Sporting News 04.21.12

• 25 games: Number of games Phoenix Coyotes’ Raffi Torres is suspended from after brutal blindside hit Hockey News
• Tweet by the Athletics' Brandon MacCarthy: They put two guys on the 'Kiss Cam' tonight. What hilarity!! (by hilarity I mean offensive homophobia). Enough with this stupid trend. NBC Sports
• A tribute to women's basketball legend Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA history USA Today
• The new 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara breaks ground CBS News
• Marc Cuban wonders why NBA stars aren't being paid for the Olympics FOXSports
• The MLS' ratings on NBC off to a decent start Yahoo! Sports

 

Week 13: Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics

Retton won 5 gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles

Mo 4.16
Read: eR—“Women’s Professional Soccer Fights to Keep Its Top Status” (New York Times), “Why Women’s Sports Struggle to Gain Popularity” (KPBS)
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY (FINAL DRAFT—ATTACH: A. ONE COPY OF DRAFTS 1 & 2 AND B. A TWO PARAGRAPH RATIONALE FOR YOUR FIRST AND SECOND REVISIONS)

We 4.18
Read: eR— “How Media Affects Our Perception of an Athletes Race and Gender” (The Sports Digest), “Women Athletes Have a Reason to Celebrate” (GPhilly)
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations
Due: REFLECTION 7

Upcoming:

WEEK 14: MICHAEL PHELPS, SWIMMING
Mo 4.23
Read: eR—“Can Women Play with the Men?” (espnW), “State of Uncertainty for Women's Sports” (ESPN)
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations

We 4.25
Class: Lecture—“Sports on TV”
Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY