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Women's MMA - Busiest Two Months in Women's MMA History
by MarQFPR
posted July 4, 2010 at 7:16am

Welcome to the Fightergirls column on Women Talk Sports brought to you by your source for women’s mma gear and clothing Fightergirls.com. Here is the news for this week.   In breaking news, the New York State assembly has taken out the provis...more

Women's MMA - Between a Roxy and a Hard Cage
by MarQFPR
posted May 24, 2010 at 5:11am

Welcome to the Fightergirls column brought to you by your source for women’s mma gear and clothing Fightergirls.com. Here is the news for this week. In breaking news, one of the best fights to happen so far this year happened Friday night, as #2 ra...more

Petticoats in the ring: Women from Bolivia's impoverished indigenous community take up wrestling
by anngaff
posted May 21, 2010 at 7:17pm

Thanks to @humungusMMA who sent me this link on twitter, saying "I know you'd appreciate this. These ladies go hard" Appreciate it I did. Great quotes from these women breaking out of the box to find a competitive outlet. "Of course, we're fighters," the...more

Women's MMA - Cyborg Santos Gets a Surprising Opponent
by MarQFPR
posted May 17, 2010 at 5:19am

Welcome to the Fightergirls column here on WomenTalkSports.com brought to you by your source for women’s mma gear and clothing Fightergirls.com. Here is the news for this week. MMA Fighter Jan Finney Big and surprising story out of Sti...more

Ninth Circuit Revises UC Davis Decision
by Title IX Blog
posted April 22, 2010 at 9:45am

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a revision to its decision, issued in February, that reinstated female wrestlers' case against the University of California at Davis. The revision does not change the outcome or the court's analysis of t...more

One way or another?
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2010 at 10:13am

A panel on gender equity and intercollegiate sports held at Vanderbilt University Law School yesterday brought out a Title IX founder, a realist, and a wrestling coach.According to the AP coverage, the panel discussion focused on "whether the law requirin...more

A legal victory for women in sports
by Womenstake
posted February 19, 2010 at 8:41pm

by Dina Lassow, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center The Ninth Circuit recently issued a great opinion reversing a district court decision that would have greatly complicated Title IX athletics cases by imposing new requirements on athletes w...more

Cal State Bakersfield cutting four sports
by Title IX Blog
posted February 12, 2010 at 11:20am

California State University Bakersfield announced yesterday that due to budget shortfalls it will cut four varsity sports: men's and women's golf, women's tennis, and men's wrestling. The decision was based on CSUB's desire to remain a DI institution (whi...more

UC Davis case reinstated on appeal
by Title IX Blog
posted February 9, 2010 at 10:47am

Erin wished in May 2008 that the three plaintiffs in the UC Davis wrestling case would appeal the decision of the lower court to dismiss the lawsuit in which the student-athletes allege Title IX violations after the school eliminated their opportunity to...more

Wrestling really is taking off
by After Atalanta
posted January 6, 2010 at 12:27pm

Usually I post about another college or university adding women's wrestling to their roster of varsity sports. Sometimes it is to increase the number of opportunities for women to participate in sport; sometimes it is an attempt to "save" men's wrestling....more

Female wrestlers a break from the usual
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 19, 2009 at 2:23pm

In the Turkish Language Institute's (TDK) dictionary, the word "pehlivan" is defined as "someone who is tall and strong."So, when you hear the word "pehlivan," that may be all that comes to mind, but you should know that "pehlivan" also means wrestler.No...more

Women's wrestling coming to Texas
by Title IX Blog
posted October 16, 2009 at 6:43pm

High school wrestling in Texas may not be as big as football but 7,000 high schoolers compete in the sport. But there are no intercollegiate wrestling programs in the state.Wayland Baptist University in Plainview is changing that. The university will add ...more

WWE's Melina: putting the smack down
by Athletic Women Blog
posted September 29, 2009 at 12:22pm

I have many passions; but professional wrestling isn't one of them. Nonetheless, I respect its female practitioners and tune in occasionally to see what they are up to. Or better yet, I set the DVR to record and later skip to the women's matches, bypassin...more

Female Iraqis take on tradition in wrestling ring
by Athletic Women Blog
posted August 10, 2009 at 7:10pm

Not all traditions are bad. But some—born of an antediluvian thirst to subjugate others—are rather evil. An article at NYTimes.com brings this to mind. The female athletes it calls attention to deserve admiration, simply for doing what they want to do...more

American wrestlers claiming unequal treatment
by After Atalanta
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:42am

The women who train under USA Wrestling have filed a grievance claiming they are receiving inferior treatment.Some of the top female wrestlers in USA Wrestling's program say discrimination exists at multiple levels and includes: less qualified coaching, m...more

Delaware State cuts wrestling
by Title IX Blog
posted April 29, 2009 at 1:52pm

DSU announced yesterday that it is cutting its wrestling team due to economic issues, gender equity concerns, and issues around the team's academic performance.The last is a problem plaguing several DSU teams and will likely result in some NCAA sanctions....more

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