Over the past 40 years, Title IX has given college women incredible opportunities to participate in organized sports. But curiously/depressingly, as the number of women's teams — and, by extension, opportunity to coach those teams — has grown, the number of female coaches hired continues to shrink. American…
If you enjoy college football, or even if you don't, Thursday evening's game between Division II schools Miles College and Lane College will be notable: four female officials will be working their game, a first for an NCAA football game.
In 1972, Rutgers University admitted its first women. Now, forty-one years later, the University has finally gotten around to changing the lyrics of the school's alma mater so it's not all about going to Rutgers and becoming a man because your dad told you to. Uh, yay? I guess?
Last month, Oakland University head women's basketball coach Beckie Francis was mysteriously fired after several years of leading what — from the outside, at least — seemed like a successful collegiate sports program. Now, more than a dozen former players have come forward to reveal that behind the scenes, Francis was…
Less than a month ago, four players on Vanderbilt's football team were dismissed amid an investigation into alleged sex crimes. And during a press conference yesterday, reflecting an appropriate air of solemnity, players had great things to say about the team's chemistry, and that they hoped that in the future everyone …
Pat Summitt, the most victorious NCAA basketball coach of all time, said in an affidavit today that she was forced into retirement after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia. What's interesting is that it previously appeared she'd left the team of her own free will and on good terms — but according to Huffington…
Two, four, six, eight, to whom do we not allocate? Cheerleaders! At least, that's what the Second US Circuit Court has ruled in a case that pitted women's volleyball against competitive cheerleading. According to the ruling, although cheerleading is physically demanding, it doesn't qualify as a Title IX sport, and…
Football has long been a source of headache and heartache for fans. But for players, the lingering thrill of victory or agony of defeat isn't the only thing they carry with them for years after they leave the field — long-term brain injuries sustained while playing the sport can lead to early onset dementia,…
Vanderbilt University's head football coach is in hot water for telling a radio host that when he looks to hire assistants, he first looks at their wives, you know, to make sure they're "Division 1 material." I had an inkling that Vandy's decision to hire the pervy kid brother from a John Hughes movie would backfire.
The Baylor University women's basketball team defeated the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish to win the NCAA women's national championship last night, becoming the first basketball team in NCAA history to win 40 games in a season and only the seventh women's team ever to remain unbeaten for an entire season. The victory was a …
With all the talk of lady contraception, we almost forgot that some guys also take steps to keep from making babies—and it turns out this month is a popular time for dudes to get that vasectomy they've been wanting. You see, there's a little basketball tournament called March Madness happening at the moment, and it…
Steinbeckian simpleton Tim Tebow is a divisive figure. On one hand, he was in that obnoxious Super Bowl commercial where his mom implied that women who die in chldbirth aren't tough enough, he's really seems to think that God cares about football and he's been known to spend free time "converting" Catholic Filipinos into …
Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga University has become the first NCAA Division 1 basketball player, male or female, to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 assists. Suzie McConnell held the previous record for points by a player with 1,000 assists — she scored 1,897. The closest man is Bobby Hurley, with 1,076 assists and 1,731 …
Last night, the University of Connecticut Women's basketball team won its 89th game in a row, breaking a record set by a men's team. This obviously means that now the Battle of the Sexes Just Got Serious.
Kansas City, December 18: Penn State players celebrate after winning the second set of their final match against California of the in the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. Image via AP
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 27: Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha stand for the National Anthem during a college basketball game between Howard University and Oregon State, which is coached by his Michelle's brother Craig Robinson. (Photo by Getty )
Kye Allums, the NCAA basketball player who made headlines by announcing he was transgender, played his first game as a man on Saturday. Congratulations to Kye, and best of luck to his team.
[Hartford, November 10: Connecticut's Samarie Walker blocks a shot by Indiana of Pennsylvania's Brianna Johnson during the second half of an NCAA college exhibition basketball game. Image via AP.]
Kye Allums is about to become the first openly trans person to play NCAA Division 1 basketball. And while his life hasn't always been easy, a lot of people could learn from his story.
[Jacksonville, Florida; March 21. Image via Getty]
