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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

My Super Bowl Week
by Chantelle Says
posted February 10, 2010 at 3:59pm

Hey everyone! I just got back from spending a week in Miami for all of the Super Bowl festivities. A friend told me before hand that the Super Bowl events were better than those at NBA All-Star, but with basketball being my favorite sport, I was a little ...more

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls
by PrincessPunish
posted February 10, 2010 at 12:54am

Approach to Coaching Boys vs. Girls I recently received a text message from a former student-athlete that I coached. Although he didn’t continue onto play collegiate men’s volleyball, I always knew his primary sport was hockey...more

Victory & Heartache! Super Bowl Recap
by Jennie Finch
posted February 9, 2010 at 12:35pm

Watching the Superbowl my heart was elated for the Saints and Drew Brees but on the other hand I was aching for the Colts and Peyton Manning. I know the feeling before that Gold Medal game, or the Nat'l Championship game. You know there is going to be a...more

Super Bowl Fashion Face-offs
by A Glam Slam
posted February 8, 2010 at 6:22pm

Last night's greatest rivalry was of course between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. But not too far behind was another rivalry, between Saints WAG Kim Kardashian and Colts WAG Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett. Leading up to the game, there was ...more

We are the Champions; The New Orleans Saints
by A Glam Slam
posted February 8, 2010 at 3:32pm

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints on their Super Bowl XLIV victory! The team capped off a magical season with a 31-17 win over Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. It took 43 years for the Saints to win the first Super Bowl trophy in the ...more

Super Bowl 44: Sexism and Misogyny in Society 101
by Women Undefined
posted February 8, 2010 at 3:31pm

Hey Women's Studies majors, no need to take those extra sociology courses - If you watched last night's Super Bowl and the accompanying advertisements, you're an expert in sexism and misogyny! You can now say with confidence and pride: " I aced Sexism an...more

New Orleans Saints Win the 44TH Super Bowl
by Women Undefined
posted February 8, 2010 at 11:33am

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, who have just won their first Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy. I hated the Family First, “pro life” , bullshit, Tebow commercial. But I wont let crap distract from the pure Sports fan in me who is elated...more

Focus on the Football, Tim Tebow
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 7, 2010 at 2:19pm

I am so sick of Tim Tebow. I am sick of hearing about him, about how he and his mother, Pam Tebow, are slated to tell the Super Bowl audience on Sunday that they’re glad he is alive because she chose not to heed warnings of medical professionals du...more

Running a football pool
by Pretty Tough
posted February 7, 2010 at 1:09pm

Now we’re not suggesting that you actually bet on the Superbowl game, but football pools can make watching the game a lot more fun. There are a variety of ways to set up the pool and to pick winners but we’ll tell you how the simplest and most common ...more

Sapp arrested; Suspended from Super Bowl coverage
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 7, 2010 at 12:43pm

Warren Sapp will not be analyzing plays on the NFL Network during today’s Super Bowl broadcast as expected. He will instead be appearing before a Miami-Dade County judge to face a misdemeanor count of domestic assault following a reported attack on a wo...more

Your best bets for Super Bowl party food
by Performance Nutrition
posted February 7, 2010 at 12:40pm

Wings, nachos and beer are football party favorites. But, the typical Super Bowl spread can leave you with a food and alcohol hangover. If you’d rather not start your work week feeling like you can’t lift your body out of bed, try these ideas straig...more

When Sports Stars Become Authority Figures, Women Lose
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 6, 2010 at 9:59pm

By now anyone interested in sports knows about the upcoming Tim Tebow ad set to appear during the Superbowl. Feminists and other activist groups have critiqued the ad for providing unsafe and misleading information to women about their reproductive health...more

Super Bowl Bronco Day
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 6, 2010 at 2:43pm

Our family has a Super Bowl Sunday tradition that has absolutely nothing to do with which teams are going helmet to helmet. Don’t get me wrong, we’ll still be “Who Dat Cheering?” Chez Renner this weekend, but we’ll also be observing what we ha...more

So over Tim Tebow
by After Atalanta
posted February 4, 2010 at 2:05pm

Not that I was ever into him but this Super Bowl Focus on the Family ad conversation is getting old. Well not so much old as typical. Same old arguments. Same old sides. And in the end the "right" which is all about the self-martyrdom will have the ear of...more

Packing list for the Kelly McGillis Classic
by The IWFFA Blog
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:54pm

The Kelly McGillis social events kicked off with a Super Bowl party. If you haven’t already, you’ve gotta start packing. I’ve compiled a packing list that I have used for the past 3 years. I thought that you would find it helpful. Download the...more

How can you NOT root for the Saints?
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:34pm

For a lot of football fans this Sunday is the holiest day of the year. That’s right, Super Bowl Sunday. This year the Indianapolis Colts will be facing the New Orleans Saints in Miami. Do you want to know what makes this year special? The Saints have n...more

Super Bowl Party Planning: Be the host with the most
by A Glam Slam
posted February 4, 2010 at 12:33pm

According to Hallmark Cards Inc. the Super Bowl is America's top party occasion. That puts a lot of pressure on the party hosts. And hosting a Super Bowl party definitely has its advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, if it's your house, it's your...more

Dressing NBA and NFL stars is a tall order
by A Glam Slam
posted February 3, 2010 at 10:45am

Male athletes are definitely some of the most stylish guys out there. And they’re also some of the tallest. It takes a lot of work to create those sharp and sleek suits we see them sporting after gametime. Luckily for these guys, the Joseph Abboud mensw...more

To Ms. Tebow at the Super Bowl: You had a Choice
by Womenstake
posted February 2, 2010 at 10:40pm

We would like to give Ms. Tebow a one-person-in-a-quiet-room round of applause for having the opportunity to make the choice that was right for her....more

Who really owns "Who Dat?"
by A Glam Slam
posted February 1, 2010 at 6:24pm

For more than 20 years, the traditional cheer of the New Orleans Saints fans has been "Who Dat Say They Gonna Beat Dem Saints” (better known to most as “Who Dat”). Not only have the fans passionately participated in this chant in the Superdome since...more

Silent Auction: Get discounted tickets for Key West
by The IWFFA Blog
posted January 30, 2010 at 1:54pm

*Silent Auction Ends THIS Sunday* HOW IT WORKS: Players and teams ( and supporters) who are attending the Kelly McGillis Classic can bid. E-mail your bid to [email protected] you will then receive an e-mail if another bid comes in higher than your bid. Y...more

McNabb’s psychic says she sees The Eagles in his future
by Draft Day Suit
posted January 29, 2010 at 10:05pm

Donovan McNabb is going to return to Philadelphia. He didn’t sign a new contract. He knows because his psychic told him. HIS PSYCHIC. Either she knows a great deal about football or McNabb drew several cards in the cheesesteak arcana. Mmmm. Cheeseste...more

Superbowl ad situation more annoying than originally thought
by Women's Sports Blog
posted January 29, 2010 at 12:13pm

According to Emily's LIST, one of the organizations protesting Focus on the Family's Superbowl ad, CBS has refused in the past to air what it referred to as 'controversial' ads, including those by MoveOn.org and the United Church of Christ (the UCC ad foc...more

NCAA Football Coach Swap
by Draft Day Suit
posted January 28, 2010 at 9:33pm

As promised, I’m back with the latest in NCAA football coach musical chairs. You really can’t tell a player without a program anymore. Lane Kiffin: From Tennessee to USC. Violations. Investigations. And L’il Wayne. Blah, blah, blah. It just sucks...more

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