Erica Boeke is the co-author of "GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports" and the creator of GoGameFace.com. She lives in New York City, but deeply loves the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers. In fact, she plans to name her first child, boy or girl, Franco Harris Boeke.

Blog Entries by Erica Boeke

Sasha Cohen Keeps Her Cool

2 Comments | Posted November 30, 2009 | 11:14 PM (EST)


It's rare that you can say that you actually enjoyed yourself during a luncheon that -- while chowing down on Roasted Autumn Vegetable Tian with Red Pepper Purée -- speakers were discussing nausea, heartburn and traveler's diarrhea. But alas, I did. I was cordinally invited to the Pepto Bismol Insta...

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TONY HAWK: Enjoying the Ride (and helping young skate rats, while he's at it)

Posted October 7, 2009 | 02:40 PM (EST)


Growing up in SoCal, I have a stereotypical notion of a skate rat. Skinny kid. Baggy clothes. Long bangs hanging in his eyes. Terrorizing ladies at the strip mall by doing crazy jumps onto the sidewalks. Cut to skate rats laughing and high-fiving the other shaggy looking teens waiting at...

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Not Your Regular 21-Year-Old Snowboarder: A Q&A with Kevin Pearce

1 Comments | Posted August 27, 2009 | 12:35 PM (EST)


It's horrendously hot. It's hideously humid. No wonder I have visions of the Winter Olympics dancing in my head.

There are a dozens of up-and-coming athletes who are looking to go for the gold and the glory in 2010 -- but one rising young snowboarding star is also looking to...

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SIBLING RIVALRY: The Manning Brothers help settle the score in a classic Sister Kisser

Posted April 27, 2009 | 05:12 PM (EST)


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To many, the biggest sports story of the weekend was the NFL Draft in New York City. I had the chance to go to the Draft, just a quick subway ride away. Instead, I chose to drive two hours to Easton, PA --...

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World Premiere Video: Serena Fills in For Tiger

Posted April 10, 2009 | 11:47 AM (EST)


My Facebook Friend Serena Williams is at it again. And besides Scrabble, I found something else I just might beat her at: Golf!

Gatorade gave me a sneak preview of Serena's video, which is part of their new video series "Focus on your Game: Golf Tips from Tiger."...

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Mano-a-Mano with Manny

Posted April 6, 2009 | 08:40 AM (EST)


In Manny's defense, I hadn't really thought this whole thing through. I mean, who heads to Arizona for Spring Training ... basks in the glory of the Dodgers' new facility (even though she's a Giants fan) ... chats up Tommy Lasorda ... scarfs down a few hot dogs ... then...

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Q and A with Serena Williams -- Serena Meets Her Match

Posted February 25, 2009 | 05:46 PM (EST)


Yesterday, the folks at Gatorade introduced a new campaign for G2, their low-cal sports drink with less calories (just 25 vs. regular Gatorade's 50) -- appealing to more types of athletes.

The campaign features an everyday athlete, matched up with a pro athlete who happens to have the same name....

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Hoop Dreams: A Female Fan's take on College Basketball

Posted February 18, 2009 | 09:21 AM (EST)


Ahhh, college hoops. The body paint. The outspoken coaches (like Bobby Knight or John Chaney or Geno Auriemma or who could forget Andy Kennedy). The unruly mascots. The young and wild players getting in and out of trouble. The rowdy fans. The rowdy female...

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A-Rod's Scarlet Letter: Does it Really Matter?

Posted February 9, 2009 | 04:10 PM (EST)


Add A-Rod to the list of players now branded with the Scarlet Letter (A for Anabolic Steroids, perhaps?) According to a report on SI.com, four sources have confirmed that he was indeed juicing back in 2003. Rodriguez joins players like Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro and Barry Bonds,...

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Breaking News: Joe Montana is a Steeler Fan... Plus, A Message for Aaron Rodgers

Posted January 30, 2009 | 06:59 PM (EST)


Obviously, this is not really breaking news -- just like Obama being a Steeler fan was not breaking news either. But this is definitely noteworthy: We now have a president that goes out on a limb to root for a team and does not pander to both sides! Maybe...

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Armchair Shrink: A Female Fan's Take on Big Ben vs. Kurt

Posted January 23, 2009 | 06:16 PM (EST)


Ah, the ongoing gender debate over Fantasy Football. It's just another example of how men and women enjoy sports differently. At the mere mention of the word "fantasy" (in relation to sports, of course), most women conjure up thoughts of men poring over stats for weeks in preparation for their...

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The Changing Face of the Game

Posted December 23, 2008 | 02:44 PM (EST)


Overheard in a Columbus Circle gym locker room this week in New York City: "Sure, he called Elisha Cuthbert 'sloppy seconds,' but players trash talk their exes -- and each other's moms -- all the time. Do you really think the Stars have been gunning for him since he signed?"...

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