Our Women’s Soccer Team Choked
Disclaimer: this is one of the very few positive rants I will ever make on soccer. Now without further ado… First let me say that I am extremely proud of our women’s World Cup team. They showed a lot...
View ArticleCriticism of Gabby’s Hair Shows How Much We Hate Ourselves
Today was supposed to be a day of celebration – for all Americans and particularly black Americans. Not only did Gabby Douglas become the the third straight American to win gymnastics’ biggest prize,...
View ArticleBelieve It or Not, Geno Auriemma Has a Point
UConn’s women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma is a lot of things to a lot of people – most of them not so good. He comes off as an egotistical blowhard, always seemingly bloviating over how great the...
View ArticleWomen’s Sports Owes Pat Summitt
Man, 2016 has turned into one sorry year for celebrity deaths. First, it claimed Phife Dawg from my favorite rap group, “A Tribe Called Quest”. Then sadly, it claimed Prince. Shortly thereafter,...
View ArticleHope Solo Finally Getting Hers
Looks like the female version of Terrell Owens cashed a check her big mouth can’t cash. U.S. goalie Hope Solo, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, received a six month suspension from U.S. Soccer after...
View ArticleSerena (and Venus) Makes Black America Proud
Serena Williams made history last weekend, becoming the first female tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam titles in the Open era (Margaret Court won 24 such titles). Unfortunately, Serena had to beat...
View ArticleGeno Auriemma and UConn GREAT for Women’s Basketball
I realize that I generally do not give women’s sports a lot of love on this blog, which is something I am not very proud of. Seriously. Even though I have spoke eloquently over tennis legend Serena...
View ArticlePunishing USWNT for Scoring a Lot and Celebrating Is Flat Out Stupid
It’s official: we are a country full of whiners. I mean why the hell else are a lot of us bitching and complaining over the United States’ 13-0 beatdown over Thailand. That’s right: 13 to friggin’ NIL!...
View ArticleUnequal Pay for the USWNT: the Bottom Line
The US Women’s National Team’s performance in the Women’s World Cup was a thing of beauty. From the 13-0 ass-kicking over Thailand, to sending the host squad France home from the quarterfinals crying,...
View ArticleMemo to Racists Everywhere: Diabetes Is Not an Excuse for Your Racism
In the case of “using outlandish excuses for one’s racism”, this one I’m about to share takes the cake. The offending racist in this edition is Matt Rowan, an Oklahoma sports announcer who last...
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