Vivian Stringer (Rutgers) and Pat Summitt (Tennessee) are without a doubt two of the biggest names in women’s basketball.
On January 3, the coaches’ teams battled it out for the 27th time. The Lady Vols’ 20-point comeback in the second half made school history.
Together, Stringer and Summitt have compiled 1,805 victories over 73 seasons, and they’re [...]
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Tennis is one of the women’s sports (along with women’s golf) which has been able to attract a large amount of journalistic attention. Part of that, in my opinion, is due to the Williams’ sisters ability to perform, and perform well against each other. Wednesday night’s match between Serena and Venus did just that.
According to [...]
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Posted in golf on Aug 27th, 2008
A recent article in the New York Times explained that members of the LPGA must speak English in order to play. Interesting move, considering most of its athletes are foreign-born. Apparently, the concern is over appeal to sponsors.
“Being a U.S.-based tour, and with the majority of our fan base, pro-am contestants, sponsors and participants being [...]
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Posted in Olympics, Sports Journalism on Aug 8th, 2008
… are taking place right now. Here’s a picture from the New York Times
Wow, I wish I was there… It looks incredible.
Don’t forget to watch tonight at 7:30pm on NBC!!
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Posted in Health on May 23rd, 2008
There has been a lot in the news lately about obesity, health and basically how American’s can’t seem to close their mouths when it comes to food. However, there is also a lot in the news lately about rising oil prices, and –even worse — a global food crisis. But, in the face of a [...]
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Posted in Feminism on May 14th, 2008
It seems only fitting that I post following today’s results in West Virginia. I have a few thoughts on the current Presidential race, a few of which were spurred by today’s headline.
New York Times headline: Clinton Wins West Virginia, With Race a Factor. Interesting headline choice. Right below that headline is another article entitled ‘Almost [...]
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Posted in Sportsmanship on May 8th, 2008
Sportsmanship extends far beyond the “man” part of the word. Women across the globe now participate in sports in alarming numbers. In America alone, more than 40,000 student-athletes participate in NCAA championship competition each year, and that’s just at the collegiate level. I don’t even know if the numbers exist for high school athletic participation, [...]
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