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The Sports Women Watch
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted October 3, 2011 at 8:29pm

Shocking new finding ... wait for it ... women watch sports. News to rock your Monday folks, courtesy of the researchers at Nielsen Media. Anne Flore Marxer, snowboarder ... wonders at the genius of these boffins Stephen Master, head of Nielsen Sports i...more

WNBA: Development of the Game and What Matters - Rivalries, Style, Race, Coaching and a Vacuum
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 3, 2011 at 10:45am

A friend of mine is currently taking time out as a women's college basketball coach. But he never takes time out from the game, or from thinking about it. In fact, he usually has some amazing ideas. Take tonight, for instance.He hit me up after game one w...more

Putting some layers on lingerie football
by Off The Court
posted September 28, 2011 at 11:39am

Australia has its first lingerie football star, Chloe Butler. For the former AIS runner it’s cause for celebration. She plays tackle football in front of stadiums full of fans – something which young girls in Townsville where she grew up could only dr...more

Hockey is for Girls Commercial from the NHL
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:14am

We are watching preseason NHL hockey tonight and I just saw my new favorite commercial!! Technically this is part of the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone public service campaign, but the focus is on girls and dispelling the notion that hockey is a boy’s s...more

Conference realignment: Not the only story in college sports...what about the explosion in high school coverage?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 20, 2011 at 10:51pm

While shuffling in the Big 12, ACC, and other conferences has grabbed sports headlines this week, we wonder if the story with far bigger, more profound long-term implications for the future of sports in the educational setting isn't the recent NCAA decis...more

XC Skiing-- slightly north of mainstream
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 19, 2011 at 8:58pm

Who trains 4 hours a day, spends weeks living on a glacier in the summer, and goes down hills at 40mph with no brakes?...more

Is Red Bull ignoring women?
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted September 15, 2011 at 12:18pm

Easkey Britton for Red Bulletin 2010 It cracks me up that Red Bull sponsor so many extreme or action sports events. Strikes me the last thing you need as you pump your heart full of adrenaline is a few shots of that stuff swirling around in the mix. A l...more

Increased attendance and TV viewership mark WNBA’s 15th season
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 14, 2011 at 12:48pm

Attendance at WNBA games increased for the fifth consecutive year, up 1.25 percent, the league reported Wednesday. The teams that drove the attendance increase included the Chicago Sky (+29.0%), Washington Mystics (+11.7%) and Minnesota Lynx (+10.8%). TV...more

Where are the women football broadcasters?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 13, 2011 at 5:18pm

Familiar voices just delivered the first full week of the NFL regular season to massive television audiences. And they were all male voices in broadcast booths. So why are there no women doing play-by-play in the NFL and so few in college football?It’s ...more

SLC Dew Tour…that’s a Wrap
by Westbound Boarder
posted September 13, 2011 at 12:16am

My overall impression of the Salt Lake Dew Tour was awesome. I witnessed crazy people, young and old throwing themselves through the air in a variety of sports. Truly amazing talent on display. The Dew Tour does a great job of keeping each day different a...more

The Media and the WNBA: Why do people want to see the WNBA fail?
by SLAM Online -W
posted September 9, 2011 at 12:43am

by Ben York / @bjyork Over the past couple of months, a new article emerges on what seems like a daily basis detailing a perceived negative affect on the NBA’s bottom line by the WNBA. There’s no denying that the NBA lockout fueled the fire of late,...more

NFL women's campaign: Season Two
by A Glam Slam
posted September 8, 2011 at 12:26am

The 2011-12 NFL regular season officially kicks-off tomorrow, with a Thursday night game between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. Fans have been gearing up for football, setting their fantasy teams, preparing for tailgates and updating th...more

A Critique of NBC’s Track & Field Coverage
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 7, 2011 at 2:25am

I’m a huge track fan, yet I haven’t actually watched a track meet on TV since the USATF Indoor Championships back in February. This year I went to two of the meets I’d usually watch on TV, the Penn Relays and the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The tw...more

The potential demise of middle-men journalists
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 5, 2011 at 12:23am

Clay Travis, of Outkick the Coverage, recently declared the death of ESPN. While his thesis might be a little melodramatic, Travis poses an important question for the future of sports media: will the journalistic middle men still be relevant in the future...more

Judge Danica Patrick for work on track
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 30, 2011 at 12:57pm

With Danica Patrick’s recent announcement that she intends to race full time in NASCAR in 2012, it will be intriguing to observe how she will now be portrayed by various media outlets. Patrick, who’s the main sponsorship face for GoDaddy.com, seemin...more

Companies that support girls skateboarding
by SkaterGirl
posted August 29, 2011 at 2:07pm

A month or so ago, I was reading an interesting article from Stark Raving Madeleine called ‘Can A Girl Get A Break?’ Basically it discussed some of the challenges within the girls skate scene – including lack of support for riders and competitions, ...more

Women's Sports Sell Without Sexual Objectification
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 27, 2011 at 6:32pm

This summer, I experienced one of those typical 21st century moments in my apartment in Serbia when talking on Skype while simultaneously chatting on Facebook and watching the Women’s Soccer World Cup on TV. My computer activities stopped when I vaguely...more

CYCLOCROSS Magazine GOES DIGITAL
by Christine
posted August 26, 2011 at 8:58pm

CYCLOCROSS MAGAZINE NOW HAS A DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE– especially for those who live outside USA or on their computers! Order NOW to get a 12 month subscription PLUS back issues 8-12, for the PROMOTIONAL PRICE of $20 USD (in Euros this comes out to �...more

Media errors, Twitter convos and Abby Wambach had me pondering gender issues
by Same Size Balls
posted August 23, 2011 at 1:17pm

Aren’t there times when gender divisions are indistinguishable, when biases are nonexistent? Or is it idealistic to think that we can ignore such things? Even when I’m not thinking about women’s sports and gender issues, somehow it finds me. I was...more

Serena & Venus Williams cover Hamptons Magazine
by A Glam Slam
posted August 22, 2011 at 7:33pm

Tennis’ superstar sisters, Serena and Venus Williams, appear on the cover of the latest issue of Hamptons magazine. As the final Grand Slam of the season approaches, they’ll each by vying for the U.S. Open trophy. But for both ladies, they’re accom...more

Little League World Series broadcasts inequality
by Fair Game News
posted August 20, 2011 at 3:36pm

By Laura Pappano If it’s late August, it must be Little League World Series time – and our annual reminder of why Title IX is needed, but not enough. The disparities in treatment, support, and attention for male and female athletes begins early, and...more

The Minnesota Lynx: A Case About Media Coverage for Female Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted August 19, 2011 at 3:13pm

I live in Minneapolis and am a fan, advocate and scholar about gender issues in sport, particularly girls and women in sport. In the last two months, while I haven’t blogged much I have been keeping in eye on happenings around women in sport. Media cove...more

Brianna Glenn: Rejection - Me or My Abs?
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted August 16, 2011 at 2:02pm

When it comes right down to it, I really am a humble gal about most things. I don't walk around thinking I'm the best thing since sliced bread and telling everyone in earshot how fabulous I am unless I'm at home and my little sister needs reminding. Wh...more

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