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more about #athletes more comments → JerseyGrrrl: YES! YES! YES!! I will add this post to the e-shrine I've concocted for Serena. So deserved! And as for that outburst and its subsequent obsessing, ... more » Algernon: Young, Gifted, and Black. It's a shame that it's a dangerous thing in this country. Congratulations Serena keep making history. more » Treeless: She ranted and raved, posed nude, got slapped with a fine, and shilled tampons for Tampax. Strumpet stole my destiny. more » sassyredhead: I have been a men's tennis fan since 1979. I have never cared much for the women's side of the game, until this year. And Serena was part of the pull.... more » MsJanani: You know what? I don't care if she lost her temper. I have too; no one's perfect. And I'll always love me some Serena anyway. more » hfree: They named Tiger Woods athlete of the decade, not year. The AP named NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson male athlete of the year. Carry on. more » BestEuphemismEver: She was up against a HORSE? Wait, do they do this for male athletes, too? more » Vulcan Has No Moon: Law Professor Alan Young notes that witchcraft charges don't actually target witches (no shit) but those who use fake magical powers to prey on vulner... more » Babydollkas: The woman wasn't charged with witchcraft. She was charged with "fraudulently pretending to practice witchcraft." If she actually believed that she w... more » Babydollkas: They're not charging the woman with "witchcraft", practicing witchcraft is not illegal in Canada. The charge is "fraudulently pretending to practice... more » hughman: please stop saying "pro-life" (as in "pro-life group"). "anti-choice" is more accurate. more » boobookitteh: ...the witchcraft charge doesn't so much target witches, but those who fake mystical powers and prey on vulnerable people. So, she's under arrest for... more » sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: Xanders was physically assaulted because she didn't like the Insane Clown Posse? The inanity of the teenage experience never ceases to amaze me. more » CaligulaSanchez: Impersonating someone's dead sister is terrible. It's almost grounds for some serious cruciatus-ing in my humble opinion. more » Flackette Goes Retro: I'm with you on the fraud, but can you actually charge people with witchcraft in Canada? Any Canadians want to reassure me about this? I really like ... more » -
#score
Serena Williams Named AP Athlete Of The Year
2009 was quite a year for Serena Williams. She ranted and raved, posed nude, got slapped with a fine, and shilled tampons for Tampax. But all that is water under the bridge now that she's the Athlete of the Year. More » -
#leftovers
Woman Charged With Witchcraft • Serena Williams: Athlete Of The Decade
• A 36-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with witchcraft and fraud. She allegedly fleeced criminal lawyer Noel Daley out of $150,000 by claiming that she was the embodiment of his dead sister. • More » -
#headgames
Concussions Much More Likely In Young Female Athletes
Today, GMA reported teenage girls are much more likely to suffer concussions than boys. Now lawmakers are pushing for national guidelines on concussions because many young athletes return to the field before they've healed, causing brain damage. Clip at left. -
#leftovers
Going Rogue: The Condensed Version • New Spray Combats Premature Ejaculation
• If, like me, you can't quite stomach 432 pages of Sarah Palin's mudslinging, the AP has scanned the book for the most commonly used words to give us Palin in a nutshell: "Family," "kids," "oil," "energy," and "Alaska." • More » -
#modernmasters
Golden Girl
On Sunday, Ruth Frith was the oldest competitor at the World Masters Games, but that did not stop the 100-year-old athlete from winning the gold and setting a new world record in the shot put. [Reuters] -
#cheersjeers
Is Not Calling Cheerleading A Sport Making It More Dangerous?
Many schools are considering whether rules should be put in place to make cheerleading safer, as it's responsible for many serious injuries among young women. But the sport's pom-pon shaking origins may be making it even more dangerous. More » -
#matchpoint
Serena Williams Fined $10,000 For U.S. Open Incident
Earlier today we wondered what would happen to Serena Williams following her outburst at the U.S. Open. Now we have an answer: Williams is being fined $10,000, and an investigation that might lead to "additional punishment" is underway. [AP] -
#ablebodied
Quadriplegic Woman Completes Solo Sail Around Britain
On Sunday, yachtswoman Hilary Lister, 37, completed a series of 40 day sails started in June 2008, becoming the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain. She controls the boat through a "sip and puff" system of straws. [Telegraph] -
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#leagueoftheirown
Women In Sports: Sex Objects, Mothers, Or Too "Manly" To Count
Two very different articles from this weekend have lead us to wonder: Will female athletes ever be able to drop the female and be seen as just athletes? More » -
#depressonomics
The Sordid Life Of Women Who Have Sex With Athletes
In an article that kind of makes us sad about life, Lisa DePaulo explains the rules that pro athletes and their female groupies need to follow so that no one gets "murder-suicided" like Steve McNair. More » -
#weightymatters
Jennifer Kirk Speaks Out Against Eating Disorders In The World Of Competitive Figure Skating
Jennifer Kirk, a former World Junior Champion skater who has skated at elite levels with some of the most celebrated figure skaters in the country, has come out to discuss the problem of eating disorders in the figure skating world. More » -
#sportinglife
Athletes: More Interesting When Naked
The Ancient Greeks were nude when they participated in the Olympics; Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue is always popular, and now ESPN The Magazine will publish a "Body Issue" in which the (male and female) athletes are nude. More » -
#dontdoit
Uh-Oh: Nike Searches For A Kobe Bryant Gal-Pal
Evidence that Kobe Bryant's image after the rape accusation is rehabilitated: Nike is hunting for a "reporter", specifically an "18-24 year old girl" not on her school's sports team, to accompany him. [Nike Women, Shakesville] -
#olympicoops
Why Do We Prop Athletes Up As Role Models?
News of Michael Phelps' supposed bong hit is quickly spreading across the internet today, and tabloids and newspapers all across the world are commenting on the damage it might do to his post Olympic career. More »
