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Division I Cost-of-Living Stipends Draw Objection from Faculty
by Title IX Blog
posted December 3, 2011 at 1:11pm

When we blogged last month about the NCAA's vote to allow Division I institutions to provide athletes who receive full athletic scholarships with $2000 spending money stipends, we speculated that this proposal could exacerbate existing disparities in scho...more

Hot Chocolate 15K
by Run Girl Run
posted December 2, 2011 at 7:37pm

Tomorrow morning I'm running the Hot Chocolate 15K! It's my last race of 2011 and I'm hoping to end the race season on a high note. I have no intention of running this race for time mainly because there are 20,000 people running it and the course is ...more

A Minute for Time Management
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 2, 2011 at 5:46pm

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 even more...more

NBC is no friend to track and field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 2, 2011 at 5:09pm

I’ve never hid my opinion of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics and track and field. I think it’s remarkably poor, jingoistic and antiquated. (Note: many of the announcers are quite good, but TV is a producer’s medium and that’...more

Olympic Swimmers Debut Speedo Fastskin3 for London Games
by A Glam Slam
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:24am

With each new day, companies are rolling out the fashions that we can expect to see come July, during the 2012 Olympic Games. The latest launch comes from the swimming category. The revolutionary new Speedo FASTSKIN3, unveiled yesterday, is the swimwear t...more

WISE Los Angeles to Host Women of Inspiration Event
by Pretty Tough
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:17am

The second annual WISE Los Angeles Women of Inspiration Awards Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on December 1, 2011 at 5:30PM. The formal dinner event will be held to honor three outstanding women for their achievements an...more

Award Winning Women's Boxing Film
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:15am

There are many more mature women taking up fighting sports, and a movie out of Japan is bringing that trend to light. “Fighting Okan” is the fictional story of a 38-year old woman’s dream of becoming a professional boxer and the ...more

Fighters Weigh in on Marketing in Women's MMA
by Wombat Sports
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:02am

Kaufman vs. Tate in 2009 - Courtesy Strikeforce The #3 Unified ranked 145 pounder Ronda Rousey set the MMA world a buzz by challenging Sarah Kaufman for her #1 contendership spot at 135 pounds. This culminated in a huge debate; which included three of ...more

Catching up with women's surfing champ Carissa Moore
by A Glam Slam
posted December 1, 2011 at 4:47pm

Carissa Moore has cemented herself as a female powerhouse in the surfing world and she’s only at the start of her professional career. Moore is already the youngest-ever Women’s World Champion. A girl who can also hold her own among the b...more

Penn State Controversy: Recap
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 1, 2011 at 3:03pm

Penn State students, community members, and journalists met last night in a public forum to debrief and discuss the story around Penn State in recent weeks. The discussion took place as “A Conversation About Covering Controversy," hosted by the John...more

2011 NCAA Women’s College Cup: The Final Four
by Pretty Tough
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:16pm

The NCAA Women’s College Cup, taking place this weekend at Kennesaw State Stadium will be the first NCAA soccer championship held in Georgia since 1968. And one thing is for certain  – there will be a first-time national champion crowned ...more

Sport Scandals, Sexy Babes & Social Responsibility
by One Sport Voice
posted December 1, 2011 at 1:02pm

As I posted previously, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a host of stimulating conferences and conversations in the past eight weeks related to girls and women in sport. I’m still musing about many things, but here are three I’...more

ABC's of Coaching - M Is For Mistakes: The Value Of Taking Risks
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 30, 2011 at 3:56pm

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 even more f...more

Using EFT for a Golfers Confidence and High Performance
by Loren Fogelman
posted November 30, 2011 at 3:53pm

  "Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it." - Stan Smith  As athletes strive toward high performance, setbacks and failures occur. It is part of the process. Some athletes are easily able to put the failures into persp...more

NACWAA Happenings and Honors
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted November 30, 2011 at 12:11pm

Author:  NACWAA Saint Michael's College has promoted Meggan Roberge Dulude to assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator. Dulude, whose primary efforts will focus on compliance, finance and sport supervis...more

Improve Your Game With Tips From Softball Star Jennie Ritter
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 8:10pm

In this episode of Fastpitch TV, Jennie Ritter talks about the Q Sport, what the basic idea of the Q Sport is, what it tells you about player ability, how it helps softball players improve their game, and more.   Your thoughts? ...more

Title IX: Another Alabama School District Opts to End Single-Sex Middle School Classrooms
by Title IX Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:48pm

  Another school district in Alabama has opted to end its single-sex middle school classrooms. Tallapoosa School District has said it will stop its single-sex program at the end of this year. This program had been in place for several years and, ...more

Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog: Team Hazing, Respect and Sports
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:43pm

The Andover High School boys’ basketball team began their season this week under a cloud of public scrutiny resulting from allegations about team hazing that occurred this summer while the team was attending a privately operated sleep-away basketbal...more

The Quiet Challenge of College Hoops: Transition from HS Star to College Team Contributor
by Fair Game News
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:14pm

Photo: University of Rhode Island (GoRhody.com) The 2011-2012 NCAA basketball season has just kicked off, which means thousands of women are making their debut at the college level. Even the most talented recruits, however, need more than raw skill to...more

Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate and Sarah Kaufmann Debate How to Hype Women's MMA
by Wombat Sports
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:43am

   From left to right: Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Sarah Kaufman WTS Editor's note: some additional description of the debate was added below. Lincoln-Douglas. Nixon-Kennedy. Rousey-Tate? Ariel Helwani had his hands full this past Monday on ...more

Lauren Fleshman's Blog: I Don't Get to be a “Normal Person,” Apparently.
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:28am

I’ve been walking around foot loose and fancy free since three days after the marathon. No pain. No exercise. Just doing my thing, catching up on Picky Bars and Believe I Am stuff, and living my life. I had every expectation I’d just start rig...more

Ashley and Cameron Kastl making their mark at ASU
by amber0marie
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:19am

Ashley (volleyball) and Cameron (football) Kastl have both had to face significant challenges on their way to athletic success at Arizona State. Through it all, they have looked to each other for support. (Video by Amber Harding for PAC-12.org) ...more

Learning the Coaching ABCs: L Is For L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 28, 2011 at 10:09pm

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

Title IX: Ann Arbor School District No Longer Plans to Exempt Football from Cuts
by Title IX Blog
posted November 28, 2011 at 9:47pm

This post follows up on a story we blogged about in June, about a budget reduction plan by the Ann Arbor School District to cut all the freshman teams at its three high schools, with the exception of the freshman football teams. As we explained back th...more

"Most of us are still Neanderthals" - Sexuality in Professional Sports
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 27, 2011 at 4:01pm

On November 22, 2011 the NY Daily News published an article titled "MLB's new collective bargaining agreement to add 'sexual orientation' to discrimination clause."Sounds progressive right? Not exactly. The new CBA, released Tuesday, added the words &ldq...;more

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