Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
WORLD and Olympic medallists Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson will find themselves in the unusual position of being on the same team as Italian rival Federica Pellegrini afte
SportsFilter (Free subscription) | yesterday
a long, thoughtful piece on gender from the New Yorker.
kottke (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ariel Levy did a piece on runner Caster Semenya for the New Yorker this week. Semenya's competition eligibility is up in the air because the IAAF (the worldwide governing body for track and field) can't decide whether she is a woman or a man. She didn't look like an eighteen-year-old girl, or an eighteen-year-old boy. She looked like something else, something magnificent. Love that quote. Tags: Caster...
Maryland Politics Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Beleaguered Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has turned over the team to the Montgomery County government. In an MPW exclusive, we bring you into a meeting of the County Council as they discuss what to do with the club. Phil Andrews: The present situation is totally unsustainable. Expenses are out of control. The players’ salaries have been soaring for years. No more raises! Valerie Ervin:...
Slate Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Jody Rosen, June Thomas, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss Bob Dylan’s Christmas CD Christmas in the Heart, the South African sprinter Caster Semenya and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s new documentary Le Danse.
turenchi (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vivian Chukwuemeka will today face the Athletics Federation of Nigeria in Abuja, to defend herself in the case of doping levelled against her. This is coming four months after officials of the federation told the world that the former commonwealth champion tested positive to performance enhancing drugs in Berlin during the IAAF World Championship which held in August.Chukwuemeka, Amaka Ogoegbunam and...
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
WREXHAM went some way towards rebuilding bridges with their demanding fans at the Racecoure last night after more than playing their part an enterprising and action–packed thriller with Kidderminster Harriers.
Queerty (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Does a local Connecticut high school have a more nuanced policy about transgender athletes than the International Association of Athletic Federations? For all the talk about treating gender-nonconforming sports stars like Caster Semenya fairly, we've yet to hear a real solution about how to avoid discriminating against trans athletes while still [...]
Queerty (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Does a local Connecticut high school have a more nuanced policy about transgender athletes than the International Association of Athletic Federations? For all the talk about treating gender-nonconforming sports stars like Caster Semenya fairly, we've yet to hear a real solution about how to avoid discriminating against trans athletes while still [...]
Women's Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
That's how pretentious the IAAF head sounds in this article, in which he opines that the rather large and diverse continent of Africa will not be hosting a major track event in the near future, despite having produced scads of...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
“It does my heart proud to see two Jamaican-based athletes cop the 2009 IAAF World Athlete of the Year Awards”: Girl With A Purpose congratulates Usain Bolt and Sanya Richards.
ECB (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Gloucestershire chairman John Light is to step down after three years in the role. Light, who is 70 next birthday, has decided not seek re-election when the club holds its annual meeting in January.
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Royals : Billy Butler’s 2009 vs. Alex Gordon’s 2008 | FanGraphs Baseball Can You Really Call It a Bath If You Are Already Wet? - Royals Authority Royals Caribbean Report (11/23) | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog When Good Posts Go Bad: ERA+ and the CYA | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog The Royal Tower: TRT's 2010 Prospect List - #22 and #23 Buchanan named Chukars...
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Tom Daley, Heather Watson and Jodie Williams are selected from a shortlist of 10 to go forward to the final battle for the 2009 Young Sports Personality of the Year title.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
• Beckham revealed to have suffered since he was a child • Beckham pictured using inhaler during MLS Cup final David Beckham has suffered from asthma since he was a child, it was reported last night, but medical experts were quick to play down fears that he could struggle in the thin air he would encounter at the World Cup in South Africa, where six venues are 3,000 feet or more above sea...
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