Top 10

I recently watched Sportscenter in the morning on ESPN like I always, do; except this time during the Top 10 plays from the previous day, 2 of the top 4 clips were from women's sports. Now, I'm not talking about it was some emotional moment that got placed on the list as ESPN will sometimes do... but these were women making big-impact plays in their sports. The number 4 play was a WNBA game and showed a player weave through the entire other team before making the lay-up. The anchor who was narrating it used the same tone and enthusiasm as he would have during any clip involving Kobe or LeBron doing the same. The number 2 clip was from the Georgia-LSU softball game, and showed the center fielder for LSU sprinting in from deep center to make a diving catch in the shallow outfield. Again, the anchor called this play much the same as if the clip came straight out of an MLB game.
After having talked in class about the lack of attention women's sports get during shows like Sportscenter, I found it to be a little impressive that these two plays made it into the top 5 spots from the night before. And, truth be told, I wouldn't mind it at all if all of the Top Plays were from women's sports, as long as they're as exciting as the ones who made the list this time.

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