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Backtracking 2013: Longform sports hits its stride
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 30, 2013 at 10:49pm

Tweet ‘Tis the season for year-end “Listicles,” “Bests Of,” etc., that try to come off as more authoritative than they really are. If you read enough of these pieces, you’ll find that there’s a certain “mus...more

Lindsey Vonn Teams Up With Cynthia Rowley To Design Helmet For Sochi Olympics
by A Glam Slam
posted December 30, 2013 at 9:14am

Lindsey Vonn has collaborated with her friend and fashion designer, Cynthia Rowley, to develop a custom helmet design for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Vonn has long expressed an interest in the fashion world and earlier this year, she atten...more

List fail
by After Atalanta
posted December 30, 2013 at 9:11am

'Tis the season for year in review lists.Outsports compiled its own "gay sports year in review." Year-end reviews can sometimes be cursory. But I was initially impressed by the lesser known and/or remembered stories writer Jim Buzinski mentioned in t...more

A Glam Slam’s 2013 Fashion “Hits” & “Misses” In Sports
by A Glam Slam
posted December 29, 2013 at 9:41pm

2013 was marked by highs and lows on the field, the court and the ice, as well as in the fashion game. Across the sports spectrum, teams introduced updated apparel combinations, color schemes, and footwear each week. Aside from uniforms, sporting style ra...more

A Splash-Free Life?
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted December 21, 2013 at 5:15pm

What would it mean to lead a splash-free life? To splash is “to cause water or other liquid to move in a noisy or messy way.” In swimming, leading a splash-free life means gliding smoothly forward, without wastefully dissipating one&rsq...;more

5 Things This NFL Coach is Doing Differently
by coachquam
posted December 20, 2013 at 3:00pm

Here are 5 things Coach Pete Carroll is doing differently...more

Take Time to Reflect
by coachquam
posted December 20, 2013 at 2:47pm

Take the Time To Reflect by Erica Quam, President & Founder of The Coaching Experience During the shorter days of winter and the underlying bustle of the holidays, the Earth is preparing in the northern hemisphere for a long period of stillness befo...more

Study says passion more effective than expensive facilities to get people playing sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 20, 2013 at 9:01am

Cork Camogie U-16s All-Ireland Champions PIC: Cork Camogie School students who play sports tend to better Leaving Certificate results than kids who don't - one of the more positive findings from a new study of the Irish and sport. Sadly, this is also...more

Five Ways To Heal A Torn Muscle
by carabyrd
posted December 19, 2013 at 8:49pm

Torn muscles are terribly painful, and more often than not, they require some sort of immediate treatment. These injuries are quite common, especially among those that play intense sports. Torn muscles occur when there is too much strain inflected upon ...more

Duke adding women's sports
by Title IX Blog
posted December 19, 2013 at 8:40pm

The women's athletic program is having a good run. Women's basketball is currently ranked second in the nation (though that was a disappointing result against UConn the other day).But the university has decided to put more money and support into women's a...more

RELEASED: New Reports on Women College Coaches
by One Sport Voice
posted December 19, 2013 at 8:37pm

Did you know that in the 40+ years after the passage of Title IX, female sport participation is at an all-time high but the percentage of women coaching women at the collegiate level has declined from 90+% in 1974 to near an all-time low today of 40%? Whi...more

Add Flavor to Your Holiday Foods
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted December 19, 2013 at 8:36pm

The holiday season is a time for giving, sharing, being with loved ones, and —celebrating!  If you’re like me, your schedule is probably filled with holiday parties and get-togethers right now.  My first response to a party invite is...more

7 Cs That Make Coaches Happy
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted December 18, 2013 at 9:49pm

Over the holiday season, I take a few days to reflect on what my teams and players have achieved (and still need to work on) in this first half of the season. I thought I would share with you the 7Cs that me and my fellow coaches are looking for (and hopi...more

Podcast – Polish MMA Sensation Agnieszka Niedzwiedz
by Wombat Sports
posted December 18, 2013 at 9:35pm

At only 18 years of age and still in high school, Agnieszka Niedzwiedz is undefeated as a professional MMA fighter, gaining her fourth win in her Cage Warriors debut earlier this month. We will talk to Niedzwiedz about her recent win, how she g...more

Wisconsin Parents Claim Swim Team Facility Arrangements Were Retaliation for Earlier Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted December 17, 2013 at 8:43pm

In New Berlin, Wisconsin, student-athletes and parents are complaining that the school district's decision to relocate the Eisenhower High School girls' swim team practices and home meets to another high school's pool was retaliation for earlier complaint...more

The Red Bulletin covers women in sport ... again
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 13, 2013 at 6:49pm

An actual athlete!I haven't chucked 'The Red Bulletin' straight into the bin two months in a row, is this a record? Cover story is skier Lindsay Vonn and inside you've got football goalie Emma Byrne - two pages - and sprinter Jodie Williams - five pages...more

Childbirth Discrimination Case Settled
by Title IX Blog
posted December 13, 2013 at 6:47pm

In August we blogged about the Title IX complaint Brandi Kostl filed with the Department of Education after she failed two classes because her college, Logan College of Chiropractic, refused to allow her to make up the 11 days of schoolwork she missed bec...more

10 Gifts Any Sporty Girl Will Love
by Sports Girls Play
posted December 13, 2013 at 9:34am

This post contains affiliate links. Looking for last minute gift ideas for the sporty girl on your list? We have found 10 guaranteed to be a hit gifts that you should be able to find any time of the year. The list was curated by my 15 year old daughter w...more

Female Baseball Player Challenges Exclusion from Junior High Team
by Title IX Blog
posted December 12, 2013 at 9:21pm

In Mesa, Arizona, after an eighth-grade girl named Jasmine Miles was excluded from her public school's baseball team, her grandfather filed a complaint with the school district. But the school district is still refusing to let her play, arguing that reser...more

Occidental College Conceals Sexual Assaults
by Title IX Blog
posted December 10, 2013 at 9:25pm

Occidental College in Los Angeles has been publically associated with campus sexual assault since April, when it was the subject of a high-profile Title IX complaint with the Department of Education that challenged the way it handles reports of sexual vio...more

WTA Player Sabine Lisicki Partners With Thomas Sabo Jewelry
by A Glam Slam
posted December 10, 2013 at 8:34pm

Tennis players have made luxe jewelry a part of their on-court wardrobes. Rafael Nadal plays the game with a Richard Mille watch on his wrist. He won the 2013 U.S. Open while wearing a $690,000 timepiece from the brand. Maria Sharapova has previously part...more

Podcast – InvictaFC 7 Post Show woth Emily Bartee & Rach Wiley
by Wombat Sports
posted December 10, 2013 at 8:26pm

Torres vs. Herrig Courtesy InvictaFC/Ester Lin After InvictaFC 7, we took a look back at the 9 fight card with two fighters that also cover the sport. Rach Wiley is the co-host of the “Promoting Women” podcast and is fighting in a few week...more

No discrimination found in Jackson State case
by Title IX Blog
posted December 8, 2013 at 9:08am

Former Jackson State basketball coach Denise Taylor won part of her lawsuit against the university last week. The jury found that there was breach of contract in Taylor's case but did not find evidence of discrimination or retaliation. Taylor, in her clai...more

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