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Let’s play some hockey! And ride some bulls!

Hey everybody! I’m Cassandra Carr. Romancing the Jock was originally created from an idea Jami Davenport had and then brought to me, and together it came to be what you see before you. We’re pretty...

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Women, Sports Fans, and Discrimination

Hey everybody! Cassandra Carr here… Before I go any further, let me make one thing clear: when I talk about discrimination, I’m not talking about being called a name because of your race, being...

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5 reasons professional sports should be focusing on female fans

I was thinking about what I should do a my post on when it came to me: professional sports and female fans. In recent years, professional sports have done a better job of reaching out to female fans,...

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Getting attached to athletes

Right now my beloved Sabres are having a fire sale. They’re WAY out of the playoffs and have decided now’s a good time to rebuild. So far two decent, but aging defensemen have been dealt and they’re...

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And the sports romance authors shall inherit the earth…or at least the readers

I’ve just gotten home from RT, where I met several of the fabulous participants in Romancing the Jock, including Emily Cale and Kelly Jamieson (who I’d met before), Roz Lee, Jaci Burton, and Angela...

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Because it’s the Cup!

I am a huge, HUGE hockey fan. And even though my Sabres didn’t make the playoffs *sniff, sniff* I still love watching playoff hockey. The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional...

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There’s no “I” in Team…of course, there’s no “we” either…

The NBA and the NHL both just concluded their BIG championships. The Miami Heat won the NBA Championship and the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. After these events happened, I saw something...

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Judging Other Female Fans and Why You Shouldn’t Do It

I recently came across an article the other day (link here) that talked about female sports fans, specifically in hockey, which is the primary sport I’m a fan of. The upshot of the article was – hey,...

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A short survey for female sports fans…and the fascinating results

About a month ago, I undertook a short survey through SurveyMonkey (free surveys!) asking just a few questions. Some of the results were things I expected, but there were other things I would not have...

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Hockey is HERE!!!!

Yes, you read that right. The hockey regular season is starting. Yay! Who’s your team? Do you follow just one, or are there two or even three you have a vested interest in? For me, as many of you know,...

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#Bullying in professional sports – why is this allowed to happen? #NFL...

Note: I’ve updated this blog post with the latest on this situation, so be sure to read the entire thing. Late last week an unfortunate story came to light of a second-year offensive linesman named...

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Anger Management in Professional Sports

Yes, I’m on a crusade this month against athletes behaving badly. This post was prompted by a brawl that took place in a Philadelphia Flyers/Washington Capitals game on November first. The Flyers, the...

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