From the mailbag, in response to Glenn Nelson:

I thought the article was, once again, the same tired screed, albeit unknowingly written as a screed, by a man who knows nothing about the issues. He may think he does, he may be sympathetic to other issues pertaining to girls bball, but he doesn't know about gay teenagers, especially girls. If there is a perceived "problem" then there should be adult leadership around the issue. Every coach should deal with "issues" that may come up during the season AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. That's a no brainer. If some gay "issues" caused his team to suffer, then it is his responsiblity. I have seen many more teams suffer from morale issues because of fathers yelling at games and beating up on their spouses than I have of young girls who are just approaching consciousness "causing" low team morale.

Meanwhile, at the Full Court board, a dad expresses renewed concerns about "lesbianism." Says another:

Our AAU team purchased over 100 tickets to WNBA games last season. The lesbian presence at the games was already becoming a problem for the parents, but with the Swoopes thing now that is the last straw and we will not be returning next season.

I am sure many school and AAU teams across the country are facing the same dillema, so multiply the loss of our 100+ tickets x 1000, and one wonders if the teetering WNBA can withstand the loss of hundreds of thousands of ticket sales.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Meanwhile, the ESPN board just gets weird.