(Editors Note: Fourteen year old Cierra Smith is a Pretty Tough mountain biker. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
X Games Street: Marisa Dal Santo reclaims gold
X Games gold medalist Marisa Dal Santo There were two women's X … [Read more...]
X Games On: Women’s Street Comp Photo Journal
X Games 15 Women's Street Medalists: Marisa Dal Santo, Alexis Sablone, Elissa Steamer X Games Women's Street Medalists X Games gold medalist Marisa Dal Santo X Games Bronze medalist Elissa Steamer (c) Pretty Tough 2009 X Games Street competitor Evie Bouilliart X Games skaters Vanessa Torres and … [Read more...]
Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom. But the tennis great hasn't hit balls for nearly a year and needs two knee replacements before she can … [Read more...]
Women Leaders in the WNBA: Gaining Ground or Walking Onto the Glass Cliff?
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) just released the 2009 Race and Gender Report Card for the WNBA. The WNBA is the only professional league to get an +ACI-A+ACI for both race and gender two years in a row, a feat that remains elusive to any other professional league. In terms of … [Read more...]
Former Storm coach Anne Donovan now leading New York
All of the Storm's former head coaches are leading teams in the WNBA. Anne Donovan became the latest when she took over duties with New York after the Liberty fired Patty Coyle. New York is under achieving, riding a three-game losing streak and sitting last in the East at 6-11. Lin Dun, the Storm's … [Read more...]
For some people, the joy is in the videos…
So ever since I started posting the videos from my races, people love to see myself making an idiot of myself. I mean, in pictures, you can't really tell that I might be doing something dumb, but videos just prove it all to be true. This past weekend when I ran San Francisco, I ran with my camera. I … [Read more...]
Sylvia Fowles dunks during WNBA All-Star Game
Sylvia Fowles brings off the third dunk in WNBA All-Star history during last Saturday's All-Star Game: Above anything else great athletes sell sport. What, then, can the WNBA do to attract more fans? More of this, of course. … [Read more...]
Jelena Jankovic, Serena and Venus Williams reach quarterfinals
Jelena Jankovic, Serena and Venus Williams reach quarterfinals Jelena Jankovic, Serena and Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic. Jankovic joined the Williams sisters with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki, giving the Stanford event one of its most … [Read more...]
A Tiny Flaw In WPS’ Playoff System
A lengthy regular season does a much better job of determining the best team than a playoff, and on some level the WPS must realize this, because it heavily weights the regular season champion in its playoff structure. … [Read more...]