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Softball: Throwing Like a Girl
by Pretty Tough
posted March 9, 2009 at 5:17pm

If you’ve ever heard the expression “You throw like a girl,” it means your throw kinda sucks. The “girl throw” refers to a wimpy style a lot of girls seem to have. Girls often face the target with their forearm cocked back and the ball in their...more

Sports Nutrition Interview with Yours Truly
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted March 9, 2009 at 4:04pm

It’s gorgeous here in D.C. and I need to do a 12-mile run for the Suntrust National Half Marathon. So, rather than writing a long post… I need to get out there and run! However, I must share the link to my loooooooooooong interview… more like a ...more

Shirzanan: The First Iranian Women Sports Magazine
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 9, 2009 at 12:18pm

Shirzanan is an online weekly magazine and the first publication on Iran women's sports. Shirzanan’s main page is in Persian and it focuses on women’s sports in Iran and other Muslim countries....more

New WSI member designs sportswear for active Muslim women
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 9, 2009 at 12:09pm

Aheda Zanetti, Managing Director of Ahiida, recently joined WSI as a member.Her company, Ahiida, is an Australian owned company that designs and produces quality swimwear and sportswear, for example the ‘burkini”...more

Java Juice
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 9, 2009 at 4:35am

Heading out for our group trail run this morning, we had lost an hour of sleep, prep-time, whatever you want to call it, from daylight savings adjustment. As I sifted through my purse for my heart rate strap, I found the Java Juice packet...more

Don’t Forget to Watch Shawn Johnson on Dancing with the Stars
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 8, 2009 at 10:51pm

Dancing with the Stars season 8 starts Monday, March 9th and it will feature its youngest competitor ever - Olympic gymnast, Shawn Johnson. Shawn has been keeping us posted on her new life in L.A. on her blog....more

Ana, Maria & Venus star in video game
by Pretty Tough
posted March 8, 2009 at 10:18pm

Are you a gamer who loves tennis? Or a tennis player who loves video games? Well this is for you. The world’s top tennis stars are hitting the courts in Virtual Tennis 2009, a video game produced by Japanese console and software giants SEGA....more

Women Talk Sports Blogderby: Round 2
by Pretty Tough
posted March 8, 2009 at 6:56pm

Intro: Welcome to the Women Talk Sports (WTS) Blogderby, Round 2. Every few weeks, we’ll “pass the torch” to a different blogger in our community who will be responsible for rounding up the best blog posts about women’s sports....more

What to wear?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted March 8, 2009 at 2:04pm

So, what to wear on your Sunday run when it's snowing constantly and the snow is wet Hopefully you don't choose to skip the run and watch sports on TV......more

How cell phone companies can save women’s professional sports
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted March 7, 2009 at 5:15pm

So I’ve been brainstorming for the past 24 hours about ways women’s professional sports can generate popularity. One of my ideas is that cell phone companies can work with the WNBA, WPS, the LPGA (and others) to generate attention....more

How Female Hockey Players Can Stay Focused
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted March 7, 2009 at 12:49am

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

Nutrition Services for Obese Kids - Change Coming?
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted March 7, 2009 at 12:49am

Sadly, insurance companies think obese kids don’t deserve nutrition counseling. But the Alliance for a Healthier Generation may help change that. According to a 2/19 press release… The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative of the ...more

Q&A;: ESPN’s HerStory - Celebrating Women in Sport
by Pretty Tough
posted March 6, 2009 at 9:14pm

This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, ESPN puts the spotlight on female athletes - past and present - with stories of empowerment and inspiration, struggle and triumph, appearing across all ESPN platforms, including television and ESPN.com....more

Adidas Adistar Ride
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted March 6, 2009 at 9:14pm

The Adistar Ride was new last year. If you used to have the Adidas Adistar Cushion 6, this model feels quite similar but still very different. I thought Adistar Cushion 6 had a really nice cushioning and a smooth fit....more

Tree climbing - not just for kids
by Pretty Tough
posted March 6, 2009 at 9:14pm

Tall oaks from little acorns grow. -Anonymous You don’t have to look far to find a tree worth climbing. And tree climbing isn’t just for kids. It’s an adventure, but it’s also a great workout. Climbing exercises the upper torso by using m...more

Chrissie Wellington hops on a Cannondale
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted March 5, 2009 at 11:57pm

Chrissie Wellington just finalized a 3 year sponsorship with Cannondale. She can be seen riding her new Slice in photos at Triathlete Mag's website....more

AAU presents 79th Annual Sullivan Award semi-finalists
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2009 at 11:56pm

Known as the “Oscar” of sports awards and older than The Heisman, the AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to its founder, James E. Sullivan....more

Roxy Pro Surf Contest on but women’s tour may be facing wipeout
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2009 at 11:53pm

The stage is set for a stellar finish to the Roxy Pro Gold Coast with quarterfinalists being decided in rising 1-metre waves at Duranbah on the southern end of Australia’s Gold Coast today....more

Gina Carano in Forever Young spot
by Athletic Women Blog
posted March 5, 2009 at 9:37pm

Perhaps like me you missed this Pepsi commercial on Super Bowl Sunday. To see a female athlete featured in a national ad campaign is rare and great enough, but to see her paired opposite martial arts legend Bruce Lee is sublime....more

IOC Celebrates 2009 Women and Sport Awards & International Women's Day
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2009 at 1:36pm

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Family today celebrated International Women's Day and the 2009 Women and Sport Awards, where five exceptional personalities in the world of sport received accolades....more

I Guess Puma Didn't Get the Skort Memo
by From A Left Wing
posted March 4, 2009 at 10:37pm

Let me start with the bit not related to sexism: With one brand styling all of the WPS teams, we have little as fans to grab onto. The uniforms are bland. They are all cut from the same cloth. The same pattern. The colors even have the same tone....more

WeMix.com Serena Williams launch “Serena’s Song” contest
by Pretty Tough
posted March 4, 2009 at 5:18pm

Rapper Ludacris is teaming up with tennis star Serena Williams for an online contest aimed at finding a theme song for the superstar tennis champion....more

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