Tweet Ann Meyers Drysdale has spent her entire life staring down the attitudes and misconceptions driving the phrase, “You let some girl beat you?” She grew up in a large family where playing sports was like obeying the 11th commandment: “Thou … Continue reading → Read more »
From The Dodgers To Detroit: How Dennis Mannion Reminds Fans Why They Love Sports
TweetWhen I was growing up we lived in a small mid-Michigan town. Every kid in my neighborhood was a die-hard Detroit Pistons fan. Back then we didn’t have the internet, social media, or cable tv; but somehow we followed the … Continue reading → Read more »
ESPN Hosts The WNBA Draft For The Good Of The Game
TweetWhat’s one word to describe the relationship between the WNBA and ESPN? If you ask Carol Stiff, ESPN’s Vice President of Programming & Acquisitions, she will tell you that it is partnership. The WNBA and ESPN have been partners since the league … Continue reading → Read more »
Baylor’s Ladies Beat Notre Dame; End With Perfect Record
The Baylor Bears not only won the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, they did so ending their season with a perfect 40-0 record. The Bears beat Notre Dame 80-61 last night, taking care of some “unfinished business” the team says helped motivate them. The team became the first in NCAA Division I history to end the [...] Read more »
University of Kentucky Wins NCAA Championship
The University of Kentucky Wildcats beat out Kansas last night 67-59, winning the school’s first national basketball title since 1998. The team was able to give Coach Jon Calipari his first title after four Final Four trips with three different schools. Leading the pack was sophomore Doron Lamb, with 22 points and back-to-back 3-pointers that [...] Read more »
