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Mad in March: Women drowning in the tsunami of men’s coverage

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

  By Laura Pappano If coverage of the men’s side of March Madness seems to be playing at every hour on every available screen, it’s not your imagination. Not only did the number of men’s teams in the tournament increase from 64 to 68, but the NCAA TV deal with CBS and Turner ...

It’s not exactly a ballot, but brackets matter: Fill yours out!

Monday, March 14th, 2011

By Laura Pappano It's March Madness for a reason. Yes, UConn is dominant, but with injuries and defections, and rising teams from Baylor, Stanford, and Tennessee, who knows? This is college, after all. Too much March Madness talk presumes that it's all about the men's bracket. But if the waiter who just ...

Justine Siegal on throwing BP at MLB spring training: Why are people surprised that a woman can do this?

Friday, February 25th, 2011

By Megan Wood and Laura Pappano Justine Siegal, founder of BaseBall for All, made news this week when she became the first woman to throw batting practice to a major league baseball team at spring training. She threw for the Cleveland Indians on Monday and the Oakland A's on Wednesday. Siegal, ...

Male who refuses to wrestle female misses meaning of “respect.”

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

By Rachael Goldenberg This past weekend Joel Northrup forfeited his chance at the Iowa State Wrestling title after refusing to compete against his female opponent, Cassy Herkelman. Northrup explained his decision by stating, "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Cassy(’s)…accomplishments… however, wrestling is a combat sport and it can ...

Vonn concussion race: NFL players aren’t the only athletes who deserve better protection

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

By Laura Pappano It’s February and Lindsey Vonn is in the news. Again. Unlike last year, when we debated whether or not she was exploited by an SI swimsuit spread, this year she has just won the silver medal in the downhill world championships in Garmisch-Paertenkirchen, Germany – while skiing in a ...

Super Bowl edition: Why is football so special?

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

By Laura Pappano More people will watch Super Bowl XLV this Sunday than tuned in for the President’s State of the Union address last week. It’s not even close (42.8 million watched President Barack Obama vs. an expected 110 million). That’s no dis to Obama because George W. Bush was out-viewed, too. The ...

It’s not enough to complain, we’ve got to woman-up, too

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

By Laura Pappano Part of our job at FairGameNews is to point out inequities. Some (deaf to yammering from the other side) find posts too bold a punch. That’s fine. Debate is good. There is, however, plenty to get lathered up about (media coverage, urban girls’ access to sports, salaries, scheduling of ...

Five events, five athletes moving the chains 2000-2010

Monday, December 27th, 2010

By Rachael Goldenberg OK, 2000-2010 is 11 years but rather than quibble with the definition of a decade, let’s consider the strides female athletes have made.  The first years of this new century have pushed at barriers. Female athletes have challenged conventional beliefs – beliefs about what they are capable of achieving ...

What does 89 really mean? For starters, let’s stop apologizing. It’s not “women’s basketball.” It’s basketball.

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

By Rachael Goldenberg It’s now 89. Officially the NCAA college basketball win-streak record. And if this team’s composure so far is any indication, the streak isn’t ending anytime soon. What do we do with this? How does the world look different for women’s sports today? What now? Well, for starters, let’s go with ...

UConn has a Garden Party: 88 and counting…

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

By Laura Pappano Never mind that the crowd in Madison Square Garden – 15,232 the second largest in the venue for women’s basketball --- were on their feet in the final minutes chanting “Eighty-eight! Eighty-eight!” The UConn Women’s Basketball team made it look like just another 31-point win (they beat Ohio State ...