Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
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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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
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The Playbook
The Playbook is an occasional series on University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program. See most recent prior entry here.
By Laura Pappano
When ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Obviously, the UConn Women's Basketball team under coach Geno Auriemma isn't merely good. They are dominant. Of 20 games played so far, they have won 14 of by more than 30 points (including four by more than 50 points). The closest game was a 12-point win over Stanford.
So ...
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
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The Playbook
The Playbook is an occasional series on University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program. Check out previous installments here, here, here, and ...
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
The PLAYBOOK
The Playbook is an occasional series on University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program. Check out previous installments here, here, and here.
By Laura Pappano
Ten games into the 2009-2010 season, Coach Cathy Inglese is one ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
The PLAYBOOKThe Playbook is an occasional series on University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program. Check out previous installments here and here.
By Laura Pappano
It's starting. New uniforms are arriving. Coaches of other RAMS teams that ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
By Lauren Taylor
Um, earth to FairGameNews.com readers! Did no one read Laura’s post on Monday? (Actually our tracker shows they did). Then, why no comments to tell her she was talking crazy? C’mom -- you’ve got to keep us on our toes!
I read it and nearly came through my computer ...
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Is it a problem that White House b-ball games with the president are male-only affairs? Or that, according to the New York Times story yesterday that since taking office President Obama has played 23 rounds of golf – and none (based on records kept by a CBS reporter) ...
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Word last week that rare film footage of Babe Ruth had been discovered by a New Hampshire man among his grandfather’s home movies provided yet another opportunity to lovingly recall the delightful history of sport, in this case, baseball.
No doubt editors are being deluged with book proposals this ...
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Reporter Libby Sander's short piece in yesterday's Chronicle of Higher Education (click here to read it), highlighted our Wellesley Centers for Women study with a simple headline: "Even at Elite Programs, Ticket Prices for Women's Basketball Lag Behind Men's, Report Says."
The piece quickly became one of the "most ...
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