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This week’s Jock’s Box will be written with a British accent (my Taiwanese sucks) in honor of Yani Tseng’s win at the Women’s British Open. Yani won the open by one stroke making a 6-foot putt over Katherine Hull. This is the 21-year-old’s third major title and second of the year paired with the Kraft Nabisco.

Welcome to The Jock’s Box. Home of a admirably-lit and sexily-placed pedestal for Shewired to drop those women athletes we all love to admire. Don’t feel guilty—just lay back and enjoy the double entendre. This week I didn’t have to do any work; the ESPYs did it for me. They filtered through a stellar list of nominees to pick Lindsey Vonn as Best Female athlete. That award comes  quick on the heels of her landing Best Female US Olympian at L.A.’s Nokia Theater.

The website CharityBuzz is auctioning off a signed tissue box inspired by the Santana/Brittany Break-Up in the October 4 episode of Glee.

Get a taste of the current state of politics as they pertain to lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. Only on SheWired.

Every week I slave over a mouse, keypad and double whatever and tonic to bring you the “Jock’s Box”: A quick look at women athletes that have caught my eye for one reason or another. This week it’s Tina Thompson, forward for the L.A. Sparks.

The X Games are about to get underway and this week’s Jock’s Box has one of its sexy participants in the spotlight. Say hello to Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins. At 20 years old only 5’4” she’s tiny stick of dynamite on a skateboard and a six medal X Game winner.

Recently, I wrote a recap for SheWired on the “I Kissed a Girl” episode of Angie Harmon’s "Rizzoli & Isles." Following that review, I received very intriguing comments and insights into the butch portrayal displayed on the controversial 60-minute drama. Butch women often get a bad reputation in the media and, as part of the media circus, I felt the need to offer a follow-up piece to discuss and confront those concerns.

"The Kids Are All Right," the acclaimed film about a lesbian couple dealing with a family crisis, continues to be a strong draw at the nation's box office.While the thorny plot point involving Julianne Moore's character and the sperm donor played by Mark Ruffalo, continues to vex some audience members, the film is turning out to be the highest grossing film to feature lesbian lead characters.

Lisa Choldenko’s highly acclaimed lesbian family dramedy, "The Kids Are All Right," is off to a spectacular start at the box office.

What do you think Latifah has in the boxes?

Jincey Lumpkin is not only the Chief Sexy Officer of the lesbian porn studio Juicy Pink Box, she’s also a recurring guest on Here TV’s sex advice show Threesome.

The toughest ladies of the US female boxing circuit are taking to the ring this week as the first ever women’s Olympic trials got underway at the Northern Quest Resort Casino in Spokane, Washington.

Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's four-year old daughter Exodus died following a freak accident in which she hung herself.

Women's boxing champion Jisselle Salandy, 21, died Sunday from injuries sustained in a car crash near Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Salandy, a boxing knockout, who went undefeated in 17 pro fights, veered off the highway and hit a concrete column after she dropped a friend at the airport.