So my short, somewhat-miracle of a season has come to a close+ACEAJg-nbsp+ADs My bronze medal at USAs this year allowed me to chase the World Championships A standard of 62.00m to potentially make my third Worlds team and travel to Moscow, Russia.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I was fully capable of doing that physically, but my … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Season wrap-up! via @karathrowsjav
So my short, somewhat-miracle of a season has come to a close+ACEAJg-nbsp+ADs My bronze medal at USAs this year allowed me to chase the World Championships A standard of 62.00m to potentially make my third Worlds team and travel to Moscow, Russia.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I was fully capable of doing that physically, but my … [Read more...]
Conclusion of the Weightlifting National Championships via @roblympian
Well, I have internet and a few minutes so I thought I'd tell you about how the National Championships turned out for me. I suppose when Jessica is ready, she'll do the same. Because I love Clint Eastwood so much, I will write this in +ACI-The Good, The Bad and the Ugly+ACI format. I'll do the +ACI-ugly+ACI part … [Read more...]
Boxer Heather Hardy Talks Recent Win; Promising Future
Boxer Heather Hardy has proven that you can find success in fighting your 30+ACY-prime+ADs-s. The undefeated 31-year-old pugilist recently got her sixth win with a TKO over Cassie Trost in New York this past week. She balances being a mom and being a trainer at the legendary+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Gleason+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Gym. We … [Read more...]
Which Division I women’s basketball schools give the most minutes to freshmen?
One of my pastimes is to read about college basketball recruiting. I like to learn as much about the details of recruiting players as possible - when they can receive calls, how many offers a five-star recruit can expect to get, etc. There are great sites like recruiting-101.com that can give the … [Read more...]
August 2013 Unified MMA Rankings - Cyborg Reclaims Top 145 Spot
Justino On the heels of InvictaFC 6, all divisions seen changes with a new +ACM-1 fighter in the featherweight division. Cyborg Justino, after winning the initial InvictaFC 145 title, retakes the +ACM-1 spot, and her opponent, Marloes Coenen, drops out down to +ACM-3.. This bumps Julia Budd from her +ACM-3 spot in … [Read more...]
Nine for IX, Part II: Female reporters in the locker room
I have to admit that I was not particularly looking forward to the third film in ESPN's Nine for IX series, Let Them Wear Towels. But I enjoyed it overall. I was expecting a more narrow view of the issue of female reporters in the locker room+ADs one that addressed the stories many of us already … [Read more...]
Mystics finally face Liberty
The New York Liberty (7-11) are 2-7 in the month of July. Their most recent win on July 23 came because of their lone All-Star Cappie Pondexter. The Liberty were the only Eastern Conference team without multiple All-Stars, if you count the Dream as having two (Erika de Souza replaced Elena Delle … [Read more...]
Talking MuayThai with Fighting Words
Questions flew in from some very well-prepared sports journalists, asking about MuayThai and really wanting to know what it's like doing sport as a woman. Surprising? Yes, and even more so when you know the intrepid trio are primary school students.That's me in the middle getting the Sports Corrs … [Read more...]
WNBA teams get back to practice
WNBA team news:Lynx....coach Cheryl Reeve has fire with a purpose.Dream....practiced at Gainesville Middle School today. I hope they have a write up tomorrow.Mystics....a minute with Michelle Snow.Mercury....a round table discussion on keys to the second half of the season.College news:The impact of … [Read more...]