Did UConn coach Geno Auriemma just put a hole in UConn's seemingly impenetrable armor?
In the video below, Auriemma decides to bring up race when talking about his team's opponent, Stanford. "White kids are always looked upon as being soft. &nb...;more
Final Four: The women's bracket is down to four teams today. UConn face Stanford and Louisville go against Oklahoma. Since my bracket is toast I'll just root for the California team - go Stanford!WPS: The WPS season is spreading around the country. Toda...more
I was in Philadelphia this week and I thought it would be awesome to go run up the “Rocky” steps. I used to do running and jumping drills up the stairs all the time back when I was playing at the elite levels of women’s hockey. You’ll find a lit...more
Although I've always been athletic, I am not a "runner". I am, however, a brisk walker. I can walk for a very long time over a very long distance at any time whether I've trained or not. Being an actual "runner" would be great - it is something I've al...more
Serena Cuevas , Gatorade G2 "Everyday Athlete" Search Winner and World No. 1 Serena WilliamsSerena Cuevas was chosen to appear alongside American Serena Williams in the new national campaign for G2, Gatorade’s low cal sports drink. The G2 Everyday Athle...more
For all women soccer fans March 30, 2009 marked a new day in history. After six long years women’s professional soccer finally returned to the USA. As a fan and player I was so excited. I was eager...more
Two weeks ago, 70 motivated and energetic girls hockey players participated in the first ever Total Female Hockey Speed Camp. To see what happened when we put that many players in one room to participate in high-intensity off-ice training, watch the vide...more
March Madness: My women's bracket has no chance of survival. It was on life support and has completely died. I was going against the popular UConn pick and that sure didn't work. As for the men's bracket - who woulda thought Michigan State? The only p...more
Recently, we heard the story of Tiffara Steward, a college hoops star that is under 5 feet tall and has seemingly everything stacked against her as far as being an athlete is concerned. Someone forgot to tell her that a person with vision, hearing, and s...more
Women’s Professional Soccer made a promising debut Sunday as a crowd of nearly 15,000 at The Home Depot Center in Carson watched the Los Angeles Sol defeat the Washington Freedom, 2-0.
A highlight of the afternoon was no doubt Los Angeles forward Marta...more
What goals do you want to achieve as a female hockey player? Are you shooting high enough? Watch this video to see exactly what I mean.
My favorite line from this speech deserves repeating (and bold letters):
Most people don’t fail in life because t...more
The halfpipe portion of the Roxy Chicken Jam finished on Saturday with Kelly Clark pulling out the win. Her run included a Frontside Air, Backside 540 Mute, Frontside 540, Method, Frontside 720 and a Cab 720.
Top Three:
1. Kelly Clark
2. Mercedes Nicol...more
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeffrey Chatellier, a Peace Corps’ volunteer who helps run Ball for All Sport Charities for African women.
I was put in contact with Jeffrey through the Sport for Change contest run by Nike and Ashoka. As I'...more
Studies have consistently shown that on average, girls who play sports tend to perform better in school than girls who don’t. But the message that competitive sports also helps produce successful career women, hasn’t always been effectively communica...more
WPS: This Sunday, March 29 is the start of the season for Women's Professional Soccer. The Los Angeles Sol take on the Washington Freedom. In the meantime, the WPS is trying to get 10,000 fans on Facebook. As I am writing this they are at 9,444. They'...more
I've been following today's guest on her blog for several months now. Rugby is one of those sports that I was determined to learn more about and Your Scrumhalf Connection has helped me do that. The woman behind it, Wendy Young, is so passionate about th...more
How's Your Bracket?: Well my women's bracket is just okay. I'm tied with about 13 others two spots behind the leader. As for the men's I've got three brackets going and none are totally out yet. Did you see that Gonzaga win yesterday? It's a shame tha...more
Haven’t seen this in the U.S. but in Europe, Nike has launched an integrated campaign called “Men vs. Women.” The goal is to motivate athletes to enjoy running in completely new ways.
With Gnarls Barkley crooning through their earbuds, with the...more
Okay, I am either getting old or just getting out of touch. I just can't seem to do the whole Twitter thing. It seems like everyone I run across has a Twitter account or is telling me that I just have to get on. I tried it when I was covering the PGA M...more
