Archive for the ‘The Sports’ Category
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent
One foot might not seem like a major difference – unless it’s on a basketball court. And unless it’s the three-point line you’re talking about.
Last year, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel decided to move the traditional women’s three-point arc before the start of the season. In a (literal) ...
Posted in Basketball, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
By Mariah Philips
After an hour-long 6 a.m. lift, I can feel my hands shaking, residual adrenaline pumping through my veins. Sweat trickles down the side of my temple. My muscles are limp from exhaustion. But the most prominent thing I feel when I walk out of the weight room is pride, ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Softball, The Athletes | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent and Mariah Philips
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish took down perennial powerhouse UConn in overtime to advance to the National Championship for the second year in a row. Behind the leadership of Skylar Diggins, who finished the night with 19 points, Notre Dame forced the game into overtime ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
By Sarah Odell
It’s only March, but I’m feeling that 2012 will be a good year for women’s squash. I’ve posted plenty about the many challenges we face, but things are looking up. Here’s what I see:
PEOPLE RECOGNIZE HOW GOOD THE WOMEN ARE: Suzie Pierrepont and Narelle Krizek played in the ...
Posted in Squash, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
By Laura Pappano
Sports are political. This year’s March Madness tournament has made that point even more clearly than usual as President Barack Obama’s campaign announced the “Obama Bracket Challenge:” Out pick the President and your name appears on the campaign website.
While initial reports suggested a catch -- that the contest only applied to ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics, The Data | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
By Katie Culver
There is not a lot of media coverage of female athletes, but when there is I like my daughter, who is five years old, to see it. I try to records as many women's sporting events as I can for her to watch.
Recently, we were watching the U.S. ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Soccer, The Athletes | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
By Laura Pappano
This is a year of Title IX anniversary celebrations – it became law in 1972 – but even as conferences are convened (I was part of a terrific panel at Wellesley College on Monday), let’s not get weepy.
It was not as if a switch flipped and everything changed.
There ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
By Laura Pappano
On the heels of a compelling World Cup and on the eve of the 2012 Olympics, Women’s Professional Soccer announced today that they are suspending the 2012 season – with plans (maybe hopes?) to return to play in 2013.
The news, for those who recall the end of WUSA ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Soccer | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
By Sarah Odell
What does it mean to be the best? I pondered this recently while studying the lacquered hardwood board at the Greenwich Country Club listing past winners of the North American Open Doubles Tournament. How many winners – spanning more than 50 years – were American? Most. It wasn’t until ...
Posted in Squash, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent
In between soufflé and sauce instruction, there's time for athletics. Yes, they do more than cook at the Culinary Institute of America. Since 2004, they've played intercollegiate sports (though no scholarship athletes here). And, unlike most college basketball teams, the CIA Steels are co-ed, thanks to the addition ...
Posted in Basketball, GenNext: Sport Girls, The Q&A | 2 Comments »
