Archive for the ‘Money, Power & Politics’ Category
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Who says people don’t watch dominance? UConn’s NCAA Tournament run brought ESPN more viewers than in 2009. According to Nielsen, the final UConn-Stanford game drew 3.53 million viewers, up 32 percent from the 2009 final of UConn vs. Louisville. The Final Four averaged 3.16 viewers, up 22 percent ...
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
It’s time to think beyond the court.
Sure, there’s a lot of back-and-forth about whether UConn’s dominance – winning streak of 78 and beating almost all opponents by double-digit margins – is bad or good for women’s college basketball. The basic argument: Is it too boring to watch? Or ...
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Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
VS.?
By Laura Pappano
Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey has a number in mind: 47,492.
That’s how many fans went wild last Sunday in Houston for the men’s Baylor-Duke matchup. After her team upset Duke in a thrilling 51-48 win last night, Mulkey made the point: She wants the same support in San Antonio ...
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Given that the Super Bowl is a distant memory, the NFL Combine is done – and we have a day or two before spring college football begins (yes, games are now broadcast on TV), we have a sliver of free air to highlight Vanderbilt vice Chancellor David Williams’ ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
There may be other ways to judge progress, but this year's NCAA Women's DI Basketball Tournament offers signs worth noting:
1. PRESIDENTIAL PICKS. For the first time, President Obama filled out NCAA DI Basketball brackets -- for the women's tournament. (See image at right -- or click here.)
Last year, ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
When Jonathan Hall captured the air-rifle individual title at the NCAA Rifle Championships, held at Texas Christian University last weekend, he realized what a big deal it was. "I had to represent the men," said Hall, according to an NCAA news report. (Hall was the only guy to ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
This year we expect Connecticut to march all the way to San Antonio -- and then some. But that doesn't mean there isn't water cooler-worthy debate to be had around match-ups all over the bracket (not to mentioned good basketball to be watched). Anyone remember last year when ...
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Obviously Danica Patrick struggled in her NASCAR debut.
After finishing 6th in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200, a race to “get comfortable,” she crashed at the Daytona International Speedway (finishing 35 out of 43 drivers), finished 31st (three laps behind winner Kyle Bush) at Auto Club Speedway in ...
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Here we go again. Baylor’s Brittney Griner’s outrageous act last Wednesday – the now-viral YouTube image of her socking Texas Tech’s Jordan Barncastle after the two jostled beneath the basket – has some wondering: What’s going on in women’s sports?
We had foul-mouthed Serena last summer, and then the ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The closing ceremonies in Vancouver are finished, so let’s reflect: Why does a tremendous sport festival whose aim is to foster political goodwill remain so darned sexist?
Events for women are typically lesser or shorter (or in the case of ski jumping, non-existent) compared with the men’s. Many of ...
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