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The Women Talk Sports Holiday Gift Guide
by anngaff
posted December 15, 2011 at 10:13am

It's not too late to get someone the best gift ever. To help you out, we put together a list of the most sought-after gifts for the women's sports fan in your life. 'Tis the season! In no particular order... WPS Tickets Got soccer? Yes we do, thankfu...more

Cheers for purple beer to benefit Melissa Erickson's battle against Lou Gehrig's disease
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 15, 2011 at 8:52am

The Melissa Erickson Foundation is hosting another benefit to help offset costs in the former Washington basketball stars' fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease. This time you can partake in drinking unique purple beer at the Ram at University Village (only)...more

Title IX: Mississippi High School Coach Sues District
by Title IX Blog
posted December 15, 2011 at 2:15am

Catherine Papagolos, former softball coach, filed suit against the Lafayette County School District in Mississippi, claiming that she was fired in retaliation for complaining about gender equity in her salary. Specifically, it is reported that she alle...more

The ABCs of Coaching: S Is For Success
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 15, 2011 at 12:13am

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

The N-Word: Not Racist Anymore?
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 15, 2011 at 12:11am

Image: John Hickey/Buffalo News   This is a story about insensitivity, stupidity and racism all rolled up in one high school girls' basketball team from Kentucky. It seems that the girls had a pregame locker room ritual cheer which went like this,...more

Nominate Individuals for the 2012 Muslim Women's Sport Foundation (MWSF) Ambassador Awards
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 15, 2011 at 12:05am

It's about celebrating diversity and the contribution of "everyday" women in sportThe Ambassador Awards is a showcase event which will highlight the contribution of individuals and organisations to the unique arena of minority ethnic sports.  This ...more

Leading British sportswomen STAND UP for SPORT
by anngaff
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:25pm

The captains of Britain’s major women’s sports joined Olympians and British Internationals from other major sports for a remarkable photoshoot at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Captains Charlotte Edwards MBE, (Cric...more

Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King Blast Fellow Tennis Legend Margaret Court
by Pretty Tough
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:53am

Tennis champions Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova have slammed comments made by Australian tennis legend Margaret Court, who last week condemned the push for marriage equality, saying she wanted to “protect families”. Court, who is th...more

The Dilemma of Finding Girls Athletic Wear & Shoes
by CPS8910
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:15am

The Dilemma of Finding Girls Athletic wear and Shoes Here we go again.  Time to buy my daughter’s some basketball shoes.  While I was in the mall, I walked into a chain retailer that sells athletic wear, as well as, shoes.  I looke...more

'Chicks Play Sports' Program Provides Unique Educational Opportunities Through Sport & Physical Activity
by CPS8910
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:12am

CPSINC, Chicks Play Sports newest adventure Recently, CPSINC began it’s inaugural group.  Manitou Middle School, along with Partner’s for Healthy Choices, has been gracious enough to allow CPSINC into their school.  CPSINC began w...more

Nebraska AD Tom Osborne Opposed to Student-Athlete Stipend Due to Title IX Violation Concerns
by Title IX Blog
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:04am

Athletic Director Tom Osborne announced that University of Nebraska-Lincoln had no immediate plans to pay athletes the $2000 cost-of-living student stipend approved by NCAA Division I this fall. Osborne explained that there was no clear way to implement ...more

WPS gets reprieve (+ being a women's sports fan)
by After Atalanta
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:24am

Despite its inability to add another team to the league, US Soccer has granted Women's Professional Soccer another waiver allowing it to remain a Division I league. Division I leagues are required to have eight teams; WPS currently has five. But, in ...more

The Big East and the Far East
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:20am

Tweet While Big East Commissioner John Marinatto reaches all the way to San Diego to keep his crumbling league together, Larry Scott, his Pac 12 counterpart, continues to make himself the most intriguing figure in college athletics. After pulling off a&...more

Ben York On Sexism and Women’s Basketball
by SLAM Online -W
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:17am

by Ben York / @bjyork As you know, when someone bashes the WNBA and/or women’s basketball I typically remain silent and dignified. *dramatic pause* (laughs) If you’re wondering if I typed the above sentence with a straight face, the answer ...more

BJJ Star & WMMA Trainer Lana Stefanac Needs Your Help
by Wombat Sports
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:05am

  Courtesy Jeff Binn If you were at the G2 Women’s MMA Summit, you probably had the pleasure of meeting one of the best grapplers in the world in Lana Stefanac. She did several seminars over the three days and was there to help out with advi...more

How much does a win in women's college basketball cost?
by Swish Appeal
posted December 14, 2011 at 1:01am

One of the great complaints of followers of women's basketball is that it's a game of the haves and have-nots, and the haves own the casino. It has now been nearly 24 years since a school not belonging to the half-dozen power conferences (ACC, Big East, ...more

The ABCs of Coaching: The 3 R’s Of Coaching Female Athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 13, 2011 at 2:10am

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

The Irony of a Woman’s Professional Uniform in Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted December 12, 2011 at 6:43pm

This blog is about the irony of what is deemed appropriate workplace attire for women in the context of sport. I have written quite a bit about the Lingerie Football League and my disdain for the league and their claims it promotes women’s sport (t...more

Maggie Dixon Classic goodness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 12, 2011 at 9:26am

A great day at Madison Square Garden today, for the Maggie Dixon Classic.St. John's made #1 Baylor work in the first game. The Bears struggled in the first half, and trailed by two at the break. They began to pull away about midway through the second half...more

Snickers Marathon Training Week 1: Putting on my Mom Jeans
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 12, 2011 at 1:25am

Not literally but "hat" just didn't cut it......My daughter was very sick this week so I missed a bunch of miles as well as some precious ZZs.  As important as this 12 weeks of training is leading up to the Snickers Marathon in Albany Georgia (or NOL...more

10 Guidelines to Maintain a Safe Coach/Athlete Relationship
by Sports Girls Play
posted December 11, 2011 at 12:10am

Note: The following is a guest post by Mark Folger – coach and gymnastics school owner. I have wanted to write about this very topic for some time but just never could get the words just right – Mark, however, shares many of my same thoughts a...more

Happy Holidays: Random Acts of Kindness
by Pretty Tough
posted December 11, 2011 at 12:07am

  Show Me The Charity: Every day we’re taught that to give is better than  to receive and to treat others how we wish to be treated. During the holidays, this message is especially true. To that end, athletes and sports organizations have...more

Ariel Massengale out 2-3 weeks after finger dislocation
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 10, 2011 at 10:12am

Tennessee starting point guard Ariel Massengale sustained a dislocated finger in practice yesterday, and will be out 2-3 weeks. I'm bummed - was looking forward to seeing her when the Vols play UCLA next weekend. ...more

Putting paralympic athletes in the spotlight
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 10, 2011 at 10:03am

The mainstream media are still falling behind in covering disability sports and the network of resources for athletes with disability is far from perfect, but a new blog carries a promise of making things better. Athletes First: Sporting Abilities and Op...more

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