NCAA Women of the Year

Phenomenal Women of Sport Indianapolis–“The NCAA has announced the names of 132 NCAA female student athletes, including eight from HBCUs, who have received Woman of the Year recognition from their confer ences and independent institutions. The selections came from all three divisions and...

Fresno State Bulldogs Hit With Sanctions

The Fresno Bee has a breaking story on the Western Athletic Conference’s decision today to impose a penalty on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team: Sanctions hit ‘Dogs women’s basketball Fresno State must vacate the 29 games its women’s basketball team played during...

Scholar Athletes Excelling

Swimmer Molly Dengler, top scholar athlete from New Albany, Ohio. Throughout North America, there are thousands of stories of athletic and scholastic achievement that, while there might be a brief mention in a local newspaper or school website, will not be recognized on the major sports sites. To receive...

Title IX and The Backlash

In 1972, legislation was enacted in the United States known as Title IX to end discrimination by gender in academics and athletics. It was landmark legislation, allowing women equal educational and athletic opportunities. As a result, increasing number of women began receiving professional degrees in...