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. ...
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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 »
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Last July when Federal District Court Judge Stefan Underhill found Quinnipiac University violated Title IX, in part, because it counted cheerleading as a varsity sport, most of the debate was about – you guessed it: Is cheerleading a sport?
The decision, however, also discussed the school’s “roster management” practices ...
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The debate is well underway about whether or not espnW is good or bad. Its just the sort of fun that – if Mike & Mike (heck, any sports talk guys) were to notice – might make for one of their classic on-air sets.
The back and forth might ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
By Megan Wood
Last night I caught the Little League Softball World Series semi-finals on ESPN2 -- two exciting games that will have Warner Robins, Georgia squaring off against Burbank, California in the finals tonight. Never mind that one of the games was a 1-0 win in which Warner Robins pitcher, ...
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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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Monday, January 11th, 2010
By Lauren Taylor
It's become standard: we listen and watch as men objectify women -- and women play into it. We've got Serena naked on the cover of ESPN magazine, women pro squash players selling swimsuit calendars (and speaking of swimsuits, the SI annual issue is out next month).
But for at ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
By Katie Culver
1. A legitimately equal opportunity to develop athletic skills and play sports -- from the start.
This means: girls should be handed a ball (instead of a doll or toy purse) as soon as they can hold something. They should be dressed appropriately so they can run, climb, jump ...
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Sure, research shows that high school girls who play sports are less likely than their non-athletic peers to get pregnant. But sometimes it happens.
When it does, schools and districts need fair and sensible policies that allow girls (with guidance from a physician) to continue to compete and participate, ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, The Athletes | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
The visual is stunning.
Click here to see the Little League Softball World Series championship TV schedule. You’ll find ESPN2 (the channel broadcasting women’s college hoops unless there is a men’s game that can’t fit the ESPN or network schedule) is showing two semi-final games on Tues., Aug. 18 ...
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