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Thoughts on USWNT After 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Two years ago I wrote an article following the 2019 World Cup (creatively titled, Thoughts on USWNT After 2019 World Cup). Now …

Thoughts on USWNT After 2019 World Cup

The United States Women’s National Team won the 2019 World Cup*. This was critically important for women’s soccer. It gives the USWNT …

For one Elena Delle Donne fan, it’s gotta be the shoes – ESPN

Time was that male athletes weren’t surrounded by entourages and they gave their autographs for free. Time was. One of the things I love about women’s sports is that time still is, as demonstrated by another article by the doesn’t-get-praised-enough Mechelle Voepel

World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport’s Most Dominant Players: Women

I’ve been adding the “Men’s” qualifier for decades because accuracy.

Olympic Winter Games – 2014 Edition

I write this on the penultimate day of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. It seems like the right time …

Some Changes I’d Like to See in the WNBA for 2014

As the 2013 WNBA regular season winds up, I feel a need to suggest a few changes the WNBA might consider for …

Thoughts on the WNBA / ESPN Announcement

The ESPN networks and the WNBA made a joint announcement concerning ESPN’s extending their contract and underscoring their commitment to women’s sports. …

U.S. Soccer Unveils Name of New Women’s Soccer League – U.S. Soccer

This makes me very happy. A new league administered by US Soccer. Salaries for USA, CAN, and MEX national team players being …

Geno’s Rim Revision? Ridiculous!

UConn Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma has suggested that offensive deficiencies are keeping the women’s game from growing. His solution? Lower the rims to nine feet. I have to applaud him for making one of the dumbest practical suggestions in years from someone who’s listened to.

2012 Olympic Games Thoughts

A few thoughts on the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I didn’t do daily recaps this time, but I did watch a fair amount of it and have my fair share of opinions on a few aspects of the experience.

The Women’s Basketball Refereeing Problem

In the National Semi-finals of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, I don’t think anyone was particularly happy about the refereeing. No one will say so explicitly lest they be sanctioned by the NCAA (fines for participants, access for press) but the whistle-holders were conspicuous in their inconsistency. There needs to be some reform.

Former Lakers standout and Sparks coach Cooper learning lessons at USC – LA Daily News

“[Women’s basketball players] play the game the way we played it in the ’80s,” [USC Coach Michael] Cooper said. “It takes all …

WPS – Will It Get Its Act Together?

It’s been pretty obvious that the WPS, the top-tier women’s soccer league in the U.S., has been hanging on by its fingernails for a couple of seasons. While the business model is sounder than the previous WUSA, that doesn’t mean it might not meet the same fate.

Women’s Basketball 1975: The First Nationally Televised Game – Immaculata vs Maryland

History. On January 26, 1975, the United States witnessed something it had never seen before: a nationally televised women’s basketball game. The visitors were the Mighty Macs from Immaculata versus the Terrapins of Maryland. Immaculata came in as the three-time AIAW Division-I champions.

The WNBA’s 8-second Backcourt Problem

Referees in the WNBA will blow their whistle for a violation of the 8-second backcourt rule when they see the 24-second shot clock hit 16. It seems logical. After all, 24-8 = 16. But that’s wrong in this context.

4 Ways to Improve the WNBA Video Experience

When you can’t go to a game, you have to find it on some channel or on the Internet. The WNBA continues to work at bringing its games to fans across the country and the globe. They’ve done well, but they could do better.

Some top male athletes had a woman as their sports idol (USATODAY.com)

One of those unintended, but very welcome, consequences of letting women excel. Role models are role models. Some top male athletes had …

Was It Really the “Play of the Game”?

You’ve seen it in just about every sporting event on TV: the Play of the Game. Usually it’s the “[insert sponsor name] Play of the Game”. Fundamentally, it’s a nice, potentially inoffensive diversion to offer up the fans. A defining moment of the event. Or is it?

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