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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Vols, Huskies Rivalry Extends to Football

It seems that the rivalry between the University of Connecticut and the University of Tennessee, established through tough competition in women’s basketball play, is extending to football – the two football clubs have agreed to play each other in 2015-2016. I don’t think too many people would disagree with the fact that Pat Summit’s Tennessee [...]

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Serena Tops Venus in Quarterfinal of Open

Tennis is one of the women’s sports (along with women’s golf) which has been able to attract a large amount of journalistic attention. Part of that, in my opinion, is due to the Williams’ sisters ability to perform, and perform well against each other. Wednesday night’s match between Serena and Venus did just that. According [...]

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Exclusive Interview – Jane Schonberger from Pretty Tough

I recently had the unique opportunity to interview a pioneer who has dedicated her career to bringing a voice to women’s sports, Jane Schonberger. Jane is the founder and “Chief Trailblazer” for Pretty Tough, a #1 site for female athletes and fans of women’s sports. Geared toward young girls and their growing desire to play [...]

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Another example of sports blogs and athletic misogyny

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 [...]

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More Proof of What Male Sports Bloggers Only Care About…

According to The Nutz blog, it seems to be only what we look like, not so much how well we play…

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Women’s Football? Apparently so…

Here’s a bit of news that you wouldn’t find on any mainstream sports blogs… Claiming the 2008 World Championship of Women’s Football, the H-Town Cyclones beat the West Michigan Mayhem 39-10. This is the first time in history the South has won the Women’s Football championship. Rassin McIntosh took home Offensive MVP (first picture, below) [...]

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Women’s Sports: “Future Lies In Digital Universe”

Check out this video of Donna Lopiano, CEO of the Women’s Sports Foundation. In this clip, she explains why media networks do not support women’s sports as much as men’s. “It has no relation to public interest,” Dr. Lopiano says, “and our only hope lies in the digital universe.” THANK YOU DONNA! Like I said [...]

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Wambach Broke Leg, Missing Olympics

I read on the Pretty Tough blog [one of my new favorites in the blogosphere] that the US women’s soccer team played Brazil the other night for a friendly game. Only it didn’t turn out to be a regular night. Amy Wambach rushed to try to reach a ball defended by Brazilian player Maria Rosa late in [...]

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Sister vs. Sister: Venus Comes Out On Top

For nearly two hours on Saturday, the Williams family rocked the tennis world’s grandest stage as they battled at Wimbledon. Unfortunately for Serena, Venus has the best standing record at the All England Club; her 7-5, 6-4 victory gave her a fifth singles title, leaving Serena with just two. According to the New York Times, [...]

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