Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune previews tonight's Tucker Center Spring 2007 Edie Mueller Distinguished Lecture on the campus of the University of Minnesota.

Tonight's lecture is called Sex vs. Athletic Competence: Exploring Competing Narratives in Marketing and Promoting Women's Sports. It will highlight some of the research done by the Tucker Center on how images of women athletes affect fan interest. Also on the panel will be Regina Sullivan, a Senior Associate AD with the U of MN and Kristin Bernert, Vice President of WNBA Team Development.