Jezebel: Softball

All Wound Up

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[Caracas, June 30. Japan's Mika Someya pitches against Venezuela during the Women's Softball World Championship game]

Tilting At Windmills

Anna Holmes — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:10:00 EDT

[Caracas, June 24. Image via AP]

Angel In The Outfield

Anna Holmes — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:10:00 EDT

[Oklahoma City, June 8. Image via AP]

Elena Kagan, Softball, And The Lesbian Label

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Like attending a women's college, drinking beer from the bottle, and having sex with other women, softball has long been recognized as a sure sign of homosexuality. "If you play, you're probably gay," clarifies the L.A. Times. More »

Hey, Ho— Let's Go

Anna Holmes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:50:00 EST

[Los Angeles, November 4. Image via Pacific Coast News]

"One Of Feminism's Stickiest Subjects": The Sports Question

Sadie Stein — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Writes Judy Berman in Salon, "Although women's bodies can do incredible, unique things of their own (childbirth, anyone?), men seem to have a biological advantage when it comes to feats of strength and speed." But of course it's more complicated: More »

Reese: There's No Flying In Baseball

Anna Holmes — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, May 13. Image via Flynet]

Reese Witherspoon Keeps Her Eyes On The Ball, Her Hands Soft

Anna Holmes — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, April 16. Image via Flynet]

Reese Witherspoon Really Dropped The Ball

Anna Holmes — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:15:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, April 15. Image via Flynet]

Golden Girls: Stacey Nuveman, Megu Hirose

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:50:00 EDT

Retro Sports Style: The Haircuts & Smiles Were As Uneven As A Gym Apparatus

Anna Holmes — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT

We think everyone can agree that it's been an amazing two weeks of the Olympic games: Michael, Usain, Rebecca, Nastia, Shelly-Ann, Dita, Valerie, Kerri and others have both entertained and awed. And even though the games are just about four days away from ending, and the major news networks are already running (and hawking) highlight reels, we thought we'd close out the second and final week of the Summer Games with a little nostalgia of our own, namely, our own sports-related failures and triumphs...in fashion. One thing we noticed: A lot you participated in gymnastics, soccer and softball. Fewer played Little League. Even fewer, lacrosse and tennis. But all of you were awesome...and, of course, ridiculously adorable. After the jump, a few dozen of our favorite Olympics-inspired past fashion photos. More »

Golden Girls: Dione Meier

Anna Holmes — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:50:00 EDT

Diamond Girls Show Teen Spirit • Barbara Walters Admits To Affair

maria — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Girls' softball team comes to aid of injured opposing player; warms hearts nationwide. • Army woman given Silver Star for valor in combat; removed from Army camp because of gender ineligibility for said combat. • Suburb in Chile gives free Viagra to horny seniors. • Shocker: Men have varying sexual turn-ons. • Depressed gals suffer from dementia, depressed gents suffer strokes. • Ancient women in pre-Islamic Arabia had wide-ranging rights and freedoms. • No sex scandal will keep Ashley Dupre from embracing B & T roots. • Barbara Walters confesses to long-ago affair with U.S. Senator Edwards Brooke. • Boulder woman promises to never again dye her dog pink. • Poor Hispanic women eat better than poor blacks and whites. • Canada raises age of consent to 16, Degrassi Community School underclassmen complain. More »