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	Hair-Pulling Soccer Player: Mean Girl or Just Plain Competitive? Article Date: 11/16/2009 Soccer player Elizabeth Lambert became an overnight YouTube sensation for pulling another player's hair. Our lesbian sports' writer ponders if Lambert is a mean girl soccer player or just plain competitive? And if it had been a man, would it have been such a big deal?... [full article]
	Open Post: By A Lesbian Sports' Lovers Liver Article Date: 11/04/2009 SheWired's sports' enthusiast Helen Wortham, a Pennsylvania native, has been putting her liver through ringer with the Phillies in the world series. Here's a lowdown of sports from the point of view of that beleaugured organ.... [full article]
	Obama's Golf Dream Team: Bring on the Lezzies! Article Date: 11/02/2009 Earlier this month President Obama made some sports news. It seems that the New York Times found that he's got a regular basketball game going in the White House and women have been left off all the lineups. I can understand you want to play it careful, so I've got your next tee-off group. Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Demo... [full article]
	Female Sportcasters: Not Just Hot Women Talking Sports Article Date: 10/27/2009 One of the most visible ladies has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately—ESPN reporter, Erin Andrews. Next up is Bonnie Bernstein, the first sportcaster to cover the Superbowl for both network TV and radio syndication. Also, Lisa Guerrero. The LA Times named her “the hardest wor... [full article]
	Gay Organizations Tackle Homo and Transphobia in Sports Article Date: 10/22/2009 At the beginning of October, the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) began to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sports. As a first step they are "collecting the stories of LGBT athletes, coaches and allies who can shed light on the challenges and barriers homophobia and transphobia present.... [full article]
	SheWired Talks Boobs: A Breast Cancer Series Article Date: 10/16/2009 To honor our family, friends, loved ones, girlfriends, partners and in some cases, ourselves, we at SheWired are telling our stories of encounters with breast cancer, a disease that has affected nearly all of in some way. Today, our sports' guru Helen Wortham shares the lessons she's learned from brushes with breast cancer... [full article]
	ESPN Magazine's Body Issue: Lesbians - Get Excited! Article Date: 10/15/2009 Tennis star Serena Williams, MMA fighter Gina Carano and Triathlete Sarah Reinertsen grace three of six covers and are featured in all their glory inside. One of my favorite photos is the shot of Reinertsen on page 52. Yeah, I am the lesbian that memorized the pages.... [full article]
	Serena Williams Plugs Tampons! Article Date: 10/09/2009 Our lesbian sports' writer Helen Wortham gets to the nitty gritty of the sports' world. 'Serena Williams is sort of back on top ladies. She won her second round match at the China Open to regain her #1 overall ranking but then lost to Nadia Petrova to get knocked out of the Open. I'd love to tell you this article i... [full article]
	Cleveland Rolls Out the Welcome Mat for 2014 Gay Games Article Date: 10/05/2009 I know, I know—everyone’s in the dumps because Chicago didn’t land the 2016 Olympics. Chins up, Midwesterners! Have I got good news for you! Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen to host the 2014 International Gay Games.... [full article]
	Female Boxers Drop Gloves to Make Art for Charity Article Date: 10/01/2009 My friends and I were drinking the other night. We decided that when it all boils down to it, there are only two kinds of lesbians. The ones that have a hard exterior, but inside they’re just soft as marshmallows; and the ones that have a soft exterior, but inside they’re tough as nails. Fifteen women boxers from Gleas... [full article]
	Place Your Bets: Lesbians in Women's Sports Article Date: 09/21/2009 I have a problem. The NFL season has started, and I habitually lose at betting. Need an example? I would bet that there are quite a few “out” lesbian basketball coaches out there. I would be wrong. There is only one. Sherri Murrell, out and proud head coach of Portland State ... [full article]
	Serena Williams' Behavior May Be Major Offense Article Date: 09/14/2009 As a lesbian I'm usually a big fan of the ladies, but I can’t get behind Serena Williams' behavior during the US Open semi finals. She was fined $10,000 for telling a lines official that she would "stick a fucking ball down her fucking throat, so help me God!" That outburst came close behind her smashing her ... [full article]
	WNBA Star Lisa Leslie Retires With Long List of Achievements Article Date: 09/13/2009 Lesbians love basketball. The WNBA is wrapping up the last of its regular season games. One of the many reasons you need to tune in is, of course, Lisa Leslie. With 11 years in the business, she’s retiring and this will be her swan song. For many she has been the face of the WNBA.... [full article]
	Danica Patrick Nude in ESPN Magazine's Body Issue? Article Date: 09/03/2009 Coming to you on October 19^th is ESPN’s Body Issue in which athletes will be posing “au naturel, albeit artfully covered or positioned.” Since that announcement the facts have dwindled and the rumors have begun. Could Danica Patrick be nude?... [full article]
	U.S. Open in Queens, New York: What You Don't Get From ESPN Article Date: 09/01/2009 It’s the start of the U.S. Open in Queens, New York, but if you want to know boring stats about tennis players go to ESPN or the official site or something. The Open promises fashion from Maria Sharipova, a Venus and Serena Williams match-up and Kim Clijsters [full article]
	Dangers Sailing Around the World Solo: Is 13 Too Young? Article Date: 08/28/2009 Laura Dekker, just 13 years old, wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world and Mom and Dad think it’s a great idea. Laura was born in New Zealand while her parents were on a round-the-world sailing trip and spent the first four years of her life on the ocean. She’s been sailing solo since she was... [full article]
	Serena and Venus Williams To Own the Miami Dolphins? Article Date: 08/26/2009 Tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams are in final negotiations to become co-owners of the Miami Dolphins. Now there are a couple of names even the most sports-deficient lesbian can remember! Plus, and update on Caster Semenya and her preliminary tests. ... [full article]
	Caster Semenya's Teachable Moment? Article Date: 08/23/2009 Last Thursday a no-name South African runner named Caster Semenya won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the IAAF World championship in Berlin. The end of this story should be her celebrating with her family and friends and being congratulated by the world. Instead she is now under a microscope literally and figuratively and being... [full article]
	Bikini Bods, Big Boards, Swells and Surfer Chicks! Article Date: 08/20/2009 Lesbians love to look at hot women, so what better way to leer than to combine it with bikini bods, boards and the Big Kahuna wave? Two former Women’s Performance Award winners, Jamilah Star and Maya Gabeira, recently went on the hunt for big gasps and monster swells.... [full article]
	Michael Vick Ruins Football for Lesbian Eagles' Fans Article Date: 08/15/2009 The Philadelphia Eagles have picked up the convicted dog-killer felon, Michael Vick. It’s a real fucking problem for one lesbian right there in the City of Brotherly Love. ... [full article]
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