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modern motherhood
Great Expecations For A New Mom & Athlete
Candace Parker, star of WNBA's L.A. Sparks, is currently on maternity leave, but promised her bosses that she'll continue to promote the team. Like many moms, she's tugged by her duties to her newborn and her commitment to her job. More »
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By DodaiComment by MarissaExplainsItAll: The reason that she is getting more flack for this than other players who have become pregnant is because she... 5 Responses | Other threads
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hoop dreams
Female Basketball Star Goes To Europe, Makes History
Rutgers basketball star Epiphanny Prince will be one of the first women to skip her senior season and play professionally in Europe before entering the WNBA draft — but is it a good idea? [NYT]
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By Anna N.Comment by newyorkette: Epiphanny... do they call her Phanny for short? What a horrible thing to do to your child. 6 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
Why The WNBA Brawl Could Be Good For The League
On Wednesday, we briefly mentioned the Tuesday night fight that broke out in the final minutes of a game between the WNBA's Detroit Shock and L.A. Sparks. In the following days, more than one sportswriter has opined that the publicity surrounding the brawl, which resulted in the suspension of league star Candace Parker and 9 other players as well as the suspension of Shock assistant coach Rich Mahorn, could ultimately be positive for WNBA. ESPN's Jemele Hill argues that while fights shouldn't be condoned or encouraged, they are an understandable, and even necessary byproduct of professional, high-contact sports played at the highest level. "The fight, which, by the way, isn't the WNBA's first, showed that squaring up isn't a man thing," Hill writes. "It's a sports thing. It's an athlete thing. It's an I'm-so-ticked-off-that-Candace-Parker-just-drilled-me-in-the-chest-and-the-refs-didn't-notice thing."
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By JessicaComment by Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: @TheVaginaWig: Thanks for elucidating. I did gymnastics/cricket/football throughout my childhood and adolescence... never wore a skirt for any sport except... more » | Other threads
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wnba
B-Brawl
Hmm, maybe we're seeing something that isn't there (or reacting to expectations regarding women and decorum that we experienced when playing team sports) but the cluck-clucking on the part of the commentators following last night's WNBA dustup seemed disapproving in way that we don't often hear when male hoopsters get into altercations. Basketball is a physical game. Anyway, sportswomen: thoughts? [Redlasso, USA Today]
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By AnnaComment by mechanics: @chichismcgee: I'm a rugby player also, but one of the biggest things stressed on my team is respect for your... 1 Responses | Other threads
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sex and basketball
WNBA Wants Players To Focus On Their Lipstick As Well As Their Layups
The hottie to the left is Candace Parker, the Tennessee forward and number 1 WNBA draft pick. She's the first female to dunk in a college game, but that alone isn't why she is expected, by some, to raise the entire profile of the WNBA. Candace has already signed endorsements with Adidas and Gatorade, and, according to Adidas flack Travis Gonzalez, "She's unlike any other athlete...You look at Candace and she's the first female to dunk in a college game, probably the best female player ever. On the other side, she's an attractive girl. She's a beautiful young lady and she has a savvy sense of fashion." As the Chicago Tribune points out, the WNBA gets a fraction of the airtime that men's sports get, and so in order to maximize their marketing potential, as part of rookie training the WNBA has offered hour-long sessions on, yes, make-up and fashion tips. More »
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By JessicaComment by themontmorency: david beckham. have you ever seen that man play soccer? more » | Other threads
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leveling the playing field
Awesome African Athlete Reminds Us That Women Can Kick Ass
Boxer Esther Phiri is a role model to Zambian girls. Not because she's lithe and blonde and poses in a bikini and shills for Lycos, but because Esther (the slugger on the left) actually kicks major ass. She's a former street vendor with almost zero education who is currently the Global Boxing Union super featherweight champion. Esther is also a familiar face to most Zambians: she appears on billboards all over the capital city, Lusaka, and her fights are carried on the government run TV channel. According to the Christian Science Monitor, Esther even talks to young Zambian women about "the importance of sports as a way to boost confidence... and help them avoid the pitfalls of sexually transmitted infections and early pregnancy." You know what playing sports also helps with? Body image!
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By JessicaComment by lovely nigerienne: Schaffer stated that on Celeb Jeopardy btw more » | Other threads
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By TracieComment by evangeline: Oprah was so funny and cute in the clip. I think she should make a baby with Nate. Nate could... more » | Other threads
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