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UConn’s winning streak spurs hand-wringing about coverage of women’s basketball

Sports, Media & Society | March 11, 2010 8:01 a.m.
"As any women’s sports fan knows, the past 24 hours have been unusual for the amount of attention that has been paid to a group of female athletes outside the Olympics," Marie Hardin writes, adding, "The big news: UConn’s 71st consecutive victory — an NCAA record. The news, unlike most events in women’s sports, made at least a mention on many sports pages, Web sites and blogs. It’s also spurred a lot of hand-wringing about: a.) the state of women’s basketball; and b.) the state of coverage of women’s basketball. . . . The first concern — that somehow, UConn’s dominance is a sign that women’s basketball is plagued by untalented, inferior players — isn’t surprising. But the fact that this storyline was prominent on a site (Deadspin) with little regard (putting it mildly) for women’s sports ought to tell us that it should be scrutinized."
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