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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Detroit Shock sweep Stars to win WNBA championship

Last night, the Detroit Shock swept the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA finals by clinching game three with a final score of 76-60. There is no doubt that Kate Smith’s performance late in the game was the highlight of the night. ESPN reported that Smith hit a long jumper and then drained a high-arching [...]

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Shock triumph Stars in game 2

Last night, in game 2 of the WNBA finals, the Detroit Shock beat the San Antonio Stars 69-61. This now puts the Shock up two games. The Shock came ready to play, as they built a big lead in the first quarter with a 19-2 lead in less than 6 minutes into the game. Kate [...]

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WNBA finals: Detroit takes the lead (game 2 tonight)

With MLB smack in the middle of their playoffs and football season in full swing, it can sometimes be difficult to pay attention to what’s going on with our women’s pro basketball teams. But I can assure you this: the WNBA finals are going to be exciting. Watch game 2 tonight at 7:30pm EST on [...]

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WNBA: Detroit Tops Liberty in the East, Sparks Eliminated by Stars in the West

Yesterday’s WNBA action was certainly exciting for both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. The Detroit Shock beat NY Liberty 64-55, and LA Sparks were eliminated by San Antonio Silver stars, 76-72. The two heroes of the day were Deanna Nolan of the Detroit Shock (pictured on the right) and Becky Hammon of the San [...]

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Reminder: WNBA Playoff Games Today

Just a reminder to everyone: WNBA playoffs are today, taking place in Detroit. Tune in to ESPN2. At 3pm EST, Detroit Shock plays NY Liberty for the East; right now, the Liberty are up 1-0. At 5pm EST, the LA Sparks take on San Antonio Stars for the West; right now, the two teams are [...]

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Another Disgusting Blog Post from The Big Lead

The Big Lead, one of the most-read, popular sports blogs on the Web posted today about lesbian relationships in college basketball. His source: The Dallas Morning News (great pick! <insert sarcasm here>). This story discusses a female basketball player named Jennifer Colli at SMU who is suing the school and its head coach basketball Rhonda [...]

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WNBA: Liberty offering cheap tickets Friday!

If you’re in the New York area on Friday night, you should consider getting tickets to the New York Liberty – they’re selling them, cheap! In case you aren’t aware, WNBA is right in the height of their playoffs. Friday’s game will be a great preview and might be your last change to see a [...]

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WNBA and Outdoor Games. Great Idea!

I’m so glad that Dave recently commented on my WNBA post. The pictures he found on WNBA.com are really awesome. Arthur Ashe stadium never looked so cool. Take a look at a few… SO COOL. Fireworks at a basketball game? What a great idea. Thanks Dave!

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WNBA’s First Outdoor Game

This past Saturday, the Indiana Fever beat home team New York Liberty to make history – not as winners, but rather as participants in the WNBA’s first outdoor game. According to WNBA.com, in addition to making professional basketball history, the Liberty Outdoor Classic was the first non-tennis sporting event to take place at the USTA [...]

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