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Toronto Triumph LFL Team to hold combine this weekend in Toronto: Mayor's niece to attend
by Women in Sport International
posted April 28, 2011 at 12:37am

The Toronto Triumph will be hosting their "combine camp" this coming weekend in Toronto starting Saturday night at Polson Pier. Anyone that was hoping for the Mayor of Toronto to step up and block the establishment of the franchise in Toronto, similarly t...more

Women’s Football (Soccer) over 135 Years Ago
by LostCentury
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:15am

Press reports from 1869-1876 across the country mention women playing football. “American football” had not been invented yet, so “football” meant a soccer-like game. The image was published two months before the first men’s college football game in 1869....more

Violent injury: just ‘part of the game’?
by Off The Court
posted April 23, 2011 at 2:03pm

‘This is a barbaric game, this game is not for the weak. You play football, you understand that.’ Former gridiron player Marshall Faulk is blunt in his assessment of the violence involved in American football.This year, for the first time, AFL players...more

Judge the book by it’s cover–or just change the cover.
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted April 21, 2011 at 10:29am

There have been several posts about the Lingerie Football League on Women Talk Sports. I’ve commented on many of them and have been interested to hear both ends of the opinion spectrum. It wasn’t until the subject of the LFL came up while talking to...more

Women's Football Alliance and the WWCFL : REAL Women's Football
by Women in Sport International
posted April 18, 2011 at 3:06pm

I received two very informative comments on my article about lingerie football players being real athletes that made me question some of my earlier comments. kaytbates says: If they wanted to make money and play football, there are definitely other league...more

D.C. Divas remain undefeated in their first season with the WFA
by anngaff
posted April 17, 2011 at 10:46am

In December, it was announced that for the first time in history, the best tackle football teams in the sport would now reside under one umbrella: The Women's Football Alliance (WFA). The best teams in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL)...more

How traditional Canadian sports media has decided to cover the LFL coming to Toronto
by Women in Sport International
posted April 16, 2011 at 6:47pm

Courtesy of our "friends" at The Score. I would write a whole blog about this but I will sum it up by saying- this makes me want to puke. "LFL to Toronto!By Chris Dart As you may have heard, the Lingerie Football League has decided to expand north of the ...more

New concussion rule brings player care to a head
by Off The Court
posted April 16, 2011 at 2:39am

“This is a barbaric game, this game is not for the weak. You play football, you understand that.” Former American Football player Marshall Faulk was blunt in his assessment of the violence involved in football. This year, for the first time, AFL playe...more

WISI Article of the Week: Why the Lingerie Football League Coming North is a Bad Idea
by Women in Sport International
posted April 15, 2011 at 9:59am

This week's article of the week is "Why the Lingerie Football League Coming North is a Bad Idea" by Andrew Bucholtz of Yahoo Sports.Andrew, who writes about women's sports- particularly women's college sports- makes a lot of great points about why the spo...more

Does Lingerie Football League feature real athletes?
by Women in Sport International
posted April 14, 2011 at 7:33pm

A few days ago this blog addressed the announcement that the Lingerie Football League was expanding to Toronto this coming fall, followed by more Canadian teams in 2012. There has been mixed reaction in Canada following the announcement but one point of v...more

Canada's first women's professional sports team: Lingerie Football League expanding to Toronto
by Women in Sport International
posted April 13, 2011 at 9:04pm

The Lingerie Football League, a U.S. based "professional sports league" is coming to Canada with an expansion team in Toronto this fall.The league features women wearing helmets, mouthguards and little else. The founder and chairmen of the league, Mitche...more

Not everyone is “giddy with excitement” about the LFL
by One Sport Voice
posted April 12, 2011 at 3:42am

So tryouts for the Minnesota LFL team were this weekend. Potential LFL’ers (i.e. Valkyrie) were instructed: “DRESS ATTIRE IS CUTE GYM WEAR (SPORTS BRA & SHORTS)…PLEASE BRING A PHOTO TO LEAVE BEHIND.” Huh? Some of our local MN news stations chose...more

Miami Dolphins' youth initiatives cultivate the next generation's male and female leaders, on and off the field
by anngaff
posted April 10, 2011 at 6:52pm

As part of Women's History Month each year since 1997, the Miami Dolphins host a girls high school football clinic at the team's facility, teaching over 450 ladies from South Florida the basic fundamentals of football. Then in April, the Dolphins host a g...more

Philadelphia Liberty Belles down New England Nightmare 52-0
by anngaff
posted April 10, 2011 at 4:30pm

PHILADELPHIA (via release) - What a difference a week makes. Last week the Philadelphia Liberty Belles struggled defensively and had a hard time getting their offense going in a 34-20 set back to the New York Sharks. On Saturday night at Northeast High S...more

Northeast Ohio girl puts name in football record books
by kristenbennett
posted April 7, 2011 at 11:37pm

One Ohio girl has put her name in the record books of a sport that not many other girls can claim—football.  Current high school senior Alana Gaither picked up the sport of football her sophomore year and has garnered a great deal of ac...more

LFL steals name of the REAL Minnesota Valkyries, A Women’s Rugby Team
by One Sport Voice
posted April 6, 2011 at 12:46pm

I did not need another reason to dislike the Lingerie Football League (LFL).. I got the announcement today, that tryouts for the new Minneapolis expansion team of the LFL will held Saturday, April 9. It wasn’t that tryouts will actually occur and a team...more

Miami Dolphins say football is no longer a man's sport
by anngaff
posted April 4, 2011 at 3:48am

    Miami, FL – As part of Women’s History Month, the Miami Dolphins hosted a Girls High School Football Clinic, Wednesday, March 2, at the team’s indoor training facility in Davie that was presented by Under Armour and AT&...more

Political contributions and $200 taxi rides: Fiesta fires its CEO
by Draft Day Suit
posted April 1, 2011 at 10:44am

We’re not talking about something of the stature of the green sport coats awarded to the winners of the Masters, but in college football circles, everyone seemed to be happy when the yellow jackets showed up in your town. Those coats belong to the fo...more

Interview with Jeanette Hibbs and Rene Pfender of the Liberty Belles
by anngaff
posted March 29, 2011 at 3:50pm

Sunday evening, MarQ interviewed Jeanette Hibbs (defensive back) and Rene Pfender (tightend) of the Philadelphia Liberty Belles football team. The Belles open their season this Saturday against the New York Sharks. Women's football will be exciting this y...more

My comments on the LFL
by One Sport Voice
posted March 25, 2011 at 12:06pm

Women and Sports Expert: Lingerie Football Downplays Sport: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com Listen above to some comments I made on the Minneapolis Lingerie Football League expansion team. I’ll write more later to refute the LFL founder Mitchell Mortaza’s statem...more

The Lingerie Football League (LFL) comes to MSP
by One Sport Voice
posted March 24, 2011 at 6:00pm

Breaking news, the Lingerie Football League (LFL) has just announced that Minneapolis is being awarded a franchise. I’ve written previously about my disdain for the LFL and why I think the league is problematic (click here and here). What troubles me i...more

Lesbians and Lingerie Football: No Muffin Tops Need Apply
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted March 21, 2011 at 3:13pm

I have not written about the Lingerie Football League because, well, I find it offensive. I am sure not many regular readers will be surprised by this. The league focuses on everything I find demeaning and insulting about media portrayals of women athlet...more

My solution to the NFL standoff
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 16, 2011 at 9:13pm

During the negotiations in which the fate of my football is being determined, it’s clear that no voice of reason has yet stood out amongst the crowd bringing everyone to a collective agreement that all feel is mutually beneficial, so allow me to be tha...more

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