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The Lady Trainers

Earlier this week Sue Falsone announced via twitter that she was resigning from her position as the head athletic trainer (AT)* of the LA...

Oct 23, 20133 min read

Yesterday Executive Director Bill Hancock announced who would sit on the 13-member College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee. ...

Oct 17, 20135 min read

Today in 2007 the WNBA announced that Atlanta would have it’s very own team and it would be called the Dream. It didn’t take the Dream...

Oct 17, 20131 min read

Breast cancer has touched the lives of many. For survivors and family and friends of those who have lost their battle with the disease,...

Oct 15, 20132 min read

Have you heard of thigh-gap sites? Well, until today I certainly hadn’t. Apparently they are sites and posts on social media that...

Oct 14, 20133 min read

This Friday, April 12, 2013, 42 the story of Jackie Robinson hits theaters. Who doesn’t love America’s favorite pastime?! I’m...

Apr 8, 20132 min read

I read on a couple of sites that March 25, 1916, marked the first time women were allowed to attend a boxing match. I find that hard to...

Mar 25, 20131 min read

From time to time I will highlight women with careers in sports to give readers a perspective on the vast influence that woman can and do...

Mar 25, 20134 min read

Today in GladiatHer history we salute a Renaissance woman, Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias. Babe conquered basketball, track and...

Mar 21, 20131 min read

Sports fans know that many sports, at varying times and frequencies, are plagued by the use of steroids. Steroid scandal has hit...

Mar 17, 20133 min read

Today Gladiathers.com recognizes an athlete from the lesser-celebrated field of horse racing. On this day in 1969 pioneer Barbara Jo...

Mar 14, 20131 min read

Eleanor Roosevelt said it best. #Sports #strength #womeninsports #tough #gladiathers

Mar 13, 20131 min read

Today we celebrate GladiatHer Oksana Baiul. On this day in 1993, at the tender age of FIFTEEN, Ukrainian figure skater, Oksana Baiul,...

Mar 13, 20131 min read

Beyond competitive earnings, female athletes have the potential to line their pockets with monies earned from endorsements, sponsorships,...

Mar 12, 20135 min read

Our first article in our Life After 40 series looks at some of the natural differences in female and male athletes from the viewpoint of...

Mar 12, 20134 min read

Gladiathers in art and history. Female athletes have been used in advertising for over 100 years. In the late nineteenth and early...

Feb 17, 20131 min read