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           For many years now the trend in sports reporting is to put female reporters on the sidelines while male sports commentators remain in the booth. As a female, a former national and professional athlete, and a sports writer, I noted this first with appreciation, then disappointment, and now mixture between resignation and determination.         Initially, we all understood the set up: the former players and oft older, ‘wiser’ male commentators sat in the booth. They represented experience and well-researched opinions while the females on the sidelines were eye candy, young, and exciting mirroring the young, post-game super-hyped athletes . One quick Google search reveals the truth as ‘male sports casters’ brought up links to bios of sportscasters, the best or funniest, and those with the boldest predictions. The same search with the word ‘female’ presented lists of the ‘hottest’ and...