We're not gonna take it

Now's the time to say it. I was a fan of women's basketball BEFORE Imus put his foot in his mouth. And, no, I wasn't alone. The women's NCAA Final Four has been selling out huge arenas for more than a decade. The tournament, which used to be an afterthought to the men's, has its own contract with ESPN. It's too bad that Imus' comment is the first many people are hearing about the Rutgers team. Their play was abysmal in the first month of the season. They went on a tear in March and ended up losing in the national final to Tennessee. The biggest injustice in all of this, I believe, is the fact that Rutgers Coach C. Vivian Stringer is one of the few high-profile black female coaches. She deserves better. Women athletes deserve better.

But don't take my word for it. Read what some of the nation's top female sports columnists have to say.

Jemele Hill, who writes for ESPN The Magazine , frames Imus' remark in the context of history. This is a must read.

If you don't have Times Select you won't be able to read this. But you can always pick up a copy of today’s Times at the library. It's on the front sports page. Here's a great read on the Rutgers players' reaction, by Selena Roberts, in my opinion the best sports columnist at The New York Times.

Here's an op-ed piece by Gwen Ifill, who reminds us that this isn't the first time Imus has shown his racist side.

If only people got this upset about every racist, sexist comment they heard. And you have to admit we hear too many. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail.