Feb 6 2014
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Because women are always fighting the notion that we can't be athletic/smart/skilled in some other way AND sexy, the…
Jan 7 2014
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In the ramp up to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, we can anticipate an influx of emotionally manipulative schmaltz designed…
Nov 8 2013
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South Korean ladies' soccer dynamo Park Eun-Seon is good at her sport. Real good. Like, man good. At least,…
Nov 7 2013
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This month's issue of Elle contains a profile of WNBA player Brittney Griner made me fall in love with her a little…
Jul 10 2013
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Breasts: are they more trouble than they're worth? No — that's a rhetorical question so ridiculous that it shouldn't…
Sep 28 2012
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Caitlin Constantine
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I'm a runner who doesn't look like a runner. I am a six-foot-tall woman who has hips and broad shoulders. In fact, I…
Sep 11 2012
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Ok, so, yes, women can create life inside their bodies, but what the fuck is up with how bad they are at throwing?…
Aug 13 2012
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Forty years and untold laundry loads of filthy sports bras after Title IX became law in the US, American women have…
Aug 12 2012
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In case you haven't heard yet because you're one of those New York City tunnel dwellers or you're exclusively a…
Aug 9 2012
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Have you barfed yet today? Get thee to a drain of some kind before watching this video the pervs over at NBC have…
Aug 8 2012
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Dvora Meyers
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There have been several great stories to come out of the gymnastics competition at these Games—the Fierce Five's…
Aug 8 2012
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Lori Adelman
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Over the weekend Jeré Longman of the New York Times published this piece about female Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones. It…
Aug 2 2012
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Researchers have finally figured out the reason why big, goofy Michael Phelps can score millions in endorsement…
Jul 30 2012
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American Jordyn Wieber is gymnastics' reigning World Champion and was a favorite to take home an all-around medal…
Jul 17 2012
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US weight lifter Sarah Robles is one of the strongest women in the world, so it's extra admirable that when she was…
Jul 14 2012
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When Hope Solo told ESPN recently that Olympic Village is basically just a hedonistic Parthenon fuckdome, the…
Jul 8 2012
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As part of the Rise Above documentary series, Laylan, the 20-year-old star of her all-woman basketball team,…
Jul 2 2012
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After much arm twisting from the International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia has said "uncle" and given up making…
Apr 25 2012
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A blundering idiot of a cyberstalker has found the tables turned on him after sending shots of his junk to an…
Apr 4 2012
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Brittney Griner, the 6'8" powerhouse who lead the Baylor Bears to the NCAA women's basketball championship last…