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Elizabeth Lambert, Part 2
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 13, 2009 at 12:20pm

The Elizabeth Lambert story has captured tremendous mainstream attention and generated some good conversation (and some garbage, of course). After posting my own response, reading widely and talking intently about the video, I believe that there are t...more

We are FEMALE athletes
by Chantelle
posted November 12, 2009 at 5:49pm

First of all, let me say that I have tremendous respect for Jayda Evans and her journalistic work in covering women's basketball. I've known her since my first year in the WNBA (maybe longer), and she's always wearing a bright smile and pleasant dem...more

Women’s Basketball Media Guides: Lipstick, Yes. Lesbians, No.
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 12, 2009 at 11:32am

Here is a terrific article written by Jayda Evans for the Seattle Times about women’s college basketball media guides and a trend toward photo shoots that highlight the players’ femininity (code word for heterosexuality, in my opinion). The problem i...more

Violence in Women’s Sports: Part of the Game, Transgressing Gender, or Sexy Catfight?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 10, 2009 at 5:06pm

Video clips of Elizabeth Lambert, a soccer player from the University of New Mexico, putting the hurt on BYU players during a game over the weekend has attracted some serious attention from all corners of the sports and social media. Reactions to the vid...more

Lambert, Part II
by After Atalanta
posted November 10, 2009 at 11:42am

I was going to add a postscript to "10 lesbians walk into a bar" (I have to say I am just dying to see how that phrase affects my hits) based on the recent Graham Hays (of ESPN online) column about Elizabeth Lambert's actions last weekend.But I thought it...more

Elizabeth Lambert Spurs Facebook Interest
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted November 10, 2009 at 1:48am

On Friday, we all saw the below video of New Mexico professional soccer player Elizabeth Lambert, who astonishingly displayed unsportsmanlike conduct in a game against Brigham Young University. (She’s since been suspended indefinitely from the league). ...more

10 lesbians walk into a bar...
by After Atalanta
posted November 9, 2009 at 8:55pm

...and naturally frivolity ensues. (You thought I was going to make a joke, right? Nope; just getting your attention.)And then when we see the sports network covering women's soccer on the plasma televisions scattered around the bar, our heads snap up eag...more

Elizabeth Lambert: Soccer Player, Hair Yanker, Apologizer
by Draft Day Suit
posted November 9, 2009 at 4:11pm

I can sit and wonder why Elizabeth Lambert behaved the way she did in a Mountain West Conference semifinal game against Brigham Young University last week, or I can wonder why this is the only news coverage I can recall seeing about women’s soccer, eve...more

Patronizing Women's Violence
by Women's Sports Blog
posted November 9, 2009 at 2:49pm

Perhaps even more outrageous than Elizabeth Lambert's behavior in the New Mexico/BYU game, and it's the worst I've ever seen in women's sports, is the reaction of some men who rave about how 'hot' it is. This is the flip side of men's alleged obsession ...more

Does ponytail pull sully the wholesome vibe of women’s sports? Is that OK?
by Fair Game News
posted November 9, 2009 at 1:26pm

By Laura Pappano NM soccer player Elizabeth Lambert’s hair yanking, punching, and nasty behavior have gone viral. She’s being labeled the “dirtiest player” in women’s soccer and – depending on who’s writing or talking – all of women’s s...more

ESPN does an ACTUAL story about the New Mexico/BYU match
by From A Left Wing
posted November 8, 2009 at 12:49pm

Watch this interview with a local reporter (Jared Lloyd/Desert News) who covered this match. He points out that the "refs allowed" for a "physical game" - and offers a well informed perspective on the tone of the game (explaining New Mexico's use of a ph...more

Collegiate Soccer – Too Tough?
by Pretty Tough
posted November 6, 2009 at 5:31pm

’ Soccer can be a tough game and it appears that's especially true in the Mountain West Conference. Footage of the conference semifinal game in Provo, Utah – where BYU beat New Mexico 1-0 – has been making the rounds and not for all the right...more

Holding McCourt
by amber2jewel
posted November 5, 2009 at 7:13pm

Welcome to the first edition of LOL or BMEO (ball my eyes out) Many stories, especially those worth writing about, elicit a visceral reaction. It either makes me laugh (as in all the way to the bank or because it’s actually hilarious) or cry ...more

The power of the telephone: feminism, sports and social change
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted November 3, 2009 at 5:16pm

I’ve been blogging the past couple of weeks about social media and its impact upon women in sport. This week, I’m compelled to bring us back to a time before the Internet and social media, a time when we relied upon the telephone....more

Advancing women's sports: largely a bootstrap process
by Athletic Women Blog
posted November 2, 2009 at 3:41pm

Tasked with garnering more fans, advocates for women's sports might understandably think an online community of feminists a good place to reach out. And in fact a WTS blogger tried this recently—with, at best, mixed results. I will here give the essence...more

Are you a feminist?
by The Glowing Edge
posted November 2, 2009 at 11:55am

I was recently interviewed by Marie Hardin from Penn State’s Center for Sports Journalism about how women who blog about sports are empowered through blogging and use their sites for feminist activism. It was a pleasure to speak with her about my blo...more

Workplace games probably do matter
by Swish Appeal
posted November 1, 2009 at 5:05pm

Independent of whether it’s a worthwhile use of time for political pundits to spend their time closely tracking who has next during President Barack Obama’s pick-up games, it seems that people are starting to lose perspective on the significance of th...more

Study finds Williams' outburst reinforces stereotypes
by mhueter
posted October 29, 2009 at 2:47pm

Below, please find a release from Marie Hardin, Associate Director for Research, John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Using content analysis, Hardin and her team studied media coverage of Serena Williams' outburst (watch the YouTube video below to se...more

Wait, it’s not the POTUS’s job to play PC b-ball — women have to get in the game!
by Fair Game News
posted October 29, 2009 at 1:15pm

By Lauren Taylor Um, earth to FairGameNews.com readers! Did no one read Laura’s post on Monday? (Actually our tracker shows they did). Then, why no comments to tell her she was talking crazy? C’mom — you’ve got to keep us on our toes! I read it ...more

Why do some men hate women's sports?
by Athletic Women Blog
posted October 27, 2009 at 7:23pm

In a San Jose State University Spartan Daily piece, Angela Marino writes of having overheard a male student complain about women's sports. He doesn't think that women can play sports. Fine. But why complain? Surely he's not being forced to watch women's s...more

“From Wearing Jumpers to Shooting Them”
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted October 26, 2009 at 6:46pm

The sport media research of Tucker Center faculty and affiliates is featured in the Fall 2009 NCAA Champion Magazine. To see the full story click here. Posted in Media, Print Media ...more

...Except for the President
by Women's Sports Blog
posted October 26, 2009 at 4:38pm

So now the word is that not only does Obama not play hoops with women, he's also never golfed with a woman during his time as president despite having been out on the course many times since his election. Helen at WHB, you know I love you, but applying ...more

Stereotypical media representations of female athletes starts early
by One Sport Voice
posted October 23, 2009 at 6:41pm

Today I was preparing for a WeCoach workshop and was looking for some images on IStock.com. Pictured here is a classic example of how the (re)production of gender stereotypes starts early and in ways we might not even notice because they seem so innocuo...more

Being a woman is not a pre-existing condition
by Womenstake
posted October 20, 2009 at 12:32pm

(Editors Note: As athletes, we know how important health insurance is - and how difficult it can sometimes be to get to get claims paid. Let's work together to fight discriminatory practices by insurance companies.) by Judy Waxman, Vice President for He...more

What do online college coach biographies tell us about inclusivity?
by One Sport Voice
posted October 16, 2009 at 11:51am

See a guest column I wrote with graduate student Austin Stair Calhoun for the Women’s Sports Foundation, It Takes a Team newsletter titled: What Can Online Intercollegiate Coach Biographies Tell Us About Inclusivity and Tolerance of Diverse Sexual Ori...more

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