The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) held the 2008 Annual Salute to Women in Sports last night in New York City. I would have loved to have gone to this, but unfortunately, I’m not exactly “financially inclined” enough to afford the $1200 seat at the table. Regardless, this is a great event that supports an incredibly [...]
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Stars raise over $1 million at WSF’s “Solute to Women in Sports”
Posted in Events, Famous Women in Sports, Marketing and Advertising, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, tagged Billie Jean King Contribution Award, Christiane Amanpour, CNN, Crossing Jordan, Jessica Mendoza, Jill Hennessey, Kerry Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Nastia Liukin, Patience Knight, photo show, photos, Sportswoman of the Year, Waldorf-Astoria, Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, Women’s Tennis Association on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
USA Softball, Knicks, Liberty at Sports Museum of America
Posted in Basketball, Events, Famous Women in Sports, Softball, tagged Alicia Hollowell, Andrea Duran, basketball clinic, Caitlin Lowe, Cat Osterman, Crystl Bustos, Fordham Ram, Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, John Starks, Kelly Kretschman, Kym Hampton, Lauren Lappin, Maddie, Monica Abbott, Mr. Met, Natasha Watley, New Jersey Ironmen's IronDog, New York Liberty, New York Shark, Sharkie, Tairia Flowers, Vicky Galindo on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Sports Museum of America forwarded me some pictures of the event they held this past Monday. Check them out (below). Looks like it was a cool event! The USA Women’s Softball Team at the Sports Museum of America. From left to right; front row: Tairia Flowers, Natasha Watley, Vicky Galindo, Andrea Duran and Kelly [...]
Celebrate Columbus Day at the Sports Museum
Posted in Events, Famous Women in Sports, Softball, Special offers, Sports Headlines, tagged autographs, basketball clinic, Billie Jean King, Columbus Day, fans, Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, John Starks, Kym Hampton, New York Knicks, Sports Museum, USA Softball Team, Women's Sports Foundation, Women's Sports Hall of Fame on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza and the USA softball team will be at the Sports Museum in New York city this Monday. They will be meeting sports fans and signing autographs from 11am-1pm. This is a unique opportunity, so if you’re in the area and have off on Columbus day (or even if you don’t) you [...]
WSF Sportswoman of the Year Contest
Posted in Contests, Famous Women in Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Uncategorized, tagged Allison Fisher, Anastasia Davydova, Anastasia Ermakova, Ashley Fiolek, Candace Parker, Hannah Nielsen, Hayley Wickenheiser, individual, Jessica Mendoza, Kerri Walsh, Lindsey Vonn, Lorena Ochoa, Mao Asada, Marta Vieira da Silva, Misty May-Treanor, Nastia Liukin, Natalie Coughlin, New York City, Patty Cisneros, Rebecca Ward, Sandra Kiriasis, Sportswoman of the Year, team, Venus and Serena Williams, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Waldorf-Astoria, Women's Sports Foundation, Yelena Isinbayeva on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Women’s Sports Foundation is holding a poll/contest on their Web site to select two champion athletes (one team, one individual) for their Sportswoman of the Year Award. Award winners will be announced on October 14, 2008, and honored at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York [...]
Saving Women’s Softball
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Softball, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, tagged Beijing, Bryant Gumbel, girls, International Olympic Committee, Jessica Mendoza, Olympic Games, Olympics, Real Sports, Save Women's Softball, Softball on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Softball has been voted out of the Olympics after the 2008 Beijing Games. This is a hard blow to the sport, which rarely receives such international attention as it does at the Olympics. It crushes the dreams of girls on an international level. Incredible. REALLY, REALLY incredible. I’m sorry it took me so long to [...]
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