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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-07-21
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 22, 2009 at 10:45am

The ROY frontrunner tells Tangela: RT @tgotnext: DeWanna Bonner just told me she used to be a head cheerleader. Oh wow!!! #wnba 11:39:19 RT @LATimesmedina: Sparks' Lisa Leslie on 'The Superstars'….sneak preview of tonight's show…reflection on last w...more

Twitter for the Racing Crowd
by Horsepower & Heels
posted July 21, 2009 at 7:14pm

One of my favorite social networking tools is Twitter. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and although I first thought it was rather odd and didn't "get it", I've realized the myriad of different usages for the service, and how they can be cust...more

The Social Construction of Fatness and Femininity
by One Sport Voice
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:46pm

Two things happened in last 24hrs which inspired this blog. First, last night I was watching a PBS show (yes..nerdery abounds!) called Make ‘Em Laugh which featured Joan Rivers claiming (this isn’t verbatim but close), “We should all stop pretendi...more

Dara Torres v. Tom Watson: One for the Ages
by One Sport Voice
posted July 21, 2009 at 1:45am

With the near win of Tom Watson at this year’s British Open, much talk arose around his age (59!) and his potential to win his 6th title at Turnberry. It reminded me of similar age x performance dialogue around then 41 year-old Dara Torres in the 200...more

WNBA.com working really, really hard on making Candace Parker face of league
by Women's Sports Nation
posted July 18, 2009 at 1:24pm

Enough already! I know Candace Parker is the golden child for the WNBA, but it is getting to the point of insanity. Every time this woman moves or breathes it is on the front page of the WNBA.com. Yes, she is the utmost perfect player. She is beautiful, s...more

Dear ESPN,
by After Atalanta
posted July 16, 2009 at 9:54pm

Next March when you issue your press release during Women's History Month about how much coverage you provide of women's sports, I hope you don't count the softball game you are airing right now in your list of accomplishments.Because when I saw that wome...more

Out of a job, out of the paper
by MichelleSmith
posted July 16, 2009 at 1:21pm

Women's sports coverage being hurt by cutbacks at newspapers...more

Pro athletes are already out
by After Atalanta
posted July 15, 2009 at 3:01pm

I'm not going to go into my "I really do like Dave Zirin, but sometimes..." intro here because, well, that pretty much captures it.A recent Zirin column asks "Which pro athlete will come out of the closet?"It's a curious question because, of course, there...more

Bloggers: Filling a gap in sports coverage?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 14, 2009 at 11:36am

The ongoing skirmishes between sports journalists and bloggers -- the most recent reflected in Mark Cuban's suggestion (in his blog, of all places) that some bloggers be publicly shunned by media organizations -- involve two groups that often work at odds...more

When should girls learn to skate?
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted July 11, 2009 at 11:46am

Girls hockey players who aspire to reach the elite level of women’s hockey are starting to play at younger and younger ages. Watch the video below to see how early some future Olympians are learning to skate: I wish I could skate like that at their a...more

What Women’s Professional Soccer can learn from NASCAR: Love the fans you’ve got
by Fair Game News
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:42am

By Laura Pappano Let’s get over the woe-is-us tone that shrouds women’s professional soccer. Yesterday’s NY Times story captured the uncertainty league bigwigs feel around the (admittedly) very challenging task of filling soccer stadiums, and g...more

Serena Williams “Oversized Back Pack” Critiqued
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 11:27am

When I read this column about Serena Williams by sportswriter Jason Whitlock, I had to include it in the blog for obvious reasons. The column wasn’t about Serena’s third Wimbledon Championship or 11th Grand Slam title, but a critique of how good she...more

The sport media’s role in promoting femininity: An example in women’s tennis
by One Sport Voice
posted June 26, 2009 at 7:48pm

A picture tells a thousand words and this picture is a perfect example of when female athletes are covered in the media, it is often in ways that highlight femininity-rather than athletic competence. For more on this subject read here, here, or here. ...more

Calling Wimbledon on its sexism
by After Atalanta
posted June 25, 2009 at 1:13pm

I have to admit I don't go to Wimbledon's official site to read the articles. I go for scores and schedules and draws. That's probably a good thing given the reporting the site did on Gisela Dulko's defeat of Maria Sharapova yesterday. The story, which wa...more

Highest Paid v. Hottest Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted June 24, 2009 at 7:37pm

MSN.com recently posted two articles that represent a perfect example of gender inequality and sexist and marginalizing media coverage of female athletes. The articles speak for themselves…. First visit MSN Sports Hottest 30 Sportswomen , posted on J...more

Dealing with the media: Preparing means winning
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 24, 2009 at 12:34pm

Another one of my Twitter discoveries is Kathleen Hessert the President of Sports Media Challenge. She has help revolutionize Twitter in the sports world and the specific example I am aware of his tutoring of Shaquille O'Neal who has really maximized twit...more

The 2009 Black Weblog Awards: Hoopfeed.com on ballot for two categories
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 24, 2009 at 1:00am

Hoopfeed.com is on the ballot in two categories for this year’s Black Weblog Awards: Best Microblog and Best Sports/Recreation blog. The Black Weblog Awards was founded in 2005 to give recognition to Black bloggers (and those of the African diaspora) ...more

WTS Podcast: Christine Brennan, Part 3: "Women have to be in charge"
by anngaff
posted June 23, 2009 at 1:56pm

  Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-re...more

Blaming individuals, ignoring cultures
by Sports, Media & Society
posted June 19, 2009 at 12:35pm

I read two interesting Web features today that both illuminated our cultural shortsightedness about social issues and sports: Blaming individuals while turning a blind eye toward institutional beliefs and practices that underpin problems. The first was an...more

Party like it’s 1999
by Pretty Tough
posted June 17, 2009 at 9:12pm

The year was 1999. A team of inspired women and a tournament of historic proportions captured the hearts and minds of an entire nation. I was just a young girl (well not that young) and one of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching the epic final and...more

Tubular Girls spotlighted in July issue of Vanity Fair
by Pretty Tough
posted June 17, 2009 at 2:43pm

The latest issue of Vanity Fair (July 2009) wants you to meet the newest female stars of surfing. The VF spread, featuring Alana Blanchard, Sally Fitzgibbons, Sofia Mulanovich and a bevy of other surfers (promoting next month’s US Open of Surfing) ...more

Twin Cities Bike Share Program
by Bike Diva
posted June 17, 2009 at 12:38pm

Duffy & Partners Creates Brand Identity for Twin Cities Bike Share Program Nice Ride Minnesota will be among the first of its kind in the country MINNEAPOLIS, (June 16, 2009) — Duffy & Partners, the internationally recognized branding and design ...more

Facebooking a discrimination case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 17, 2009 at 12:10pm

Florida Parents for Athletic Equity will be following through on their decision to file a lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletic Association over the latter's policy to reduce the number of athletic contests for all teams except football.And the...more

Ana Ivanovic on cover of You magazine
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 16, 2009 at 10:20pm

Ana Ivanovic on cover of You magazine Even she is out of the top 10 and her tennis is not at it’s best, Ana Ivanovic continues to feature in Magazines… This time Ivanovic is on the cover of You magazine, the Mail on Sunday’s female-orientated lifes...more

5 reasons female athletes should engage online
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted June 16, 2009 at 2:01pm

If you’re a female athlete (or you represent female athletes), I have provided five key reasons you should get online and start talking about your life, your sport, and maybe even your brand. 1) You’re creating and controlling your own voice. Today, ...more

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