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What do you do when you own world records in three different events?  You try to break your own records, duuuuh.  That’s exactly what Katie Ledecky did this weekend in Austin, TX.  The 18-year-old human torpedo tore her way through the water and set a new world record in the 800m freestyle, winning the 16 lap event in a time of 8 minutes and 6.68 seconds.  She bettered the world record that she set just last year by seven tenths of a second.  This marked the FOURTH time she s

With all the talk about the movie Concussion, CTE, the NFL and head trauma, I thought it would be fitting for our first Flashback Friday to be to GladiatHer.com’s first ever post, Changing as it Grows: Improving Girls’ Soccer.  Many are still unaware that after football, girls’ soccer reports the highest number of concussions in youth sports, so it’s the perfect to bring awareness to the issue and help improve the lives of girls who love soccer.  As usual, read, enjoy, commen

Sigh.  In case you haven’t heard, Gilbert Arenas wants everyone to believe that the WNBA does not have its desired fan base (which is obviously men) because its players aren’t attractive enough and are wearing too much clothing.  Yup, the all-knowing Gilbert Arenas wants the ladies to take-it-off.  In support of his oh-so-unoriginal theory, Arenas posted a video on this Instagram account showing two bikini-clad women playing a game of one-on-one.  (I couldn’t bring myself to

“Oh my goodness, she’s so ripped and I love it! Her biceps and traps are so sexy”…says hardly anyone, ever.  For centuries a muscular build has been a sign of beauty for men, not women.  In western culture, a woman’s beauty and femininity are often based on her softness and her curves; not on how chiseled her muscles are or how much she can lift.  Despite all of the strides that women have made in society, the masses seem hell-bent on maintaining these archaic images o

Remember last year when I did a blog about Jen Welter and girls who play football?  No? Click here.  Well, Welter has officially moved on from playing professionally to coaching professionally.  The former running back for the Indoor Football League’s Texas Revolution is now a coach with the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals. Yep, you read that right…the N. F. L.  This hire and announcement make her the first female coach in the history of the NFL.  Lest you think

When I was eighteen, I was excited about graduation and preparing to move into my very first dorm room.  I was making plans for the summer and trying to hang out with my friends and family before I moved.  What I was NOT doing was making history.  But you know who was, McKenna Haase.  On Saturday, at the ripe old age of eighteen, Haase became the first woman to win a feature Sprint Car Race.  In case you aren’t too familiar, sprint cars can travel upwards of 140mph and put ou

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Sarah. Thomas. Remember her?  I briefly mentioned her in 2013 when there was a bit of speculation that the NFL might name her as the first full-time female referee in the NFL. Well, that time has come!  Last week, after she spent the last two years officiating pre-season and training camp practices, Thomas was named the League’s first full-time female referee.  Pretty dope right?  Well not everyone seems to think so.  Sen’Derrick Marks, of the Jacksonville Jaguars, to

If you weren’t initially aware that some immature, chauvinistic baseball player “graciously” tweeted about his dissatisfaction with Mo’ne Davis’ success, I’m sure you were brought up to speed when the media went crazy with publicizing her response. Rather than act like the 13 year old child that she is and resort to name calling or bickering with a grown man who was very clearly not acting his age (or shoe size); Mo’ne chose the route of forgiveness. After she forgave,

Mo’ne Davis is our #WCW!! The famous pitcher & baller brings the heat from South Philly. She’s the FIRST girl to earn a win & pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history. She’s graced the cover of Sports Illustrated and made appearances for the NBA All-Star weekend and with the Harlem Globetrotters. She recently published her own memoir titled, Mo’ne Davis: Remember My Name; and yesterday announced that she lent her name & design skills to a line of shoes that ben