His gender and regional biases have been (sadly) increasingly apparent over the years. Jacques Rogge’s IOC no advocate for women athletes – USATODAY.com.
Actually, with a resume of softball- and women’s ski-jump- nixing, he’s acting sexist, too. There are many lopsided sports in the Olympics, so his justification is just a sieve of sexism…and maybe some partisan regionalism as well. Mr. Rogge, you fail the duck-test.
Nix women’s hockey? Jacques Rogge sounds sexist.
A lot of/most players should pay attention to Geno: bring the honest effort & attitude and you’ll have success. In the end, it’s on YOU. Want to win? Play like it. Geno Auriemma On What Makes His Team So Much Better Than Their Competition (video)
It’s so easy to be cynical about sports and athletes at times. This story never fails to wash that away for a while. YouTube - W. Oregon Sara Tucholsky first HR – ultimate sportsmanship.
The most exciting football games are those your team almost loses.
via For Football Fans, Almost Losing Is Ideal | LiveScience.
Yesterday, Maryland suffered its first loss in the season’s first four games. Given that the Terps are playing nine underclassmen on their active 10-player roster, it’s probably best to think of it as a learning exercise.
Will Monarchs move nearby or fold? (ESPN/M.Voepel) Opinion on the recent announcement of WNBA Sacramento Monarchs folding.
I wasn’t planning on posting another blog about how I felt Chicago Sky Head Coach Steve Key utilized (or failed to utilize) rookie Kristi Toliver during the2009 WNBA season. But two things happened:
It’s that time of year again, when the wheat is separated from the chaff and arbitrary picks need to be made from those golden grains. That’s right, time for the WNBA individual award picks.
With the 2009 WNBA regular season now concluded, it’s a good time to pause, reflect, and anticipate.
Episode 25 F0403 -"Rolling D30" posted on March 8, 2010.
Coming soon: Episode 26, "F0404 - The Grasp of Charybdis" ETA March week 4, 2010.
Est. time between episodes 12-14 days.
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