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more about #womeninsports more comments → Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Oh, the notion that the only way female athletes can get media attention is by gettin' nekkid! more » Agent355: This sounds like a terrible idea. I wish they could explain how doing this naked will shave a few days off their time. more » UrbanAchiever: Sea crossing navigated by southerly wind on skin and the beacon of naked notoriety more » fauxfruit: row row row your boat, nude across the sea... more » heymissmegs: I hope they're not doing this in December. Brrrr! more » yvanehtnioj: Between sunburns, frostbite, and rowing for 70 days, they're going to arrive in Antigua as two giant blisters. This sounds painful. more » BabyJane: Row, row, row your boat Off across the sea Doing so while in the buff Is quite a sight to see more » GirlFailer: I hope their row boat seats are padded. more » theamazeeaz: I think they are going to lose more time from hypothermia, not bra friction. more » cinematheques: No tan lines! more » BytheSea: A lot of male athletes are portrayed in this 'glam' light. I think the article is mixing issues. If you want women's sports to exist at the level of m... more » Apollonia: This site is for recruiting. It looks like the team is trying to present the idea that they're all friends, support each other and have a great time w... more » fulanita: They are trying to sell tickets, promote the program. The men's team isn't hurting for spectators, but that isn't the case for the women (see also: ... more » whynotshesaid: I'm not surprised by these images. I don't call them indicators of homophobia as much as I see them as attempts at reinforcing strict gender identity... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I don't see this as homophobic, just hard-core marketing - and that is my problem with Division 1 college athletics; student athletes are marketed as ... more » -
#merrilymerrily
Naked Ambition
Two British women have announced their intentions to row across the Atlantic in only 70 days. In order to beat the previous record for a 2-woman team and shave off a few days, they're doing it in the buff. [UPI] -
#thelword
Hot Shots: Basketball Team Photos Raise Questions Of Homophobia
The picture at left is taken from the website for Florida State University's women's basketball team. While it looks seems inocuous enough, these glam shots have sparked a debate about the persistent problem of homophobia in women's sports. More » -
#redcards
Violence In Sports: Suspended Soccer Player Speaks Out
Elizabeth Lambert was suspended from soccer earlier this month after video of her assaulting another player made national news. But in an interview with the Times, Lambert says it wouldn't have been such a big deal if she were male. More » -
#identitypolitics
"I Hope Semenya Will Come Out Of This Better Than I Did"
Santhi Soundarajan knows what Caster Semenya is going through, because in 2006, she went through a similar ordeal. "She should not abandon the fight," she says of the South African track and field star. More » -
#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 » -
#goalkeepers
First Woman To Call Australian Football Auditions For TV Spot
Earlier this year, sports journalist Kelli Underwood became the first woman to call an Australian Football League match on television. Now she's halfway through a four match trial for a more permanent AFL commentator position at Australia's Channel 10. [News.com.au] -
#learningtheropes
City Schools Need More Sports Opportunities For Girls
This spring, New York City high schools have added double dutch as a varsity sport in an effort to get urban girls involved in sports, but similar programs are lacking in cities nationwide. More » -
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#playball
A League Of Their Own
In Turkey, soccer's generally considered a men's sport, unfit for delicate women. However, the Turkish federation has been promoting the idea of women's soccer, a task that seems to require nail polish and heels. More »
