Archive for the ‘The Sports’ Category
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
By Sarah Odell
Just a few months ago, it was hard to think of a time when I wouldn’t be going to school -- and wouldn’t have a two-hour practice built into my day. But that time has come. I’ve graduated from college, landed my dream job at Harper Collins publishers ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Squash | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
By Rachael Goldenberg
I had the thrilling opportunity to watch the World Cup Final at the Soweto Fan Park in South Africa on Monday. Yes, the vuvuzela howls are deafening, but I still cheered alongside 10,000 South Africans as Spain kicked in the winning goal against the Netherlands (my friend Robin ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics, Soccer | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The frenzy of conference switching (Colorado, Utah, Nebraska plus others at least thinking about it), has caused a stir for one reason: Colleges fret that if the future really is about a few megaconferences that some schools will be big winners (measured in TV dollars and bowl berths) ...
Posted in Football, Money, Power & Politics | No Comments »
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
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By Rachael Goldenberg
Who would have thought that one call -- way back on opening day -- could determine the outcome of a collegiate softball season?
Wednesday, March 17 was the start of the season for Wellesley College’s Varsity Softball ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Softball | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 14th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
As long as we're sharing old softball photos, here's one of me playing at Yale in 1985.
Q: What does it tell you?
A: Probably not much (except that I’m a righty and played 1B).
The firestorm over the photo of Elena Kagan playing softball may – or may not – ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Softball | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
By Megan Wood
When umpire Perry Barber steps behind the catcher, fans often do a double-take when they glimpse the ponytail resting on the back of her uniform. Female umpires are not only rare, but practically unheard of. Barber is one of only eight women to umpire professional baseball, officiating around ...
Posted in Baseball, Money, Power & Politics, The Q&A | No Comments »
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
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By Sarah Odell
This weekend, the Under 25 Doubles Championship takes place in Greenwich, Connecticut. Just yesterday I learned that there may not be enough women to make a draw. I have seen first hand the trend that US Squash is worried ...
Posted in Squash, The Q&A | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
By Lindsay Rico
The game was over. Tied. But the excitement was just beginning. About 100 fans (and parents) leaned over steel barriers holding out soccer balls, jerseys, t-shirts—anything that would take ink —eager for the Boston Breakers and Philadelphia Independence players to plant their sharpies.
Leslie Osborne, Breakers co-captain, remembers being ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Soccer | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Never mind. That was message in Tuesday’s “Dear Colleague” letter issued by the federal Office for Civil Rights.
Never mind about that 2005 policy saying it was OK for colleges to meet a Title IX compliance prong gauging female interest in sports by sending out internet spam – er, ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics | No Comments »
Monday, April 19th, 2010
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By Davi-Ellen Chabner
On this morning of the 2010 Boston Marathon, I‘m thinking about where I have been for the past nine years: At the starting line in Hopkinton, wondering if I have it in me to run through ...
Posted in Running, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
