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New NFL women's campaign features friendly fashion rivalries
by A Glam Slam
posted September 20, 2011 at 1:03am

Season two of the NFL women’s apparel campaign has kicked-off and the league has recruited a new group of NFL wives and daughters to model the latest offerings. For the second consecutive year, the campaign aims to showcase ladies’ fan gear in a diffe...more

Speaking of shame: The Scandal Bowl
by After Atalanta
posted September 16, 2011 at 12:45am

So I've been thinking and discoursing a lot about this Atlantic article about the "shame" of college sports. And I have a lot more to say--it's forthcoming (I think). Since it seems like the corporatization of college sports isn't going anywhere and given...more

Another season of college sports scandals--and now what?
by After Atalanta
posted September 14, 2011 at 3:41pm

Intercollegiate sports are played all year round--except for a couple of those "summer" months where there are no official contests--but it's always around September, or probably more accurately, mid-August, that the talk of misdeeds among college athleti...more

Where are the women football broadcasters?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 13, 2011 at 5:18pm

Familiar voices just delivered the first full week of the NFL regular season to massive television audiences. And they were all male voices in broadcast booths. So why are there no women doing play-by-play in the NFL and so few in college football?It’s ...more

Women's Football: the women are ready, but America isn't
by anngaff
posted September 12, 2011 at 10:16am

The D.C. Divas before kickoff "How is that funded?" he asked, referring to the soccer camps I had described that are available to young girls in the United States, from a very young age. "Well, the parents pay to send their girls there. Sometimes, uni...more

Healthy Tailgate Food: Old Bay Couscous Salad
by Run Girl Run
posted September 9, 2011 at 4:52pm

I know I've talked before about how much I absolutely love tailgate season. Nothing is better than hanging out with friends in a parking lot, grilling up food and playing tailgates games. But tailgating for hours on end every weekend also means I eat...more

NFL women's campaign: Season Two
by A Glam Slam
posted September 8, 2011 at 12:26am

The 2011-12 NFL regular season officially kicks-off tomorrow, with a Thursday night game between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. Fans have been gearing up for football, setting their fantasy teams, preparing for tailgates and updating th...more

Is Hockey Becoming Football?
by The First Line
posted September 3, 2011 at 11:37pm

Unfortunately I don’t mean the sport is experiencing a surge of popularity in the U.S. which would mean entire days on television devoted to its minutiae. Nor do I mean it’s suddenly become much more racially and ethnically diverse. Instead, the N...more

Georgia Bulldogs seeing red with Pro-Combat uns
by A Glam Slam
posted August 23, 2011 at 2:38am

Nike first unveiled Pro-Combat uniforms in 2009 and since the debut of the new system of dress, the gear has received mixed reactions from fans across the participating schools. As the upcoming season approaches, Georgia is the latest school to showcase t...more

Balancing Marathon Training and Tailgate Season
by Run Girl Run
posted August 17, 2011 at 2:07pm

As you all know, I love me a good tailgate and with football season only a few weeks away, it's time to start figuring out how I'm going to balance half marathon training and tailgating. Spending six hours every Saturday at a tailgate and following tha...more

Los Angeles gives greenlight to NFL stadium
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 11, 2011 at 12:34am

Tuesday the LA City Council voted to give the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) the go-ahead to build a stadium in the downtown Los Angeles location. Los Angeles has been without a pro football team since 1994 when the Raiders moved back to Oakland and ...more

VS Pink expands NFL line-up to include all 32 teams
by A Glam Slam
posted August 10, 2011 at 7:45pm

Victoria’s Secret PINK began playing with the NFL last year, with the launch of a 12 team collection of licensed gear. For the upcoming season, the brand has expanded their NFL collection to include all 32 teams. It’s a move that will certainly appea...more

Lingerie--not just for football players anymore
by After Atalanta
posted August 3, 2011 at 4:34pm

While I certainly do not support the concept and execution of the Lingerie Football League, I see why it exists. It plays on a variety of sexual fetishes and, of course, makes these female athletes far less threatening because of the sexualization and bec...more

I guess it depends on your definition of thriving
by After Atalanta
posted June 9, 2011 at 5:36pm

I like to see/read stories on women in the so-called non-traditional sports; as in non-traditional for women; not non-traditional as in Ultimate Frisbee (which is not an insult--I like non-traditional sports or sports done in non-traditional ways; check t...more

What would OSU do?
by After Atalanta
posted June 7, 2011 at 1:30am

I don't have too much to say over the conundrum in Buckeye Land. I do think OSU President Gee's comment about firing Tressel was telling. He said he hoped Tressel didn't dismiss him. This was disappointing from Gee given that he was responsible for elimin...more

San Francisco Giants tell LBGT Youth "It Gets Better"
by Women in Sport International
posted June 2, 2011 at 12:57pm

Thanks to Feministing for passing on the news that the San Francisco Giants are the first professional sports team to participate in the growing "It Gets Better" project. The website http://www.itgetsbetter.org is a website that targets young people who a...more

WISI Article of the Week: "First-year Women's Team Shows Flair for Football"
by Women in Sport International
posted June 2, 2011 at 10:37am

Week of June 1, 2011: "First-year Women's Team Shows Flair for Football" by Taylor Lambert, Published on May 30, 2011 in The StarPhoenix.This week's article of the week highlights some Canadian media coverage- FINALLY- of women playing football with their...more

Dancing with the footall star: Mirror ball for Hines Ward
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 26, 2011 at 12:26am

With all the hysteria in Pittsburgh today, you’d think Steelers receiver Hines Ward had just hoisted this trophy once again: Nope. The trophy behind the hoopla is this one. And Ward won it for dancing. That’s Ward and his dancing partner, Kym Jo...more

1903 - The Birth of Women's Softball
by LostCentury
posted May 22, 2011 at 1:57pm

February, 1903 - Spalding’s Athletic Library Official Indoor Base Ball Guide INDOOR BASE BALL FOR WOMEN By Milo S. Walker, Ph.D., West Division High School, Chicago, Ill. Indoor base ball has been played by the young women of the West Division and ...more

Gay football players: "Like peanut butter & jelly and cheese"
by After Atalanta
posted May 11, 2011 at 1:13pm

Inside Higher Ed ran a piece last week about the experiences of gay intercollegiate football players based on a preliminary research study. I have been meaning to post about it but things in Title IX land last week kept me pretty busy. (Not to mention tho...more

WISI Article of the Week: "Pass, Run, Walk: Lingerie Football and SlutWalks"
by Women in Sport International
posted May 5, 2011 at 11:20am

This week's Article of the Week is "Pass, Run, Walk: Lingerie Football and SlutWalks" which was written by Melanie Persaud, Part-Time Senior Communications Officer with the YWCA. The article, which was published on the YWCA Toronto's Blog, provides a uniq...more

Title IX Compliance: Why can't we just stop counting football?
by After Atalanta
posted May 3, 2011 at 5:01pm

Because I said so.I know that is the mom response. But it is actually true.Last week's NYT piece about the ways in which schools not-so-subtly manipulate their roster numbers to make it appear that they are closer to providing equitable opportunities than...more

If you're Concerned about the message that Lingerie Football Says about women's sports
by Women in Sport International
posted May 2, 2011 at 5:10pm

We at Women in Sport International are currently reaching out to sports organizations, female and male athletes, and all interested persons that are upset about the establishment of a Lingerie Football Club in Toronto. If you are upset about the message t...more

City of Toronto by-law on adult entertainment parlours: Does the LFL fit the definition?
by Women in Sport International
posted April 28, 2011 at 12:24pm

Below is the City of Toronto By-Law related to adult entertainment. If an event/business fits this definition then it is required by law to undergo a very onerous licensing process and compete for a very limited number of licenses. Not to mention be subje...more

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