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Are colleges businesses or non-profit do-gooders? (Sports suggests a credibility gap)
by Fair Game News
posted May 5, 2010 at 11:56am

By Laura Pappano U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is making trouble – again — over the sweet financial deal colleges get as a result of their non-profit status. This time he is picking on federal tax rules that he says give colleges an unfair way to (indir...more

See Videos of The 2009-2010 Tucker Table Series
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted May 4, 2010 at 8:00pm

Short video clips of research shared at the 2009-10 Tucker Table series can be viewed on our YouTube Channel. See top scholars and graduate students share cutting-edge findings on diverse topics including the role of youth sport in obesity prevention, hom...more

Are You Aging Successfully?
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted April 16, 2010 at 6:20pm

A Guest Post from Mariah Burton Nelson 2010 Spring Distinguished Lecture Series Keynote Speaker I’m going to wear sneakers. When I return to Cowles Auditorium to give a presentation on April 21, I’m going to wear sneakers because sneakers permit me t...more

One Year of One Sport Voice in the Blogosphere
by One Sport Voice
posted April 12, 2010 at 4:09pm

One Sport Voice is one year old! Nearly one year ago at the urging a few tech saavy women around me, I decided to begin blogging. I wanted to, but needed a push. I desired to blog to create an outlet for sharing my thoughts and critical perspective on ...more

Sharing the power of sports
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 31, 2010 at 7:14pm

There are some things which are best explained by the look in someone’s eyes or by the smile on their face or the emotion expressed through their body. Those are the forms of communication we often miss in our daily dealings with those around us, but t...more

Violence, girls and sports
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 27, 2010 at 12:31pm

The popular reading of violence in women’s sports is that (a) part of the growth into the big-time arena and (b) bad for women’s sports in general. Last weekend, an article on violence in women’s sports ran in the New York Times, covering pretty mu...more

Latest “Women in Intercollegiate Sport” report now available
by One Sport Voice
posted March 23, 2010 at 8:51pm

The most recent version of Acosta & Carpenter’s longitudinal (33 years!) research on Women in Intercollegiate Sport is now available on their website. Some good news highlights: 42.6% of women’s teams are coached by a female head coach, a number tha...more

The Bubble Watch: O'Bannon, Keller, Hart and the Business of College Athletics
by amber2jewel
posted March 17, 2010 at 10:07pm

Professional amateurs - has the bubble burst?...more

A hodge podge of sport-related stuff
by One Sport Voice
posted March 9, 2010 at 9:22pm

This will be a random blog post and as I can’t find a common link except to apply a critical lens to each issue. Here are five interesting pieces to check out: 1. A parody Got No Game with Paul Mecurio: Race in Sports (HBO) brings to life race and ge...more

Does your child have softball DNA?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 5, 2010 at 10:15am

If you want to know whether or not your child has "softball" DNA, there is a company that now provides a service to parents of young children to help them determine which sport they'd be best suited for genetically. That's right, this company, Atlas S...more

Chapter 7 of "Challenging Identities: Muslim Women In Australia" on Sports
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 1, 2010 at 10:06pm

Chapter 7—The Identity of the ‘Australian Muslim Woman’ in Sport and Recreation Helen McCue & Fatima Kourouche Recreation and sport in Australia remain contested areas for women and even more so for Muslim Australian women. This chapter explores t...more

New research connects Title IX with positive outcomes for girls
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted February 16, 2010 at 4:07pm

A blog written by Tara Parker-Pop for the New York Times Well Blog, titled As Girls Become Women, Sports Pay Dividends outlines the many economic, health and career benefits that result from girls’ participation in sports. The blog also provides lin...more

Two triggers of background anger in youth sports
by One Sport Voice
posted February 15, 2010 at 8:54pm

Over the weekend a Minnesota sport parent assaulted a youth basketball commissioner following an in-house game played by sixth graders. The the father was disgruntled over the officiating during his son’s game. From some of the research I’ve conduct...more

Sports Leagues: In the 14th Season
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted February 14, 2010 at 5:05pm

In the 14th season......of Major League Baseball (1889) theree were still two leagues - the National League and American Association.The National League was still an unstable league. The Indianapolis franchise was $30,000 in debt ($700,000 in 2010 money)...more

Reaction to Vonn Sports Illustrated cover uncovers more than expected
by One Sport Voice
posted February 8, 2010 at 4:22pm

Now that the reactions to my blog post about the Lindsey Vonn Sports Illustrated cover has waned, I wanted to share some thoughts. What I have found interesting about the Vonn post, is not that so many disagreed with my critique of the cover, but that ...more

Study links Title IX and health benefits in women
by Title IX Blog
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:23pm

New research suggests that the nearly 600% increase in girls' sports participation following the passage of Title IX has contributed to health benefits for women. In the current issue of Evaluation Review, Robert Kaestner and Xin Xu report that "adult w...more

The Best of 2009: The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted December 30, 2009 at 12:29pm

For The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, it has been another productive and busy year. We’ll recap some of our many highlights below. 2009 was the “year of social media” for The Tucker Center. We launched this blog, a Faceboo...more

Things I learned today about ESPN…
by One Sport Voice
posted November 24, 2009 at 3:23pm

Today I had Rick Abbott as a guest speaker in my Sport in a Diverse Society class (can I say guest speakers on the eve of Thanksgiving are the best!). Abbott is the VP of Global Security and Facilities Operations for ESPN where he oversees 4,000 ESPN ...more

What can Twitter’s geotagging do for sports?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted November 21, 2009 at 4:17pm

Shaq Tweets at fan using Twitter's new Geotagging. Photo credit: http://myloc.me/show.php?id=1kwf0 This week, Twitter launched their Geolocation API, giving users the option to have their messages contain their exact locations. Now, I have to admit, I...more

I graduated or I’m injured…and I’m an athlete, now what?
by One Sport Voice
posted November 17, 2009 at 2:29pm

A One Sport Voice reader sent me an email looking for resources helping collegiate athletes transition into “the real world” after they no longer are competitive athletes. Great query! There is a fair amount of literature from the sport psychology w...more

WNBA searching for feedback
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 10, 2009 at 5:09pm

True, not everyone is on the social-networking site Twitter. But many use Facebook and sites other than this blog to keep up with women's hoops. Well, the WNBA is asking for feedback and I believe it's important for everyone to provide it because the leag...more

Womens Golf Survey IMPORTANT
by Ladies on the Tee
posted November 9, 2009 at 8:31pm

PB Marketing Agency Voice of Women’s Golf Survey! This survey is intended to research the need for better resources for women golfers worldwide. We welcome all golfers, male and female, to participate. Your input is extremely valuable and ...more

The Tucker Center wants your input!
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted November 9, 2009 at 4:09pm

Now that we’ve wrapped up our Fall Distinguished Lecture, we are beginning to plan the Spring 2010 event. We’re wondering what topic you would like to see us showcase for the spring lecture? Please respond to this blog and let us know what cutting e...more

Social Media as Contested Terrain
by One Sport Voice
posted November 6, 2009 at 7:25pm

Currently I’m at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) in Ottawa. I’ve heard A LOT of great research and ideas that much head is spinning a bit. I was in a session today that crystallized some thoughts about social media an...more

Images that "sell" to young female athletes
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 6, 2009 at 11:40am

Researchers at Bowling Green State University, the University of Memphis and the University of Iowa presented results of a study during the annual NASSS conference today suggesting that adolescent girls involved in sports are generally attracted to image...more

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