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Maybe smaller is better?
On Friday night, USATF held its distance-only High Performance Meet at LA’s Occidental College. It was webcast live at both Flotrack.org and Runnerspace.com, and the turnout looked pretty good. The webcasts were well done, with post-race interview...[Read on]
Femininity and running
Several things conspired to lead to this post--the most recent being that two minutes ago a woman ran by the cafe I am sitting at grading papers wearing a running skirt--just as I was thinking about running skirts and the reasons women give for wearing. ...[Read on]
Katie Taylor Four Time World Boxing Champ
It's not often everyone in my house gets up at 8am on a Saturday morning to watch television. But when RTE announced they would show Katie Taylor's final bout at the AIBA World Champs, well it just had to be be done. So just in case you don't know - ...[Read on]
Bikini Hockey League: because the world needs yet another bikini sport
Plans are in the works for yet another bikini sports league – this time, a hockey league. Yes, you read that correctly.  A bikini hockey league. Some enterprising man in Oklahoma has decided to launch a bikini hockey league.  In Oklahom...[Read on]
WPS Officially Comes to an End
With the official termination of the Women's Professional Soccer league the future of women's professional soccer remains unclear....[Read on]
2012 WNBA Preview: Can The New York Liberty Get Beyond Average?
Every year I've used this statistical framework for evaluating teams in the preseason, there's one team that is sort of a wild card, a team that could either win their conference or finish in the lottery. A large part of that is simply the shortcoming ...[Read on]
6 Reasons Kids Quit Sports
source Writing a post about how kids shouldn’t specialize in a particular sport when they’re too young may seem a bit disingenuous for me.  After all, as a college coach, I directly benefit from our culture’s obsession with organiz...[Read on]
Who decides what is a sport?
Last week USA Today wrote about the growing popularity of flag football for girls in high schools, especially in Florida, where it is a state championship sport. Flag football also has been introduced at the varsity level in Washington, D.C., and is grow...[Read on]
Mighty Mama’s Take Over San Jose
Mother’s Day never passes without the gathering of Moms, Aunties and all ages of girls gathering for the annual Mighty Mama Skate-O-Rama. Year after year Skateboard Moms have put on this event around California and this year it all went down at Lak...[Read on]
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012
The fans have spoken! Congratulations Gail Devers (track & field), Jean Driscoll (paralympic track & field), Gary Hall, Jr., Lisa Fernandez (softball), Kristine Lilly (soccer), Dan O’Brien, Jenny Thompson (swimming), the 2004 U.S. Olympic Wo...[Read on]
Boys Excluded from Field Hockey Teams
Yesterday we posted about a girl playing on a boys team, so today we'll discuss a couple of stories about cross-over participation of the other variety.  Keeling Pilaro was recently excluded from the Southampton (NY) High School girls' field hockey ...[Read on]
Olympic Hopefuls Hope Solo, Ryan Lochte & Serena Williams Cover Vogue Magazine
The style stakes are high for the Olympic Games, as top designers like Giorgio Armani, Stella McCartney and Ralph Lauren are among those who have created signature gear for their countries. Competitors will showcase their pride through this attire, making...[Read on]
Happy Belated Mother's Day: P&G Commercial
A few weeks back I saw this commercial from P&G. I cried. Yesterday (Mother's Day) I thought about it again. I told my mom about how moving it is and that it just pulls at my heart. Later that night the commercial came on her TV. We both cried.  ...[Read on]
Happy Belated Mother's Day: P&G Commercial
A few weeks back I saw this commercial from P&G. I cried. Yesterday (Mother's Day) I thought about it again. I told my mom about how moving it is and that it just pulls at my heart. Later that night the commercial came on her TV. We both cried.  ...[Read on]
Private School Forfeits Championship to Avoid Playing Against a Girl
This week in Arizona, a fundamentalist Catholic high school called "Our Lady of Sorrows" (indeed!) forfeited the high school championship game rather than face Mesa Preparatory Academy and its female second-baseman, Paige Sultzbach.  According to its...[Read on]
LPGA: USGA Honors Legendary Golfer Mickey Wright
Hall of Fame Golfer Mickey Wright to be honored by the USGA when the Mickey Wright Room is opened at their museum in Far Hills, NJ....[Read on]
Girls Soccer Second Only to Football in Concussion Numbers
The numbers are staggering and heartbreaking – girls soccer players are treated for so many concussions each year that they are second only to football among youth athletes. A concussion is a brain injury and the easiest way I can explain it is if y...[Read on]
Akron Racers Title IX Celebration
AKRON, Ohio –The Akron Racers unveiled plans today for a historic Title IX celebration on June 23 – the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Title IX legislation by then President, Richard Nixon. Title IX states that “no person in t...[Read on]
What’s Harder Than Winning?
There is only one thing harder than winning a championship: Defending it. The past few months, while I’ve been climbing out of the IT Band Mosh Pit, Jesse (the huz) has been preparing to defend his Wildflower Triathlon Title. Gettin after it, ba...[Read on]
Can golf courses be sexist?
Photo from Cylex Signs.Dr. Heather Hundley seems to think so. Well not the golf courses themselves, but the people who create them.  I came across Dr. Hundley's article, Keeping the Score: The hegemonic everyday practices in golf, a little while ago ...[Read on]
Herb Dempsey Profiled in Sports Illustrated Article about Title IX Fathers
Just a brief post to supplement my earlier post summarizing some of the Title IX 40th Anniversary coverage that has been in the news lately.   This article, also from the recent Sports Illustrated issue that is devoted to Title IX, describes the...[Read on]
Pat Summitt and the power of personality
Tweet The sport that Pat Summitt helped transform is going through a massive upheaval just as she steps away from the sideline. The designation last month of the Tennessee Lady Vols legend as “head coach emeritus” added to the more than 60 h...[Read on]
WNBA Preseason Games, Roster Moves, Penny Taylor Update & Becky Hammon's Russia Commitment
WNBA news is picking up as preseason games begin and the tough roster decisions must be made on some talented young players, including the Washington Mystics' first round draft picks. Here's a look around the web at what the media is reporting. Marc A...[Read on]
Gender Differences in Coaching
Good coaching is good coaching, regardless of athlete gender. Male and female athletes are much more similar than they are different. There is just as much variability within females and within males, than between males and females. Despite the popular ...[Read on]
Little Lessons for Molly Beckwith
Molly Beckwith is a name that is being heard more often in the world of track and field.  The first time her name came up this season is when she led and won the 800 meters at the Mt. Sac Relays (2:00.34) and then taking the win in a PB at the Penn ...[Read on]
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