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Confronting Sexual Abuse and Harassment by Sport Coaches: A Need for a National Effort
by mhueter
posted May 3, 2011 at 1:19pm

This NEW white paper was passed along to us by Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., President of Sports Management Resources. It was developed by members of the "Project to Address Coach-Athlete Sexual Harassment and Abuse", a group of former athletes and sport adm...more

Grading America's sports departments
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 28, 2011 at 1:53pm

A lot is made of media and how women's sports can get more coverage. The crux of the problem usually seems to be pointed at who's in the sports departments and for the first time since 2008, there's another head count. But the final grade was an "F" for g...more

The devil wears Knicks-inspired Prada
by A Glam Slam
posted April 26, 2011 at 12:10pm

Since his arrival in New York, Anna Wintour has transformed Amar’e Stoudemire into a style icon. The Knicks baller and Vogue Editor-In-Chief have developed a very close relationship. He’s become her new front-row favorite during runway shows and he ev...more

Ashley Fiolek Rides In Red Bull Ad
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted April 24, 2011 at 7:41pm

Red Bull has a new commercial featuring Ashley Fiolek. If that is not enough you can check out The World Of Ashley Fiolek. ...more

Not-so-good commercial(s) featuring athletes
by After Atalanta
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:38pm

Dr. Pants told me about the new Acura commercial a few weeks ago and Sean from at sportsBabel sent me the link last week. Apparently, I need to blog about this one.The commercial features Canadian skier Ashleigh McGivor. Let's strip the athlete down...more

Women’s sports in the media and women in the media covering sports
by jschonb
posted April 19, 2011 at 9:49pm

Throughout the Women’s Final Four earlier this month in Indianapolis, a number of special interest events took place. Of particular note were two panels that addressed women, sports and the media. Women Talk Sports was fortunate to be able to host a to...more

Surprised by a good commercial
by After Atalanta
posted April 19, 2011 at 1:56pm

What do you get when you stay up late watching Cartoon Network as you try to unwind from a late-night class? You get to see a Red Bull commercial featuring Ashley Fiolek, on her motor bike (i.e. in action--not posing) and signing!Fiolek has garnered atten...more

Is it a good or a bad thing for Skylar Diggins to be touted as a sex symbol for women's basketball?
by Swish Appeal
posted April 19, 2011 at 3:12am

After Notre Dame sophomore guard Skylar Diggins helped lead the Fighting Irish to the 2011 National Championship Game, highlighted with back to back wins over Tennessee and Connecticut where she scored at least 24 points in each of those games, Diggins ha...more

Kobe Apologizes: Part 2
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 18, 2011 at 5:33pm

In response to reactions to his use of an anti-gay slur during a game last Tuesday,which was caught on national TV, Kobe Bryant sat for an extended interview on ESPN to talk more about the incident. Because I have been one of Kobe’s critics on this inc...more

How traditional Canadian sports media has decided to cover the LFL coming to Toronto
by Women in Sport International
posted April 16, 2011 at 6:47pm

Courtesy of our "friends" at The Score. I would write a whole blog about this but I will sum it up by saying- this makes me want to puke. "LFL to Toronto!By Chris Dart As you may have heard, the Lingerie Football League has decided to expand north of the ...more

The average U.S. Track & Field fan: What we don't know does hurt us
by shonnese
posted April 14, 2011 at 10:39pm

First, let me start by saying that I used to be an average track fan.   Well, perhaps I was a bit above-average, but only because I knew a bit more than the things listed below.  But only a bit more. Second, I must give credit where credit...more

The right way to feature female sports stars in advertisements
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 13, 2011 at 10:00pm

So finally, here is the World Champion amateur boxer Katie Taylor in action with two musician-types. I LOVE this. And yes, I know it's an advert and that makes me shallow but it's so unusual to see a woman athlete just doing her sport without any frills o...more

A look at 2011 WNBA Draft coverage
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:19pm

Who are we kidding? This is going to be all about Gonzaga PG Courtney Vandersloot and Georgia Tech wing Alex Montgomery with a little Storm news mixed in. The pair of Washingtonians represented the state well, getting selected third and 10th overall in th...more

Top five reasons why the Masters Tournament is out of touch
by Women in Sport International
posted April 11, 2011 at 12:39am

In order to express my feelings about female reporter Tara Sullivan being excluded from conducting player interviews at the 2011 Masters Tournament at Augusta National, I decided to make a top five list of my "favourite" things about Augusta National. S...more

Good job, Women's Health Magazine
by After Atalanta
posted April 10, 2011 at 7:59pm

Reporter and blogger Jayda Evans posted about a commercial Women's Health Magazine has produced in response to those top ten female athletes lists which feature horses. The commercial addresses a list from 2009 which I wrote about here. But note that it h...more

Australian Women's Health magazine pushes real support for women's sports
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 10, 2011 at 11:02am

Australian Women's Health magazine took action against The Associated Press for including two horses among its top female athletes for 2009, the year tennis champion Serena Williams won. The horses were second and seventh on the list. Check out the spoo...more

Viewership for NCAA women's championship game up by eight percent, tournament ratings also rose
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 7, 2011 at 5:40pm

ESPN aired all 63 games of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship during the month of March and the beginning of April. Statement from ESPN on viewership for the 2011 NCAA DI tournament: The 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball ...more

Flannel, suits and running skirts: Dressing for success
by Byline to Finish Line
posted April 7, 2011 at 1:02pm

In college, I lived in my flannel shirt and jeans. I've kept the flannel, but ditched the chips. Second semester freshman year, one of my professors had a radical idea. She suggested we dress for our news writing and reporting class like professionals....more

LFL steals name of the REAL Minnesota Valkyries, A Women’s Rugby Team
by One Sport Voice
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:46pm

I did not need another reason to dislike the Lingerie Football League (LFL).. I got the announcement today, that tryouts for the new Minneapolis expansion team of the LFL will held Saturday, April 9. It wasn’t that tryouts will actually occur and a team...more

No reason to fret about women’s hoops coverage
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:40pm

Tweet As soon as I saw this Tweet from USA Today’s Christine Brennan this morning . . . . @cbrennansports For those unhappy (disgusted?) with how #womensfinal4 is covered by most newspapers, check out#USAToday sports: http://usat.ly/2QcFT . . . I ...more

WISI Article of the Week: Marie Hardin "A Shrinking Sports Beat"
by Women in Sport International
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:38pm

Marie Hardin, is associate director for research at Penn State University’s John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Her research focuses on issues of diversity and ethics in sports coverage. Her article entitled "A Shrinking Sports Beat" was publishe...more

Twitter users compare men's basketball to the women's game
by Sports, Media & Society
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:41am

Although Butler left the floor feeling low after the men’s basketball national championship, it was women’s basketball that took a beating Monday night. In describing just how bad and boring the men’s final was, users of the site repeatedly compared...more

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