Here are 7 finalists for the new name for Battle Creek’s baseball team
After more than 1,000 submissions, there are now seven finalists for the new Northwoods League baseball team in Battle Creek
— Read on www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/sports/2021/12/03/here-7-finalists-new-name-battle-creeks-baseball-team/8737813002/
TD Bank’s New CIO Pushes for More Women in Tech – The Wall Street Journal.
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TD Bank’s New CIO Pushes for More Women in Tech
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Beth Greenwood ’22 in a league of her own : NewsCenter
Beth Greenwood ’22 continues to break boundaries for women in baseball, and will soon appear in an upcoming TV show on Amazon Prime.
— Read on www.rochester.edu/newscenter/beth-greenwood-league-of-their-own-504262/
As Major League Baseball talks about diversity, the Cubs have to put words into more action – theathletic.com
As Major League Baseball talks about diversity, the Cubs have to put words into more action
https://theathletic.com/2975520/2021/11/24/as-major-league-baseball-talks-about-diversity-the-cubs-have-to-put-words-into-more-action/?source=user_shared_article
Why Giants’ Gabe Kapler sees Alyssa Nakken as a possible future MLB manager – sfchronicl e.com
Why Giants’ Gabe Kapler sees Alyssa Nakken as a possible future MLB manager https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/Why-Giants-Gabe-Kapler-sees-Alyssa-Nakken-as-a-16642887.php
Hockeyland: the Minnesota towns where high school players are stars
Hockeyland: the Minnesota towns where high school players are stars
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/23/hockeyland-the-minnesota-towns-where-high-school-players-are-stars?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
King Richard (2021)
King Richard (2021)
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.
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Smell the Coffee: Middle East Women Brew Silent Revolution – OZY | A Modern Media Company
Smell the Coffee: Middle East Women Brew Silent Revolution – OZY | A Modern Media Company
— Read on www.ozy.com/around-the-world/smell-the-coffee-middle-east-women-brew-silent-revolution/415921/
Kim Kardashian funds plane for Afghan women’s soccer team that escaped Taliban control – The Washington Post
The reality TV star and her fashion brand helped pay for passage from Pakistan, where the girls and their families had secured temporary visas.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/18/kim-kardashian-afghan-womens-soccer/
With Leahy’s retirement, Vermont could finally send a woman to Congress – The Lily
Sen. Leahy’s retirement could open a path for a candidate to make history in the only state that has never sent a woman to Capitol Hill.
— Read on www.thelily.com/vermont-has-never-sent-a-woman-to-congress-that-could-soon-change/
Former WNBA Star Renee Montgomery Has A New Position: Venture Capitalist
The two-time WNBA champion and co-owner of the Atlanta Dream looks to invest in underrepresented founders as one of the first, if not the first, former professional athletes to become a general partner at an existing venture firm.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/11/17/former-wnba-star-renee-montgomery-has-a-new-position-venture-capitalist/
The Black Trailblazer Who’s the Only Person in Baseball, Basketball Halls of Fame – HISTORY
Cumberland Posey was a dominant figure in Negro League baseball and the first African American athlete at two universities.
— Read on www.history.com/
In Mexico, an Indigenous Women’s Softball Team Breaks Barriers – The New York Times
A Mayan team from a small community on the Yucatán Peninsula has caused a sensation by excelling as its athletes play barefoot and wear traditional dresses, breaking barriers with every game.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/sports/mexico-softball-indigenous-women.html
Transgender athlete eligibility will no longed be based on testosterone, IOC says – The Washington Post
Olympic officials will delegate competitive regulations to individual sports organizations.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/11/16/ioc-transgender-athlete-policy-changes/
Answer Man: AT&T tower an ‘eyesore’? Any plans to remove it?
“We have had female umpires in the past and expect to continue to have them in the future…
— Read on www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2021/11/15/answer-man-att-tower-eyesore-any-plans-remove-it/6398454001/
The first women’s football players got medical criticism | Popular Science
An excerpt from the new book ‘Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League’ looks at the spate of criticism female players got for their bodies.
— Read on www.popsci.com/science/hail-mary-national-womens-football-leagueexcerpt/
Rockford Promise – Changing lives. Transforming the region.
Rockford Promise – Changing lives. Transforming the region.
— Read on rockfordpromise.org/
Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell says male coaches obsessed with weight of female athletes
Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell says male coaches obsessed with weight of female athletes
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/12/olympic-swimmer-cate-campbell-says-male-coaches-obsessed-with-weight-of-female-athletes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Play ball for all: Trio of girls breaking baseball boundaries | Sports | loudountimes.com
As a female baseball player, Tana Buffalo is accustomed to hearing chatter from the opposing dugout when she is pitching.
— Read on www.loudountimes.com/content/tncms/live/
Tough love or verbal abuse? The new lines in coaching are hard to define. – The Washington Post
As sports and society evolve, hard-driving coaches are changing their ways. But not everyone agrees on what the new rules should be.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/11/04/tough-coaching/
Callaghan set to be first woman inducted individually into Canada Baseball HOF
Helen Callaghan, as the late Vancouver-born outfielder was then known, played five seasons with Minneapolis, Fort Wayne and Kenosha. Some retroactive recognition of her career and accomplishments comes Nov. 16, when she’ll be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as part of a 2021 class.
— Read on www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/callaghan-set-first-woman-inducted-individually-canada-baseball-hof/
Corbin’s female pro baseball player Mary Weddle Hines dies at 87 | Local News | thetimestribune.com
CORBIN — Corbin’s own baseball/softball legend, Mary Weddle Hines, passed away at the age of 87 over the weekend.
— Read on www.thetimestribune.com/content/tncms/live/
Female players make a mark on NYO baseball diamond – Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta Intown
Female players make a mark on NYO baseball diamond – Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta Intown
— Read on reporternewspapers.net/2021/10/31/female-players-make-a-mark-on-nyo-baseball-diamond/
How much longer will major league baseball stay in the closet?
Among the more than 20,000 men who have played major league baseball, not one has publicly come out of the closet while still in uniform.
— Read on theconversation.com/how-much-longer-will-major-league-baseball-stay-in-the-closet-170764
Girls Play Baseball 