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Coming to the aid of Newtown
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:36pm

Tweet This morning Grant Wahl was sending around this link that Landon Donovan is the latest commitment for next Monday’s “Soccer Night in Newtown” benefit. Among the other notables are Alexi Lalas, Cobi Jones, Mia Hamm and Kristine Li...more

Resolving to stay true to this ideal
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:28pm

Tweet The last few paragraphs of “The Franchise,” Michael MacCambridge’s 1997 history of Sports Illustrated that I finished reading over the weekend, summarize far more than the essence of a magazine that changed the way Americans look ...more

A 2013 that Doesn’t Suck (at All!)
by The Glowing Edge
posted December 29, 2012 at 9:47pm

It’s that time of year. The gym is jam-packed and your Facebook stream is clogged with manic resolution-making fiends. That’s fiends, not friends. Although they’re probably your friends, too, and otherwise normal. I resist the resolut...more

Guess Who’s Pregnant? (@Laurenfleshman blog)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:37am

Olympian Carrie Tollefson! #2 Jessica Simpson, maybe. Several of my readers, including my costar from Bear Butte Running Camp, Laura Hugo. This rinoceros Kate Middleton. Bitch totally stole my thunder today.   And me! Won't be wear...more

Memorial service planned for Seattle Storm fan, friend Karen Rolstad
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 15, 2012 at 8:03pm

Thanks for sharing your stories and condolences regarding the passing of Karen Rolstad, my friend and longtime Storm fan. They have been passed on to the family and they appreciate our sentiments. The Seattle Times published an obituary in the newspaper'...more

A personal goodbye for a longtime Seattle Storm fan and friend
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 13, 2012 at 7:28am

I hope this is appropriate. It's not exactly the type of thing you call a grieving family to discuss. But because she's one of my biggest fans, this is the only way I can say goodbye. Karen Marie Rolstad died at 11:11 am on Sunday. She was originally dia...more

Just Roll With It Bootcamp
by stephaniemp
posted November 7, 2012 at 1:40pm

UNSTOPPABLE: Iraq War Vet Turns Obstacles into Opportunities & Victims to VictorsFemale Marine Corps Intel Officer Reveals the Mindset Secrets to Catapult from “Survival to Thrival”…and Announces Book Launch San Diego, CA - Saturda...more

Getting into the Halloween Spirit (A byline to finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 31, 2012 at 9:53pm

Confession time: I have never been a huge fan of Halloween. First off, I don’t enjoy being scared. I don’t do horror movies. I still have nightmares from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video. Second, I’ve never had a grea...more

JILL OF ALL TRADES: How Being a Multi-Sport Athlete Keeps Me Balanced
by SemperSarah
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:21pm

Being active is my lifeblood. Whether I am playing soccer or snowboarding, I welcome every athletic adventure that comes my way. The variety of sports I participate in encourages balance, balance enhances health, and health breeds happiness....more

Procrastination and new beginnings
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 29, 2012 at 9:22pm

I am not a neat freak. In fact I am very much the opposite of a neat freak. There are times when my apartment looks as if it’s been ransacked. There may have been episodes when well-intentioned friends have thought about calling child protective ser...more

How Women Can Be Successful As Leaders
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 29, 2012 at 8:50pm

source In my post, 3 Ways To Keep Females In Coaching And Athletics Administration, I talk about the lack of ladies in athletics…and the numbers were pretty dramatic.  If you’re interested in seeing all of the numbers and a link to the ...more

Getting "Chicked": The most embarrassing thing for a guy?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 27, 2012 at 10:11am

Photo by Ron. My-photo-blog. Lindsey Vonn, two-time Olympic gold medallist skier and two-time World Championship gold medallist, wants to race with the boys.  It is something she has always dreamed of.  With all the red tape in the way in may n...more

Nike's "Voices" ad: Celebrating how far women's sports have come
by Swish Appeal
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:10am

  This Nike ad isn't "new" at this point, but we hadn't posted it and it's one of the better women's sports (and basketball) ads in recent years. ...more

Boxing and Deafness: Interview with Sarah
by The Glowing Edge
posted October 22, 2012 at 9:46pm

  Boxing offers challenges enough for pretty much anyone who considers taking it on. Which means most people who try it have guts… and plenty of great stories. In my last post I talked about the critical nature of training yourself to hear yo...more

Meeting one of my heroes
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 20, 2012 at 4:48pm

There are very few times in my professional life when I’ve conducted an interview and was afraid my questions sounded like this: “Blah, blah, Words, Blah, Words. Blahblah. Blaaaah. Words.” Then again, there aren’t many days when I ...more

Poetry Friday
by After Atalanta
posted October 19, 2012 at 6:17pm

This poem by Alicia Ostriker is from the current issue of Massachusetts Review. It was posted at Poetry Daily recently. I've been doing a lot of talking in my classes about more complex understandings of race, so this fits in quite well.They Speak of Race...more

How Early Exposure to so Many Sports Opened My Door to Rowing
by Pretty Tough
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:40am

By Julia Darnton, Assistant Director of Operations, Game On! Sports Camps 4 Girls   Up until age 5, I thought everyone’s parents were competitive cross-country skiers. In my family, I was used to my parents hiring a sitter for me and my two y...more

Showing Courage – Our Young Female Athletes Still Face Challenges
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted October 16, 2012 at 5:30pm

  Parents of a Game On! camper contacted me a few days ago with this story:   Our daughter (a freshman in high school) is interested in learning the sport of wrestling and competing with the school wrestling team. She has therefore attended t...more

The critical to-do list
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 15, 2012 at 6:10pm

There were plenty of things to do on Sunday. My apartment was a complete disaster as I still had to unpack from Saturday’s amazing bike tour of Niagara County. The sink was full of dirty dishes. (I don’t have a dishwasher in my apartment. I kn...more

List of Ridiculousness-Part 2 (@TiffanyWeimer blog)
by Tiffany Weimer
posted October 11, 2012 at 6:55pm

Since the last time I wrote List of Ridiculousness (which wasn’t really ridiculous), many things have happened in my life and with that said, I’d like to present to you, List of Ridiculousness Part 2 (which isn’t really ridiculous). ...;more

Unity Conference 2012: LACEF’s Panel Health and Education (MacKenzie Hill blog)
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted October 10, 2012 at 10:09am

Ok so where to start, like I said things have been crazy but I’ve been having a blast.  So this weekend I attended an event in San Diego; it was the California Latino School Boards Association and the California Coalition of Black School Board ...more

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