I grew up playing sports when I was the only girl on the team. KATHY DEMARTINI: I grew up playing sports. Over at the bar, Kathy deMartini is just thrilled this place exists. so that kids can see what it looks like when women are front and center. The drinks come from women-owned breweries and distilleries, and it's all-ages until 10 p.m. And here, that team is women's athletics and equality. PRICHEP: Often at sports bars, there's a camaraderie - especially on game night - that everyone is on the same team. And I just want to be like, are you having a good time? Everybody's having a good time, right? It's also the feeling all of this creates.ĬASTEL: I want to look everybody in the eye here. PRICHEP: Deb Castel says it's not just the fact that each of the five giant televisions is tuned to women's games or the walls are plastered with women's jerseys, trophies, photos. Deena Prichep takes us to The Sports Bra.ĭEENA PRICHEP, BYLINE: It's a Thursday night, and The Sports Bra is packed.ĭEB CASTEL: I walked through the door about 20 minutes ago, and I actually got some goose bumps. But that's not the case at a new bar with a new mission in Portland, Ore.
At your typical sports bar, you'll usually find only men's sports on all the flat-screens.
