Tierra Rogers’ story is incredible… Honor Thy Father

I stayed up late last night reading a story that truly moved me. I came across it on ESPN Rise, an online publication that celebrates high school athletes. It was there that I found the story of Tierra Rogers, a young promising basketball player from San Francisco, California. [I'm going to try and explain it, [...]

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Ashley Fiolek: First woman on cover of TransWorld Motocross magazine

On November 4, for the first time in American major motocross publication history, a female rider will be  featured in action on the cover or a major magazine. Ashley Fiolek, the 2008 WMA Women’s Motocross Champion, will be featured on the cover of TransWorld Motocross Magazine. Fiolek, a 17-year-old rider, is the leader in the [...]

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Her Sports Rounds: The best of women’s sports

Each week, I will be featuring Her Sports Rounds, a blog round-up of the best postings on women’s sports. From stories of the best athletes to funny YouTube videos and Presidential nominees’ comments on Title IX, the women’s sports blogosphere brought a lot of great information to the table this week! Sheila Weaver over at [...]

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Undefeated Gina Carano may have to stop fighting… league bankrupt

I’ve written a few times about Elite EC Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Gina Carano, one of the best female fighters in the country. Needless to say, when I read that Carano’s future is in limbo because her company, Elite XC, is filing for bankruptcy, I was a bit disappointed. From Pretty Tough: “The fighting [...]

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Do female athletes prefer male coaches?

A study was recently conducted about the perceived gender-equity barriers in college coaching and administration. In this study, which will be available on the NCAA website in November, it was found that 51.7 percent of female student-athletes said they would prefer their coach to be a male, with only 40.7 percent preferring their coach to [...]

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V is for Victory… can do better

I’ve been seeing more and more of this V is for Victory campaign flying around the blogosphere. For example, it can be found on one of my favorite bloggers’ sites, Women Like Sports. The Women’s Sports Foundation is sponsoring/pioneering this campaign – which I completely support. (Hell – anything is something, right?) Essentially, these are [...]

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Kacy Stuart is cleared to kick on football team!

Awhile back, I wrote about how Kacy Staurt, a 13-year-old field goal kicker got booted from her team, Georgia’s New Creation Center Crusaders, for being a girl. Since then, Kacy’s mom has been fighting to try and allow her to play (she even commented on my blog – see link above). Well, the story has [...]

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Perry Lee Barber: First Female Umpire in Major League Baseball

Perry Lee Barber is one of the first female umpires in baseball history. Today, she’s sharing her story – and it’s a great one. Women everywhere should listen. An interview with Barber is posted on the Women’s Sports Foundation. Also, you can read Barber’s commentary on her personal blog, Officially speaking… The interview on WSF [...]

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NCAA 2008 Woman of the Year

Sunday night in Indianapolis the NCAA announced Nkolika “Nicky” Anosike 2008 Woman of the Year.  Anosike led the Lady Vols of Tennessee to back-to-back Women’s Basketball National Championships.  Being an avid watcher of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and regular season play, I could not be happier with the NCAA’s decision!  Not only is Anosike [...]

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Women Fight for the Right to Wrestle

I came across this interesting article in the New York Times. It turns out wrestling has been a growing sport for women for the last twenty years. Girls are walking out onto the mat everyday across America, standing up, and utilizing their right to wrestle. According to the article, Women Want to Wrestle; Small Colleges [...]

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