Live Blogging from the Women's Sports Foundations's Annual Salute to Women in Sports!

posted by mhueter, a Women Talk Sports blogger
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 3:08pm EDT

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I'm one of the co-founders of WomenTalkSports.com. I'm also a full-time digital public relations professional at Catalyst Public Relations in New York. I played basketball my entire life, and am a pro...more

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Tonight, I'm going to be live blogging from the Women's Sports Foundation's Annual Salute to Women in Sports event at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Stay tuned below around 6pm ET for some live coverage from the Red Carpet!

Tonight's evening hosts include Bob Costas, Mary Carillo, and Billie Jean King, Women's Sports Foundation's founder. Honorees include Annika Sorenstam, legendary golfer and philanthropist, Dick Ebersol, Chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics, and Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee head women's basketball coach and all-time winningest coach in NCAA history.

Athletes in attendance will be:

Softball: Jessica Mendoza and Jennie Finch

Track & Field: Aimee Mullins, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Boxing: Laila Ali

Golf: Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez

Gymnastics: Dominique Dawes, Wendy Hilliard, Shawn Johnson, Kerri Strug

Swimming: Donna de Varona

Ice hockey: Angela Ruggiero, Jessie Vetter

Motocross: Ashley Fiolek

...and many more.

I invite you to participate with me in this event. You can post comments or suggestions below or feel free to respond to me via Twitter (@mhueter). I'll do my very best to respond. Thanks again, and go female athletes!

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Live Blogging from the Women's Sports Foundations's Annual Salute to Women in Sports!

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