Average Pac 12 home game attendance, as of today: 1. Oregon State, 3,658 2. Stanford, 3,652 3. Arizona State, 3,396 4. California, 2,627 5. Washington, 2,117 6. UCLA, 2,107 7. Colorado, 2,003 8. Arizona, 1,681 9. Oregon, 1,512 10. Washington State, 1,018 11. USC, 732 12. Utah, 730 … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Open Letter: Where will Wombat Sports Head in 2015?
When I started to write for the women???s MMA divisions, there were very few covering the sport. If you asked most MMA fans, very few were aware of names like Miesha Tate, Tara LaRosa, or Megumi Fujii. There was only one big name: Gina Carano. To that point, major MMA websites weren???t … [Read more...]
The Kelseys
This is a fun story: Kelsey and Kelsey: Washington's Kelsey Plum and Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell are lighting up the scoreboards. More player news: Briana Roberson is making the most of her opportunity at Stanford. Gioya Carter is finding her moxie at Oklahoma. A day in the life of … [Read more...]
Dawn Staley Award watch list
The Dawn Staley Award watch list has been announced: Aerial Powers, Michigan State Allisha Gray, North Carolina Amber Orrange, Stanford Brittany Boyd, California Brittany Hrynko, DePaul Courtney Williams, South Florida Damika Martinez, Iona Jewell Lloyd, Notre Dame Jordan … [Read more...]
The Super Bowl Isn’t the Only Game in Town
It???s the Super Bowl once again ??? time??to whip up some snacks, crowd onto the??couch, and root for your favorite team. Or not. Maybe it???s time to finally call out the NFL for??the hideous lack of respect they show??their players, their fans and women in particular. For the record,????I … [Read more...]
Watch McMann & Tate Hit The Scales at 4 p.m. pst/7 p.m. est
Two of the best wrestlers in the women???s bantamweight division will face off Saturday in the UFC. Before Sara McMann and Miesha Tate step into the octigon, they will hit the scales in Las Vegas Friday. The stream will start at 4 p.m. pacific/7 p.m. eastern time and you can watch it … [Read more...]
Corso Out; Rachael Cummins to Face Christine Stanley
Emily Corso???s InvictaFC debut will have to wait. The undefeated flyweight suffered a dislocated toe in training and had to bow out of her fight with Christine Stanley at the promotion???s 11th event February 27 in Los Angeles. However, a replacement has been found. Local Los Angeles fighter … [Read more...]
Baszler vs. Nunes Announced for March
Shayna Baszler and Amanda Nunes will thrown down in Rio. The two are booked for UFC Fight Night 62 on March 21 in?? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The match was announced Thursday. Baszler (15-9) is looking to snap a two fight losing streak, having lost to Alexis Davis by submission in Invicta and by … [Read more...]
Swish Appeal Prep Poll of Polls 2014-2015 (week of January 25, 2015): Status quo at the top, movement below
There was very little movement at the top of our second installment of the Swish Appeal Prep Poll of Polls compared to poll +ACM-1 two weeks ago. Four new schools joined the list in this week's edition. Current state of affairs Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana, California, and Neumann-Goretti … [Read more...]
Mid-Season National Coach of the Year candidates
Since we are at the midway point of the season, we take a look at potential candidates for National Coach of the Year honors. There???s been some exceptional basketball being played this year, and that can???t come without brilliant minds leading their teams as coaches. This year, it's been a … [Read more...]