You might know from some of my posts that I’m a fan of women’s (and men’s) sports. But it’s always been frustrating for me to find the results of women’s events. CNN.com is my primary source for sports but there is almost no women’s coverage there. On its main sports page, CNN has these tab [...]
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I happened to catch a glimpse of the Today Show this morning. The segment was about Julie Chu, who is expected to be a member of the U.S. women’s hockey team at the Vancouver Winter Olympics starting in February, and who has been one of the highest goal scorers in the world. What I found [...]
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I guess this might qualify under the adage of “any publicity is good publicity”? ESPN certainly avoids covering women’s sports on its SportsCenter news broadcasts. But it found the time to show part of the women’s soccer game between BYU and New Mexico. The reason? Because, as the video below is captioned, there was [...]
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When I saw the headline that golf and rugby are being added to the 2016 Olympic games, my first thought was whether it is for both men and women. I was pleased (and surprised) to read that it is for both women and men and that the number of participants appears to be the same [...]
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