An article of 2013 memorable sports events mentioned 30 men’s sports & only 4 women…

Abby Wambach breaking the international scoring record for women AND men’s soccer didn’t make the cut.  

But male athletes’ beards, murder charges, injuries and losing streaks did:

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7 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) “At the Australian Open, It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Stupidity” (women’s and men’s tennis)

2) United States Figuring Skating Championships (female and male athletes)

3) “The Weather Finally Cools Off, and Maria Sharapova Moves On” (women and men’s tennis)

4) “For ‘Lucky Losers’ at Australian Open, a Chance to Be Contenders” (women’s and men’s tennis)

5) “Rutgers to Test Its Spirit vs. No. 1 UConn” (women’s basketball)

6) “Dizzying Heights, and a Death” (women and men’s winter sports)

7) 2013: A Look Back, And Beyond" (review of 2013 men and women’s sports moments)

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*** Data taken around 1:30pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

A piece re-posting corporate ads as news. This is how the sexist sports industrial complex works.

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THE ONLY WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTION:

1) “No. 8 Maryland Women to take on Ohio State” A short data article on the upcoming game.

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*** Data taken around 7:00pm from the Washington Post main sports page found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports

…they’re in a relationship with a male athlete (Abby Wambach & Sarah Huffman are exceptions):

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…she beats up 2 males. Because there’s nothing more outrageously funny and embarrassing than when a “girl” wins.

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4 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTION:

1) The Best Sport Couple of 2013

2) Ronda Rousey Says she once Beat up Two Guys in a Movie Theater 

3) Lindsey Vonn Ready for Downhill Training

4) Olympic Athletes Active in Non-Discrimination Campaign

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*** Data taken around 7:00pm from the USA Today main sports page found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/

An article about a corporation subsidized by a traditionally sexist country, a youtube video that got lots of clicks, and Kobe Bryant… of course it would get posted instead of a single article on women’s sports.

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 The piece literaly defines the history by football programs- accurately so, unfortunately. A single all-male program dictates how far all other student-athletes will have to travel, who they will compete with, etc. REMEMBER: football teams making enough money to support the athletic department, or even themselves, is a myth.

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*** Data taken around 7:00pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

Even though they can jump as far as men, female ski jumpers are “always a step away from bake sales in terms of keeping these girls in jumpsuits”:

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5 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) Custody Battle Raises Questions About the Rights of Women (n.b. main woman in article is not an athlete)

2) Who Said Girls Can’t Jump

3) In Golf, South Koreans Find a New Model for Success

4) Gulbis Tied for L.P.G.A. Lead

5) American Clinches Olympic Luge Berth

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*** Data taken around 6:30pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

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Mentioned ZERO women’s basketball games:

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Police under scrutiny for protecting Heisman Trophy candidate in rape case:

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THE ONLY WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTION:

1) China’s Shanshan Feng hangs on for LPGA’s biggest purse

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*** Data taken around 6:30pm from the USA Today main sports page found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/

ZERO women’s sports articles, but this made the cut:

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*** Data taken around 6:30pm from the Washington Post main sports page found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports

 Check out the first comment under the article on this winning coach:

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6 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) Top-ranked Connecticut pulls away to 72-55 win over No. 8 Maryland

2) Box score: Connecticut 72, Maryland 55

3) Women’s Top 25 scoreboard

4) ACC Standings

5) Frese receives multiyear extension

6) NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

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*** Data taken around 7:30pm from the Washington Post main sports page found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports

No women’s sports were covered, but this was? Seriously?

Two male sports broadcasters fight with swords, and one of them scratches their chin:

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*** Data taken around 7:30pm from the USA Today main sports page found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/

Like I said…Yet another male pro team considers relocating to a different city after bilking city’s taxpayers for subsidies and expecting more subsidies at the next location. 

If you think sports is ‘market-based on skill,’ you’re misled. 

It’s not as simple as ‘men are better at sports,’ the economic structure is institutionally sexist because historically men’s sports have been subsidized more than women’s sports. 

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2 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) For Thrill Seekers, a Bull Run With a Different Hook (male and female participants)

2) NYC Marathon (male and female runners)

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*** Data taken around 7:30pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

Still think the media only covers male sports because they’re “better at sports?”

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Headlines for male athletes accused and/or arrested for sexual assault:

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*** Data taken around 8:00pm from the USA Today main sports page found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/

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2 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) For Thrill Seekers, a Bull Run With a Different Hook (male and female participants)

2) NYC Marathon (male and female runners)

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*** Data taken around 8:00pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

Shocking.  A former male athlete becomes a sports broadcaster:

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5 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) All hands on deck for Terps (women’s college basketball)

2) NCAA women’s basketball scoreboard

3) Coolidge football coach Natalie Randolph resigns

4) Frese receives multiyear extension (women’s college basketball)

5) Michael Phelps back in US anti-doping program (mentions female swimmer Dara Torres who won 3 silver medals in Beijing at 41 yrs old)

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*** Data taken around 8:00pm from the Washington Post main sports page found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports

Seriously:

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Two male athletes are bickering on twitter:

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More articles on fake football than female athletes:

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2 WOMEN’S SPORTS MENTIONS:

1) For Thrill Seekers, a Bull Run With a Different Hook (male and female participants)

2) NYC Marathon (male and female participants)

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*** Data taken around 10:00pm from the New York Times main sports page found at http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/index.html

Yet another male pro team considers relocating to a different city after bilking city’s taxpayers for subsidies and expecting more subsidies at the next location. 

If you think sports is ‘market-based on skill,’ you’re misled. 

It’s not as simple as 'men are better at sports,’ the economic structure is institutionally sexist because historically men’s sports have been subsidized more than women’s sports. 

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*** Data taken around 10:00pm from the USA Today main sports page found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/