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Women & Girls in Sport Mini-Quiz
by One Sport Voice posted October 1, 2009 at 6:54pm
I had to put together a little quiz on girls and women in sport, so I thought I’d post it here. Take this 5 questions quiz WITHOUT Googling and I’ll post the answers tomorrow.
Women & Girls Sport Quiz
1. In what year was the federal law Title IX ...more
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Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs posted September 25, 2009 at 4:23pm
Today I thought I would honor the person who brought me into this site. If you are not following her, which you probably are, then you are missing some of the most random (but not mundane) tweets of the day. And I mean all-day. Now, it required quite a bi...more
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Red Bull Soapbox Is Coming to LA
by Westbound Boarder posted September 25, 2009 at 2:00pm
LA is known for being home to some of the worst traffic in the nation… but this weekend all that traffic might not be such a bad thing. On Saturday (that’s tomorrow, for those of you who might not be counting down the hours already), Red Bull Soapbo...more
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Top 10 Reasons the Yankees won’t Win the World Series
by Draft Day Suit posted September 22, 2009 at 1:39pm
1. Karmic Debt
The advent of George Steinbrenner’s ownership of the Yankees roughly coincided with the advent of free agency, Watergate, disco and the birth of many Draft Day Suit writers. As an era, it was a karmic black hole. Steinbrenner’s persi...more
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Inaugural Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs posted September 18, 2009 at 10:59am
Welcome to my first weekly Twitter Wrap. The following is a collection of my favorite tweets by Professional Athlete from all sports. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I welcome your comments and tips throughout the week, you can bring tweet tha...more
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Craigslist Missed Connections?!
by Chic Runner posted September 11, 2009 at 11:50am
Hooray for it being FRIDAY! That means pictures and hopefully something funny… Well I have a treat for you!
Um, so this is the weirdest but most EPIC thing that could have possibly happened to me. I know I get excited about dumb things, but if you don�...more
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Did I catch a niner in there?
by Chic Runner posted September 9, 2009 at 9:29pm
What are we, talking on walkie talkies? Amazing movie. So today I realized that I could do the whole cliche here’s nine interesting fun things about me, and guess what, it’s totally what I’m going to do. Random, yes, entertaining, hopefully, and o...more
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ifitness belt winner + discount + new shoes?!
by Chic Runner posted September 2, 2009 at 11:18am
So drumroll puhhhhleeeeeease! The lucky winner of the ifitness belt is….
Commentor #98, Tri Girl, who said this, “The old Who song says it all… “I want it I want it I want it…” Thank you so much for reviewing the belt. I don’t have a lot of...more
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Daily Dose of Inspiration
by Cool Adventure Girls! posted August 29, 2009 at 8:53pm
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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Fever Immortalize Papa Louie
by Women's Sports Blog posted August 28, 2009 at 12:32pm
I could do a whole song-and-dance dialogue routine here, but the only important part would be me shouting "THAT'S YOU!!! THAT'S YOU!!!" as my father popped onto the jumbotron as part of a crowd shot during the 10th anniversary video.
The Fever ran t...more
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Want to Compete in the Dew Tour…?
by Westbound Boarder posted August 26, 2009 at 5:09pm
…I am for reals here! All you have to do is submit your best video and you could earn yourself a spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Finals stop of the Dew Tour. It all takes place in Salt Lake City and these guys will even pay for your airfare and lodging i...more
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Sports Writing Contest to Award Star Coaches
by anngaff posted August 25, 2009 at 12:50am
YouthNoise Play City is a nonprofit campaign that promotes using sports for social change. On Friday, they launched a nation-wide writing contest called Play It Forward that asks entrants to submit stories and photos of the coaches who have made a posit...more
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Win a copy of Serena Williams' new book
by jschonb posted August 24, 2009 at 8:56pm
Are you a Serena fan? If so, you don't want to miss the chance to read her new memoir, "On The Line" out in stores on Sept. 1st. And for five lucky Women Talk Sports winners - the book is free!
One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has succ...more
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Giveaway: 2XL Headphones by Skullcandy
by Westbound Boarder posted August 24, 2009 at 1:15pm
Everyone knows that snowboarding and music go hand in hand, so as we ramp up for the upcoming season we have an exciting giveaway opportunity for our readers this week - a set of headphones from 2XL.
2XL is a new line of inexpensive headsets by Skullcand...more
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New giveaway + vegas +a winner!
by Chic Runner posted August 21, 2009 at 2:18pm
So the winner for the Dick’s Sporting Goods giveaway is….
Number 20 of the comments… AMBER! Who commented about how she is going to be running the Long Beach half and I’m super excited to see her there!
Congrats! To the rest who entered, thank...more
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Give-a-WHAT!
by Chic Runner posted August 18, 2009 at 2:21pm
How ghetto is that stolen logo? I know you don’t care, so I will move on. Yup, that’s right, as promised, it’s giveaway day! Hooray for you guys. I love having giveaways but it kind of stinks because I don’t get to keep the prize myself. Is that...more
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Let’s talk about some funny things.
by Chic Runner posted August 7, 2009 at 4:37pm
Today my blog turns one. Hooray! Happy Birthday little buddy! I’m glad I can continue to write about my journeys, trips to the bathroom, running, racing and random life stories that seem to entertain you guys. Unfortunately I have no cool things to give...more
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Bike Diva Gift Shop
by Bike Diva posted August 3, 2009 at 11:43am
Bike Diva LogoOn July 22, I posted up that I was trying to finalize the design for my Bike Diva logo. The graphic image, shown at the top of this post, is my final decision. Besides printing up business cards and return address labels, I've been thinki...more
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Sweet Deals Page Changes
by Chic Runner posted July 30, 2009 at 3:35pm
So I have come to realize that there are some deals that I put up on my sweet deals section because they are just low price, but I personally wouldn’t wear them. Well, I’ve come up with a solution to make the page much prettier, and also will make it ...more
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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-07-29
by HoopFeed.com posted July 30, 2009 at 2:48pm
RT @IndianaFever: Join six-time WNBA All-Star, Tamika Catchings, in a live online chat today at 1pm ET: http://bit.ly/k22Tg 11:53:49
WNBA Fan Interest At All-Time Low In June (Sports Business Daily) http://bit.ly/1ayK9U subscription required to read stor...more
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A love letter to 13. 1
by Chic Runner posted July 29, 2009 at 2:22pm
Dear 13.1,
There was a time in my life that I never thought I could run the distance to you. I got excited and signed up to meet you for the first time. I didn’t know that I would truly fall in love with you during our first meeting in Long Beach back ...more
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