Coming from a boxing and BJJ background, Maria Lopez is looking for her first pro win as she takes on Monica Flores at STFC MMA Nov. 1 in McAllen, TX. The 36 year old Lopez may have gotten a late start in the sport, but it doesn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t detour her from achiveing a pro MMA career. We talked to Lopez … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
2013 WNBA Finals schedule: Atlanta Dream to host Minnesota Lynx at Gwinnett Center for Games 3, 4
The full schedule for the five-game 2013 WNBA Finals has been released as follows, according to an Atlanta Dream media relations release: 2013 WNBA Finals Schedule Game Visitor Home Date Time Television 1 Atlanta Minnesota Sunday, Oct. 6 8:30 p.m. EDT ESPN 2 Atlanta Minnesota Tuesday, Oct. 8 8 … [Read more...]
Thai women grab volleyball title; find focus on their looks
By Mariah Philips The elation of a surprise victory is universal +ACY-ndash+ADs and infectious. The emotion is so powerful that it doesn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t matter where in the world you are, what team it is +ACY-ndash+ADs or the sex of the players. Everyone loves a come-from-behind winner on the international sports stage, … [Read more...]
Weekend Results - Nakai Upsets LaRosa; Kowalkiewicz Wins 4th Straight
Courtesy efight.jp Pro MMA Rin Nakai won her 15th fight and stays undefeated as she was victorious over pound for pound standout Tara LaRosa at Pancrase in a hotly contested battle. The match was even in the first stanza on the feet, with LaRosa landing punch combos and Nakai using leg kicks. Round … [Read more...]
AIBA World Junior and Youth Championships - Ireland takes gold
Ciara Ginty 60kg GoldSixteen year old Ciara Ginty from Mayo won gold at the AIBA Women's Junior Youth World Boxing Championships 2013 over the weekend - a huge achievement for Irish boxing. She was also picked as Best Junior Boxer out of 160 boxers from 31 countriesI was just listening to Ginty … [Read more...]
Agreements reached…
...in Portland, Maine where an investigation by OCR found that girls received fewer opportunities for participation in interscholastic sports than their male peers. The investigation also revealed some disparities in facilities. Under the agreement, the district will add girls' volleyball for the … [Read more...]
WNBA Playoffs 2013: How the Atlanta Dream unseated the defending champion Indiana Fever
The key to the Eastern Conference Finals was obvious coming in, remained so after Game 1, and continued to have a significant impact on Game 2: the turnover margin was clearly going to go a long way to determining the outcome. Unsurprisingly, the Atlanta Dream dominated that category pretty much … [Read more...]
NCAA Soccer - RPI Bracket 1.0 + Bubble Team Rankings
+ACY-nbsp+ADs Some notes: -Automatic bid winners are denoted with an asterisk. League leaders are projected auto bid winners after half of a league+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s games have been played (that+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s nobody right now). Until then, the team with the highest RPI is projected as the auto bid winner. -As is custom, … [Read more...]
Lynx, Dream sweep to claim conference titles
The WNBA Finals are set, and it's looking like 2011:The Dream swept the Fever with a 67-53 win today to return to the finals for the first time since 2011. Angel McCoughtry lead Atlanta with 27 points, while Tamika Catching headed up Indiana's efforts with 24.The Lynx also swept, ousting the Mercury … [Read more...]
Minnesota Lynx advance to the WNBA Finals by beating the Phoenix Mercury, 72-65
Missed free-throws kept the door open for the Mercury, but they fell short 72-65, and with that+ADs the season comes to an end. Fun ride. +ACY-mdash+ADs Kristofer Habbas (+AEA-Kris+AF8-Habbas) September 29, 2013 +ACY-nbsp+ADs After getting blown out in Game 1 of the 2013 Western Conference Finals, it stood to reason that … [Read more...]