ESPN does an ACTUAL story about the New Mexico/BYU match

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fromaleftwing.blogspot.com - 22 days ago

ESPN does an ACTUAL story about the New Mexico/BYU match

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Watch this interview with a local reporter (Jared Lloyd/Desert News) who covered this match. He points out that the "refs allowed" for a "physical game" - and offers a well informed perspective on the tone of the game (explaining New Mexico 's use of a physical style of play to break up BYU 's ...

golobos.com - 24 days ago

New Mexico Women's Soccer Player Suspended Indefinitely

— golobos.com — Nov. 6, 2009 University of New Mexico head women's soccer coach Kit Vela announced today that junior... defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely for her actions in Thursday's match against BYU in the semifinals of the Mountain West ... (more) New Mexico Women's Soccer Player Suspended Indefinitely

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sports.espn.go.com - 24 days ago

Elizabeth Lambert of New Mexico Lobos women's soccer suspended for rough play

— sports.espn.go.com — New Mexico women's soccer defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely after engaging in rough play --... including hauling an opposing player to the ground by her pony tail -- in the Lobos' 1-0 loss to BYU in the Mountain West Conference ... (more) Elizabeth Lambert of New Mexico Lobos women's soccer ...

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youtube.com - 23 days ago

MWC Women (video)

— youtube.com — The video of New Mexico Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert vs BYU. These actions have gotten her suspended... indefinitely from the team. (more) MWC Women (video)

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I agree with From A Left Wing: Joe Pimentel, ref from UNM/BYU match, shouldn't work another match http://bit.ly/4FGcTE 21 days ago

Agree...the story isn't about get-away-with-it play in women's soccer (I mean, just watch Brazil vs US sometime). http://bit.ly/3i3kYK 22 days ago

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Sunday Journal- November 8, 2009
Sports Media Journal — ... … From a Left Wing praises ESPN in its coverage of the New Mexico/BYU womens soccer match. .. Cage Potato says the New Mexico/BYU match does not lower itself to the realm of MMA, ...

The Sweeper: The Politics of Poppy Populism
Pitch Invasion — ... club need to win things to bring meaning to their endeavours or is the pursuit of creativity sufficient to justify the effort? This is where Wenger’s problem starts, because he cannot cultivate artistic football without promising something at the end of it.” There was some hot FA Cup action this weekend too, and twohundredpercent.net gives a good breakdown of what the press managed to pick up on. Jennifer Doyle at From a Left Wing takes on ESPN’s coverage of that terribly refereed New Mexico v. BYU ...

Some Armed Assault Links Hijinx
Futfanatico — ... indicates that problems remain on-the-field. Some have tried to defend Ms. Lambert by saying the ref let things get out of hand. I’m not buying it. Let’s take a scenario from the real world. A civilian man shoots another. Do the police stand trial? However, some good does exist in the universe. Off the field, oral hygiene ...

Feminist responses to the Elizabeth Lambert story
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog — ... along with it is the gentle hint that if sports are aggressive and men are all foot stampy and tough, then women’s actions aren’t quite real. And tangled up in the "Don't be like us big bad animals, ladies!" message is a boastful subtext of athletic machismo. Of course I'd be remiss to not mention the Professor, who had not one but two posts on the topic. First she did a rundown of the event with some videos of tough female soccer players. Then she commented on the ESPN video I was unimpressed with: A lot of women and men ...