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 »
Misty May-Treanor on Dancing With the Stars
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, From the blogosphere, Olympics, Volleyball, tagged culture, Dancing With the Stars, gold medal, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Misty May-Treanor and dancing, Olympics, video, women and sports, women's volleyball on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Right off the plane from willing the Olympic Gold Medal Beijing’s Volleyball championship, Misty May-Treanor was enrolled in Dancing With the Stars. She debuted this week. Check out this video on YouTube: Her participation in Dancing With the Stars shows that popular culture is valuing the contribution that May-Treanor and Walsh have made upon our [...]
Oprah Welcomes Olympic Athletes for Premier
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, From the blogosphere, Gymnastics, Olympics, Soccer, Softball, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, Swimming, tagged Beijing, Candace Parker, Jennie Finch, Kerri Walsh, Kristin Armstrong, Lisa Leslie, Mariel Zagunis, Misty May-Treanor, Nastia Liukin, Olympic Softball, Olympics, Water Polo, women's basketball on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Only two things can get 150 U.S. Olympic stars in one city at one time: the actual Olympics, and, of course, the most powerful woman in the world: Oprah. Oprah’s season premier couldn’t have been staged any better as she called for the country’s greatest athletes together for a “welcome home” celebration on her show [...]
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh on Ellen
Posted in Olympics, Volleyball, tagged athletics, baithing suits, butt slap, comedy, Elllen, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Misty-May Treanor and Kerri Walsh on Ellen, Olympic volleyball, Olympics, Tivo, Volleyball, women, YouTube on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I Tivo’d this episode of Ellen last night to catch Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. Found it on YouTube today. Something I find particularly interesting is our culture’s obsession with them wearing baithing suits (barely nothing). And Ellen makes a point to bring up that Kerri smacks Misty May on the butt when they do [...]
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 [...]
May-Treanor, Walsh Clinch the Gold
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Sports Headlines, Volleyball, tagged beach volleyball, Beijing, China, gold medal, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Olympics, United States, Volleyball, Walsh and May-Treanor, women's volleyball on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just saw it a few minutes ago… in the pouring rain in Beijing, May-Treanor and Walsh clinched the gold, defeating China. This the 108th straight match won by the duo and Walsh’s 100th career victory, May-Treanor’s 103rd. What an incredible run, as repeat champs who remain to be… the best in the world. May-Treanor and [...]
Walsh Goes for the Gold (on Her Birthday)
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Volleyball, tagged Beijing Olympics, Belgium, birthday, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Olympics, quarterfinals, United States, Walsh and birthday, women's beach volleyball, women's volleyball on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Quarterfinals are on Sunday for women’s beach volleyball, and it’s Kerri Walsh’s birthday. Bringing home the gold on your birthday? Now that’s a way to celebrate. Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor are the team to beat. They remain undefeated, aka “the best in the world.” I watched them compete against Belgium last night, and I [...]
Another example of sports blogs and athletic misogyny
Posted in Basketball, Feminism, Objectification in Sports Blogs, Softball, Sports Journalism, Swimming, Volleyball, tagged Chen Xiaoli, Darra Torres, hot olympians, hot women, Jenny Finch, Kerry Walsh, misogyny, Misty May-Treanor, olympians, Olympic athletes, racism, sexism, sports blogs, women, women's sports on August 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Thanks for this one, Total Pro Sports. Seems like I’m getting more and more evidence every day. Included on this disgusting list are Jenny Finch, Kerry Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Dara Torres, Chen Xiaoli. Ok, so all five are stars. Four are from USA. One is randomly from China, and hers has my favorite comment, “Almost [...]
Undefeated Duo Heads to Beijing
Posted in Sports Headlines, Volleyball, tagged AVP Long Beach Open, Beijing, ESPN, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor, Olympics, Volleyball, women's volleyball on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh went undefeated to win the AVP Long Beach Open on Sunday, making them the world’s number one women’s team heading into Beijing’s Olympics. The duo has won 101 straight matches and 18 straight tournaments. This will make them exciting to watch in Beijing’s events. Check out more on [...]
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