The NCAA Women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s College Cup, taking place this weekend at Kennesaw State Stadium will be the first NCAA soccer championship held in Georgia since 1968. And one thing is for certain+ACY-nbsp+ADs +ACY-ndash+ADs there will be a first-time national champion crowned at this year+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s NCAA final. All four … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Sport Scandals, Sexy Babes & Social Responsibility
As I posted previously, I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve had the opportunity to participate in a host of stimulating conferences and conversations in the past eight weeks related to girls and women in sport. I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m still musing about many things, but here are three I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m ready to share. 1. As a wrote about in my … [Read more...]
Penn State Controversy: Recap
Penn State students, community members, and journalists met last night in a public forum to debrief and discuss the story around Penn State in recent weeks. The discussion took place as +ACY-ldquo+ADs-A Conversation About Covering Controversy,+ACI hosted by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. The … [Read more...]
2011-2012 Naismith Women’s Early-Season Watch List Released
2011-2012 Naismith Women's Early-Season Watch List+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Released The initial list of 51 women to watch to earn the prestigious Naismith Award has been released by the Atlanta Tipoff Club today. Among the honorees are a trio each from Notre Dame (Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel, Devereaux Peters), … [Read more...]
ABC’s of Coaching - M Is For Mistakes: The Value Of Taking Risks
Please join me for a fun series.+ACY-nbsp+ADs My mission, and I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.+ACY-nbsp+ADs The English major inside of me is very excited about this project+ACY-hellip+ADs-and my inner nerd is even more fired up+ACEAJg-nbsp+ADs Keep checking back as I tackle … [Read more...]
Run Girl Run: My First Triathlon!
Yesterday I signed up for my very first triathlon+ACE The TriRock Annapolis sprint tri. Ahhhh+ACEAIQAhACEAIQ I am so nervous and excited, but mostly just nervous. See, I've got the whole running thing down, and I'm actually not a terrible swimmer, but that whole biking thing? Yea I'm terrified. There are so … [Read more...]
Basketball updates
Sylvia Fowles took time to visit and speak to the UCF team, as a favor to her former coach Bob Starkey.Florida Gulf Coast scored a whopping 21 three-pointers in their win against Webber International last night. They tied the NCAA record for treys in a single contest.LSU, at 3-3, is taking a break … [Read more...]
ESPN/USA Today top 25 sees a few changes
Vanderbilt, Gonzaga and Texas Tech enter while LSU, Florida State and Georgia Tech drop out of this week's ESPN/USA Today top 25:1. Baylor2. Connecticut3. Notre Dame4. Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M+ADs-5. Stanford6. Duke7. Maryland8. Tennessee9. Miami10. Kentucky11. Louisville12. Rutgers13. North Carolina14. Georgia15. … [Read more...]
Basketball: Oklahoma update
If you don't follow me on twitter, you might not know that I'm out of my usual stomping grounds of Oklahoma during the biggest football week in the panhandle state - Bedlam. Therefore, I'm obviously not courtside at Gallagher-Iba Arena for the Cowgirls games, or down in Norman watching Sherri … [Read more...]
College Hoops News: Shay Selby Suspended Indefinitely by Duke
Photo: Duke University Athletics/GoDuke.com Shay Selby Suspended Indefinitely by Duke Senior guard, Shay Selby who has started all five games for Duke this year has been suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules. … [Read more...]