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2009-10 Women's College Basketball Television Schedule
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted November 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

Imagine that you're sitting at home and you're stuck watching School of Rock for the ninth time because you were channel-surfing and happened to wipe out on the Jack Black Channel. Half-asleep, you are unaware that your favorite school is playing a great...more

Natalie Coughlin exits DWTS too soon
by Athletic Women Blog
posted October 21, 2009 at 12:14pm

Dancing with the Stars gave the wrong verdict last night, by eliminating Natalie Coughlin from the competition. My opinion, one shared by others I see, is that Natalie is a much stronger dancer than some of the stars left in the competition. (At least my ...more

Announcers We Love: Terry Gannon
by Women's Sports Blog
posted October 3, 2009 at 3:38pm

Gannon is like the anti-matter version of Beth Mowins. He covers every possible women's sport, maybe because he's one of the few men for whom it's a calling rather than a demotion, and I never get tired of him. Classy and respectful are two ways to de...more

ESPN to 'tread lightly' in covering youths
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 25, 2009 at 2:41pm

ESPN President George Bodenheimer, speaking at a Penn State Forum today, was asked about coverage of high school sports, an area where ESPN continues to expand. He said he believes ESPN has a social responsibility to help protect the integrity and mission...more

TV Alert: Phoenix vs. San Antonio, do you care?
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 21, 2009 at 10:01pm

Asked Storm guard Tanisha Wright if she would still watch the WNBA playoffs now that Seattle has been bumped from the opening round for the fifth time in her five seasons as a pro. "If my friends don't make it, I'm boycotting," she said. Well, former Pe...more

ESPN announces Women’s College Basketball Big Monday schedule for 2009-10 Season
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 21, 2009 at 9:04pm

ESPN has announced the 2009-10 Big Monday Presented by Bud Light women’s college basketball schedule featuring the nation’s top teams in action every Monday primarily at 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. ET from Jan. 11 to March 1. New to this year’s schedule is the...more

Natalie Coughlin makes her dancing debut on DWTS Season 9
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 21, 2009 at 2:41pm

We all know she can swim, but can Natalie Coughlin dance, too? We’ll find out tonight on the season 9 premier of Dancing With the Stars. Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin is paired with 5 season veteran and season 1 co-champ Alex Mazo. I am guessing t...more

Let the (televised) playoffs begin – Day 1 coverage roundup
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 16, 2009 at 5:38pm

Wednesday’s semifinal matchups – Atlanta at Detroit and Seattle at Los Angeles Atlanta @ Detroit , 8:00pm ET, ESPN2 Game 2: at Atlanta, Fri., 9/18, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV Game 3 (if necessary): at Atlanta, Sun., 9/20, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Atla...more

"Ultimate Women Challenge"
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 16, 2009 at 12:47pm

Despite the odd name, Ultimate Women Challenge, a new reality show starring female MMA fighters, should be worth setting time aside for its debut December 28 on NBC (check your local TV listings). Fighters you may already be familiar with, like Julie Ked...more

Erin Andrews tells peep hole victimization story on Oprah
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted September 12, 2009 at 12:50am

Photo Credit: http://www.earthlingchic.com I Tivo’d Oprah today and got to see a story that I’d been waiting for awhile. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews told the queen of talk television the story of a complete invasion of privacy as a female sports rep...more

Sprinting toward the 'big-time' business model
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 11, 2009 at 2:59pm

The movement of scholastic sports toward the college and professional sports models, in terms of media, marketing, and -- time will tell -- values, continues with the announcement in Sports Business Daily yesterday that "MSG Varsity" will launch Sept. 24 ...more

What 2 watch 2nite
by Women's Sports Nation
posted September 9, 2009 at 3:58pm

Here are a couple events to watch tonight if you have nothing better to do on a Wednesday.Melanie Oudin will be facing Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals of the US Open at 7pm on ESPN 2. In case you've missed it, the seventeen-year-old tennis prodigy...more

Natalie Coughlin in the limelight
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 9, 2009 at 3:56pm

A dash of fame comes with winning eleven Olympic medals, but even that might not be enough to prepare an athlete for what happens when she is cast in a popular prime-time television show. I have argued that Natalie Coughlin deserves far greater recogniti...more

Watch C. Vivian Stringer inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Friday on ESPN and NBA TV
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 8, 2009 at 12:09pm

Women’s basketball fans will have the opportunity to watch legendary coach C. Vivian Stringer get inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on ESPN and NBA TV. Other members of the Enshrinement Class of 2009 in...more

What to do this holiday weekend
by Pretty Tough
posted September 5, 2009 at 12:53pm

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated by labor unions in New York City in the 1880s with a grand parade in honor of the working class. Now most people just think of it as a day off work and a chance for a last end-of-summer family outing...more

Big 12 Conference announces 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 3, 2009 at 6:45pm

The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2009-10 women’s basketball telecast schedule on FSN, www.FOXSports.com. Telecasts begin December 3, 2009 and feature 26 appearances for the league. Nineteen regular season games and seven Phillips 66 Big 12 Wome...more

PBS to air film about women and bullfighting
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 29, 2009 at 12:05pm

The amazing independent documentary program P.O.V. will be showing the film Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador) on September 1st. Check out more info on the movie here. I suspect that there will be graphic imagery, but it should definitely be wort...more

Washington Huskies release national TV schedule
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 28, 2009 at 6:58pm

Three Husky women's hoops games will be televised nationally on FSN this season, as part of the Pac-10's television package. Washington have two televised home games, including the Huskies' Paint the Bank Pink game against California on Feb. 14 at 2pm. ...more

Shaq Vs. Me
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 27, 2009 at 8:49pm

The premise of the new ABC show Shaq Vs. is basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal challenges other incredible athletes at their sport, in their house. Even if this guy alleges Shaq and William Morris Endeavor ripped him off, the show has debuted and...more

US Open Tennis 2009 TV Schedule
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 26, 2009 at 8:29pm

2009 US Open TV Schedule The US Open 2009 will be televised in the U.S. live on the Tennis Channel, ESPN2 and on CBS starting at 11am with the Tennis Channel, then at 1pm ESPN2. ESPN2 will have full coverage in the evening as part of the network’s...more

Top 10 reasons Brett Favre joined the Vikings
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 23, 2009 at 1:21pm

Letterman is still funny. ...more

Natalie Coughlin will compete On Dancing With The Stars
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 18, 2009 at 5:04pm

Season 9 of the popular ABC “Dancing with the Stars” reality show will feature another Olympic Gold Medalist – Natalie Coughlin. Season 8 was won by Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and other Olympic stars who have competed in past seasons include Apol...more

2009 Dancing with the Stars cast includes Natalie Coughlin
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 18, 2009 at 4:39pm

Dancing with the Stars once again shows the good sense to include a female athlete in the cast. Natalie Coughlin deserves the spotlight, and I wouldn't be surprised one bit if she turns out to be a wonderful dancer. ...more

Watch World Championships On Universal Sports
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 17, 2009 at 8:35pm

Universalsports.com and its attendant TV channel (187 in the Bay Area) will be broadcasting the action from the IAAF track and field championships today through Friday, and NBC will take over again next weekend. Yesterday saw Usain Bolt retain the title...more

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin among new “Dancing with the Stars” cast
by Pretty Tough
posted August 17, 2009 at 4:48pm

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin on to appear on DWTS Natalie Coughlin can do the backstroke and the breastroke in world record time, but can she do the the paso doble or tango? Coughlin, who has made a big splash in the Olympics, will attempt to excel in th...more

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