Archive for the ‘Money, Power & Politics’ Category
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
It's nearly election day, an apt time to recognize that -- yes -- sports are political. Not blue state-red state stuff, but equity, status, economic power.
At the New York Athletic Club yesterday, the Wellesley Centers for Women lunch/discussion fed a conversation that energized a room of more than ...
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The debate is well underway about whether or not espnW is good or bad. Its just the sort of fun that – if Mike & Mike (heck, any sports talk guys) were to notice – might make for one of their classic on-air sets.
The back and forth might ...
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
I had to wince at a Birmingham News pre-season high school football analysis: Quick! Go pay $6 to see Hueytown high school quarterback Jameis Winston because “come 2012 at a major BCS school [it]will be around $50 and that’s not even counting the donation for priority seating…”
It’s there. ...
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The Ryder Cup has just wrapped up. We are into the MLB Playoffs. NBA teams are in pre-season match-ups with the regular season kicking off in a few weeks. NHL is happening (as is NASCAR). And, of course, the NFL – pink gear and all – is going ...
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
REDEMPTION BY WINNING: More than a year ago, Lovey Smith was taken to task for comparing Martha Stewart and Eagles QB Michael Vick. But these days, they look more alike than you'd have imagined. Who doesn't love a tainted hero who performs just when the future looks in ...
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Here we go -- yet again! After a spectacular season (78 straight wins and counting…) and off-season that saw the UConn Women’s Basketball team walking the red carpet at the ESPY Awards and visiting Walter Reed Medical Center and The White House (again), the university’s athletic office is ...
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Monday, September 20th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
This is a good Monday for the NY Jets: A smashing victory against rival NE Patriots – and the team won’t face punishment from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for “unprofessional conduct” by coaches and players in the Ines Sainz case.
Or obvious punishment, that is. Jets owner Woody Johnson ...
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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
By Sarah Odell
I was an odd mix of girly girl and tomboy growing up. I only wore dresses that twirled, and a perfect Friday afternoon left me covered in dirt, running around a field hockey pitch in cleats and shin guards. There were no showers near the fields, so my ...
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Sure, the title of The New York Times Magazine cover – Women Who Hit Very Hard – was a provocative run-up to the U.S. Open. It wasn’t, however, sexy-provocative, but take-notice-of-where-things-are provocative.
The article offered an assessment of the physical power that today’s players bring to the court and ...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Often in the blur of sports headlines – one breathless item launched into circulation after another – we don’t get a chance to reflect. Sport, after all, tells us about ourselves, individually and collectively. Here’s thinking about four recent items:
SERENA on SI: The buzz around Jon Wertheim’s cover ...
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