Sports
Female Softball Players Deserve Same Preventative Care as Male Athletes
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From Major League Baseball to boys’ baseball, coaches and leagues have a prescriptive to keep players safe, but the same doesn’t hold true for girl athletes.
Egypt
World Cup is Next Goal for Soccer Teens in Hijab
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FIFA’s final approval on head coverings for players in international competition is energizing Arab female football (soccer in U.S.) players. In Egypt, many more players can now set sights on the World Cup for under-17 players in Jordan in 2016.
Sports
Women’s Ski Jumping Makes Olympic Debut Amid Protest
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Female ski jumpers will compete Feb.11 for the first time in this event since the Winter Olympics began 90 years ago. In the backdrop, protests and boycott calls continue against the Sochi Winter Games over Russia’s discrimination of gays and lesbians.
Arts & Culture
Tennis Stars in Sexy Outfits Serve as Role Models
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A retired female tennis pro sees nothing wrong with players such as Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters using “all their assets.” Younger players, meanwhile, rave over some of their outfits. But a trainer regrets the trend in exposing more flesh.
boxing
World’s Top Female Boxer Fighting to Turn Pro
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Ireland’s Katie Taylor knows that the payoff or publicity won’t be great when she breaks the gender barrier and enters the World Series of Boxing this fall. But she’s ready for the challenge. “I really embrace it,” said the sport’s female world champion.
Art
ESPN’s ‘Nine for IX’ Docs Give Athletes Their Due
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The films are being aired to celebrate Title IX’s anniversary. Other July releases to watch out for include a revealing documentary on the relationship between women and firearms and the gripping drama “The Hunt.”
Gaza Strip
Surfing Sisters in Gaza Hit Waves of Disapproval
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Sisters Sabah and Shrouq Abu Gunaim are trying to carry their childhood passion for surfing into adolescence. The sport is a rarity in the Gaza Strip, and almost forbidden for young women in this conservative society.
Arts & Culture
Coaches Freeze Out Gymnast after Olympic Misstep
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At 14, Dominique Moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics team. In this excerpt from her book, “Off Balance,” she recounts her gaffe on the big day that overshadowed the team’s ultimate gold win.
athletic endorsements
Female Olympians Count Their Post-Game Winnings
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U.S. female Olympic medalists may be closing the gender gap on post-game income. Gabby Douglas could earn millions over the next four years and swimmer Missy Franklin is turning down big offers to keep her eligibility for college sports.
Abortion
Olympians Surprise U.S.; Namibia Sterilized HIV Moms
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Women’s eight race in 2012 Olympic Games.
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