Archive for the ‘Softball’ Category
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 ...
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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 – ...
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
By Megan Wood
My final college softball season starts in three weeks. Time to worry about my makeup and hair?
Softball may be a serious, competitive, slide-in-the-dirt sport, but as it grows in popularity (and TV interest), there is heightened attention -- to looking good.
When I tuned into the Women’s College World ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
By Megan Wood
I’ve played softball for 15 years, and for nearly my entire career I have been coached by men. Sure, a few female pitching coaches helped on the side, but T-ball through high school, all of my head and assistant coaches were guys.
Even when I reflected on the umpires, ...
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
The 2009 recreational co-ed softball season is well underway – and so are sexist practices. Why do organizers assume that female players are – by dint of being female – inferior players?
Planet Social Sports -- which organizes recreational (emphasis on recreation) sports primarily in California and Nevada -- ...
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