site: By Sue Favor The woman arrested for allegedly stabbing Middle Tennessee State University junior guard Tina Stewart last night is claiming she did it in self-defense.Video of press conference from last night.University President Si...more

Booster Club can't pay football athletes' user fees
by Title IX Blog
posted March 3, 2011 at 12:36pm

School and city officials in Haverhill, Massachusetts understand Title IX. That is why they denied the request of the Touchdown Club, the booster club for the Haverhill High School football team, to use its fundraising proceeds to defray the cost of part...more

Historic high school game to feature two female starting pitchers
by Pretty Tough
posted March 3, 2011 at 11:22am

This Saturday, March 5, at Birmingham High in Los Angeles, a historic varsity baseball game is scheduled to take place. That’s the day one of baseball’s long-standing gender barriers will be broken and the two starting pitchers will be female. B...more

Middle Tennessee State junior guard Tina Stewart found stabbed to death
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:39am

Incomprehensible tragedy: the junior from Memphis was found dead in her Murfreesboro apartment a few hours ago:MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee basketball player Tina Steward was stabbed to death at her apartment close to campus and police have two...more

High School: McDonald’s announces finalists for the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 2, 2011 at 3:02pm

McDonald’s announced the finalists for the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award today. The annual award recognizes the nation’s top boys and girls high school senior student-athletes. Winners will be announced March 15, 2011. Female finalists: C...more

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes at Belmont University
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted March 2, 2011 at 10:55am

Lots has changed at Belmont University since the December departure of lesbian women’s soccer coach, Lisa Howe. Howe and Belmont parted company by mutual agreement according to official accounts, but this tortured non-explanation of why the popular and...more

High School Hoops: Southern Section championship schedule
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 1, 2011 at 10:50pm

Halfway down this page:SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, at Anaheim Convention CenterGirls' Division 6A: #1 Rolling Hills Prep vs. #2 Redlands Adventist, 3 p.m.Girls' Division 4AA: #1 Windward vs. #2 Bishop Montgomery, 4:45 p.m.Girls' Di...more

In rural WV, land of volunteer coaches and radio play-by-play announcers, Pocahontas County HS Girls have fans (and title hopes)
by Fair Game News
posted March 1, 2011 at 7:13pm

By Rachel Tompkins Signs of Spring have appeared atop the Allegheny Front between the two Virginias. Here in Pocahontas County in West (By God) Virginia that includes shoots of green, the sound of robins — and cheering from the gym at Pocahontas Coun...more

5 Ways To Make Conflict Work For You And Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 26, 2011 at 12:02pm

source Have you ever had a friend who was obviously upset or sad? But when you asked them about it, they said, “Oh, I’m fine.” Or “nothing’s wrong.” Or “I’m okay.” You know that they’re not telling the truth, but they’re afrai...more

Capital One Academic All-America Teams
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 26, 2011 at 11:54am

Several colleges dropped news releases today about their athletes being named to the Capital One Academic All-America Team (name is trademarked). That's why UConn's Maya Moore got so much press.But the list of winners was released THREE weeks ago. Why did...more

Southern Section, LA City Section semifinal games schedule
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 25, 2011 at 12:43pm

Saturday's California Southern Section semifinals schedule, for all six divisions is here.LA City Section Wednesday scores and semifinal pairings for tomorrow night are here. ...more

Maya Moore named Academic All-American of the Year
by Swish Appeal
posted February 24, 2011 at 10:34pm

Maya Moore Named Academic All-American of the Year An Individualized major with a 3.70 G.P.A., Moore is the first University Division women's basketball player to repeat as Academic All-America® of the Year. Lindsey Dietz, '06 of Minnesota Duluth was n...more

SoCal HS basketball: Long Beach Poly upset
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 24, 2011 at 9:25pm

In what is easily the stunner of the year, Long Beach Poly lost in the Southern California 1AA quarterfinals tonight to Santa Monica, 57-56.The Jackrabbits won the state title three consecutive years from 2007-2009, and were runners-up last year. They hav...more

Q & A: Sinead Farrelly, USWNT & Philadelphia Independence (WPS)
by Chris Wimmer
posted February 24, 2011 at 10:46am

Sinead Farrelly was drafted no. 2 in the 2011 WPS Draft and played at the University of Virginia...more

Default was not "consequence" of Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted February 23, 2011 at 3:22pm

There were a lot of issues/controversies raised by last week's story about a male high school wrestler who defaulted his match rather than wrestle a girl. Religion, violence, gender roles. Title IX was not one of them. Why? Because of the contact sport ex...more

Pretty Tough: A book series for sporty girls
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 23, 2011 at 1:44am

Half of my closet contained a bookcase. If that doesn’t paint a picture of my formative years, nothing will. I can’t remember a time when books did not play a role in my life. My mother always had a book in our hand and always encouraged me and my yo...more

Male who refuses to wrestle female misses meaning of “respect.”
by Fair Game News
posted February 22, 2011 at 11:37pm

By Rachael Goldenberg This past weekend Joel Northrup forfeited his chance at the Iowa State Wrestling title after refusing to compete against his female opponent, Cassy Herkelman. Northrup explained his decision by stating, “I have a tremendous amou...more

Bad Mojo: When a teammate shuts others out
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 21, 2011 at 10:10pm

source < p> Over the course of a season, we have the opportunity to deal with lots of personnel issues. Some of them are easy, some of them are quirky, and some of them are tough. One of the tough ones, in my opinion, is when a player suddenly w...more

Women Talk Sports Radio Show - Boy vs Girl in High School Wrestling
by anngaff
posted February 20, 2011 at 6:49pm

This week, Iowa high school sophomore Joel Northrup came to the decision to forfeit his state tournament opening-round match against freshman Cassy Herkelman, despite the fact that he was one of the favorites for the title in a state known for its wrestli...more

Is high school ready for girls’ wrestling?
by Pretty Tough
posted February 19, 2011 at 10:56am

For high-school wrestlers across the country, February is the stuff of dreams. Sectional meets leading up to state tournaments begin this month, and thousands of hopes will be realized while thousands more wind up dashed. Megan Black, a sophomore wrestle...more

Fight the good fight: Why battling “Girl Drama” should be your top priority
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 18, 2011 at 3:04pm

source < p> Ahhh, coaching females…it’s one of the joys of my life. And I’m not being sarcastic! Part of the reason is that I never had the opportunity to be coached by a woman. But the main reason is a deep desire to make sure that my a...more

Is high school ready for girls’ wrestling?
by Pretty Tough
posted February 18, 2011 at 1:53pm

For high-school wrestlers across the country, February is the stuff of dreams. Sectional meets leading up to state tournaments begin this month, and thousands of hopes will be realized while thousands more wind up dashed. Megan Black, a sophomore wrestle...more

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