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Public Lives: Aspiring to Tennis’s Play-by-Play Seat

When she is on television, Mary Carillo prefers to provide play-by-play sports analysis, not color commentary and folksy features.

Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:02 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Women, Television, Carillo, Mary

U.S. Open ’08: Loss in Main Draw, Victory in Juniors

Asia Muhammad, who lost her first-round match in the main draw, is one of the notable American girls with one foot in the juniors and one in the pros.

Posted Sunday, August 31, 2008 9:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Tennis, Women, United States Open (Tennis)

In Push for No. 1, Kuznetsova Is Latest to Fall

Svetlana Kuznetsova, one of six women with a chance to claim the top spot, fell victim to a three-set upset by Katarina Srebotnik, the 28th seed.

Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Tennis, Women, Ivanovic, Ana, Henin, Justine, United States Open (Tennis), Kuznetsova, Svetlana

United States 92, Australia 65: U.S. Women’s Basketball Breezes Past Australia to Win Gold

The Americans won their fourth consecutive Olympic tournament, their sixth over all, and extended their Olympic winning streak to 33 games.

Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Olympic Games (2008), Women, Parker, Candace, Leslie, Lisa

Men, Women and Speed. 2 Words: Got Testosterone?

Researchers say there is no one physiological reason for the gender gap in athletic performance, although there is a common biological thread.

Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Women, Testosterone, Men, Heart

For a Diver Who Returned, Regaining Gold Is Fraught With Difficulty

After a disappointing performance at Athens, Laura Wilkinson has returned to the Olympics with one of the most challenging dive lists in the field.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Women, Diving (Sports Event), Armstrong, Ken, Wilkinson, Laura

Advertising: Olympics Draw High Percentage of Women Viewers, and Ads Intended for Them

The large female viewership for the Olympics and the spate of spots intended for women are anomalies in TV sports.

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, Women, Television, Computers and the Internet, Advertising and Marketing, Gymnastics, NBC Universal, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Gillette Co, Online Advertising

As Parker’s Play Soars, So Does Her Image

With her resplendent smile and transcendent game, Candace Parker is on the cusp of becoming the first international icon in women’s basketball.

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 2:09 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Olympic Games (2008), Women, Parker, Candace

At 33, Gymnast Repays Help for Her Ill Son With a Silver

For Oksana Chusovitina, seeing her son recover from leukemia inspired her to train for this Olympics.

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Women, Gymnastics, Chusovitina, Oksana, Leukemia

Dottie Collins, 84, Star Pitcher of Women’s Baseball League, Dies

Ms. Collins was a star pitcher in women’s professional baseball in the 1940s and later played a major role in preserving the history of the women’s game.

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 2:41 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Deaths (Obituaries), Women, Baseball Hall of Fame, Collins, Dottie

Sports of The Times: Hammon Just Looking for a Little Personal Glasnost

When it comes to Becky Hammon opportunism shouldn’t be confused with patriotism, or lack thereof.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 4:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Olympic Games (2008), Women, United States, Russia, Women's National Basketball Assn, Hammon, Becky, Abrosimova, Svetlana

Roundup: U.S. Women Rout China, but Try to Do It Nicely

As the American women’s basketball team throttled the Chinese, 108-63, an age-old question of international Olympic relations arose.

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Olympic Games (2008), Women, Parker, Candace, Weight Lifting, Fowles, Sylvia

United States 108, China 63: Sportsmanship in Mind, U.S. Women Win Easily

As the American women’s basketball team throttled the Chinese team, it tried to keep with the Olympic spirit.

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Olympic Games (2008), Women, Parker, Candace, Leslie, Lisa

Teeny-Tiny Matter of Age for China’s Gymnasts

The ages of the Chinese gymnasts have been a topic of conversation for months, but it has reached a fever pitch in Beijing.

Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 9:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Women, Gymnastics, International Olympic Committee, Age, Chronological

Olympics Roundup: U.S. Gets Its First Gold, and Its First Medal Sweep

BEIJING — Three American fencers swept the women’s sabre finals on Saturday, winning the first three medals of the Olympics for the United States and at least temporarily investing this little-known sport, introduced to the Olympics in 2004, with some Errol Flynn-like glamour.

Posted Saturday, August 09, 2008 8:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Basketball, Soccer, Olympic Games (2008), Women, Fencing (Sport), Gold

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