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A New Chant for the Dream
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted January 23, 2010 at 9:53pm

My wife came up with a new chant for the Dream, like one of those English football chants. Here goes:We love you Dream TeamOh yes we dooo-OOOOWe love you Dream TeamIn your light blueAnd to our Dream TeamWe will be true!!Oh Dream Team, we love you!!(To th...more

Confessions of a new fan, or "How I learned to stop worrying and love women's basketball"
by Swish Appeal
posted January 13, 2010 at 7:13pm

Confession time. I have never played a game of basketball. I have never even shot a basketball. And had you asked me a year ago about basketball, I would have looked at you blankly and asked, "Doesn't it stop like, every five minutes?" or tried to comp...more

Sports or romance? That is the question
by A Glam Slam
posted January 12, 2010 at 6:21pm

Listen up guys, this one’s for you… There are tons of female sports fanatics out there, but even the craziest fans have a soft spot for romance. Many ladies would argue that a date to a football game or a proposal on the jumbotron are far from romant...more

Race a factor In slumping UConn ticket sales?
by Women's Sports Blog
posted December 17, 2009 at 3:28pm

I know someone on the WTS network has blogged this already, but wow. Gutsy call from DiMauro, asserting that UConn fans like their stars white. Damn shame, because the team could go undefeated again this year and Maya Moore is a phenomenon, but who sa...more

FC Gold Pride Moved So Fans Could *Drink*?
by Women's Sports Blog
posted December 17, 2009 at 2:59pm

Really, they moved in large part because the Earthquakes were pricing them out of Buck Shaw. But instead of admitting this and then looking for the bright side, they sent out an email that made it seem like the choice was entirely voluntary (if so, why ...more

CANCELED - DC All-Stars meet Richmond's Poe's Punishers!
by anyatukhus
posted December 15, 2009 at 12:44pm

Published by http://www.dcrollergirls.com/ Dear Fans,In light of the impending storm, we find it is in the best interests of our skaters, our skater's families, our visiting skaters, our volunteers and our fans that we cancel Saturday's Bout. This was...more

Kathy Betty's Renewal Pack Letter
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted December 2, 2009 at 9:12pm

Dream owner Kathy Betty has written a letter to fans about the Renewal Packs for 2010 season tickets - with some interesting information.Early Bird $50 Credit: As a special, limited-time offer, if you renew your season tickets by December 31, 2009, you w...more

Spectating is a sport too and sign ideas!
by Chic Runner
posted November 30, 2009 at 2:17pm

This morning I was hoping to get my groove back but it will have to wait until this evening. Last night I got a massage which is something I try to do every month when I start to feel really run down. My muscles and body starts to get tired and my legs st...more

What have you done for women's basketball lately?
by After Atalanta
posted November 18, 2009 at 11:42am

NCAA basketball has begun. Now admittedly basketball is a sport that I have never truly embraced. It is probably the American sport I know least about. But I follow the women's collegiate game out of a sense of loyalty to female athletes. And, of course, ...more

What makes small venues "perfect" for women’s college basketball?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 11, 2009 at 3:57pm

Part of what makes places like Seattle University's Connolly Center perfect for women's college basketball is the proximity of the fans -- and the band -- to the action on the court, which "creates an intimate and intimidating environment". (Photo via j...more

Tinkle, Tinkle
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 4, 2009 at 9:51pm

Hi, C here...So, okay, I was at the craft store (I do too, go to the craft store on a regular basis) and saw a package of little jingle bells…..so I got this great idea. I am bringing them to the next game and will pass them out and every time freshmen ...more

Could fans run a WNBA team better than the current owners?
by Swish Appeal
posted October 16, 2009 at 6:50pm

Could Fans Run a WNBA Team Better Than the Current Owners? In the name of fan power, one of SBN’s newest sites – Front Office Fans – has its sights set on buying a minor league baseball franchise and allowing fans to run it using a combination of ...more

This is what it's all about...fans connecting with their teams
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2009 at 12:49pm

This is what it's all about...fans connecting with their teams ...more

The Beautiful Naked People
by MsAkiba
posted October 11, 2009 at 2:40pm

ESPN: The Body Issue features naked women in sports!...more

Throwing it back: 12 year old girl sues over milestone baseball
by Pretty Tough
posted October 9, 2009 at 7:38pm

A 12-year-old Florida girl who grabbed a historic home run ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard over the summer has her prize back after suing the team for its return. According to the AP, the July home run against the Florida Marlins ...more

The trend continues: Phoenix Suns captains give out free tix for Game 5
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 6, 2009 at 10:29pm

Phoenix Suns captains Amar’e Stoudemire, Grant Hill and Steve Nash follow the lead of Larry Bird, Steve Kerr and Alvin Gentry with a WNBA Finals ticket giveaway. The Phoenix Mercury must win Game 4 in Indiana on Wednesday to remain in the running for ...more

WNBA Finals, Game 1
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted September 30, 2009 at 8:11pm

The opening game of WNBA championship game was yesterday. And it was shown on a semi-legit channel, free with your paid cable bill channel, a channel that more than 10 people get, maybe you have heard of it, it's called ESPN2. Congrats to Diana Taurasi f...more

How ‘Bout Them Bulls?
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 29, 2009 at 5:46pm

I was sitting quietly working on a post this weekend when my husband called me from his office. “Holy Shit! Are you watching this game? USF is beating FSU?” My husband went to the University of South Florida and he had the game live streaming on the ...more

Tailgating Twitter style and you’re invited
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 29, 2009 at 5:24pm

So by now, you all should know that I am one of the Kellogg’s SnackPicks.com Moms (if not, read this post). Since we are right in the middle of prime time tailgating season, the SnackPicks team is having a virtual tailgate party on Twitter on Thursday...more

Larry Bird’s free tickets to Fever game generates huge community response
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 26, 2009 at 6:51pm

Last night the Indiana Fever announced that Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird purchased the entire Conseco Fieldhouse balcony for game three of the Eastern Conference Finals between the team and the Detroit Shock today. And in a dozen hours, all of the...more

How to increase attendance to women’s basketball games
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted September 6, 2009 at 1:47pm

Photo credit: gocolumbialions.com The other day, I received an interesting question from a reader of WomenTalkSports.com. The individual, a college student, said: “I’m working on a project to increase attendance at a women’s basketball tournamen...more

Women Not Big Fans of Pro Sports, and Editors Still Use Sex to Sell Reporting to Men
by The Glowing Edge
posted September 5, 2009 at 9:30pm

This infuriates me. Not the report on this study, which I found interesting, if not surprising, but the stupid decision to slap a cheesecake photo of a cheerleader at the top. It’s so damn hard to get any respect, I swear it is. Go ahead. I’ll wait...more

Just can’t get enough Fantasy Football?
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 5, 2009 at 12:59pm

Can’t get enough fantasy football? How about a nice Survival League? Group ID#: 13481 Password: RonMexico (This is a great one for newbies – it is easy, one pick a week.) Or a nice salary cap league? Group ID# 6137 Password: ronmexico Come on p...more

Female fandom: Study says they don't like the pros
by After Atalanta
posted September 2, 2009 at 10:53am

A study out of Canada about the gendered nature of fandom reveals that women are not huge fans of professional sports. Not a shocker despite the plethora of popular media accounts of women forming fan clubs and becoming the latest target demographic for f...more

Learning to hate Tampa Bay
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 1, 2009 at 4:01pm

I should probably be specific here, insofar as that a certain someone who runs this site and has extremely well-documented violent tendencies comes from Tampa and knows all kinds of spiky heavy metal dudes and might well take exception to the ever-so-gent...more

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