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Wendy Parker (WendyParker)

http://www.wendyparker.org/

@wparker

Atlanta, GA

About WendyParker:

I'm a veteran sports journalist, blogger and Web editor. Formerly a sportswriter and online journalist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, I'm a correspondent for Basketball Times and have extensively covered women's college basketball, soccer and Olympic sports.

WendyParker's Favorite Sports:

Basketball, W College Hoops, WNBA, Soccer, FIFA, WNT, NWSL

WendyParker's blog is a member of the Women Talk Sports Network:

Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars

No celebrities. No bimbos. No snark. Just the best reads, views and reviews about sports, and with a special focus on women's athletics.

Catching steroids ‘cheaters’ — by any means necessary
Tweet At the risk of sounding like a condescending scold — in other words, becoming like those I like to scold — I offer up a post from January written on the heels of media excuse-making about Baseball Hall of Fame voting (and in one case, t...[Read on]
The surprising odyssey of putting women in charge ( A look at the future of Julie Hermann at Rutgers)
The future of Julie Hermann as the Rutgers athletic director — specifically, if she is to have a future at the New Jersey school — may be determined soon, with reports that she’ll be on campus this week ahead of her official June 17 star...[Read on]
Sports history files: Grappling with an uncertain fate
Tweet For all of the conflicts between them — currently and over many decades — the United States and Russia have come together in recent months without hesitation over a single, perhaps surprising matter: Preserving wrestling in the Olympic...[Read on]
A proper tribute for the historian of women’s golf
Tweet In The New York Times on Sunday, Lisa Mickey penned a fine tribute to the golfing writer and journalist Rhonda Glenn, who has retired from the United States Golf Association after nearly 50 years of mostly uninterrupted service. While she’s ...[Read on]
NCAA Basketball: History-making Huskies find the right gear
Tweet NEW ORLEANS — On a night when the NCAA honored some of the legendary names of the early years of women’s college basketball, the Connecticut Huskies continued to remake the contemporary history books. Their 93-60 win over Louisville on...[Read on]
NCAA Women's Basketball: The understated appeal of the undercard
Tweet NEW ORLEANS — They’ve been underdogs so long that they relish continuing in the role even at the Final Four, and especially after dispatching one of the biggest names in the sport. The Louisville Cardinals — Undercards? — d...[Read on]
More gradual steps or a big leap for the WNBA?
Tweet Can the outgoing trifecta of women’s college basketball’s most visible stars attract a bigger spotlight for the WNBA? That’s what both the league and ESPN are banking on as they held a tightly-staged press conference Thursday to...[Read on]
SI, swimsuits and the cause of women’s sports
Tweet It’s mid-to-late February. The Super Bowl is over, conference play in college basketball is heating up, and pitchers and catchers have reported. Which means it’s time for the annual flogging of Sports Illustrated for its popular and hi...[Read on]
Saturday Sports Reader: Discovering the Atlanta Falcons
Tweet All of this national media attention being foisted on my hometown team, after a regular season of obsessing over the Giants, Jets, Redskins, Cowboys, 49ers, Eagles and Packers — and more or less in that order — is making me very, very n...[Read on]
Midweek books: Change agents, loners and menschen
Tweet On Wednesday I highlight a few noteworthy new sports books, with links to reviews, interviews and other information about the subject and/or author. • The story of Mississippi State’s 1963 NCAA tournament game against Loyola of Chicago ...[Read on]

IN SEASON:

TRACK & FIELD

Wesley Frazier competes historic triple, winning mile, 2 mile & 5K at #NBNationals

Today at 6:11am

USA Track & Field Champs: Comeback kid Treniere Moser leaves retirement plans behind

Today at 5:44am

...read more

BASKETBALL

Washington Mystics defeat the Indiana Fever, 64-60

Mon, Jun 17 at 10:29pm

Phoenix Mercury defeats Tulsa Shock in OT, 108-103

Mon, Jun 17 at 10:25pm

...read more

SOFTBALL

National Pro Fastpitch: Bandits Blank Comets, 5-0

Sat, Jun 15 at 7:30pm

NPF: Sarah Pauly Shines in 8-4 Victory Against Racers

Fri, Jun 14 at 2:41pm

...read more

SOCCER

Spirit doubleheader: amateurs win, pros lose

Mon, Jun 17 at 10:33pm

NWSL – Fantasy Preview – Round Ten

Sun, Jun 16 at 11:47am

...read more

MMA

Van Buren vs. Clark Added to XFC 25

Mon, Jun 17 at 9:52pm

UFC 161: Alexis Davis Defeats Rosi Sexton

Mon, Jun 17 at 9:47pm

...read more

LATEST ARTICLES & POSTS

Spirit doubleheader: amateurs win, pros lose
posted by All White Kit

Mon at 10:33pm

Washington Mystics defeat the Indiana Fever, 64-60
posted by Swish Appeal

Mon at 10:29pm

Phoenix Mercury defeats Tulsa Shock in OT, 108-103
posted by Swish Appeal

Mon at 10:25pm

No nostalgia for Thompson as Storm defeat Sun by 12 in Connecticut
posted by Swish Appeal

Mon at 10:23pm

A tale of four WNBA games
posted by They're Playing Basketball

Mon at 10:19pm

Langhorne comes to life in second half as Mystics spoil Fever's trip to D.C.
posted by Swish Appeal

Mon at 10:08pm

Monday WNBA links: Maya Moore's MVP credentials, WNBA All-Star voting, and Katie Smith contemplating retirement
posted by Swish Appeal

Mon at 9:55pm

Van Buren vs. Clark Added to XFC 25
posted by Wombat Sports

Mon at 9:52pm

Weekend Results – Davis Wins in UFC Debut
posted by Wombat Sports

Mon at 9:47pm

Sun, Storm both look to turn things around as Thompson visits Connecticut for last time
posted by Swish Appeal

Sun at 5:16pm

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