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What ESPN Left on the Cutting Room Floor
by Womenstake
posted November 30, 2009 at 6:52pm
by Lara S. Kaufmann, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
If you watched ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” yesterday, you know it included a segment on a client of ours, a 17-year old high school senior in Fort Worth, Texas. In case you miss...more
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Mailbag: Support Sand Volleyball
by Pretty Tough
posted November 9, 2009 at 12:51pm
Hello Friends and Beach Volleyball Enthusiasts,
Many of you have contacted USA Volleyball with questions as to the status of sand volleyball in the NCAA. On January 15, 2010 there will be an override vote led by universities who are trying to block the...more
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Quinnipiac v-ball not a sure thing
by Title IX Blog
posted October 2, 2009 at 12:32pm
During the midst of court proceedings last spring, Quinnipiac University in Connecticut reinstated women's volleyball under pressure about their Title IX compliance and some questions about doctored rosters.But the university went ahead with its original ...more
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Podcast: Interview with Gabby Reece
by Pretty Tough
posted September 24, 2009 at 7:35pm
Gabby Reece possesses a look that conveys both athleticism and feminine beauty. At 6’3”, she is a dominate force on and off the pro beach volleyball circuit, and an inspiration to all who meet her.
California born, Gabby was raised on St. Thomas in ...more
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The mommy discourse: Motherhood and sexification
by After Atalanta
posted September 24, 2009 at 3:15pm
Misty May is coming back to professional volleyball this month. May is the latest athlete mommy to return to competition. And thus the mommy discourse continues. Laura Pappano comments on May's return and discusses the other mommy returns. It seems like s...more
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What an awesome Sunday it was
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 31, 2009 at 12:35pm
That's not even including the WPS All-Star game, which I DVR'ed but haven't watched yet.
*Over on the men's side, Carl Edwards capped a final lap of extraordinary driving by forcing Marcus Ambrose into a mistake on the last turn and winning at Montreal's...more
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Shaq Vs. Me
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 27, 2009 at 8:49pm
The premise of the new ABC show Shaq Vs. is basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal challenges other incredible athletes at their sport, in their house. Even if this guy alleges Shaq and William Morris Endeavor ripped him off, the show has debuted and...more
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More details on the status of sand volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted August 10, 2009 at 12:51pm
So not too long ago we got wind that sand volleyball was not a shoo-in for emerging sport status; that there were some concerns. But we didn't get a lot of information about the situation. Then I read a piece by Graham Watson at ESPN.com where it seemed t...more
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Shaq vs. Serena Williams in tennis?
by Pretty Tough
posted July 23, 2009 at 5:28pm
ABC is set to air “Shaq Vs.,” a reality show pitting four times hoops champion Shaquille O’Neal against top athletes in their own sports.
O’Neal, who he’s scheduled to report for NBA training camp Sept. 15 as he joins the Cleveland Cavalie...more
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Sand volleyball recalled
by Title IX Blog
posted July 14, 2009 at 11:41am
Somehow we missed the news that sand volleyball, the newly named NCAA emerging sport, has been called back to the drawing board.It seems San Diego State University had been planning to add sand volleyball along with women's lacrosse. SDSU must meet the ge...more
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Mediation in QU case
by Title IX Blog
posted June 12, 2009 at 1:16pm
Judge Stefan Underhill, who ordered the injunction on the Quinnipiac Title IX/volleyball case recently, has sent the case to a magistrate judge for mediation talks. No word here on what next week's talks will address, but both sides made the request to th...more
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Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:10pm
For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards.
Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more
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Volleyball reinstated at QU, Men's Track eliminated
by Title IX Blog
posted May 27, 2009 at 2:31pm
After being temporarily enjoined from cutting the women's volleyball program, Quinnipiac University has decided to permanently reinstate the team. This move will likely result in a settlement of the Title IX lawsuit against the university, according to t...more
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Volleyball star Kerri Walsh becomes a mom
by Pretty Tough
posted May 24, 2009 at 3:40pm
Olympic gold medals are cool. But two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh just got the biggest prize of all: She became a mom.
Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jenn...more
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Judge Grants Injunction to Save Qunnipiac Volleyball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 23, 2009 at 12:11pm
Quinnipiac University women's volleyball will remain a varsity sport, for another season anyway, after federal district court judge Stephan Underhill granted the preliminary injunction the team was seeking to stave off the university's effort to terminate...more
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Roster doctoring confirmed at QU
by Title IX Blog
posted May 14, 2009 at 12:08pm
Yesterday in a court in Connecticut where the coach and members of the Quinnipiac women's volleyball team are trying to get an injunction against the school that would prevent administration from cutting the team until all legal issues are resolved, the Q...more
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No quality coach, program dropped
by Title IX Blog
posted May 6, 2009 at 10:31pm
With the spate of recent teams being cut or dropped from school's varsity roster due to budget issues, this news out of Montana is an interesting change.Miles Community College has dropped its women's volleyball program after unsuccessful three attempts a...more
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Head Wall Ouch
by After Atalanta
posted May 6, 2009 at 11:31am
The NCAA's announcement that sand volleyball (we all know it as beach volleyball) will become the latest "emerging sport" has generated some news. Several schools are actively considering the addition which is being touted as cheap and fairly easy to impl...more
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Sand Volleyball: Flip-flops, Part II
by Title IX Blog
posted April 24, 2009 at 10:31am
The news that the NCAA has named sand volleyball has created some discussion--and concerns. With the economy in the toilet and so many athletic departments struggling, some are wondering how sand volleyball is going to get started. And it's true that disc...more
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