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Can We Level the Title IX Playing Field?
Is it time to rethink how scholarships are distributed in college athletics? The head-butting between Title IX and Football has resulted in some inequities that should be addressed for the health of all college varsity sports.
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Tagged athletics, college, equal, female, football, male, men's, money, ncaa, opportunity, sports, title ix, university, women's
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For Football Fans, Almost Losing Is Ideal
2009 WPS – Thoughts on the Wambach/McNeill Suspensions
On May 7, WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci announced a 1-game suspension for both Abby Wambach and Kia McNeill for actions in a game played on May 3. Did the punishments fit the actions on the field?
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Tagged antonucci, commissioner, football, futbol, mcneill, penalty, pro, professional, soccer, sports, suspension, wambach, women's, wps
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Welcome Back, Women’s Professional Soccer
After too long an absence, the always entertaining women of soccer return to the professional pitch for the first time since the WUSA folded. Yes, it’s time for Women’s Processional Soccer (WPS).
Posted in Diversions, Snippets
Tagged football, fsc, futbol, league, professional, soccer, sports, women's soccer, women's sports, wps
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Why Interrupt a Perfectly Good Super Bowl Sunday With a Football Game?
Super Bowl. Football. Commercials. The Boss. More Commercials. Trophy. Worth it? Maybe. The Winner? You know, that’s the question, isn’t it? Why do we watch this circus every year, awarding it the highest television rating? Is it just about the game with the funny-shaped ball?
Posted in Gripes
Tagged ads, afl, bruce, commercial, entertainment, football, game, halftime, nfl, pre-game, springsteen, super bowl, the boss
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WPS 2008 General Draft Results
On Monday, October 6, 2008, the Women’s Professional Soccer league (WPS) held its general draft for players not yet selected in the WNT player allocation or the International Player Draft. Here are the picks.
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Tagged draft, football, futbol, player, selection, soccer, sports, women's sports, wps, wusa
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WPS Player Allocations From the WNT
The new WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer) issued its player allocations from the United States women’s national team (WNT). The seven inaugural teams of the league will each be assigned three players. Here is the list and some comments:
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Tagged abby wambach, aly wagner, cat whitehill, draft, football, futbol, heather mitts, hope solo, kristine lilly, soccer, wnt, wps, wusa
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Coming Soon: WPS – Women’s Professional Soccer
After many years of work and restructuring, and hot on the heels of the USA’s win over Brazil in the 2008 Olympic Games, a new women’s soccer league in the United States is about to spring forth: the WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer). If history is any indicator, the play will be exciting and the players entertaining.
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Tagged aly wagner, boxx, briana scurry, football, futbol, heather mitts, hope solo, kristine lilly, league, markgraf, soccer, sports, wambach, wnt, women's, wps, wusa
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Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Part 13
It was a mixed bag for the USA women’s teams in a day filled with finals. Softball, Soccer, and Water Polo plus a semi-final in Basketball with a major rival. The major success was with the U.S. women’s soccer team winning a somewhat unexpected gold medal against arguably the best team in the world, Brazil. Through most of the second half, it looked like Brazil would be the victors given that the U.S. spent most of the time playing defense. … Continue reading
Posted in Diversions, Women's Basketball
Tagged basketball, beijing, football, futbol, gold medal, hope solo, japan, olympics, russia, soccer, softball, sports, ueno, vindication, water polo, women's
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Rec’ing On…Beijing Olympics – Part 5
It blows my mind that one of the biggest headlines coming out of China is that a little girl in the Opening Ceremonies lip-synched a song. Are you kidding me? This is an issue? That a little girl during an entertainment presentation wasn’t the actual singer? Really? This is making headlines and yet there is some age-synching going on in gymnastics. The word is truly mad. In my previous post (link) I mentioned that the major errors committed by Alicia … Continue reading
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Tagged anger management, beijing, controversy, football, futbol, lip synch, olympics, opening ceremony, soccer, sports
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