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Salute to Troy
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 25, 2010 at 2:37pm

USC had a "meet the team" even for season ticket holders today, and IM in OC went. Here is his report:USC held their "Salute To Troy" basketball lunch at Galen Center today. This event featured both the women's and men's teams, and was held at the practic...more

OCR concludes investigation of Catawba College
by Title IX Blog
posted October 24, 2010 at 9:47pm

When Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., cut its women's field hockey team last year, Kris concluded that this decision likely violated Title IX, as it served to exacerbate the College's existing disparities between men's and women's athletic opportunitie...more

Missing college sports? Get coaches, team, and competition (community will follow)
by Fair Game News
posted October 24, 2010 at 12:47pm

By Sarah Odell What keeps so many women from playing post-collegiate competitive sports? In squash, it’s a challenge to get young women to travel to Baltimore or Philadelphia or Boston for a tournament. Getting them to commit to a once a week practice...more

HS girl sets national record with 43-yard field goal
by Pretty Tough
posted October 22, 2010 at 3:05pm

With the high school gridiron season in full swing, girls are demonstrating time and again that they can play with the boys. This past weekend, senior standout Alana Gaither of Firestone High School (Akron, Ohio) set what is believed to be a national re...more

What Sports Are Really About
by Draft Day Suit
posted October 22, 2010 at 12:49pm

From the “That’s what it’s really all about” files I give you Dylan Galloway: Galloway is the Arkansas teen with cerebral palsy that scored a touchdown for his high school. A life long dream of his, he had been bugging the head football coach, ...more

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball has some plush new digs. [Video]
by Swish Appeal
posted October 21, 2010 at 10:47pm

Oklahoma State Cowgirl basketball has some plush new digs. See the team's reaction as they take a tour of the latest facility upgrades in Stillwater. Thanks Boone Pickens and OSU for supporting more than just football. ...more

Title IX Blog: Settlement at DSU
by Title IX Blog
posted October 21, 2010 at 10:44pm

The parties in the gender equity lawsuit against Delaware State University have agreed to a settlement. This case was scheduled to go to trial this week, but the comprehensive settlement has made court appearances unnecessary (besides a yet-to-be-schedule...more

Sexual harassment roundup
by Title IX Blog
posted October 20, 2010 at 6:42pm

Schools prevailed in three recent Title IX cases involving sexual harassment: A federal court in Pennsylvania refused to enjoin a university disciplinary proceeding allegedly filed in retaliation against a victim of sexual assault for reporting her abuse...more

Kim Mulkey talks about Brittney Griner’s potential and Baylor newcomers at Big 12 Media Day
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 20, 2010 at 3:49pm

Transcript from Big 12 Media Day in Kansas City, MO, Big12sports.com October 20, 2010 Q. A year ago you weren’t thrilled about — you were unhappy about the team to beat was such a young team. How do you feel about being number one this year now th...more

How the mighty have fallen (Or pulling off a surprise victory)
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 20, 2010 at 3:28pm

source < p> If you could make God bleed, people will cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water,and the sharks will come. –Ivan Vanko, Iron Man 2 This year, the Penn State volleyball team lost their first match in almost three yea...more

Junior guard Julia Finlay leaves UNCW basketball team
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 19, 2010 at 4:42pm

Julia Finlay is no longer on the University of North Carolina-Wilmington women’s basketball team. Interim director of athletics Pat Howey announced that she left the team for personal reasons. The 5-7 junior guard from Hicksville, N.Y. suffered harsh p...more

College athletes and domestic violence, revisited
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted October 18, 2010 at 10:04pm

Bravo to ESPN.com’s Dana O’Neil for this well-reported piece on the complicated backdrop of college athletes and domestic violence and how some universities are trying to address the problem. In particular, she was careful to point out that the case ...more

First Day Of Practice
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted October 17, 2010 at 10:15pm

So, C and R couldn’t be at the first Stanford Women’s Basketball practice, but our Number one Fan (N1F) was. Let’s have her give you the scoop…N1FI'm getting really excited about the upcoming SWB season. Didn’t you have a countdown clock on ...more

NCAA Soccer – 16 Matches That Matter for 10/17/10
by All White Kit
posted October 17, 2010 at 2:12pm

Oregon State Ace Chelsea Buckland Will Be Looking to Outrun UCLA on Sunday All Times Listed Are Eastern Oregon State vs UCLA (4:00) Two great strikers will take the field in Corvalis on Sunday afternoon, one you’ve undoubtedly heard of and one wh...more

NCAA Soccer – 2 Matches That Matter for 10/16/10
by All White Kit
posted October 16, 2010 at 5:22pm

New Mexico's Jennifer Williams Will Try To Fire The Lobos To The Top of The Table Against BYU (All times listed are Eastern.) New Mexico vs BYU (7:00) The key to the future of these sides’ seasons may ultimately lie in each other’s hands. For ...more

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the top choice of them all?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 16, 2010 at 4:52pm

Oregon State news:This piece headlines the fact that the squad will practice against men, but that's probably the least interesting piece of info there. More juicy is that the new team will be short, and Coach Scott Rueck still needs one more assistant.Wa...more

5 Tips for Contacting College Softball Coaches
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 16, 2010 at 3:51pm

Now that my daughter is in high school, it's time to start doing some research on colleges so that she can figure out what type of school she wants to go to. It's also a great time to begin communicating with college coaches as well. After all, you ...more

Pac-10 preview: Washington State University
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 16, 2010 at 12:57pm

This is the second of a 10-part series previewing the Pac-10 basketball teamsWhen former University of Washington coach June Daugherty took over at Washington State University in 2007, many felt that this would prove once and for all whether or not she co...more

Title IX and bullying
by Title IX Blog
posted October 15, 2010 at 2:37pm

We have been fairly silent on the recent spate of anti-gay bullying. It is not from indifference--rather we have been very concerned and somewhat at a loss as to what to say. We have commented previously on bullying both anti-gay bullying and bullying tha...more

SDSU picked second in the Mountain West
by Left Coast Hoops
posted October 14, 2010 at 6:21pm

San Diego State might have reached the Sweet 16, but the Aztecs are not the favorite in the Mountain West Conference. TCU was picked to win the MWC in the preseason poll, released Wednesday afternoon. SDSU finished second in the voting with three first-pl...more

One day closer.....to college season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 14, 2010 at 5:11pm

Bring it on! Department:If it's Midnight Madness, that means it's almost college season.Six conferences have joined to create the Super Six Series women's basketball challenge this year.General college:The UNCW team and their new coach, Cynthia Cooper-Dyk...more

Highlights from Tara VanDerveer’s Tuesday press conference
by Left Coast Hoops
posted October 14, 2010 at 3:29pm

Tara VanDerveer met with the media for the first time this season on Tuesday. She talked about her team’s versatility, lofty goals and injuries as the first few practices are in the books. On the injury front… Junior guard Lindy LaRocque has a foot ...more

College Recruiting Updates from Kenny Kallina: October Visits and Notes
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 14, 2010 at 1:57pm

This coming weekend is when all the fireworks kick off for the new season and many schools try to corral the best young talent to see the production known as midnight madness. Midnight madness is somewhat ironic this year with the changing of women’s pr...more

The problem with HS football (it’s not just concussions)
by Fair Game News
posted October 13, 2010 at 6:04pm

By Laura Pappano I had to wince at a Birmingham News pre-season high school football analysis: Quick! Go pay $6 to see Hueytown high school quarterback Jameis Winston because “come 2012 at a major BCS school [it]will be around $50 and that’s not even...more

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