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ast month I asked our readers to fill in the blank: I Am ____ Sports. We received responses from all over the world. Many of them will appear in upcoming issues of Compete Magazine and on our website at CompeteNetwork.com. In fact, our first response is already included in the Grandstanding section. Looking at this issue, I Am Charitable Sports quickly comes to mind. Just see what people like Ryne Meadors, David Rae and Michael Holtz do for the community and for the country when they participate in events like AIDS/LifeCycle. I also want to thank people like Compete’s Managing Editor, Connie Wardman. Connie works an incredible amount of hours a week putting Compete together for our readers. She dedicates her work not just to her gay son but also to the change she is making in the world through her work. And while events like the AIDS/LifeCycle are funding a possible cure for AIDS, there are many other organizations (and people like our cover model, Meadors) dedicated to the cure and treatment of HIV/AIDS who are the grateful recipients of the money raised. Two great (and unrelated) organizations come to mind—Desert AIDS Project and Nevada AIDS Project. Desert AIDS Project (desertaidsproject.org), based in Palm Springs, funds many worthwhile endeavors such as an HIV health center and a dental center; they also offer social support, housing assistance and much more. I have toured their facility and seen first-hand the difference they make in their community. Nevada AIDS Project (nevadaaidsproject.org), located in Las Vegas, is dedicated to keeping research into the treatment of HIV/AIDS a national priority, to help HIV/AIDS patients maintain and improve their health and independence as well as reducing the spread of HIV through education, prevention and advocacy. I recently spoke to Dennis Dunn from Nevada AIDS Project and was deeply moved by his stories of inspiration and hope—how a bed to lie on comforted an AIDS patient or how a total stranger comforted an AIDS patient, how every donation and dollar they collect is carefully used. The support that Nevada AIDS Project provides the Las Vegas community— and more importantly the individuals living with HIV/AIDS—is both heartwarming and inspirational. Please support events like the AIDS/LifeCycle and wonderful organizations such as Desert AIDS Project and Nevada AIDS Project that are supporting people in your local community. I ask you to join me in our currently-altered tagline, I Am Charitable Sports, You Are Charitable Sports, and together, We Are Charitable Sports! Sport On,

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Pro Players Driven to Give

HIV/AIDS is Still Here

June marks the “official” Pride month and a number of athletic fundraisers across the U.S. where the proceeds go to HIV/AIDS research and patient care. Today’s athletes have grown up with professional role models who give back to the community. But this hasn’t always been the case. As a former pro athlete, I understand the importance of giving back. You are under a microscope; you not only represent you, you also represent your team, family, friends, community, alma mater, home town and higher power—responsibilies that cannot be taken lightly. In years past, not enough positive emphasis for giving back was placed on the professional athlete but this trend has changed. Today’s pro athletes recognize this responsibility now more than ever before. Charles Barkley once said “I’m not a role model… Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Charles would admit that saying this does not represent him or his actions. For a self-proclaimed non-role model, he gives back all the time. Now more than ever, athletes are giving back to causes that are dear to their hearts. And with the number of straight allies coming out in support of the LGBT community, there is sure to be increasing “star power” at some of these public events. As pro athletes begin to openly champion local and national causes like AIDS/Life Cycle, the Nevada AIDS Project and the Desert AIDS Project, for example, and then decide to be part of the cause’s associated competition, it opens the door for more acceptance and tolerance. Witnessing athletes using their well developed muscles to hand out boxes of amenities to those in need or a giant human holding a tiny cancer victim is much more inspirational and fulfilling than scoring the last points to win the big game. I believe using personal fame and fortune to benefit others is a mark of not only a well-rounded athlete but also a wellrounded human being—being a good role model isn’t just for the pros.

I started working clinically early in the HIV/AIDS epidemic with male couples where one or both partners had HIV. I was part of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, was a board member for the People of Color Against AIDS Network, was a consultant for the National Minority AIDS Council and was also the first training director for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center. I’ve seen it all. In the early days, President Reagan never uttered the words AIDS or HIV. When future generations look back at the history of HIV, what clearly comes through is how the LGBT community stepped up to raise funds and address the needs and care for those diagnosed with the disease at a time when there were no effective medications or adequate tests for determining one’s HIV status. Non-profit organizations like the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were created to raise funds, often going to gay bars asking people to help or holding fundraisers. Groups like Project Angel Food in Los Angeles or NYC’s Broadway Bares (now in its 22nd year) sought funding for HIV-positive people when the American government did little or nothing. That’s why I have so much admiration for Compete’s last two Athletes of the Year, David Rae and Michael Holtz. They are carrying on this tradition by participating in the AIDS/LifeCycle and other fundraising events to support HIV/AIDS needs. Private fundraising in 2012 provides less than 10 percent of the support for HIV/AIDS-related groups but the money tends to go more directly to actual providers. Many administrative groups have moved from being HIV-specific to more generalized health concerns. People like our Athletes of the Year who are directly involved in HIV/AIDS issues continue to remind the public that HIV/AIDS is still a major concern even though it’s rarely covered in today’s media. Hats off to David Rae, Michael Holtz and others who work so hard to increase the visibility of HIV/AIDS concerns, helping to meet the needs so many people still have.

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lthough not part of the AIDS/LifeCycle, triathlete Jason Lester is on a roll for another worthwhile cause. Now slightly more than half way through his 102-day, 4,800-mile Journey for a Better World, ultra-endurance athlete Lester is a man on the move. He will run 32 marathons and bike 3,800 miles in his U.S. coast-to-coast personal quest to change the future by changing the present. He has joined Nike in their new campaign to serve the needs of athletes and to make sport available to all by sharing the message that a better world starts with a sport. Winner of the 2009 ESPY Award (Excellence in Sports Performance) as the Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Lester’s life has been one of ultra-endurance. Admirably, he

A Man on the Move has chosen to take an early life filled with proverbial lemons and turn them into lemonade. Abandoned by an abusive, alcoholic mother at age three, he lived in foster homes until he was sent to live with his biological father, a talented artist and sports enthusiast who fostered his son’s love of sports and art. By age 12, already obsessed with sports, Lester was hit by a drunk driver who left him for dead. With 21 broken bones, a collapsed lung and left with a paralyzed right arm, the accident forever altered his life. Not long after, his artist father died at age 39, followed shortly thereafter by the death of his mother. But Lester has followed in his father’s footsteps, both as an artist and a sports lover, never letting his disability stop him from playing sports. In fact, he became the first

CMSA inducts 3 into their Hall of Fame Congratulations go to Windy City athletes Jack Neilsen, Shawn Albritton and Sam (Samantha) Hamilton who were recently inducted into the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA) Hall of Fame. The largest non-profit LGBT sports organization in the Midwest, CMSA offers a variety of sports at both the recreational and competitive level throughout the year. It practices inclusion, being open to all who want to participate in sports regardless of sexual orientation, gender or gender identity. Neilsen began in 2003 playing softball and since 2009 he has served as commissioner of CMSA’s open division softball, serving as the key CMSA representative who helped land the 2011 Gay Softball World Series in Chicago. Saying that he is overwhelmed, honored and humbled, Neilsen has also been a world series winner, noting that “This award truly makes everything I do worth it.” Currently serving as CMSA president, Albritton says he’s flabbergasted and deeply honored to be recognized by the organization that means so much to him. A true competitor at heart, he jokes that it’s easier to name the sports he doesn’t play or hasn’t played. But softball, football, tennis, volleyball and soccer are the current sports he plays. He’s also been the men’s flag football league commissioner from 2003-08 and has been a softball umpire and football referee. Hamilton, who has been part of CMSA since 2003, participates in women’s flag football, dodgeball, basketball and soccer and says that “CMSA is like my family. It’s amazing to be honored.”

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disabled athlete to complete the Ultraman World Championships and was the first male triathlete Jason Lester to win an ESPY Award. In 2007 he founded the Never Stop Foundation; its purpose is to provide disabled adults and children a creative way to envision their new lives. His message is that sports of all kinds inspire hope, instill discipline and boost confidence that enable people to reach their full potential. Compete wishes you much success in your journey, Jason!

SPORTS QUIZ What do the following women have in common? • General Ann E. Dunwoody • Queen Latifah • Sally Ride • Condoleezza Rice • Ellen DeGeneres All are named by the Women’s Sports Foundation as women who made a significant impact on society after playing sports in high school or college during the 40-year reign of Title IX.

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’ve gotten a kick watching the Thunder’s Kevin Durant play this year. As a small forward, Durant has impressed me. He plays like a guard, he can shoot threes, he’s a good passer (when he decides to pass), he rebounds, and is oddly long and refreshingly young. At 23, Kevin Durant is golden. He’s won the NBA Rookie of the Year (2008), he’s been in three NBA All-Star Games and even taken NBA All-Star Game MVP (2012). Like many superstars, Durant is his team’s “big man.” He’s even got the endorsements to prove it—Nike, for example signed Durant to an endorsement deal in 2007. As a 10-year seasoned veteran, I take my hat off to Durant. I think his best is yet to come. When he decides to take the ball to the hoop and use it more as a weapon, finish at the rim with an elegant finger roll or hard exclamation point dunk, improve his team and man-to-man defense, I think he IS the best player in the NBA. He certainly has some room to improve, as in his defense. But the thing I most like about Durant, although he gets excited, I feel it to be genuine and not done in a cocky way. Will Kevin do the extra things all superstars need to do to get their team to win it all? I can’t wait to see what can be done with the hungry Heat. Can the young bucks get it done against the superstars of Miami? Only time will tell.

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his event is so much more than just riding for dollars; it really is a life-changing experience, akin to a pilgrimage for many who come from all parts of the world to participate in this effort. From June 3-9, the 11th annual AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC) hosted thousands of cyclists on a 545-mile, seven-day journey from the Cow Palace in San Francisco to the VA Center in Los Angeles, all to raise money to support HIV/AIDS-related services and prevention programs. Funds also promote awareness of AIDS that in turn supports increased volunteerism and activism as well as understanding and compassion for HIV-affected communities. But the event is so much more than just riding for dollars; it really is a life-changing experience, akin to a pilgrimage for many who come from all parts of the world to participate in this ef-

fort. In the spirit of Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family,” for a week the riders and volunteers become a community all their own, raising money to support the LGBT community that was devastated by HIV/AIDS beginning in the 1980s. At that time, being told you were infected was the equivalent of a death sentence. During each year’s Ride to End AIDS, participants follow a scenic route along the California coast that includes historic locations as well as ocean views with just enough changes from year-to-year to eliminate boredom. And the challenging terrain varies from flat to foothills with some fog banks thrown in just to keep it interesting. Riders include men and women, both gay and straight, with varying degrees of riding knowledge and abilities. A number of the riders are HIV-positive and there is advice provided on how to deal with nutrition, medica-

tion and hygiene while on the road. In addition to the riders, there are also thousands of roadies. These proverbial jacks of all trades are the volunteers who devote a full week of their time each year to ensure that the riders are kept safe, healthy and happy throughout the journey. These logistics experts make sure campsites are set up and broken down, meals get served, water and electrolyte drinks are ready and bikes are parked, sometimes even fixed. They also “fix” riders by giving massages, leading cheers, wrapping sore knees, giving directions and addressing the countless other details that require attention during such an epic undertaking. Unlike many fundraisers produced by third-party groups who take a cut of the proceeds, the ALC was begun in 2002 by the actual recipients of the money raised—the San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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Photo by William Dick and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. According to the ALC website, “the money raised by participants has grown from $4.7 million in 2002 to more than $13 million in 2011. As donations have grown, our costs have decreased.” And Compete is very proud that both our 2010 and 2011 Athletes of the Year are annual riders in this worthwhile event. Michael Holtz (2010 winner) will be riding with a group of friends while David Rae (2011 winner) will be riding with the 50-member Team Popular crew—including gay, straight, male and female riders. In a recent op-ed piece for Advocate.com, Rae refers to the ALC as “adult summer camp,” sharing that the ride itself is much easier than training because of the supportive people involved in the actual ride who continue to motivate everyone to keep pedaling. Participating in his first ALC ride in 2008, Rae has become a consistent top fundraiser for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center as well as a top-notch recruiter for new rid-

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ers. Over the past five years he has recruited over 70 new riders for the annual event. In 2010 Rae formed Team Popular that now has a roster of new and veteran cyclists from across the U.S. and other parts of the globe committed to the ALC’s mission. Since its founding, the team has raised over $600,000. Rae’s partner Ryne Meadors also joined Team Popular—training rides, smaller year-round fundraisers as well as the distinctive pink Team Popular cycling kit—all have become an important part of life for this couple. Although not all pledges are in yet for the 2012 race, as an individual fundraiser, Rae is bringing in over $12,500 so far, and Team Popular has raised a combined total of $222,000 and counting. Another one of Rae’s recruits riding for Team Popular is actor Kristoffer Cusick, former cast member of the musical “Wicked.” And how appropriate since the name of Team Popular was taken from their

team anthem, “Popular,” the song made famous by Kristin Chenoweth from the play’s musical score. Cusick shares that it was during his first big acting job in the cast of “Rent” (struggling poor young artists and musicians living under the shadow of HIV/AIDS) that his eyes were opened to the tragedy of HIV/ AIDS and how it affects not only those living with it but also their families and friends. He related that although he had heard about the ALC, it wasn’t until he moved to San Francisco to work on “Tales of the City” that his roommate suggested he sign up. After talking with Rae and learning of their “Wicked” connection, Cusick decided to do the ride with Team Popular. He dedicated this year’s ride to the spirit of his HIV-positive friends and to those friends he’s lost as well as their families and friends. His goal, mirrored by the millions of people around the world touched by AIDS in one way or another, is to find a cure for this disease—NOW!

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Better or Worse? Part I by Connie Wardman

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No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

itle IX, part of the Education Amendments of 1972, was enacted 40 years ago by the federal government to end the existing gender inequities in education, sports being only one area of its broad-based reach. Today, looking back over its 40-year history there is widespread belief by many on both sides of the argument that as far as men’s and women’s sports are concerned, it’s not working. And make no mistake—there is an argument! Here are the 37 words that have forever changed the face of sports in all educational institutions (both public and private) that receive federal funds. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the legislation wasn’t specifically written for women—it was written to protect the under-represented gender. Historically, that has been females but the legislation doesn’t specify one gender over the other. The true goal is for equal participation opportunities for both genders, or as staunch supporter Senator Birch Bayh said, “Title IX is rather simple: don’t discriminate on the basis of sex.”

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Title IX

That non-discrimination goal plays out in legal requirements for male and female student-athletes to receive athletic scholarship aid in proportion to their opportunities to participate. It does not require equal dollars to be spent on men’s and women’s sports. It does, however, require equitable treatment for the following:

♀ Equipment and supplies ♂ Scheduling of games and practice times ♀ Travel and daily allowance/per diem ♂ Access to tutoring ♀ Coaching ♂ Locker rooms and practice and competitive facilities ♀ Medical and training facilities and services ♂ Housing and dining facilities and services ♀ Publicity and promotions ♂ Support services ♀ Recruitment of studentathletes 20

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According to Nancy HogsheadMakar, a former Olympic swimmer who’s now a professor at Florida Coastal School of Law, “Title IX is only powerful for women if there are strong men’s programs and vice-versa.” But all this interest has stirred up lots of old misconceptions as well as uncovering practices blatantly intended to circumvent the regulations. So while many people are using this anniversary to write about Title IX’s influence, there’s not much middle ground from the assorted authors. Some see it as a beneficial influence that needs continued protection while others see it as a pernicious influence that should be eliminated, each side offering supporting facts that sound perfectly reasonable until you read the next article supporting the opposite point of view. I recently spoke with Compete Sports Media advisory board member Helen Carroll and asked her to help sort out the real issues from the hype. As the director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Sports Project, she is involved in keeping the playing field level for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender players, coaches and administrators. The goal is to ensure that everyone receives fair and equal treatment that is free from discrimination. Carroll, who has spent over 30 years as an athlete, coach and collegiate athletic director before taking the NCLR post, has a true insider’s view of the total impact of Title IX and all its trickle down effects—the good, the bad and the ugly. There are, according to Carroll, several excellent well balanced pieces on Title IX written by Kate Fagan and Luke Cyphers. They in-

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terviewed Hogshead-Makar, who is also senior director of advocacy for the Women’s Sports Foundation, and Karen Morrison, director of gender initiatives for the NCAA for an April 29, 2012 article in espnW@.com. The NCAA has released a number of studies over the years analyzing Title IX and has a quick-hit FAQ page on its website with important facts regarding the statue, including the fact that since it was enacted, participation in college sports has increased for both males and females. During this interview, Hogshead-Makar and Morrison talked about five myths regarding this historic legislation that are still prevalent. And until the myths are examined and eliminated, you can’t adequately discern the 40-year impact of Title IX and its ability to influence the future landscape of scholastic sports programs for both men and women.

the vast majority of the public wants men and women to have equal educational opportunity, including in athletics.

Myth #1

Title IX is Controversial This, according to HogsheadMakar, is the biggest myth of all, saying that “the vast majority of the public wants men and women to have equal educational opportunity, including in athletics.” A survey on the topic revealed that 80 percent of those surveyed want Title IX to be left alone or strengthened. Unfortunately, the 20 percent opposed to it are a very vocal group that she says often consist of athletes and/or supporters of men’s small budget programs that have been cut. Hogshead-Makar contends that in their understandable anger and frustration, regrettably they are pitting the “have-nots” against each other even though studies have shown no large declines in men’s participation—the numbers simply don’t support this alleged decline.

Myth #2

Title IX forces schools to cut men’s sports This myth can be eliminated if you chart women’s and men’s

sports opportunities. If men’s sports programs were being cut at the expense of women’s programs, the lines would converge at some point in passing—that doesn’t happen, however. Since the 198889 year, the NCAA has added 510 men’s teams and the number of male student-athletes has risen from 214,464 in 2002 to 252,946 in 2011; an increase of 38,482. And for female student-athletes, it increased from 158,469 to 191,131, an increase of 32,662. So the crux of the situation is that gender equality is not causing nonrevenue sports to be cut. It’s a fact that football and basketball take up 78 percent of the cost of NCAA Division I men’s sports for institutions wanting to be part of the big time. Now compare that to Division III schools where the same sports take up only 41 percent of the cost of men’s sports. Hogshead-Makar notes that over the years school administrators have found it more convenient to blame Title IX for cutting nonrevenue men’s programs rather than the sacred cows of football and men’s basketball. Like all businesses (and higher education is a business whether or not they like to admit it), schools have to make decisions on where and how to

spend their money. She recounts that in 2006 Rutgers University cut men’s tennis, a program that had an approximate budget of $175,000. According to The National Women’s Law Center, that same year Rutgers spent approximately $175,000 on hotel rooms for members of the football team…for home games.

Myth #3

Opportunities are now equal The myth that opportunities are now equal is challenged by Morrison as being untrue in intercollegiate athletics. Twenty years ago a Gender Equity Task Force was commissioned by the NCAA and the numbers they reported weren’t encouraging. Of the total number of intercollegiate athletes, men made up 69.5 percent and their programs used 70 percent of the scholarship funds, 77 percent of the operating budgets and 83 percent of the recruiting budgets. But as recently as the 2004-05 year females, who now made up 55.8 percent of the undergraduate enrollment, only made up 41.7 percent of the athletes. So while the NCAA has made progress, according to Morrison, they know

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Title IX they haven’t yet achieved the goal since female college athletes still receive 86,000 fewer opportunities than men and $148 million less in athletic scholarships. She also says that their job isn’t finished at the high school level either, noting that there are 1.3 million more boys than girls involved in sports. And while most schools give both boys and girls the same number of teams, the number of individual opportunities per team aren’t even. For example, “if you have boys’ sports like football and baseball, with lots of numbers,” said Morrison, “and you compare them with girls’ sports like golf and tennis, that’s where you get the big gaps. If you’re going to have football, you need to have three more girls’ sports in order to give girls the same opportunities.”

Myth #4

Schools must spend equally on men’s and women’s sports Although this myth says schools are required to spend equally on men’s and women’s sports, reading the 37 words of Title IX reveals that this is not the case. Almost universally, college athletic departments spend more on men’s programs. In fact, the 2004-05 Women’s Sports Foundation study mentioned above revealed that female college athletes received only 35 percent of total athletic expenditures. So while the law doesn’t require schools to spend equally on sports, those differences in spending can’t be discriminatory. Morrison gives another example of this in action— if a school has football, men’s baseball and lacrosse, those sports are very expensive to run and outfit. “And that’s okay,” said Morrison, “but if you’re outfitting your

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women’s programs in substandard equipment, that would not be okay.” Women’s programs do have a small slice of the pie as shown in the NCAA Division I Athletics Programs Report that contains in-depth financial information for all Division I schools. She refers to page 23 showing Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools in 2010 spent a median amount on men’s programs of $20,416,000 compared to $8,006,000 on women’s programs.

Myth #5:

Men’s programs make money; women’s programs lose money Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that few school sports programs make any money at all. According to an NCAA study published in 2010, fewer than seven percent of Division I sports programs operate in the black; even the big men’s football and basketball programs that most people assume are profitable actually struggle to break even. It also shows that just about half of FBS football and basketball programs generate enough revenue to cover expenses. But Hogshead-Makar insists that even that number is deceiving because “that excludes any capital expenditures or repayment on debt.” So when tax-exempt bonds for building stadiums, weight rooms and tutoring centers are added in as well as tax-deductible booster donations that fund the powerhouse programs and government subsidies, football and basketball don’t look like they’re part of a capitalist system. And that, she says, is sort of the idea since scholastic sports aren’t in place to

make money, contrary to popular belief. She contends that big sports programs need the NCAA infrastructure, including its tax breaks, institutional supports and free athletic talent, just as much as minor sports need the big program revenues, adding that college football wouldn’t exist without women’s sports because they wouldn’t be in compliance with Title IX. Morrison adds a reminder that these sports programs exist as a part of the education system, and from an educational perspective, women’s sports more than hold up their end. “There is almost no other group of students that graduates at the rates of female athletes,” according to Hogshead-Makar. “They’re at something like 89 percent. They’re doing really, really well.” As these long-held myths are debunked (there are entire sections of websites devoted to providing correct information on what the statute can and can’t do), there are sure to be new ones to take their place. For example, a recent piece laid the blame at Title IX’s feet for ACL injuries, eating disorders and sexual abuse by coaches, among other problems. In spite of the horror stories, experts point out that nearly all the cases cited happened outside school settings—the problems had nothing to do with education which is, after all, what Title IX covers. Next month in Part II we will examine how Title IX is actually working—what is going well and what are some actual problems that need to be addressed for the future health of scholastic sports programs and their male and female student/athletes. Check out the list of 40 women athletes representing the 40-year history of Title IX on our website at competenetwork.com

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heat they brought in ’07 and ’09 when they were crowned WNBA champions. This is one of those frustrating “only time will tell” scenarios. With the Lynx at full capacity and firing on all cylinders, they are, once again, the team to beat. Minnesota has star power on the perimeter

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After a long hard run or a trip to the gym, it’s difficult to describe the feelings of satisfaction and euphoria you can experience, both physically and emotionally. While we’re experiencing this sense of physical and emotional vigor, we could be saving our lives and our sanity at the same time. Fitness has been tied to the improvement of many life elements we struggle to manage on a daily basis. But it is the psychology of fitness that has been tied to the positive treatment of depression and the improvement of memory. Exercise is proven to assist the release of neurotransmitters (serotonin and norepinephrine) that affect the brain by alleviating pain or directly influencing levels of depression. More importantly, scientists now realize that physical exercise even helps generate new neurons. With all the available evidence that exercise improves people’s quality of life, both physically and emotionally, some people still ignore the need to exercise. Simply by walking 30-minutes a day, we can affect our brains through several mechanisms, including neurogenesis, mood enhancement and endorphin release. All of this begs the question—why are we avoiding the ability to live happier and healthier? According to U.S. Healthworks, some of the top reasons people give for not working out rest within these common road-blocking excuses:

⎖ Lack of time ⎖ Now that I’m older, I don’t need to exercise

⎖ The weather doesn’t permit me to be as active as I would like

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⎖ My significant other thinks I look good ⎖ Work has me busier than usual

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No matter what the excuse may be, the reality is this—without exercise as a part of our daily/weekly lives, none of these benefits will ever be recognized. More importantly, we’ll be limiting how effective we’ll be for those most important to us: how much we’ll be able to enjoy our favorite life events or how we’ll be limiting our own life existence. Why are we so quick to avoid being physically active? One of the main reasons may be the difficulty in developing a consistent desire to find comfort and a sense of accomplishment associated with exercise aches and pains. While returning to a physical activity may regenerate past aches and pains for many athletes, the mental excitement of returning to an active lifestyle can be both fun and stimulating. By simply reuniting with others who share a common interest in competing and exercising together, the bond of team camaraderie starts to form. For others, adding some form of exercise to their lifestyles once a week may provide the opportunity to try new interests. For example, some people find and develop a physical and mental addiction to a team sport or “alone time” in a yoga, spinning, or martial arts class. What you do doesn’t have to be expensive; a mere walk around the block once a day can instill a desire to jog or even run while also finding a sense of accomplishment and inner peace in becoming healthier, both physically and mentally.

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by Brian Patrick

Move over King Henry the VIII—forsooth, thou hast a jousting rival—Jake Nodar. Perhaps the appropriate question here is, whaaa? According to The History Channel’s description of their latest hit show, “Full Metal Jousting features full-contact jousts with competitors going head-to-head on horseback in brutal tests of strength, endurance and courage.”

nter Jake Nodar. A true adventurer at heart, this out athlete has gone from being a horse trainer to a participant in the Discovery Channel’s 2009 “Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment” to a cast member on “Full Metal Jousting”. Then throw in several other less-extreme challenges, like a bicycle trip from Saint Augustine, Fla. to Santa Monica, Calif., and you start to get a picture of this modern-day Indiana Jones. Some might think Nodar was born in the wrong century. But this transplant to West Hollywood is very comfortable living in the city…as long as he has access to his horses and adventures in the great outdoors. Obsessed with horses and wildlife photography since he was a

little boy growing up outside of Baltimore, after high school he volunteered at a horse rescue in exchange for riding lessons. Spending the 1999 year in Colorado at a horse training school, he returned to Maryland to start his own horse training business. But once his bike race ended at the Santa Monica pier, he knew California was his new home and moved his business to the Los Angeles area. He now trains about eight miles away in Griffith Park and also does free-lance riding. Nodar has never hidden the fact that he is gay but he had a dramatic public coming out on national television during the Alaska show. This show was a very real survival experience! And on episode seven, the pro-

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ducers had him read a personal letter to his remaining team members letting them know that he, the rugged hunter and one of only four members who survived the entire journey, was gay. He made some great friends on the show and some members of the production crew were the ones who let Nodar know about the opportunity to appear on another upcoming extreme reality show, “Full Metal Jousting.” All applicants for the jousting series were required to have riding experience. 50 candidates were selected and put through an extensive five-day interview and physical exam, including a CAT scan. Of that number, 30 were flown in three groups of 10 to just outside Jackson, Mississippi where the series was filmed to evaluate how well each person operated under pressure. Of that group, 16 made the final cut. Mississippi is hot and steamy, even in October. So with temperatures around the 80° mark, the 16 latterday knights stood in suits of armor weighing 85 pounds while the trainers began to hit them with a battering ram, readying them for the experience of a lance impact at full speed. The next step in the process was mounting one of the 14 horses and riding at a gallop while the coach hit them with a lead-filled baseball bat. Then came the addition of the grand guard, the 12x12 inch metal plate bolted to the left shoulder that is the acceptable strike zone for the lance. Although Nodar had riding experience in both rodeo and jumping, he admits that no amount of physical training or mental preparation can ready you for your first impact—there is simply nothing that compares. Although unhorsed on several occasions before he was eventually eliminated, he says he managed to fall well and wasn’t too badly injured. But for him, the worst part of the experience was the recoil on the right shoulder when he’d hit his opponent at full gallop. And falling well is important since each of the draft horses weighs approximately 2,000 pounds, a neces-

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sity for carrying the weight of a 200-pound man, 85 pounds of armor and another 35 pounds for the saddle and other gear. Obviously, a staff medical doctor and an ambulance were always on the set, ready for those runs to the emergency room. In one freak accident, a lance managed to penetrate the tiny opening in the armor’s groin area on one of the jousters, requiring him to have his scrotum stitched. Nodar quickly added that right after that accident, he packed as much industrialstrength foam as he could fit along those openings in his own suit of armor. Since he was living with 15 straight alpha males for an extended period, the big question was if his being gay ever came up or was an issue. And the subject did arise. In one of those self-conscious moments when you’re meeting a bunch of people you’ll be living with but don’t know yet, someone tried to break the ice by laughingly asking if anyone was gay. Never one to hide who he is, Nodar acknowledged that he was. Some people mumbled a bit after his answer but he said he never experienced any homophobia on the set. In fact, the one fellow he was most worried about accepting him wound up being his best friend on the show and they recently spent a week together camping in Oregon. Beyond his beloved horses, the 33-year-old Nodar plays the guitar and yes, he’s single. He loves being outdoors—hiking, camping, snow-boarding and taking wildlife pictures. And his feet are starting to itch for a new adventure, maybe by the fall. The good news is that Compete has his number so those of us who aren’t quite so adventurous can live vicariously through his upcoming travels. Who knows what will come next.

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Eating Healthy and Cheap

f you’ve used the excuse that you can’t afford to eat healthy, you’ve got to kiss it goodbye … along with your gastronomic love affair with junk and comfort foods if you’re serious about eating better. Or else you just need to own up to the fact that your poor diet is really based on your bad eating habits. So what has changed this long-held belief that a healthy diet is an expensive one? A new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that its previous research on this topic didn’t use the best calculation for its older studies. It turns out that the more appropriate calculation is based on a price per serving rather than on the cost of food based on calories, the basis for prior studies. Using the price per serving calculation better matches how we really eat. And the result of the new calculation is that it’s actually cheaper to eat healthy food than to eat junk food. It turns out that protein foods and foods high in saturated fat, sodium and added sugars are really more expensive than fruits, vegetables, dairy and grains.

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Although it might seem strange now that the caloric calculation was considered best for study purposes, many weightloss programs over the years focused on counting calories. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diet-obsessed Americans need to recognize that healthy weight isn’t about dieting alone, it’s about recognizing that healthy eating is what gets you a healthy weight—recognizing that it’s really a lifestyle issue! The fact is that millions of Americans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables on a daily basis for several reasons. Many people live in areas where healthy fresh food isn’t easily available while many others don’t know about good nutrition or simply lack the will power and motivation to maintain a healthy diet. But for those who believed that they couldn’t afford to eat a healthy diet, this comes as good news. From athletes needing to adequately fuel their bodies for maximum performance down to the average couch potatoes needing to improve their longrange good health, this is important information. Bon appétit!

Playing Both Sides by Chris Mosier

was in my teens before I knew there was women’s college basketball on television. Call me sheltered, but my family never watched it. So seeing my first game was inspiring as I wanted to continue to play ball after high school. It was also eye opening in that it exposed the other inequities of gender in sports. In high school I was a decent player, and one of few in the conference with a jump shot and enough of a vertical jump to touch the rim. If I ever showed this ability during pre-game warm ups, I was in for a night of comments from the other team’s players and spectators based on sexual identity (“dyke!”) and gender (“are you a guy or a girl?”). Now as a trans guy I can look back on the last comment and laugh a bit. But the comments were clearly meant to be insults, rooted in the idea that only men can successfully play sports. There was a special social status to being a woman who was good enough to compete with men. Being a serious female athlete was like being part of an elite club; I felt special to be a part of this group despite the negative attention at away games. I have to be honest—now that I’m a male athlete, I don’t feel as special.

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scrutiny and criticism not directed at male athletes. And in spite of the good work of Title IX, this stands as true today as it did 40 years ago. Women who are good at sports make people uncomfortable. While I am currently fulfilling my athletic dreams in terms of personal achievements, on the whole I found being a female athlete to be a much more exciting—perhaps even rebellious—role than being a male athlete. As someone who has played on both sides, I can assure you that the gender gap in sports remains huge and so does gender equity in sports. In another 40 years I suspect we will celebrate even more progress, but our work will still likely be far from done.

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This Month In Sports History

Protective baseball helmets 1st worn by batters (1938)

51st U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam (1996)

Stan Musial hits his 300th home run (1955)

Li Na of People’s Republic of China 1st Asian tennis player to win major title, French Open (2011)

Pat Hurst wins LPGA Oldsmobile Classic (1997)

Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma’s football program (1989)

Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games (1996)

Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th & final time (1928)

Lee Trevino 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf’s U.S. Open under par (1968)

Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns (1992)

Gay Games open in New York City (1994)

Muhammad Ali convicted for refusing induction into U.S. Army (1967)

Chicago Cubs 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg retires due to poor play; forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract (1994)

Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame (1992)

Kelly Saunders is 1st female baseball announcer for Baltimore Orioles (1992)

WNBA begins with New York Liberty beating LA Sparks (1997)

Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title (1948)

Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys for 1 game (1916)

LA Dodgers baseball team files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (2011)

125th Belmont Race – Julie Krone aboard Colonia Affair wins in 2:29.8 (1993)

7 John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for U.S. Tennis Open (1980)

12 Dallas Mavericks win 1st NBA title, winning 4-2 over Miami Heat (2011)

Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth’s record for most home runs by end of June 30 (1994)

24 NHL adopts instant-replay & 10th of second clock in final minute (1991)

Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run (1977)

U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life (1994)

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