Monday, April 27th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Everybody knows that President Obama is a big college hoops fan. But most of his public affection has focused on the men's side (click here to see a photo of him with his March Madness picks). Today, however, he had the chance to enumerate the dominance of the ...
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
THE QUALITY ISSUE: The Clippers could beat UNC, so..?
A reader writes: “…there is also a big gap between the quality of play for men’s and women’s college b-ball…and thus the price disparity.”
Absolutely, men’s college basketball is a fast-paced exciting game and male players on average may be bigger ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Here’s an experiment you can do at home: Google “March Madness” and see how many entries actually mention a women’s championship. Just about any place you click, March Madness is talking about one playoff – and it’s all about the guys.
Even the NCAA site takes some navigating to ...
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