Tucker Center spring lecture

April 21, 2009 at 5:41AM

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Hubert H. Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota

Speaker: Michael Messner, professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California and author of "It's All For The Kids: Gender, Families and Youth Sports." Messner will discuss why so few women are coaching youth sports and why female coaches are important.

Admission: Free

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Rachel Blount is a sports reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune who covers a variety of topics, including the Olympics, Wild, college sports and horse racing. She has written extensively about Minnesota's Olympic athletes and has covered pro and college hockey since joining the staff in 1990.

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