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• Like father like son

  This is just funny. Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy and ex-wife Donna Hanover, is suing Duke University because they kicked him off the golf team. Read More... Posted Aug 01 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: news, sports, college, Rudy Giuliani, golf, lawsuits, Giuliani, mayor, legal, Brett Singer, 9/11, schmucks, election 08, college sports, america's mayor, ncaa, Rudolph Giuliani, donna hanover, andrew giuliani

• Baptism by Hockey

  One of the cooler things about hockey is this: Each player on the team which wins the sport's championship trophy, the Stanley Cup, gets to take it home for a day. And yes, there is a parenting angle here. "Stanley sightings" are a big deal around here in years the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, including this year (and 1997, 1998, and 2002 in recent years).  My friend and her husband had a little anniversary no-kids getaway earlier this summer and witnessed players Kris Draper and Darren McCarty with their kids, spouses, and the Cup, including a baby posing in it. Turns out that may have been Draper's little newborn daughter Kamryn, who, oh dear, pooped in it. (It's been cleaned). Read More... Posted Jul 28 2008, 05:29 PM by AmyinMotown with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: sports, sweden, baptism, hockey, Darren McCarty, Tomas Holmstrom, Stanley Cup, Detroit Red Wings, strip clubs, baby pooping, Kris Draper

• Kid Food Is Mostly Crap, and It's a Little Shocking

  I doubt most parents would assume a box of waffles with a picture of SpongeBob on the front was necessarily health food. But what if the box also had a label saying, "high in essential nutrients for growing kids"? Even if you don't consciously think about it, you might soften in your approach to the waffles. Well, I've got news for you: That food is most likely crap. Researchers in Canada analyzed more than 360 products marketed to children. They did NOT include junk food, so there's nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide on this study. Instead they covered what is sometimes packaged as "fun food", products with cartoon characters and so on pimping the contents, such as prepackaged dinners. And guess what?    Read More... Posted Jul 23 2008, 03:02 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: food, research study, nutrition, parents, dads, sports, cartoons, obesity, moms, marketing, childhood, activity, characters, junk, grocery

• Jim Abbott is a ballplayer you can look up to

  The other day, out of nowhere, my son asked me if I had ever heard of a pitcher named Jim-something who only had one hand. Sure, I replied. Jim Abbott. Played for the Yankees. Threw a no-hitter. My son was amazed that I (a) knew who he was talking about, and (b) that someone with only one hand could become a major league pitcher, much less a successful one. He played for the Yankees... Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 05:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, sports, celebrity moms, Google, Guy Ritchie, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, celebrity dads, New York, celebrity divorce, scandal, derek jeter, breaking news, lourdes ciccone, Brett Singer, sassy smith, major league baseball, mlb, Sports Illustrated, yankees, all star game, arod madonna, red sox, strikes out with the bases loaded, ciccone, Cynthia Rodriguez, alex rodriguez and madonna, sports talk, arod, can't hit in october, central park west, madonna divorce, A rod, a rod madonna, a-rod and c-rod split, alex rodriguez wife, alex rodriguez madonna, Natasha Rodriguez, celebrity breakups, ella rodriguez, rocco ritchie, kid-rods, cynthia scurtis, new york yankees, jim abbott

• Lou Gehrig Day on July 4th

  July 4th is also a special day for baseball fans. July 4th, 1939 was "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day." Gehrig, who earned the nickname "The Iron Horse" for playing in 2,130 consecutive games (a record broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995), had become seriously ill and was forced to retire from playing. After an emotional series of speeches, Gehrig stepped up to the mic and addressed the crowd, delivering the now immortal line, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." Despite my cynicism when it comes to most things, this video still gets me misty-eyed... Read More... Posted Jul 04 2008, 04:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, sports, video, Baseball, emotion, Brett Singer, classic, july 4th, babe ruth, yankees, yankee stadium, all star game, lou gehrig

• Attack of the Strippers

  During a children's golf tournament in Broomfield, Colorado, the children were exposed to -- and I hope you are sitting down as you read this -- strippers. That's right. They actually saw women who dance and take their clothes off while men throw money at them. Were the women naked? No. Were they -- again, stay seated, this is a bombshell that could shake you to the very core of your being -- scantily clad? Yes, dear reader, they were. Undies. According to CBSNews.com, the children wanted to know why "the men joining the strippers had water guns and why the women wore only their underwear." (That must have been a fun conversation.) Evelyn Koch, the manager of the golf course, apologized for... Read More... Posted Jul 04 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, news, parents, sports, charity, breast cancer, CBS, golf, strippers, Brett Singer, morality, moral majority, broomfield colorado

• Another girl that can kick my ass

  This is the second story from the New York Times about female weight lifting; someone over there must have a thing for it. Not that I'm knocking them. A good story is a good story. Cheryl Haworth made news years ago when she started weight lifting, capturing the country's attention with the phrase, "It's fun to be strong." At 5'9", she weighs... Read More... Posted Jun 01 2008, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: news, sports, good news, olympics, Brett Singer, 2008, beijing, weight lifting, melanie roach, uplifting, cheryl haworth, it's fun to be strong

• Weekly Check-Up: Five Ways to Exercise With Kids

  With all the news reports about childhood obesity and the sedentary lifestyles of kids, there's usually some plug for getting your kids off the couch and into some form of physical activity. This has not been a problem (so far) at my house, because I have a highly active child. My theory as to why? Exercise is a huge part of our family life. I report this without righteousness because for most of my life, I avoided physical activity, and thought I was a total shlump. It wasn't until after my child was born that I fell in love with fitness. Now here's five ways we work physical activity into our lives.  Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 06:29 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: sports, obesity, fitness, exercise, walking, jogging, running, weekly check-up, activity, athlete, training, workout

• Mother of autistic boy is going to Olympics

  I love a good Olympics story. Maybe it's because I'm so out of shape myself. This tale, though, about a weight lifter mom with an autistic son, has enough in it to appeal to everybody. Read More... Posted May 19 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: news, parents, autism, sports, good news, olympics, Brett Singer, 2008, beijing, weight lifting, melanie roach, mormons, uplifting, autistic

• Mets player thanks wife by letting her have his baby

  Ryan Church plays right field for the New York Mets. He's having a great year so far, with a .310 batting average, 8 home runs and 30 RBIs. One reason is that, despite having just become a father a couple of months ago, he's getting enough sleep. In an interview with the New York Times, Church seems to be saying that he figures letting his wife have his baby is thanks enough for getting up in the middle of night with the newborn. Maybe I'm interpreting this wrong. Here's the quote...   Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 02:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: news, newborns, sports, marriage, sleep, Baseball, fatherhood, Brett Singer, johann santana, major league baseball, mlb, ryan church, new york mets

• Weekly Check-Up: Girls Get Hurt More Than Boys

  I hope you caught the New York Times magazine article on Sunday about girls and sports injuries, because if I could just soapbox for a sec, I think we all ought to be concerned about this. There's lots to digest in there, but one of the things that stands out: Some experts believe that in sports that both sexes play, girls rupture their A.C.L.s (i.e. blow out their knees) at rates as high as five times that of boys. Girls are also more likely to suffer concussions in sports like basketball. And as more girls play sports, we'd better figure out what to do about it. Some possible reasons include... Read More... Posted May 15 2008, 09:02 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: sports, New York Times Magazine, girls, boys, basketball, soccer, weekly check-up, injuries, athletes, coaches, knees, a.c.l.

• The Secret to Raising a Pro Baseball Player

  No, no, we're not supposed to project our hopes and dreams onto our kids. But that doesn't mean we can't set them up for potential success! If it's a major league baseball player you want, here's what you need to do. (By the way, if the kid is already born, there's a one in 12 chance it's already too late to get involved).   Read More... Posted Apr 16 2008, 05:08 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: sports, birthdays, kids and sports, age cutoffs, little league, birthdates, due dates, pro baseball player

• At Least They Banned Groin Kicking

  Thought that "mixed martial arts" or "ultimate fighting" was only for grown men with lots of tattoos? Think again.   Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 04:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, sports, missouri, mixed martial arts, ultimate fighting

• Girl Scout Cookies--Now With Calorie Burning Tips!

  Hey, guess what? The Girl Scouts are going to start putting out cookies in 100 calorie packs. That's okay, right? I mean, that's like one Samoa per package... Oh, but wait: The 5 Resolutions Blog just alerted us that the packs are also going to have tips for girls to burn calories. Well, thank god, because I so want my daughter to know exactly how to obliterate the potential weight she might put on from those Thin Mints. Never to young to start counting calories, right? Sigh. Think I'm overreacting? Well, the packages say things like... Read More... Posted Mar 14 2008, 05:06 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: activities, nutrition, sports, obesity, girls, media, diet, self-esteem, weight, body image, calories, Girl Scouts, gymnastics, 5 resolutions blog

• When the Baby Isn't Yours

  You know, it's probably one of a guy's worst fears. You find out your wife is pregnant--by another man. You are hurt. Devastated. Enraged. Well, unless... I guess there's times it isn't all bad. I mean, it wasn't a Cub at least. And wow, the baby will be, well, amazing. Check it out after the jump. Read More... Posted Mar 08 2008, 01:22 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: Celebrities, dads, fathers, sports, video, Baseball, paternity, Cheating, infidelity, stars, college humor, athletes

• Nine-Year-Old Banned For Tennis Grunting

  Well, the details aren't totally confirmed, but it looks like an Australian tennis club banned a nine-year-old girl from competing in tennis because she grunts when she plays. Tennis fans will immediately invoke fellow grunter Maria Sharapova, and the mother of all tennis grunters, Monica Seles (whose signature vocalizations were mentioned almost every time she was) but despite the noble tradition, Lauren Edwards was told to knock off the noise. Here's how the tennis club made a little girl cry on the court... Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 05:02 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, sports, australia, rules, noise, tennis, monica seles, sportsmanship, lauren edwards, clubs, tennis club, good sport

• Kids On the Juice

  There's been a couple columns on kids and steroids over at msnbc, and discussions on how dangerous juicing can be for youngsters, as well as commentary on how our pro athletes must be role models when it comes to this stuff. But what I think is interesting about all this are the parallels between the way girls get messages about weight and looks and unrealistic standards of beauty. Now we have (mostly) boys getting similar and equally unrealistic messages about success and performance and looks. And it's no surprise that many are willing to do dangerous things in the pursuit of an ideal that is unlikely to be achieved naturally. The truth is that professional athletes who don't use steroids are genetically blessed, just like the models and actresses who stay size 2 without developing eating disorders... Read More... Posted Feb 19 2008, 04:26 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: teens, sports, eating disorders, role models, body image, juice, msnbc, weight training, steroids, drug abuse, muscles, professional sports

• If This Came With A Red Sox Logo I'd Buy It

  Lately, the subject of potty training and changing time golden showers have been a hot topic here in the hallowed halls of Strollerderby U. Professor Murphy has outed herself as a Potty Training School Dropout (No graduation day for you. Potty Training School Dropout, missed your midterms and flunked pee and poo) while Professor Holler questioned the necessity of a super absorbent codpiece intended to thwart the little squirt’s little squirt during a diaper change. I even went so far as to extol the virtues of a Japanese potty training video starring animated tigers and a talking toilet as the denouement to any parent’s potty training efforts with their children. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 03:00 PM by makeitadouble with | with no comments Filed under: sports, potty training, potty, sport parents, sports rivalry

• Men Only. Women, Please Do Not Click On This Post.

  Gentlemen first let me thank each of you for attending this emergency meeting; I know it was short notice and that you were either busy watching the football game with one hand shoved down the front of your pants and the other holding a beer, randomly lifting heavy objects or retrieving them from high places, cleaning your shotgun, napping on the couch or just doing your best to avoid spending any quality time with your wife and kids. Joe, Steve, am I right? Read More... Posted Jan 21 2008, 08:30 AM by makeitadouble with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Sex, beer, sports, bbq, men and women, toughen up, just men, sisterhood, chest bumps

• 'Retired' Tennis Star Returns to Court 6 Weeks Post-Partum

  Tennis anyone? Oh, not me. I think the sport is as boring to watch and discuss as it is to play.  But what I do love is sports talk that centers on motherhood. Obviously. I can't get enough of stories about women who not only continue to compete during and after pregnancy, but especially when the thrive because of it. Sometimes, kids do just the opposite of draining your aspirations. They turn it around an inspire them. This is what happened to the 31-year-old tennis star ... Read More... Posted Jan 13 2008, 05:04 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy, baby, babies, sports, exercise, basketball, Madeline Holler, Alpha Mom, athletics, a mommy story, running, sport parents, babies' mothers, alpha moms, lindsay davenport, Paula Radcliffe, marathon, tournament, tennis, grand slam

• Schoolkids How Learn To Pump Iron, Kiss Biceps, Say "Welcome to the Gun Show"

  When I first saw this thing on middle school kids learning weight training, I was all set to be righteous as hell and bag all over it. Because I hate the kids in the gym thing, when kids can still have fun playing outside and doing sports, and don't have to join adults in that zombie-like treadmill trance that leads to hatred of exercise. Oh, and weight training is not good for children or pre-teens, because of those growing little bodies and squishy parts that are still turning into bone. In short, I was going to blow my P.E. teacher whistle and yell, "This is a terrible idea!" But, um, then I actually read the story, and now... Read More... Posted Jan 09 2008, 05:11 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, sports, obesity, childhood obesity, schools, exercise, PE, gym, personal training, flexibility, strength, weight training

• Boy Limbo Skates Under Cars. For Real.

  It just wouldn't be Friday without at least one odd story, so I'm here to oblige. Six-year-old Aniket Chindak can skate under cars. Like, 57 cars in 45 seconds. That's a record. Apparently limbo skating is the "latest craze" for the kids in India--hey, have we banned the phrase "latest craze" yet? Anyhow, Aniket practices for four hours a day and is totally into it, according to his parents. He saw a girl do it on television a few years ago and decided to figure out how to do it. It took him three months to get the technique, but now he can clear spaces eight inches high.   Wanna see how he does it? Photos after the jump.     Read More... Posted Jan 04 2008, 09:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sports, india, skating, activities with kids, Wii, unusual skills, car limbo, odd news

• Never Too Young to Be a Sports Dork

  I myself am not the biggest sports fan, but I am married to someone who can happily while away a few hours of free time watching "the game." And yes, my daughter, who was born the year the Detroit Pistons last won the NBA championship, was referred to in utero as Tayshaun Chauncey Wallace Myhusbandslastname. Luckily, my husband stays well on this side of "asshole sports dork."  He can deal with losses, doesn't labor under the impression he should actually play or work for the team, and generally keeps it in perspective. Our daughter does own a Pistons jersey, her third since birth, and he's watched games with her. But even he would draw the line here. Yes, Team Baby Entertainment offers you the chance to indoctrinate your child into creepy rabid sports fandom before they can even throw the ball themselves. Read More... Posted Dec 16 2007, 09:34 AM by AmyinMotown with | with no comments Filed under: sports, video, indoctrination, fandom

• Screw Soccer--Can Your Kids Dance With the Fever?

  Oh, I'm sure sports are good and character-building and all, but let's face it: When Junior grows up, how many chances is he going to have to wow his fellow accountants at the office holiday party with his knee dribbling skills? Are your little angel's slugging skills going to help her show up fellow executives at the company outing to a local nightclub? Do you even have any funky moves yourself to bring it this holiday season, or are you relegated to photocopying parts of your party or wearing tinsel as a feather boa in order to impress your office mates? Go forth after the jump and learn. Read More... Posted Dec 11 2007, 06:08 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: sports, Harvard, videos, dancing, afterschool activities, disco, life skills

• College Basketball Player, Mom Gets Back on the Court

  I don’t know. That whole sports as a metaphor for life thing? Triumph over adversity? Getting back in the game. All that organized sports and ball club stuff. It just makes me feel weird. Like, bored weird. Like, who cares? But then you throw a young unwed mother in the mix and I’m all eyes and ears. So I actually read this “sports” story, which is really, let’s be honest, more of a borderline-Hollywood gossip piece (also more interesting than sports writing). And it involves people whose names are vaguely familiar to me – Matt Leinert, for one --  but I don’t really know anything about. Still, the writer had me at “19, pregnant and scared.” Read More... Posted Dec 09 2007, 09:39 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: sports, birth control, basketball, sport parents, single moms

• Dumbing Down Jocks

  I know the standard of the "dumb jock" is totally overrated and that the things kids learn through sports – teamwork, goal setting, time management, towel snapping – are important. But the whole point of school as I understand it is school – learning things and acquiring at least minimal skills. Now I am not the world's best student, but I could keep a C average in high school by pretty much staying awake. But for some, apparently, those standards are just too tough. My own state's athletic association is looking at raising its breathtakingly low standards -- passing four of six classes, which could be basket weaving or could be calculus. A school district in Indiana rolled back the C-average standard to let three female basketball players take the court on the first day of play. According to district officials, they did so to try and reverse a rising  dropout rate, and other experts say that being around more motivated students can help those that aren't.     Read More... Posted Nov 28 2007, 06:34 PM by AmyinMotown with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: education, sports, academic standards

• Fall Babies Better at Sports

  I'm pretty athletic now (though embarrassed even using the word next to Kelly), though as a kid I was pretty hopeless: stick-thin, uncoordinated, always last or nearly-last to be chosen in teams in junior high. Balls coming toward me weren't caught, they were fended off or met slight resistance from my nose. yeah, hopeless. And now I have something to blame: my season of birth. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2007, 07:29 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, sports, athletics, activity

• Chinese Girl Swims River With Feet and Hands Bound

  Hey, I thought they stopped binding feet in China a while ago. This week, a Hunan father tied up his eight-year-old daughter's arms and legs and tossed her in the Xiang River for a three-hour swim. He says his daughter swam like a dolphin, covered a mile and loved it the whole time.   Read More... Posted Oct 06 2007, 02:41 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: China, sports, athletics, girl power, swimming, sport parents

• Maybe Your Child Can Be a World-Class Hipster

  We've talked alot about how you shouldn't shove all your sporty dreams on your kid and enroll them in some year-round sport because it's not good for their bodies or their emotional development. But that was before the Hipster Olympics. Now that I know about this, I'm scrutinizing my kid the way the East Germans used to, looking for the classic signs of disaffection and ennui that mark a true competitor. She also hates Prince, which I did not believe was possible and may be a nascent sign of hipsterosity. Clearly we have fallen short in the ironic t-shirt training, but I'm hoping she'll be scouted by one of the bored kids that hang out at the dive bar/tapas place near our house and be awarded a scholarship. And today she actually rolled her eyes and muttered, "Whatever." I'm trying not to get teary here, but I may just have a gold medalist on my hands. Check out the Hipster Olympics   Read More... Posted Aug 29 2007, 09:03 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, sports, hipster, olympics

• Competitive Sports: Input Wanted

  The Silicon Valley Moms are looking for input on kids and sports for an upcoming Wall Street Journal article. The author is looking for your thoughts on whether you keep your kids in sports or if you allow them to drop out and if you ever worry about competitive sports burn out. Leave your input in the comments before the Monday July 29th deadline. I have a couple of perfectionist little kids, you'd think this would make them more competitive but instead it makes them try a lot of things and quit them when they're not 'perfect' at them. I rarely worry about them being too competitive, instead I worry I'm not forcing them to be more competitive. On the other hand after a season of t ball watching a certain father's jugular bulge in a very distasteful display, maybe I should just be happy. Make sure you give you input over at SVM.  Posted Jul 26 2007, 11:32 AM by Melissa Summers with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: sports, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, kids and sports, sport parents