Most House GOP women in tough races biding time on Trump
Before deciding if she’ll vote for Donald Trump, Martha McSally says she’ll spend time “determining what kind of man he is.” Mia Love says some comments by the presumptive Republican presidential candidate need “some sort of explanation,” while Renee Ellmers backs him because he’s “a problem solver.”
GOP blocks provision to require women to register for draft
Buckling under conservative pressure, House Republicans pulled a legislative sleight of hand Tuesday and stripped a provision from the annual defense policy bill that would have required young women to sign up for a military draft.
Register for the military draft: It’s what a man’s got to do, and women?
Congress is on the verge of ordering young women to register for a military draft for the first time in history, touching off outrage among social conservatives who fear the move is another step toward blurring gender lines.
House committee votes to require women to register for draft
Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee’s bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units.
Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?
Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory?
Bully ready for UConn challenge
JoJo Dodd has known Bully, the Mississippi State University mascot, since he was little.
Photo: Headed to the Sweet Sixteen
The Mississippi State University women’s basketball team acknowledges the crowd during Wednesday evening’s softball game prior to the team’s departure Thursday to participate in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Maroon Madness
“Maroon Madness” is made in March.
How else could describe a game in which one team built and lost a 13-point lead, saw the other team go on a 20-0 run, and ended in a scramble for the basketball under one of the goals?
Slimantics: For MSU women, another Dog-Day Afternoon
Twelve years ago, Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers went into the stands during a game brawl in Detroit, an incident that became part of NBA infamy known as Malice in the Palace.
‘It was just a feeling’: Holly Schaefer sensed the possibilities a move to Starkville could bring
Holly Schaefer believed.
When you have coached and been around athletics as long as Schaefer, sometimes you just get a feeling. So don’t expect Vic Schaefer’s wife to point to one specific thing that sold her on Mississippi State University, its women’s basketball program, and the city of Starkville four years ago.
Our View: Lady Bulldogs tell the story of the women’s game
There are many differences between men’s and women’s college basketball, but on almost every level, the gap is closing.
NCAA bringing dance to Starkville
“Made in March” will get a chance to show what it is made of in Starkville.
Lady Bulldogs miss second straight SEC title
Too much size. Too much experience.
Military beginning to recruit women for combat jobs
The military services are already beginning to recruit women for combat jobs, including as Navy SEALs, and could see them serving in previously male-only Army and Marine Corps infantry units by this fall, according to new plans endorsed by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and obtained by The Associated Press.
MSU women look to advance in SEC tourney
The record crowd-drawing Mississippi State women’s basketball team intends to hang around the Southeastern Conference tournament a little longer this year.
Slimantics: MSU women’s basketball has become ‘a thing’
The first thing you notice about Bob Shearer is his shoes. They are maroon high-top Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
Sweet kicks, Bob.
Generals say women should have to register for draft
The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday that it will take up to three years to fully integrate women into all combat jobs, adding that women also should have to register for the draft.
Women out-earning men in corporate finance
Women may be badly outnumbered in the top ranks of corporate America, but at least they aren’t underpaid.
US commandos say no to women in special operations jobs
The men in the U.S. military’s most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality. And they have a message for their political leadership.
Pentagon chief: Open all combat jobs to women
After three years of study and debate, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the military Thursday to open all military jobs to women, removing the final barriers that kept women from serving in combat, including the most dangerous and grueling commando posts.