Ladies, let???s stop throwing shade at women who live their lives differently than we do. You don???t wear makeup? Cool. Don???t throw digs at the women who spend about an hour to do theirs. You love makeup? Do you, but don???t look sideways at the girl who grabs chapstick and walks out the door. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
February is for fighting in Ireland
?? Muay Thai It never rains but it pours as we say in Ireland and it looks like next month is going to be a great one for fight-fans here. MuayThai is getting another extravaganza in Cork under the Siam Warriors banner. Only one women's fight confirmed so far between Yvonne Calnan and Liz … [Read more...]
Hoopism: Scoring on the rise after NCAA rule changes & other headlines
Scoring is on the rise after NCAA rule changes. And speaking of scoring...... Upset: Vanderbilt upended +ACM-12 Kentucky, 71-69 More results: +ACM-13 Mississippi State held off +ACM-19 Tennessee in overtime, 65-63. +ACM-7 Ohio State rallied to edge Northwestern, 79-76. Florida got past Arkansas … [Read more...]
Courtney Birchard brings playmaking skills to Brampton Thunder’s blueline
Boasting one of the youngest rosters in the Canadian Women???s Hockey League, the Brampton Thunder (located west of Toronto) hold the potential to alter the league???s balance of power, possibly shaping the next dynasty. Eager to help attain such potential is Courtney Birchard, one of the league???s … [Read more...]
Hoopism: The role of assistant coaches
Great piece on the people behind the head coaches, and what they do. Scouting reports are crucial: ???As an assistant, it is vital to scout and know your opponent almost as well as you know your own team and have film and paper scout prepped and ready to go (for the head coach) two to three ahead … [Read more...]
How Erica Kinsman & Amber Rose Won This Week
This week women have had some newsworthy victories.?? On Monday, it was announced that Florida State University (FSU) would pay Erica Kinsman +ACQ-950,000 and commit itself to sexual assault awareness, prevention and training programs in exchange for Kinsman dismissing her Title IX lawsuit against the … [Read more...]
Coaching: When Less is More
written by Erica Quam In our busy world...everyone seems to be racing to do more, work more, get more, achieve more. Have we reached the breaking point? Athletes start younger, specialize earlier, and work harder than ever before at an early age. Parents??push their kids to achieve more and … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Calm inside the MMA storm
Wordless Wednesday: pics via Invicta Fighting Championships Facebook from January 16th event.Pre-fight for Angela Hill fighting Alida GrayRaquel Pa'aluhi vs Colleen Schneiderafter the fight:+ACY-nbsp+ADs Mizuki Inoue who fought Lacey Schuckman Cris Cyborg vs Daria Ibragimova More Wordless Wednesday … [Read more...]
Settlement in FSU Sexual Assault Case
Breaking news: FSU will pay Erica Kinsman just under +ACQ-1million to settle the lawsuit she brought against her former institution in the wake of their mishandling of her rape allegations against former quarterback Jameis Winston. FSU had dug its heels in deep in the case, making repeated remarks to … [Read more...]
USA Basketball names 25 Olympic finalists
This year's U.S. Olympic team will come from this list: Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx) Sue Bird (Seattle Storm) Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) Tina Charles (New York Liberty) Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) Skylar Diggins (Dallas Wings) Stefanie Dolson (Washington … [Read more...]