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Age is Just a Number - The New Book by Dara Torres
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 10, 2009 at 8:06am

Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres made the sports world sit up and take notice last summer when she made the US Olympic Swimming team at age 41, and proceeded to win 3 silver medals in Beijing. Eight months later, Dara released her memoirs entitled, Age is Just...more

Challenges for girls playing HS baseball
by Women's Sports Nation
posted April 8, 2009 at 6:42pm

This article in the New York Times on girls participating in high school baseball was my inspiration for April's book, Stolen Bases. What's interesting about the article is the general assumption that baseball is for boys and softball is for girls. The sp...more

Book: Portrait of Passion
by Women's Soccer Show
posted April 8, 2009 at 3:35pm

Portrait of Passion takes you on a journey through the years of the US Women’s National Team members. The books takes you from the players “First Kick” all the way through the Women’s World Cup in China 2007. The author Gail Stewart intervie...more

Book Review: Nike is a Goddess
by Women's Sports Nation
posted April 7, 2009 at 9:59pm

On Sunday, as I was driving down I-95 to see Sky Blue FC host the Los Angeles Sol in its inaugural WPS match, I was reflecting on all the women who challenged archaic and suppressive notions in the last century regarding athletics. Ten years ago, even co...more

Dara Torres: Age is Just a Number
by Athletic Women Blog
posted April 7, 2009 at 6:17am

Her new book, just out today: Dara will be signing books—perhaps in your part of the country? ...more

A Book - Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 25, 2009 at 12:47pm

Preston just got a new book last week, all about fixing your feet, in preparation for the running we will do at Trans Rockies. I was kind of skeptical at first, after all, how much reading enjoyment would a book like this provide? Truth be told, not much....more

Introducing the cover of… CHANGE UP!
by Pretty Tough
posted March 24, 2009 at 10:25am

Looking for the perfect beach book to dive into this summer? CHANGE UP drops this April! As sophomore summer heats up at Sunray Beach, so does Jake Cole and Ashley Clarke’s long distance relationship. But, Ashley’s overprotective cop father forbids As...more

Review of ‘Lifetime Loser’ by James Ross
by Ladies on the Tee
posted March 18, 2009 at 2:43pm

First let me start by stating that I am in no way considered to be a book critic. However, I know what holds my interest and what does not. Having said that I recently had the opportunity to read, the James Ross book, Lifetime Loser. This book is the ...more

How Female Hockey Players Can Stay Focused
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 6, 2009 at 9:49pm

I am just in the middle of re-reading “In Pursuit of Excellence”, and it has one story in particular that I wanted to share with you that really helped me to understand the importance of having a laser-like focus in order to reach your goal....more

Pretty Tough Book Club
by Pretty Tough
posted March 1, 2009 at 11:59am

We’re not JUST jocks. We like to read too. And maybe even discuss a book or two. So hunker down and relax with one of our book recommendations. Nothing like some mental gymnastics! Amazon.com Widgets ...more

Shawn Johnson’s New Book Now Available
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 1, 2009 at 9:45am

The girl with the golden smile, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, has just released a new magazine/book that features pictures from her gymnastics career and family life, stories and quotes from coaches, Shawn and her family - all done in a fun, casual for...more

Full Court Quest: How Fort Shaw girls became basketball champs
by Pretty Tough
posted December 12, 2008 at 6:23pm

December 12, 2008 -As the United States celebrates electing a black man to the White House for the first time, a new book offers a rare glimpse into American Indian life and shows how 10 young women made inroads against prejudice in the early 1900s. Fu...more
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