Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
By Sarah Odell
Just a few months ago, it was hard to think of a time when I wouldn’t be going to school -- and wouldn’t have a two-hour practice built into my day. But that time has come. I’ve graduated from college, landed my dream job at Harper Collins publishers ...
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
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By Sarah Odell and Lindsay Rico
Nasrin Arbabzadeh, the leader of the Afghan women's sports delegation, has been actively working for years for the rights of Afghan women to complete in sports. In 2001, she traveled from city to city recruiting women to compete in the ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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By Lindsay Rico and Sarah Odell
It may seem perfectly ordinary -- routine, even -- to spot girls or women playing soccer, basketball, baseball, softball -- or any number of sports. Four women in the Indy 500? Check. But in ...
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
By Sarah Odell and Lindsay Rico
Have you ever considered access to athletics a human right? Do you wonder why it it matters for women to play sports? And, what the heck is Netball?
These are a few of the questions being put forth at the Fifth World Conference on Women & ...
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