This sports section is lacking a female columnist, so I’ve decided to show a little more sensitive side to some sports topics every once in a while.

Besides, my mom always says it’s good to have a sensitive side, like the time I cried when Goose died in the movie “Top Gun,” and she said it was OK.

And with Valentine’s Day here I’m trying to score some last-minute points with the opposite sex so I’m not stuck at home tonight.

I don’t know if it has to do with a slight crush on Iowa State’s Lindsey Wilson or just a new-found respect for women’s sports, but it’s one of my goals to give more love to the ladies from now on.

And why not? It’s pretty damn impressive that LPGA star Annika Sorenstam, who is often compared to Tiger Woods because of her dominance on her tour, asked for and received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the upcoming Colonial event on the PGA tour.

Not only is this a great idea because it will generate a huge media buzz, but she will embarrass a lot of men on that tour with her skills and it could lead to more women whipping up on men in the future of golf.

Last night also marked a significant event for the history books when Teresa Philips became the first woman to coach a men’s Division I college basketball team when her Tennessee State Tigers played at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn.

Philips, the school’s athletic director, suspended interim coach Hosea Lewis for one game Tuesday after 19 players were ejected following a brawl between Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky.

Coaching woes seem regular for this team. Nolan Richardson III, the son of former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, resigned Jan. 8, two weeks after Phillips suspended him indefinitely for bringing a gun into the school’s gym.

He admitted to getting the gun from his car during an argument with Lewis, who was then an assistant.

So why not add a woman’s touch to things and see if she can’t get things straightened out?

I think this is a wonderful idea for any men’s basketball team that might need a little spark or some national attention. Take Iowa State for example. The Student Alumni Leadership Committee and the Athletics Department have decided to form a new student section and name it to follow many other schools around the country and generate new excitement around the basketball programs.

But after the students’ reaction of boos and yells of “come up with something original” at Wednesday’s Texas Tech game, the Student Alumni Leadership Committee and the Athletics Department might want to think of something else to boost excitement.

Not that I want to see Larry Eustachy leave, but if he does happen to go some day, why not try the woman coach angle?

Pat Summitt became the first women’s coach to garner 800 wins when her Tennessee Lady Vols beat DePaul in January, why not see if she is available? I bet she would do a wonderful job.

Or if Iowa State really wanted to get the most attention, they should do the Anna Kournikova trick. That is, hire an attractive enough coach that every sports writer or broadcaster drools over. Kournikova sure is popular for how bad she is at tennis, but the country is more aware of her than many other women’s tennis players.

To take it even further, bring some high-profile name, like Sheryl Swoopes of WNBA fame, and make her coach. Then have ESPN document a season for one of its reality shows.

And I’m sure you can’t get enough of those reality shows.

Well maybe I’m taking it too far, but you just never know what will happen next in this crazy world. Women are proving they can make an impact on a man’s sports world and I say go for it.

I really do feel this way, and I’m not just trying to get a valentine from Lindsey Wilson.

But that would be nice.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Kyle Moss is a senior in journalism and mass communication from Urbandale. He is the sports editor of the Daily.