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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

New LA Sparks president aims to help team become financially viable “for years to come”
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 19, 2010 at 9:58pm

Sparks fans wondering who new team president Mike Levy is need only look at his resume. It is pretty long. Most recently he ran the Cleveland Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League until the team folded. He worked in Major League Baseball for a decade...more

An Important Note When Considering WPS 2009, 2010 Attendance Figures
by All White Kit
posted September 17, 2010 at 12:47am

This should be an aside to Tuesday’s attendance review post. While the comparative average attendance between 2009 and 2010 reveals some pretty shocking numbers (a 31% decline anyone?), there is a silver lining. I’m omitting something important and a ...more

mix1 Beverage Co. is pleased to announce a partnership with WakeGirls.
by WakeGirls Blog
posted September 13, 2010 at 1:11pm

mix1 Beverage Co., a leading provider of nutritional supplements, has partnered with WakeGirls, a reputable wakeboarding company that focuses on supporting women in the industry. mix1 and WakeGirls will work together to promote overall health and wellnes...more

New York Liberty announces plans for playing in New Jersey during Garden renovation
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 7, 2010 at 5:07pm

Rumors about the New York Liberty’s location for games during a three-year Madison Square Garden renovation began trickling out last month. Today the team made an official announcement about the move: The New York Liberty announced today that the team ...more

Mystics President Sheila Johnson wants more for her 'children'
by Swish Appeal
posted August 27, 2010 at 4:59pm

The Mystics huddle before game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. (Photo via LJRotter) View full size photo » President and Managing Partner of the Washington Mystics, Sheila Johnson, is no stranger to the public eye. She is a founding partner ...more

The Philadelphia Stadium Dilemma
by All White Kit
posted August 25, 2010 at 11:37pm

For a team that gets the job done on the field, the Philadelphia Independence sure lack fan support off the field. As of the 18th week of WPS competition, Indy has an overall 2010 median attendance of… wait for it… 2,585. Boston, meanwhile, leads t...more

Billabong Pro Maui Honolua Bay canceled for 2010
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted August 21, 2010 at 6:04pm

Silvana Lima : photo ASP/CI by Scholtz via Getty Images Women's Hawaiian season will now end at Sunset Beach The ASP recently announced that the long-heralded Women's World Tour event, the Billabong Pro Maui in Honolua, has found itself axed from the 2...more

Liberty finalizing NJ plans
by Swish Appeal
posted August 16, 2010 at 5:45pm

Liberty Finalizing NJ Plans Three Years in Newark? Not a prison sentence, but where the New York Liberty are finalizing plans to play for the next three years according the the New York Daily News. How many season ticket holders are looking forward to...more

Kovy Deal Rejected Yet Again
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 8:00pm

The question asked by this blog, 'who signs a 17-year contract in his late twenties?' was answered conclusively by the NHL: someone who is trying to circumvent the salary cap. The league and now an independent arbitrator have voided the Devils-Kovalchuk...more

Mad Money
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 3, 2010 at 11:52am

Sam Bradford is a lucky man. As if it wasn’t enough for him to be a young, baby-faced, number one overall draft pick, the former Oklahoma quarterback just signed a record contract with the St. Louis Rams for six years, and a guaranteed $50 million. ...more

WPS restructuring means loss of jobs, move towards decentralization
by All White Kit
posted July 29, 2010 at 1:01pm

Women’s Professional Soccer issued a public release on Monday evening stating, “League staff has been restructured…while league marketing resources have been shifted to the team level in order to focus locally on attendance a...more

The Portland Trail Blazers organization is blatantly sexist
by Women Undefined
posted July 21, 2010 at 12:52pm

A Black Eyed Peas song is bumping and a group of girls swing their heads from side to side while they perch their hands on their knees. No one pays much attention, except maybe to glance the girls’ way while getting up to refill their micro-brew. The g...more

George Steinbrenner dead at 80
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 13, 2010 at 3:43pm

I bring you sad news this morning. According to ESPN, George Steinbrenner died in his Tampa home this morning after suffering a massive heart attack. Steinbrenner is well known for being the temperamental owner of the New York Yankees. He is also famou...more

Oh Mark Cuban, shut up
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 12, 2010 at 10:15pm

Mark Cuban, NBA big mouth extraordinaire, is bringing his typical sour grapes to the media and everyone else, by insisting that the NBA needs to investigate LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade for tampering for their unprecedented collective signing ...more

Philadelphia acknowledges it has an attendance problem, does something about It
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2010 at 6:07pm

For all the great things that are going on with the Independence, it’s a shame that few Philadelphians seem to care. Philadelphia is coming off of last weekend’s game against Boston which took in a paltry gate of 2,093; the lowest of the 2010 sea...more

Dream seeks victories...and profit
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted July 6, 2010 at 10:07pm

Henry Unger over at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about the Dream's financial state. There are some interesting paragraphs:Betty purchased the team, which had lost about $3 million, in late October, saving it from a likely relocation to Tulsa.T...more

Venus Williams releases new book: Come To Win
by Pretty Tough
posted July 4, 2010 at 2:06pm

With the 38th anniversary of Title IX this month, a crucial question remains: Do sports make a long-term difference in a woman’s life? Most experts say yes. Competitive sports prepare women to take on leadership positions and this week, Multiple gran...more

Transworld: The women of Brooklyn
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted June 25, 2010 at 12:44pm

Great story on Transworld Business. Get to meet some ladies who roll NYC. ...more

The Dream and its increasing (?) attendance
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted June 21, 2010 at 9:49pm

Pierce W. Huff writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the Dream's...increasing attendance?It's all in a marketing day's work. As they have season, the Dream last Thursday continued with their all-out promotional blitz, using team appearances, c...more

WNBA and Pac 16
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 13, 2010 at 1:09pm

Phoenix set a single-game scoring record tonight in beating Tulsa, 116-84. The league's website doesn't even have a box score as of right now, but WNBA on twitter says Diana Taurasi and Candice Dupree each had 18 for the Mercury, while rookie and former O...more

Money (Net)ball: How an Aussie Women’s Pro League is Making $$ (and what to learn from what they did)
by Fair Game News
posted June 11, 2010 at 12:16am

By Laura Pappano The abrupt folding of the St. Louis Athletica, forcing the Women’s Professional Soccer league to mid-season reshuffle its schedule, was the latest reminder of a nagging problem: Making money in women’s pro sports. (Or merely staying ...more

No One Remembers Second...
by amber2jewel
posted June 10, 2010 at 8:00pm

Amidst the USC-Reggie Bush/O.J. Mayo scandals and the sanctions announced by the NCAA today, the Memphis-Derrick Rose scandal, Marion Jones and her steroids scandal, and yes, the fossil that is the MLB steroids scandal, I’ve been doing a l...more

WNBA president talks about expansion, sponsorships, the 11-player team limit and more
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 10, 2010 at 6:09pm

Sue Favor interviewed Donna Orender at the “Sunset Showdown” Saturday June 5 when the Los Angeles Sparks hosted the Seattle Storm at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Her thoughts on a number of league-related issues: On expansion We’re...more

New Mystics owners Monumental Sports & Entertainment letter to fans
by HoopFeed.com
posted June 10, 2010 at 5:17pm

The Washington Mystics sent this email out to fans today: Dear Washington Mystics Fans, By now you have probably heard the news that my partners and I have completed our purchase of the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center and created a new company – ...more

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