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Beat A Dog, Go To Jail For Years. Beat A Woman, Be Acquitted.
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 16, 2009 at 1:04pm

Nobody in charge of such things seemed to see the irony of running these two sets of headlines back to back. Welcome to the wonderful world of football. ...more

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 4, 2009 at 12:58pm

Oh hells yes, people . This weekend is the Hall of Fame weekend and you know what that means? Preseason football starts on Sunday. And do you know what that means? Fantasy Football Season. I love fantasy football. I love it with the passion of 100 Pr...more

5 Questions With A IWFL Rookie
by Apryl
posted July 23, 2009 at 12:09am

What does it feel like to play pro football?...more

The latest in sport and sexual harassment
by After Atalanta
posted July 22, 2009 at 10:51am

Remember last year when sideline reporter Erin Andrews of ESPN was approached from behind by a collegiate football player who simulated a sexual maneuver as he was leaving the field? Well if you don't check it out here, along with my take on that situatio...more

Rescinding on the horizon
by Title IX Blog
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:20am

The Florida High School Athletic Association is meeting (I thought tomorrow but this article implies it is today) and is likely to overturn its own decision to cut varsity sport competitions--except in football and "competitive" cheerleading--by 20 percen...more

IWFL Championship Weekend July 23-26
by Athletic Women Blog
posted July 15, 2009 at 1:25pm

Voice of America recently reported on the growing popularity of women's professional tackle football. The D.C. Divas, stars in this report, having won the IWFL Eastern Conference Championship, will face the Kansas City Tribe, winners of the Western Confer...more

Flag Football Shout Out!
by The IWFFA Blog
posted July 12, 2009 at 11:36am

Oslo Norway’s 10th Annual IWFFA Tournament We want to hear from you! Did you attend the event? shout-out shout-out (n.) Slang. A public expression of thanks or gratitude shout-out is a greeting or acknowledgment of a person, group, or organizatio...more

Darien Board of Ed is cautious about accepting gift
by Title IX Blog
posted July 4, 2009 at 4:18pm

A foundation has offered to donate $50,000 to support athletics at Darien (Connecticut) High School, but the Board of Education is exercising caution about whether to accept the funds, which are earmarked for the support of football ($25,000), girls' swi...more

US’s Blue Thunder No. 1 in Oslo, Norway
by The IWFFA Blog
posted July 2, 2009 at 1:07pm

Blue Thunder, a women’s team from Washington DC, USA was the first US team in IWFFA history to travel to Europe and compete. And compete they did. After a narrow margion between F Fighters v. Panthers (6-8) and Blue Thunder v. Panthers (8-6), Blue Thu...more

Title IX doesn't cover coach's discrimination against female football player, court rules
by Title IX Blog
posted June 29, 2009 at 12:53pm

Ivyanne Elborough played football on the freshman team at Evansville High School in Wisconsin. She was the only female member of the team. Her coach, Ron Grovesteen, apparently did not like having a girl on the team. He regularly failed to unlock the g...more

More coverage of Florida case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 21, 2009 at 1:06pm

This site has an interview with Nancy Hogshead-Makar, several student-athletes, and a parent about the lawsuit and injunction Florida Parents for Athletic Equity have filed against the Florida High School Athletic Association which has a policy that will ...more

Potential resolution in Florida interscholastic athletics
by Title IX Blog
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:07pm

After being given a 10-day window to come up with an equitable solution to cutting sports contests, the Florida High School Athletic Association will announce two options for schools. In April FHSAA said it would cut all varsity contests by 20 percent--ex...more

Beyond bitch, bunny, or mom: Art intervention challenges (oh-so-tired) pop images
by Fair Game News
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:47pm

By Laura Pappano Of course being hot helps. Good-looking athletes get our attention, whether we’re talking Danica Patrick or Tom Brady. It doesn’t make them any better on the racetrack or the football field, but it does attract fans and sponsors. ...more

The LFL…that stands for The Lingerie Football League
by One Sport Voice
posted May 22, 2009 at 6:07pm

The LFL…short for The Lingerie Football League…should really be short for “LaFf out Loud”. Please take a look at The LFL website if you haven’t yet. Many of you who read this blog probably already know what my response to this might be. But f...more

Budget Crisis Special: Forget pay to play, consider pay to watch (and not just HS football)
by Fair Game News
posted May 7, 2009 at 11:55am

By Laura Pappano School districts are sweating. Budgets are tight and they are cutting in the same old places, including middle and high school sports. (A recent American Association of School Administrators survey shows the proportion of school distri...more

News: some you need, some you don't
by Athletic Women Blog
posted April 28, 2009 at 1:28pm

Janet Raloff of Science News reports on the recent findings concerning oral contraceptives and female athletes. To some of you, her account may be more intelligible than the one I referenced last week. If so, it's worth more space here to direct attention...more

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