Georgetown assistant Keith Brown will be elevated to head coach.Former Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone is expected to be named St. Louis coach.Tasha McDowell joins Cincinnati as an assistant, coming from Western Michigan.Beth Cunningham returns to Notre Dame as an assistant coach.UNCW's coaching search … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Saturday Penn Relays mashup
WNBA Rookie Similarity Ratings: Style Vs. Quality
Over the weekend I posted a look at each team's training camp rosters by SPI player styles as a framework for getting a sense of how both Eastern and Western Conference teams are structured and what their potential needs are. Part of that process involved making WNBA style projections for rookies … [Read more...]
Real Swimming for Triathletes: Top 5 swim tips for triathletes
In this short video, we introduce 5 important swim tips to make you a better swimmer. We will delve into each one of these tips more deeply in future videos. Thanks to Roman Mica of everymantri for his video expertise and Brandon del Campo for being such a good sport. … [Read more...]
Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Drake Relays, Penn Relays & Payton Jordan
If you are a track fan, I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m assuming you since you are reading this blog, this past+ACY-nbsp+ADs week was jam packed full of action. +ACY-nbsp+ADs-The Drake Relays began the week with their road mile and Payton Jordan Invitational ended the weekend with plenty of fast distance times.+ACY-nbsp+ADs Don+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t forget … [Read more...]
WNIT-Champion Oklahoma State Loses Trio To Transfer
There will be some changes on the roster in Stillwater come fall. Three members of the WNIT-champion Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball squad have announced their intention to transfer to other institutions. OSU media relations has confirmed their release, but there will be no further … [Read more...]
Canadian Half-Marathon Championships Race Recap
Results: 1:19:01 (PR PB) 6th female.What a ride.Oh wow, where do I start+ACE This is quite possibly the most amazing running experience I have had post-college. The entire weekend, from walking into my hotel room at 11:59pm on Friday to meet my sleepy-eyed roommate (now newly found friend) Erin … [Read more...]
USWNT:Busy Months Ahead
+ACo-The US Women's National Team is wrapping up what has been two weeks of training camp in Bradenton, FL. The team has been at IMG Academies since April 18th as Coach Pia Sundhage looks to whittle down her Olympic roster. 27 players were invited, as Sundhage needs to eliminate several before choosing … [Read more...]
“Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women” by Eman Al Nafjan
Last Friday Sheikh Al Fowzan, ironically a member of the Saudi human rights commission,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-stated+ACY-nbsp+ADs-that the thought that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) might be implemented in Saudi Arabia makes him shiver in fear and worry. This was … [Read more...]
Miriam Nakamoto Returns With WBC Kickboxing Title Win
Courtesy Scott Hirano Coming off an injury in 2011, Miriam Nakamoto didn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t look like she lost a step. Nakamoto defeated Sandra Bastian by TKO in the third round for the vacant WBC Kickbxoing title at Legends Muay Thai in San Francisco Saturday. The ringside doctors stopped the fight due to a … [Read more...]