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The Bowl According to Shelly
by GoGameFace: Watch Sports Like a Girl
posted February 6, 2013 at 9:01am

Please welcome guest blogger and GoGameFace newcomer SHELLY MARIE JOHNSON (not her real middle name), and savor her Top 10 Observations about the game and all of the spectacular-spectacular that was this year's Super Bowl (2013). Drum. Roll. Please.&nb...;more

Nine-year-old female football player becomes an inspiration
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 4, 2013 at 9:56pm

This year’s Super Bowl will probably not be remembered for the Sam Gordon’s appearance, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hopes that the 9-year-old girl will serve as an inspiration for many—including other young girls.  Gordon...more

Nine-year-old female football player becomes an inspiration
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 4, 2013 at 8:20am

This year’s Superbowl will probably not be remembered for the Sam Gordon’s appearance, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hopes that the 9-year-old girl will serve as an inspiration for many—including other young girls.  Gordon ...more

Do we have the stomach for football?
by Fair Game News
posted January 12, 2013 at 7:52pm

By Laura Pappano News that NFL veteran Junior Seau, who committed suicide last year, suffered from degenerative brain disease was hardly a revelation. We paused, saddened, on Thursday when the National Institutes of Health announced that Seau’s br...more

Saturday Sports Reader: Discovering the Atlanta Falcons
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 12, 2013 at 7:31pm

Tweet All of this national media attention being foisted on my hometown team, after a regular season of obsessing over the Giants, Jets, Redskins, Cowboys, 49ers, Eagles and Packers — and more or less in that order — is making me very, very n...more

Nevada School District Starts Girls' Flag Football
by Title IX Blog
posted November 28, 2012 at 7:56pm

The inaugural season for girls' flag football starts this week Clark County, Nevada. The Clark County School District earlier announced its decision to add the sport to close the gap in athletic opportunities available to girls and boys -- a gap of over 4...more

Indy Cheerleaders Go Bald for Coach Pagano
by Draft Day Suit
posted November 27, 2012 at 6:44pm

Since being diagnosed with Leukemia in September of this year, Indianapolis head coach Chuck Pagano has seen vast amounts of support from everyone in the Indy nation; fellow coaches, players, fans and this past weekend the cheerleaders added their support...more

An extra helping of Thanksgiving week’s best sports links
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted November 23, 2012 at 3:32pm

Tweet With college football rivalry games on the slate this weekend, The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Futterman takes a long look at a signature event that’s threatened by continuing realignment, conference championship games and, starting i...more

Sam Gordon First Female Football Player Featured on Wheaties Box
by Pretty Tough
posted November 22, 2012 at 3:58pm

Nine year-old Sam “Sweet Feet” Gordon is thankful to be able to do the stuff she does. What she does, is play football on a youth team in Utah where she’s racked up some ridiculous stats including 2000 yards rushing, 65 tackles and 35 to...more

Nine Year-Old Girl Has Ridiculous PeeWee Football Highlight Reel [Video]
by Pretty Tough
posted November 9, 2012 at 7:49am

A highlight reel of a youth football player has become an Internet sensation with two million+ views and counting. Why the big deal? Because the video showcases 9-year-old Utah native Sam Gordon playing in an all-boys tackle football league. And, yeah. Sa...more

JILL OF ALL TRADES: How Being a Multi-Sport Athlete Keeps Me Balanced
by SemperSarah
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:21pm

Being active is my lifeblood. Whether I am playing soccer or snowboarding, I welcome every athletic adventure that comes my way. The variety of sports I participate in encourages balance, balance enhances health, and health breeds happiness....more

NFL Legend Carl Banks Talks Female Fan Gear & New G-III 4her Collection
by A Glam Slam
posted September 22, 2012 at 9:42am

Women account for more than 45% of the NFL viewing population so fan gear options must keep pace with a growing female audience. The league has made a concerted effort to target female fans over the past few years, as evidenced by the NFL’s dedicate...more

CFB Suit-ables: Contenders or Pretenders?
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 21, 2012 at 5:30pm

Is Notre Dame for real? Is Kansas State for real? Heck, is Rutgers for real? We’re going to go a long way toward deciding contenders versus pretenders this weekend in college football. The sorting process began last weekend. Notre Dame made a stat...more

CFB Suit-ables: Rivalries and Random Hugs
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 14, 2012 at 7:28pm

At first glance, Week 2 looked like it was going to be lackluster for college football. No signature games. Nothing to get us excited. Boy, did that change in a hurry. There were upsets galore. (Kudos to you if Louisiana-Monroe was on your radar prior t...more

CFB Suit-ables: Of Penguins and triple-options
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 8, 2012 at 12:32am

The opening weekend of the college football season offered thrilling wins and huge upsets. None may have been bigger than Youngstown State’s surprising win at Heinz Field. Alabama rolled over Michigan. A new Heisman candidate was born. One division...more

The haunting legacy of Art Modell
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 6, 2012 at 10:25pm

Tweet Art Modell wasn’t the first owner to relocate a storied professional sports team, and he won’t be the last. When he packed up the Cleveland Browns for Baltimore in 1995, he was moving them to a city that had had its Colts dispatched to...more

Florida High School Student is First Female Quarterback
by Pretty Tough
posted September 5, 2012 at 8:50am

Erin DiMeglio is like a lot of teenage girls. She attends high school, babysits in her free time and has to do chores around the house. When it comes to sports though, Erin is a bit different. She recently became the first female quarterback in Flo...more

High School Notes: A Girl Quarterback, a Giant Screen and a Skunk
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:48pm

It was just a preseason game, but it was historic nonetheless for one Florida high school. With time ticking down in the fourth quarter of its game against Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge, Plantation (Fla.) South Plantation put its third-string quarter...more

AFC North Preview: She Said Edition
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 31, 2012 at 5:32pm

Jill is back, this time as a regular contributor to Draft Day Suit. We will be hearing a lot more from her as the NFL season progresses. She is also kicking off our NFL previews with a look at the AFC North. We will hear from Adam soon with his take on th...more

Big East Preview: A Conference in Flux
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 31, 2012 at 12:56am

Finally, it’s here. Welcome to the first day of the 2012 college football season. And what better way to celebrate … than the Big East conference preview. Not convinced? OK … here goes. There’s a runaway favorite … but ...more

High school football stadium costs $60 million
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:16pm

While many U.S. cities are defaulting on their debts or are the verge of bankruptcy, Allen High School in Texas is set to open its $60 million football stadium later this month. No, that is not a typo. Sixty million dollars is the correct amount. In ...more

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