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NCAA D-I sets attendance mark; no Pac-10 teams in mix
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 18, 2011 at 3:00am

NCAA Division-I women's basketball set another attendance record, drawing 8,127,779 fans for the 2010-11 season. The previous D-I record was 8,090,084 set in 2007-08. Overall, the three levels of NCAA basketball drew 11,159,837 fans -- the second largest...more

NACWAA News & New Members
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 13, 2011 at 3:03pm

Nona Richardson has been appointed Interim Director of Athletics at UC Davis beginning July 1. Greg Warzecka recently announced he will retire from the university on June 30 after 16 years at the post. Richardson currently serves as Executive Senior ...more

Peter Vidmar steps down, Jessica Mendoza steps up
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 12, 2011 at 1:22pm

Peter Vidmar resigned yesterday, just eight days after being named chef de mission by the USOC for the London Olympic Games. Vidmar’s active participation in anti-marriage equality campaigns made his choice more controversial than either he or the USOC...more

Sports are excellent training grounds to develop the next generation of young women leaders.
by Swish Appeal
posted May 12, 2011 at 12:15am

Sports are excellent training grounds to develop the next generation of young women leaders. I feel blessed to own a WNBA team like the Mystics, which has an incredible drive for competition, unmatched focus, and an appreciation of their fans. I have ...more

Why so few women succeed as sport executives
by After Atalanta
posted May 9, 2011 at 1:05pm

From the Globe and Mail, an article that touches on why there are not many women in executive positions in sports. It begins with the story of and commentary from current Women's Tennis Association CEO Stacey Allaster but goes on to mention Canadian hocke...more

NACWAA Members on the Move
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 5, 2011 at 11:56am

Shonna Brown has been named Interim Commissioner of the America East Conference. Brown joined America East as Associate Commissioner for women’s basketball/administration in September 2010. Prior to joining the America East, she spent three years at t...more

Grading America's sports departments
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 28, 2011 at 1:53pm

A lot is made of media and how women's sports can get more coverage. The crux of the problem usually seems to be pointed at who's in the sports departments and for the first time since 2008, there's another head count. But the final grade was an "F" for g...more

Reading up on the new WNBA president
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 27, 2011 at 8:44pm

Due to a few news stories breaking on Tuesday, including three-time silver medalist Lauren Jackson's decision to miss the opening half of the 2012 season in order to prepare for the London Games, we opted to run a feature on WNBA president Laurel J. Richi...more

David Stern's introduction of new WNBA President Laurel Richie charts future course
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2011 at 3:14pm

I've maintained since the beginning of the WNBA's search for a new president that someone from outside the women's basketball world would be a good idea. An "outsider" would presumably bring some fresh ideas, a frame of reference free from historical i...more

New WNBA president Laurel Richie does not see lack of basketball background an issue
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 27, 2011 at 2:55pm

Last week the WNBA ended speculation surrounding the appointment of a new leader when the league announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the new president of the 15 year-old organization. Richie, the Girl Scouts of the USA Senior Vice Pr...more

National Pro Fastpitch launches unique 20 for 2020 fundraising campaign!
by Women in Sport International
posted April 24, 2011 at 7:36pm

National Pro Fastpitch, the premier and only women's professional fastball league in the United States, has launched a unique fundraising campaign that is designed to raise vital league funding from individual donars. The league features the best women's ...more

Three ways Laurel Richie's Girl Scouts experience bodes well for her new role as WNBA President
by Swish Appeal
posted April 23, 2011 at 2:17pm

Laurel Richie at the 2010 Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas' State of the Girl event. It's obvious by now that Laurel J. Richie's business acumen was among the primary reasons she got the job as WNBA president to succeed Donna Orender. Perhaps equally ob...more

The WNBA has its new President: Laurel Richie
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 22, 2011 at 1:09am

She's Lauren J. Richie, and she's a marketing veteran. She comes from Girl Scouts USA, where she's been the chief marketing officer and senior vice president for three years. More on Richie from hoopfeed. And from Sports Illustrated. ...more

Learn more about fair pay
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted April 21, 2011 at 1:28am

Interested in learning more about fair pay? Join the National Women's Law Center and the White House on Thursday, April 21st at 1:30pm CST for a conference call about bridging the wage gap. On the call to share information about policy solutions and a...more

Not-so-good commercial(s) featuring athletes
by After Atalanta
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:38pm

Dr. Pants told me about the new Acura commercial a few weeks ago and Sean from at sportsBabel sent me the link last week. Apparently, I need to blog about this one.The commercial features Canadian skier Ashleigh McGivor. Let's strip the athlete down...more

As the women’s basketball salary bubble grows . . .
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 20, 2011 at 3:05pm

Tweet As I wrote during the Women’s Final Four, there’s growing media interest in some of the astonishing pay scales for a growing number of top women’s college basketball coaches. During that same weekend in Indianapolis, there were quite a few c...more

Sneak peek: Logo & sketches for Amare's women's line
by A Glam Slam
posted April 13, 2011 at 10:58pm

The Knicks are headed to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2004 and Amar’e Stoudemire has been a huge factor in leading the team to their return appearance. Though preparing for the playoffs is the top priority right now, he has not abandoned hi...more

Can female sport administrators be “ideal leaders”?
by lcrutch
posted April 12, 2011 at 6:10pm

Research shows that married women with children are less likely to be "ideal leaders" in the sports world....more

Gina Carano on Top Watched MMA Fights List
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted April 10, 2011 at 11:05am

Gina Carano and Kimbo Slice both appear twice on the list of Top Watched MMA Fights according to this MMA infographic (see below). If UFC President, Dana White and Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker need proof that fans will pay to see women fighters, they nee...more

Mystics latest WNBA team to sport jersey sponsor
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted April 7, 2011 at 6:36pm

The Washington Mystics announced Thursday that Inova Health System will be its marquee sponsor, purchasing ad space on the front of the players' jerseys. Instead of reading Mystics, the jersey will read the health care company's complete name. Phoenix be...more

"Is 30 the new 50?": Is 30% Female Representation Enough?
by Women in Sport International
posted April 5, 2011 at 2:39pm

MacLean's Magazine, in it's 2011 Toronto Blue Jays Special Edition, included an article entitled "Is 30 the New 50?" (not yet available online). The article questions whether quotas on female representation on Boards of Directors should set at 30%, as has...more

Business and College Programs: Trouble ahead for women's hockey?
by The First Line
posted April 1, 2011 at 10:33am

It’s bittersweet news, that Canadian Tire has donated $60,000 to keep SMU’s hockey team afloat. On the one hand, this successful program will keep going. But the fact is, the university should be responsible for supporting its own programs, and ha...more

Investing in Women -- Why Women Leaders Lead to Success
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 30, 2011 at 6:42pm

Author: NACWAA NACWAA believes strongly that advancing women into leadership positions ultimately leads to a more balanced, equitable and successful society. Last week's Forbes.com article by Kathy Caprino, Mandating Women At The Leadership Table: W...more

More women pursuing baseball dreams on men's teams
by Women in Sport International
posted March 19, 2011 at 8:48pm

This article out of Long Beach California written by Bob Keisser raises a very interesting question that is common in women's sports. It discusses a recent high school game in which the two starting pitchers, in a men's baseball game, were women. The pitc...more

Soccer + Skates = Roller Soccer…Who Knew…
by RunLikeAGirl
posted March 18, 2011 at 11:54am

June Solomon grew up in Trinidad & Tobago, which, in case you have geography holes in your knowledge, as I did, is two islands under one government, controlled at various times in history by the French, Spanish, Dutch and British; and is one of the riches...more

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