Archive for the ‘The Sports’ Category
Friday, October 14th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Yes, we’ve heard the exciting Chicago Marathon results. Despite the heat (78 degrees according to my iPhone) Moses Mosop set a course record (2:05:37) and Liliya Shobukhova finished in 2:18:20, making it her third straight Chicago win, and her the second-fastest woman behind Paula Radcliffe who holds the ...
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
[caption id="attachment_2593" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Nour Bahgat is first female on the Pro Squash Tour"][/caption]
By Sarah Odell
Egyptian squash player Nour Bahgat is doing what women at the top of their game do: Challenge the guys.
Bahgat, who won the 2009 Women’s Collegiate National Championship her freshman year, recently became the first female ...
Posted in Squash, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
If it’s late August, it must be Little League World Series time – and our annual reminder of why Title IX is needed, but not enough.
The disparities in treatment, support, and attention for male and female athletes begins early, and nowhere is it more obvious than in Little ...
Posted in Baseball, Money, Power & Politics, Softball | 3 Comments »
Friday, July 29th, 2011
By Megan Wood
Nearly two weeks after an intense World Cup tournament and a riveting US-Japan final that captured international attention, Women’s Professional Soccer has settled back into its season.
On Wednesday, the Boston Breakers and the Philadelphia Independence met at Harvard Stadium for a league match in front of over 3,000 ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
By Sarah Odell
When the NCAA decided late in 2010 to cut squash from the emerging sport list, most people didn’t notice the decision, let alone realize the profound impact on the sport moving forward. But this decision is like hitting the serve out at nine-all in the fifth.
Some background: 14 ...
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Sunday, July 17th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
In case we thought that dig-deeper, push-harder, find-another-gear quality was American-made, we just discovered a made-in-Japan version every bit as awe-inspiring as the one we’ve seen from Team USA throughout this tournament.
It hurts to lose in PK’s, but give the Japanese team it’s due. I know Abby wanted ...
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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
By Rachael Goldenberg
Yesterday as I was discussing the amazingness that is the US Women’s Soccer team, my male colleague said to me “the team is ok, but it just seems really overhyped.”
Overhyped? Hmmm….
Has the team received obsessive, around the clock media coverage?
Banked million dollar payouts?
Have they inked hundred million dollar ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Soccer | 3 Comments »
Monday, July 11th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Suddenly, the story lines need tweaking.
Admit it: We had resigned ourselves to remembrances of the 1999 Women’s World Cup. Who didn’t watch grainy video highlights and years-later interviews with players and wonder if the Dawn of US women’s soccer and its Golden Age were one and the same?
There ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Soccer, The Athletes | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Former college player Megan Wood and current college player Rachael Goldenberg discuss the Women's College World Series.
By Megan Wood and Rachael Goldenberg
Megan: First off, can we please talk about the gender performance of the players?
Rachael: Make-up, and bows and jewels, oh my!
If you interested in reading more about Megan's views ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
By Sarah Odell
Women’s squash is at a crossroads. I have written in this blog about huge strides that we have made with women’s doubles in the last year, but the women’s game as a whole -- singles and doubles, professionals and amateurs -- is in crisis. Women are being denied ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics, Squash, The Athletes | 3 Comments »
