Posts Tagged ‘Womens Sports’
Why Are Most World Cup Players Wearing Hot Pink Cleats? It’s Not What Many Viewers Think
Hot pink cleats are everywhere at the World Cup, leading many viewers to wonder if the color is tied to breast cancer awareness. The answer appears to be something different: sports marketing, visibility on green grass, fashion trends and the growing power of sneaker culture.
Read MoreSports in RI: CCRI Lady Knights in post-season tournament for 4th year – John Cardullo
The CCRI Women’s basketball team make the post season tournament for the 4th year in a row It was only a few years ago that the CCRI Lady Knights were in a rebuilding mode. In 2018 before the world heard of Covid, the Lady Knights basketball program was in free fall. Unable to attract high…
Read MoreCaitlyn Clark and breaking the glass ceiling for women in all sports – John Cardullo
Will basketball sensation Caitlyn Clark be the person to finally break through the glass ceiling and lead women in all sports, to an equal economic plateau with men’s sports? It was back in 1972 when Title IX opened the doors and removed barriers for girls and women playing sports in school. It offered varsity sports…
Read MoreAquatics group first to set new “gender inclusion” policy to protect fairness in competition and women’s category.
In a statement issued Sunday, June 19th, in Budapest, Germany, the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION, the governing body of international swimming championships issued a statement on “gender inclusion” in competition. The new rules set competition restrictions for transgendered athletes who have transitioned after the age of 12 – or who have gone through puberty. FINA…
Read MoreTitle IX. Appeals Court approves plan to restore equal opportunities for women in Brown University athletics
APPEALS COURT APPROVES SETTLEMENT RESTORING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN BROWN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS In an important victory for female student athletes, a federal appeals court today unanimously affirmed approval of a settlement agreement between Brown University and a class of women student-athletes at Brown which resolved a class-action court challenge to Brown’s decision in June 2020 to cut women’s…
Read MoreTitle IX. And women have never looked back – by John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Since Title IX was enacted Girls and Women’s sports have never been the same and the Ladies have never looked back! It was bound to happen eventually; girls and women have been making huge advancements in sports for years. After the Supreme Court ruled in favor and passed title IX in…
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