The NCAA has got to stop. The idea of expanding an already bloated field of NCAA tournament teams is stupid at best. Sixty-eight teams is already too many. Seventy-six teams?! Seriously??? We all know the biggest reason behind the move… Read More ›
women’s sports
Memo to Racists Everywhere: Diabetes Is Not an Excuse for Your Racism
In the case of “using outlandish excuses for one’s racism”, this one I’m about to share takes the cake. The offending racist in this edition is Matt Rowan, an Oklahoma sports announcer who last Thursday was caught on video calling a… Read More ›
Unequal Pay for the USWNT: the Bottom Line
The US Women’s National Team’s performance in the Women’s World Cup was a thing of beauty. From the 13-0 ass-kicking over Thailand, to sending the host squad France home from the quarterfinals crying, culminating with a 2-0 win in the… Read More ›
Punishing USWNT for Scoring a Lot and Celebrating Is Flat Out Stupid
It’s official: we are a country full of whiners. I mean why the hell else are a lot of us bitching and complaining over the United States’ 13-0 beatdown over Thailand. That’s right: 13 to friggin’ NIL! The reactions from… Read More ›
Geno Auriemma and UConn GREAT for Women’s Basketball
I realize that I generally do not give women’s sports a lot of love on this blog, which is something I am not very proud of. Seriously. Even though I have spoke eloquently over tennis legend Serena Williams on more… Read More ›
Serena (and Venus) Makes Black America Proud
Serena Williams made history last weekend, becoming the first female tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam titles in the Open era (Margaret Court won 24 such titles). Unfortunately, Serena had to beat big sister Venus and deny her her… Read More ›
Hope Solo Finally Getting Hers
Looks like the female version of Terrell Owens cashed a check her big mouth can’t cash. U.S. goalie Hope Solo, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, received a six month suspension from U.S. Soccer after she called Sweden’s national team “a… Read More ›