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Lenda Murray, eight-time Ms. Olympia, the greatest female bodybuilder ever, seems to have a talent for dance too, as seen here in video taken at the 2009 Lenda Murray Bodybuilding Championships. Perhaps a stint on DWTS (which, boo! doesn't have a female a...more

Holly Beck opens surf and yoga retreat, launches blog
posted on March 3, 2010 at 11:10am

Holly Beck : photo courtesy Nikki Brooks Retreats to provide quality surf coaching, daily yoga, healthy, local meals & community support After spending the last ten years traveling the world for contests and photo shoots, pro surfer Holly Beck will co...more

We can row — and inspire
posted on February 25, 2010 at 7:06pm

The practice was as much mutual admiration society as it was productive. The college freshman from the University at Buffalo rowing program were in awe of the women, aged 30 to 60, all cancer survivors, who came to campus twice a week to learn how to row....more

Virginia schools consider competitive cheer
posted on February 24, 2010 at 10:25am

A school superintendent in Virginia is urging his district and others in his region to consider altering cheerleading so that the opportunities it provides count as as athletic opportunities under Title IX. Girls receive proportionately fewer athletic o...more

Because cheerleaders make everything better
posted on February 21, 2010 at 12:25pm

I don't know who the woman is who is doing all the commentary on curling (or at least on women's curling--I haven't watched much of the men's). But she's ridiculous. She's definitely a former player and sounds like a native English speaker but I am sensin...more

A legal victory for women in sports
posted on February 19, 2010 at 5:41pm

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

Stealth Fighter Mindy Kelly
posted on February 15, 2010 at 6:39pm

I was fortunate to catch martial arts champion (many times over) Mindy Kelly on National Geographic Channel's Fight Science the other night. Pretty cool stuff: ...more

Cal State Bakersfield cutting four sports
posted on February 12, 2010 at 8:20am

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
posted on February 9, 2010 at 7:47am

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

How a strongwoman does the dishes
posted on February 5, 2010 at 11:55am

When last we saw bodybuilder Kathy Bertram she was snapping a baseball bat. In today's bit of fun we find her doing dishes, that is, in her own eccentric strongwoman way: ...more

GameOn Podcast: Angela Ruggiero and John Shuster
posted on February 2, 2010 at 7:41pm

Olympic fever continues as Angela Ruggiero, member of the USA Ice Hockey Team, and John Shuster, our new favorite Curler, chat with the ladies about how they are preparing for Vancouver. Plus, Erica talks about her trip to the Pro Bowl and workout wit...more

Kelly Kulick: Bowling Champion and Class Act
posted on February 1, 2010 at 7:56am

It’s easy to forget that there are some firsts that women haven’t achieved yet. I’m not out there burning my bra about it, because God knows I need it, but I really had a “huh?” moment when I heard that for the first time EVER a woman, Kelly Kul...more

Sexism Alive & Well, Even in Paintball
posted on January 31, 2010 at 9:08pm

This will be short post, as you’ve come to learn, sometimes at One Sport Voice pictures tell the story better than I could blog. One of my graduate students (Thanks AN!) found this picture while she was playing paintball this weekend. (Does one “pla...more

Boxer Ambreen Sadiq, cricketer Adil Rashid and golfer Jasbir Athwal on shortlist
posted on January 30, 2010 at 10:09pm

By Tanya O'Rourke » Keighley’s national schoolgirl boxing champion Ambreen Sadiq – believed to be the only registered Muslim female boxer in the country – has been shortlisted for a British Asian Sports Award. Now 15, she became involved with...more

Parks Bonifay Documentary wins Best Biography at X-Dance
posted on January 29, 2010 at 12:20pm

We just got word that Parks’ documentary won Best Biography at X-Dance, the action sports film festival that runs concurrent with the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. If you haven’t had a chance to see the Parks Bonifay documentary, you need to get ove...more

Is that SQUASH in Grand Central? Yep (just part of ’squash week’ in NYC)
posted on January 29, 2010 at 8:17am

Tournament of Champions in Grand Central this week By Sarah Odell Anyone striding through Grand Central Terminal this week could be excused for looking up from their Blackberries and iPhones and thinking they had accidentally zig-zagged west to Madiso...more

Kelly Kulick's title win: a harbinger of things to come
posted on January 28, 2010 at 4:34pm

Bowling isn't a sport I follow much, but this week it is on my mind, like so many others, thanks to Kelly Kulick and her win Sunday at the PBA Tournament of Champions. A sport that has been dominated by men as much as any other now has its first female ch...more

Kick in Iran: Female sports documentary premieres at Sundance
posted on January 27, 2010 at 1:14pm

The Sundance Film Festival, beginning today in Park City, Utah, is the 26th annual showcase of independent film. While distributors are on the lookout for breakouts like “Paranormal Activity” and “Little Miss Sunshine”, we’ve got our eye...more

Pakistan's female squash player defies tradition
posted on January 27, 2010 at 9:56am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's squash champion Maria Toor Pakay cut her teeth fighting boys in a tribal district synonymous with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, defying convention t o become a trailblazer in her sport. She hails from South Waziristan, part ...more

Score that a (giant) strike: Kelly Kulick grabs men’s pro bowling title (plus $40,000, brand new fans, and a win for gender equity)
posted on January 26, 2010 at 6:17pm

By Laura Pappano Last weekend – in case you haven’t heard – Kelly Kulick became the first woman to win a Professional Bowlers Association Tour Title. And she didn’t just win, she blew away her opponent. At the 45th P.B.A. Tournament of Champions i...more

Authentic moments with Kulick and Flatt
posted on January 26, 2010 at 12:46pm

Every once in a while I’ve hit the bowling lanes with some friends and every once in a while comes my personal triumph — breaking 100. Every once in a while I throw on my figure skates and hit an open skate and enjoy a personal triumph — not trip...more

St. Rose adds lacrosse
posted on January 23, 2010 at 9:33am

Bucking the cutting trend, the College of St. Rose has announced it will add lacrosse for the 2010-11 season. Men's lacrosse. They are building a turf field as part of a general improvement of facilities project and need a team to put on it. Apparently a...more

Save some time for Humm time
posted on January 20, 2010 at 8:53am

Ever have one of those moments where you just stop moving and the puzzle of the world around you just comes together? Like when you hike all day and are tired when you reach the top of a big hill, but you look around and what do you see? A perfect 360 d...more

Girl rows across ocean for charity
posted on January 18, 2010 at 3:33pm

Three months. Two oars. One ocean. That’s the goal of 22-year-old Katie Spotz as she aspires to become the youngest person ever to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo. In addition — and more importantly if you ask her – the 2,473 mile trek is not ju...more

See Amy Run: Meet record-breaking athlete Amy Palmiero-Winters
posted on January 16, 2010 at 12:10pm

I came across this amazing woman on Bust and was intrigued by the opening paragraph. The word ’superwoman’ is thrown around way too often, but here’s an athlete who completely deserves the description. Amy Palmiero-Winters is a 37-year-old mother o...more

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madiq	RE: Reebok on the Rebound? Sounds like the Easytone is attempting to cultivate the health club demographic, of women who work o...Read on
	Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 4:41pm PST

AnnGaff	RE: UConn not the only undefeated this year - hello Nebraska! Check out their Facebook Fan Page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nebraska-Womens-Basketball/458...Read on
	Monday, March 8, 2010 at 10:50pm PST

BerlinWhitey	RE: 70! Huskies knock out Syracuse, Tie record Next year will be the key for Kelly Faris - she focuses on defense, rebounding, steals . . . has mad...Read on
	Monday, March 8, 2010 at 1:58pm PST

robm	RE: Pity the poor Christians. They claim the NCAA is discriminating against them The NCAA did the sensible thing by pulling the ads. The FOTF response, from which the title of your ...Read on
	Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:11am PST

mhueter	RE: An egregious set of double standards: Canadian Women's Hockey under IOC investigation for unruly celebration This was my favorite thing that happened during the Olympics. I LOVE the fact that the image of fema...Read on
	Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:08pm PST

Ticket2Final	RE: Feb 2, 2010 Euroleague Women play-offs start I love to watch them playing for the row. Becky Hammon of Spain is my Idol.But we must watch the big...Read on
	Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 11:31pm PST