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Obama, father of tall daughters, meets the UConn Women’s Basketball Team (and gushes)

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 ...

The b-ball debates: quality, market & don’t raise prices!

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 ...

Play Matters. Be a fan of Women’s Basketball (and sex equality). Fill out your brackets – and tune in.

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 ...