For those of you saddened by the end of the 2007 U.S. Open (congrats to Justine Henin, btw), rest assured that you can still watch women's sports on national television. And, no, I'm not talking about the Women's World Cup (most popular sport in the world, blah, blah ...) I'm talking about bowling! Set your DVRs now; ESPN will broadcast the 2007 U.S. Women's Open on five consecutive Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET. According to the USBC (that's United States Bowling Congress) e-mail I received, "[t]he best women bowlers in the world will battle for the $25,000 top prize and prestigious U.S. Women's Open crown."

Why do I get USBC emails, you ask? Well, I have embraced the sport of the sedentary and am captain of a bowling team in a local GLBT league (emphasis on the G). Every week I head to Leisure Time Bowl in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan with my pink and black bowling shirt and my hot pink bowling ball (both inscribed "ACE"; yes, it's as classy as it sounds). It's kind of like the Pink Ladies and T-birds (circa Grease 2) redux: … continue reading