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Stop the fat talk
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 22, 2010 at 1:16am

It seemed like a simple enough task and a noble notion when I stumbled across “Fat Talk Free Week.” The challenge is to eliminate “fat talk” from conversations with family, friends and, most importantly, yourself for one week. The pledge on the F...more

Abby Wambach get air time on ESPN but...
by After Atalanta
posted October 20, 2010 at 6:25pm

...she's talking about hot dogs.My friend, Dr. Pants, was kind enough to share this link with me. (I tried to embed the video but it kept shutting down my browser.)So Abby Wambach gets some air time on Sports Center to talk about World Cup qualifying. But...more

Sumo For Girls...
by RunLikeAGirl
posted October 20, 2010 at 3:36pm

What do women ski jumpers and women sumo wrestlers have in common?...more

Olympic pricing: Equality? Economics? Gender?
by After Atalanta
posted October 19, 2010 at 9:11pm

What equality is remains contextual and questionable. I don't know much about economics. And gender continues to present so many interesting issues with which to contend.Hence all the questions in the title of this post.But what I really want to talk abou...more

For the record, I don't think it matters much whether women's basketball players dunk.
by Swish Appeal
posted October 19, 2010 at 2:54pm

For the record, I don't think it matters much whether women's basketball players dunk. But I do wonder what Auburn's Jassany Williams thinks about lowering the rims. For more on Auburn's Midnight Madness, see SheCanPlay.org (h/t @CoachCarson). ...more

Mary Carillo Won't Ask About Nails or Hemlines
by RunLikeAGirl
posted October 14, 2010 at 6:08pm

Saying yes and what she thinks......more

The problem with HS football (it’s not just concussions)
by Fair Game News
posted October 13, 2010 at 6:04pm

By Laura Pappano I had to wince at a Birmingham News pre-season high school football analysis: Quick! Go pay $6 to see Hueytown high school quarterback Jameis Winston because “come 2012 at a major BCS school [it]will be around $50 and that’s not even...more

It’s October: Where have women’s sports gone?
by Fair Game News
posted October 6, 2010 at 5:42pm

By Laura Pappano The Ryder Cup has just wrapped up. We are into the MLB Playoffs. NBA teams are in pre-season match-ups with the regular season kicking off in a few weeks. NHL is happening (as is NASCAR). And, of course, the NFL – pink gear and all –...more

Babies and Boston
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 6, 2010 at 11:56am

It was one of those amazing weekends. First, my sister-in-law gave birth to the next generation of Moritz on Saturday. Ellie came into the world on my brother’s birthday, the day I wrote about what a great dad he would be. Clearly the girl has an impec...more

What and who counts: Another defense of Title IX
by After Atalanta
posted October 5, 2010 at 12:23pm

I have not been surprised by the renewed calls to abolish/reform Title IX in the wake of University of California Berkeley's announcement that it is cutting five intercollegiate sports.Yes, it's lousy that this happened. But California is not in good fina...more

Telling sport cartoon
by One Sport Voice
posted September 28, 2010 at 10:15pm

Cartoon in MN Daily student newspaper 9/27/2010 < p> ...more

Two physical activity opportunities for women
by One Sport Voice
posted September 27, 2010 at 5:36pm

Somedays are just more strange than others. Today, two separate people sent me links to two different non-traditional physical activity opportunities for women. I had never heard of either. 1. Exoterobics…a combo of adult entertainment and aerobics. ...more

Welcome to Big Sister
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 24, 2010 at 7:57pm

Big Sister (www.bigsister.org.uk) has been launched by a British Muslim woman, Shaista Gohir MBE, to challenge stereotypes and raise the aspirations of Muslim girls and women around the world. The website challenges the treatment of women through satirica...more

Fuzzy math: Bias + $ from student fees = cut-rate tickets for women’s play. Even at UConn. And even THIS basketball season.
by Fair Game News
posted September 24, 2010 at 12:20am

By Laura Pappano Here we go — yet again! After a spectacular season (78 straight wins and counting…) and off-season that saw the UConn Women’s Basketball team walking the red carpet at the ESPY Awards and visiting Walter Reed Medical Center and The...more

Jets pulled offsides: Why no penalty flag?
by Fair Game News
posted September 21, 2010 at 2:58pm

By Laura Pappano This is a good Monday for the NY Jets: A smashing victory against rival NE Patriots – and the team won’t face punishment from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for “unprofessional conduct” by coaches and players in the Ines Sainz ca...more

Harassment follow up and the Patriots versus the Jets
by After Atalanta
posted September 20, 2010 at 3:55pm

The Monday morning quarterbacking was all about the Patriots' second half demise yesterday. Nothing about the battle of the locker room bullies. (That I saw. If there was any kind of comment--please send me the link!!) Apparently I was the only one who sa...more

Female television sports reporters: Be attractive, but not too attractive
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 18, 2010 at 4:28pm

As pundits and opinion-makers have continued to weigh in on the Clinton Portis saga, discussion has turned to what reporter Ines Sainz was wearing, and whether or not her attire was to blame for the humiliating sexual harassment she was forced to endure f...more

Another story I didn't want to talk about
by After Atalanta
posted September 17, 2010 at 7:05pm

Not sure why I am so averse to discussing the more hyped stories. I guess I like discovering the little ones and sharing them.But some are just unavoidable and it seems the harassment of a female reporter by some Jets players last weekend is going to be o...more

The Real Issue Underlying the Sainz/Jets Incident
by One Sport Voice
posted September 17, 2010 at 4:46pm

I have refrained from weighing in on the Ines Sainz/NY Jets issue thus far because it is complicated and I needed to think about it fully. Many have shared their view points arguing the issue from many angles. Last night I gave a TV interview with our loc...more

Dignity, respect and the locker room
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 17, 2010 at 1:41pm

The day of my return to Buffalo from Esprit Montreal and my first Ironman finish, Best Boyfriend Mark was navigating the endurance mobile while I was waiting to return to U.S. cellular tower airwaves to check my email messages. And that’s when I began ...more

Influx in Flux
by sfoxmaple
posted September 8, 2010 at 11:11pm

from The Endzone Airwaves...more

Reflection on being a (female) athlete
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted September 8, 2010 at 12:33pm

After reading a few articles lately and having different personal experiences over the years, I’ve been thinking more and more about what it means to be a female athlete. As always this started off as a small idea and then grew.  Another novel...more

Lingerie Football League, is this for real?
by heather77
posted September 2, 2010 at 10:33pm

It was last year that I came across this league while flipping through the channels.  I thought it might be on some Real World vs Road Rules Challenge show, where they are all playing it in their skimpy clothing, but I will admit I was impressed with...more

Reflections on Caster Semenya’s Return to Competition
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted August 31, 2010 at 6:44pm

The IAAF has declared that South African runner Caster Semenya can resume competing in international women’s events. After an 11 month wait for this clearance Semenya has competed in three track meets in the past several days. She won two of her 800m r...more

The New York Times does soft core pornography feature of female professional tennis players
by One Sport Voice
posted August 27, 2010 at 7:22pm

Earlier I posted that today, August 26th, is Women’s Equality Day. No sooner did I post my blog and a colleague (thanks ED!) sent me something so distrubing I had to do another post today. What I will write about next is a perfect example of why Women�...more

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