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Diamond in the rough
Women's athletics still competitive, watchable
In my search for opening day I stumbled on something, that at first I would ignore, but soon demand more. By mistake I landed on the NCAA Women's Final Four game featuring #3 Louisville and #1 Oklahoma. I joined in as Louisville was on a 7-0 run, resulting in their first lead of the second half.
As the game went back and forth it was easy to see that this was not only competitive but highly-emotional basketball. It was what all sports should be. It even came down to a final second shot as Louisville won the game 60-59.
The one thing that I couldn't shake from my mind was, "Am I the only one who will see this?"
Today, women's sports, both amateur and professional, have taken a back seat to any level of male sports. Often the only coverage granted are those great moments or story lines in highlight or feature forms. Outside of the Olympics, we rarely see or discuss women's athletics as competition. It's treatment is more of a unique or sideshow event.
Though the commercial appeal may be limited, any true sports fan would appreciate the effort and energy shown in this game.
You can watch the highlights of the Braves hitting three home runs in the first two innings of Opening Day and know what happened, but you can't match the nature of Louisville and Oklahoma in the Top Ten. That one, well, you had to be there.
As the game went back and forth it was easy to see that this was not only competitive but highly-emotional basketball. It was what all sports should be. It even came down to a final second shot as Louisville won the game 60-59.
The one thing that I couldn't shake from my mind was, "Am I the only one who will see this?"
Today, women's sports, both amateur and professional, have taken a back seat to any level of male sports. Often the only coverage granted are those great moments or story lines in highlight or feature forms. Outside of the Olympics, we rarely see or discuss women's athletics as competition. It's treatment is more of a unique or sideshow event.
Though the commercial appeal may be limited, any true sports fan would appreciate the effort and energy shown in this game.
You can watch the highlights of the Braves hitting three home runs in the first two innings of Opening Day and know what happened, but you can't match the nature of Louisville and Oklahoma in the Top Ten. That one, well, you had to be there.
Now drop in. Where do women's sports rank in national spotlight? Is there a future for female professional athletes? Was I wrong in feeling the way I did?
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