There has been an increase of double standards in the sports world recently.

First, the Canadian Women’s hockey team was butchered by the media for celebrating their gold medal win over the Americans by having a couple wobbly pops and sparking cigars on the ice at the 2010 Olympics. Or as some gender tenders would tab it, “Celebrating like men”.

The latest double standard grabbing headlines is the vicious punch thrown by Baylor Bears women’s basketball player Brittney Griner during this week’s game against Texas Tech's.

Griner, who grabbed national attention by dunking in games, broke Jordan Barncastle’s nose with the blow after the two players were tangled in the key.

Baylor has suspended their star freshman two games for the incident, which seems like a slap on the wrist compared to other punches thrown during NCAA play this year.

Oregon Ducks running back LeGarrette Blount pretty much had his entire senior season (and projected spot in the NFL Draft) taken away from him after he smacked a loud-mouth Boise State player following Oregon’s season-opening loss to the Broncos.

Even the dirtiest player in college, New Mexico women’s soccer player Elizabeth Lambert, was suspended indefinitely for her actions during a game against BYU back in November. You all remember the war path Lambert went on, tripping, pushing, elbowing and eventually hair pulling her way to YouTube fame.

So why does Griner only get two games while other NCAA pugilists get big, career-damaging suspensions for similar acts?

Maybe it’s perhaps she’s the brightest young star to hit the struggling women’s college scene since Candace Parker (Griner is putting up 19 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.1 blocks per game). And as Parker proved, a girl that can dunk is like a duck that can talk – everyone wants to see it.

Or maybe it’s just that she hits like a girl. Who knows?