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Women's college basketball recruiting - The Eighty Percent Rule
by Swish Appeal
posted June 27, 2013 at 10:17am

If there's any area of basketball that might be impervious to any kind of stat-based analysis, it's high school basketball. Pro basketball is the least impervious - most teams are on an equal footing. College basketball is a bit more difficult, with t...more

Survey of female business leaders: almost all played sports
by Title IX Blog
posted June 25, 2013 at 9:25pm

It's not news that athletic participation by women correlates with academic and career success, but this recent study serves as a remarkable underscore of that point.  Accounting firm Ernst and Young surveyed its female senior managers and executives...more

Oven-Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic, Olive Oil and Lemon Juice
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted June 22, 2013 at 10:36am

Cauliflower is a low calorie, nutrient dense, and cancer-fighting food. One serving of this great side dish or snack will cost you less than 100 calories and provide plenty of flavor. Cauliflower is very low in fat and one serving provides about 5% of the...more

New grad says “Lean In” lessons come with playing ball
by Fair Game News
posted June 22, 2013 at 10:32am

By Ashleigh Sargent Of course we’re all talking about Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. There’s the public conversation about the gender gap in leadership in the U.S. (and controversy about some messages...more

Pre-Wimbledon Party Fashions From WTA Stars
by A Glam Slam
posted June 22, 2013 at 10:29am

Before Wimbledon’s all-white dress code takes effect, the game’s top female players dressed up for an evening at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London. The pre-Wimbledon party had the tennis stars ditching their on-court wardrobes in...more

Collegiate Women Sports Award (CWSA) Honda Cup airs live on ESPNU Monday
by anngaff
posted June 21, 2013 at 8:45pm

The Collegiate Women Sports Award (CWSA) Honda Cup live show on ESPNU on Monday June 24 at 5p.m. PST. The country’s top collegiate women athletes will be in town Sunday and Monday, and will also participate in Honda Huddle, a community o...more

Erin McDermott Named University of Chicago AD (via @NACWAA)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 21, 2013 at 9:00am

Author:  NACWAA NACWAA Board of Directors member and Princeton University Deputy Athletic Director Erin McDermott (right) has been named athletic director at the University of Chicago. She will oversee 19 intercollegiate sports, ...more

Need a fun lesson on Title IX and athletics??
by Title IX Blog
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:17pm

Well we created one! We worked with the amazing people at TED-Ed and put together a lesson on Title IX. The whole lesson can be found here and includes a video, multiple choice and discussion questions, resources, and a discussion board (if you would like...more

Under Armour and GK Color Your Leo Contest
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:11pm

Under Armour, GK Leotards and USA Gymnastics are launching a ‘Color Your Leo’ contest. Design your “dream” leotard and enter for a chance to see your design be produced and featured by USA Gymnastics! Enter here:http://on.fb.me/1...more

Brazil Rejects the Pure Spectacle
by From A Left Wing
posted June 19, 2013 at 8:50pm

The people taking to the streets in Brazil are demonstrating the only right and true response to the militarized boondoggle of international sports festivals like FIFA's World Cup and the Olympics. These are serial spectacles - a rotating cast and se...more

Highest paid female athletes play individual sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted June 16, 2013 at 11:26am

ESPNW reported that the highest paid female athletes out of 57 countries are predominantly tennis players, followed by golfers,  a few long-distance runners, two skiers and a squash athlete. The article focused on the WTA's business model and illustr...more

WNBA All-Star balloting begins Sunday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:09pm

From the WNBA:       2013 WNBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY BOOST MOBILE TIPS OFF ON JUNE 16   -- Fans Can Vote on WNBA.com, on Mobile Devices and on WNBA Center Court presented by Boost Mobile app --   NEW YORK, June 13...more

2014 recruit center Jatarie White recently visited Kentucky, Louisville, and Tennessee
by Swish Appeal
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:07pm

While a lot of top players in the class of 2013 waited until fall to commit, the class of 2014 may move a little sooner. Internet chatter says Jatarie White, a 6-4 center from Charlotte, N.C., may be the next big name in the class to make a decision...more

An Epicycle in London via France
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:05pm

Irish surfer Easkey Britton has been tweeting pictures from her trapeze classes this week. She inspired me to find a circus video for today's post ... and Vimeo threw up this rather fabulous picture-sequence of French group CirkVOST preparing their Epicyc...more

Five @NACWAA Members Named Under Armour ADs of the Year
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 13, 2013 at 8:54am

Author:  NACWAA Five NACWAA members will be honored as Under Armour AD of the Year Award recipients at the NACDA & Affiliates Convention in Orlando on Saturday, June 15.  Honorees include Janet Cone of the University of ...more

Catching steroids ‘cheaters’ — by any means necessary
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 10, 2013 at 10:26pm

Tweet At the risk of sounding like a condescending scold — in other words, becoming like those I like to scold — I offer up a post from January written on the heels of media excuse-making about Baseball Hall of Fame voting (and in one case, t...more

. @NACWAA Member Accolades, News Aplenty
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 7, 2013 at 9:13am

Author:  NACWAA Retired Angelo State University Athletic Director Kathleen Brasfield will receive the D2 ADA 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at the NACDA Convention in Orlando next week. Read more Suzanne Kilian, assis...more

Moving from “Fugly” to “Must Have” (via @laurenfleshman)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted June 7, 2013 at 9:09am

I’m not exactly a natural when it comes to fashion. I’m more of what you’d call a “late-adopter.” The earliest signs of my affliction were in elementary school in the 80′s when little girls started transitioning from l...more

To Turban or not To Turban?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted June 7, 2013 at 9:03am

The Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) recently announced that turbans will be banned from soccer fields and that those who do not like the ruling can "play in their own backyards."  From my observation this ruling has brought mostly backlash from Canadi...more

Lindsey Vonn Drug Tested at NYC Fashion Award Show
by Pretty Tough
posted June 6, 2013 at 9:12am

Skier Lindsey Vonn took time out from training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to attend the the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDAs) in NYC Monday night.  Vonn, a guest of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, was looking gla...more

Best Nutrition Advice EVER
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted June 5, 2013 at 9:24pm

I used to eat a McChicken Meal everyday for lunch when I was in grade 7 & 8. Not something I’m particularly proud of, but it’s the truth. Ever since I stopped that habit cold turkey over 15 years ago, I’ve been a bit of a “nut...more

BAWSI Service Immersion Opportunity for Graduating Female Athletes
by carabyrd
posted June 5, 2013 at 8:34pm

Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative is searching for graduating student-athletes who are positive change makers!...more

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