Tag Archive | boxing
Why Would I Wear This?: Pink Sports Equipment Edition
It’s been a while since we did one of these, but then, lo and behold, one fell right into my lap. I’ve been in the market for a tennis racquet for quite some time, and as a beginner am not particularly picky other than not wanting to spending too much money on something I’m likely going to [...]
American Boxer Claressa Shields Qualifies for London Olympics
Some great news out of the women’s boxing World Championships held in China: 17 year-old American boxer Claressa Shields has qualified for the London Olympics. Shields earned one of the continental Americas’ berths to the 2012 London Games when England boxer Savannah Marshall, who had previously defeated Shields in the competition, won her semifinal match [...]
Afternoon Links
Happy International Women’s Day! Here are some items we’ve been enjoying recently: Feministing on the NYT profile of boxer Quanitta Underwood, and how it sensationalized her history of sexual assault. A Blog of Their Own on the Baseball Boyfriend game, and on its creators. And finally, Stephen Colbert on Danica Patrick: The Colbert Report Mon [...]
