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Thank You
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has been reading over the years. When I started this blog there was no women's sports blogsphere (yes, I still leave out the middle 'o' because I think it's cumbersome,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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The Greatest Club Football Team Ever
Some have anointed this year's FC Gold Pride squad with this moniker, and I think there's a real case to be made. But how soon, also, we forget the past. People in college now would have been in their tweens... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Yes. This.
I can retire now. No, seriously, I'm planning to go out on something written by me, but Graham Hays and Lauren Lappin have collaborated on a wonderful piece about homophobia and softball that gets at so many of the nuances... Continue reading
Posted Oct 13, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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No Doubt
Posted Sep 27, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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My Starting XI
Given the lackluster soccer and terrible streaming connectivity in the second half*, WPS didn't win itself any new fans in the quarterfinal. The most interesting thing I saw yesterday was the idea of forming an all-league team at AWK (the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Football As The American Pastime
Check-out Clerk At Whole Foods: [indicating Colts hat] Well, I wouldn't have told you to come over here if I'd seen your hat. Me: There were Steelers fans in the parking lot, so I had to do something to oppose... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Where Is The Love For Vergeer?
If you do manage to locate Esther Vergeer's bio on the U.S. Open website, you will see the following stats: Career match record: 589-25 7 Australian Opens, 4 U.S. Opens, and 4 French Opens in the past 8 years Number... Continue reading
Posted Sep 14, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Not A One Trick Pony
I just noticed my last post, lo those many moons ago, was *also* about Hope Solo. I promise I actually don't care about her that much.... Continue reading
Posted Sep 13, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Solo Is A Jackass, But So What? (And Maybe Even Good)
Note to Note: I have to update this post now that I've seen the deciding goal that Hope complained about. At first viewing it looked like Wambach was massively offside, but having watched it a couple more times I think... Continue reading
Posted Sep 13, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Evaluating Hope Solo
By now it's reverberating around the WPS that there was a record-setting performance against the U.S. National team's top keeper. First goal was a Tiffeny Milbrett high looping special with a great feed in from Boxx. Most goalies have trouble... Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Context, Please
This New York Times article on the possible establishment of a women's pro hockey league backed by the NHL contains a good chunk of lazy reporting. How would a Canada-U.S. based league assuage concerns about the viability of the sport... Continue reading
Posted Aug 27, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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A Big Week For Women's Hockey
As the NHL season gets set to gear up, some historic happenings have enlivened the women's hockey world.* First, the Canadian Women's Hockey League held its first draft, at which Ohio State's Tessa Bonhomme became the first overall pick. The... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Wheels And Women's Liberation
It's little things we take for granted that made a huge difference in women's lives in the early years of feminism. Check out this article from 1885 about the benefits of cycling for women. Common wisdom was that cycling was... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Fluke She Is Not
It has now, I think, been made sufficiently clear that Amy Rodriguez can score in WPS ;) Continue reading
Posted Aug 17, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Kovy Deal Rejected Yet Again
The question asked by this blog, 'who signs a 17-year contract in his late twenties?' was answered conclusively by the NHL: someone who is trying to circumvent the salary cap. The league and now an independent arbitrator have voided the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 12, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Well *That* Can't Be Right
I have no doubt that a program like North Carolina can easily replace its seniors and go on to contend for a title, but a lot of these top schools had significant losses without the assurance that they will simply... Continue reading
Posted Aug 12, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Use The Glove
Posted Aug 10, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Monday Reading
Graham Hays thinks it's never too early to to to discuss favorites for this year's Hermann Trophy. If you want to know why I've stopped posting about female athlete's fashion choices, at least derogatorily, check Definatalie's manifesta. And hey, Zenyatta... Continue reading
Posted Aug 9, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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The Coaching Carousel
Now that coach of Sky Blue FC has officially become the Defense Against the Dark Arts position of pro soccer, it's worth asking...how long was it in between wins for Jim Gabarra? What gave him magic job security in the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 8, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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4,500 2000 1000
Catchings is in a class by herself. Continue reading
Posted Aug 7, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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North Carolina Is Not South Carolina
Thus the person Dean Smith regularly campaigned against was Jesse Helms, not Strom Thurmond. Sometimes I wish I had a few more of those obnoxious type of commentors who picked on my every mistake so I'd catch them faster. Continue reading
Posted Aug 6, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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'Leslie Osborne's Infectious Personality'
So sayeth Graham Hays* is the reason for Boston's remarkable second-half turnaround, mirroring All White Kit's explanation that this was definitely a chemistry thing. Having watched Osborne on the truly dreadful Pride squad from last year, and having been impressed... Continue reading
Posted Aug 6, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Spotted At The Keystone Mall
Lord knows yesterday was the day to hang out at the mall, what with central Indiana being the interior of a convection oven. So running into Tamika Catching's shouldn't have been such a huge surprise. At least I waited until... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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Why Isn't Yani Tseng A Star?
The Taiwanese sensation became the first woman to win three majors by the age of 21 in capturing her first British Open crown. She's a genuine talent and perhaps legend in the making, and yet the LPGA hasn't attempted to... Continue reading
Posted Aug 3, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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"Come To Sulphur"
I had written out a draft stating all the reasons it wasn't the greatest PR move to hold Pro Fast Pitch's championship series in the small town of Sulphur, Louisiana, which is an honest-to-god real place not far from Lake... Continue reading
Posted Jul 31, 2010 at Women's Sports Blog
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