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Tennessee Women run World Record Distance Medley Relay at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champs
by Pretty Tough
posted March 13, 2009 at 11:02pm

Here are the notes I took as I watched the race live at http://espn360.com (you can still watch the replay): First leg: 1200m: BYU and Univ of Washington leading, wish Christine Babcock (UW) would get out of lane 2! She could have tucked in behind B...more

UConn-Syracuse 6 OT Instant Classic
by Pretty Tough
posted March 13, 2009 at 1:12pm

The men’s game gets more than enough attention so we don’t generally add to the plethora of print, but last night’s game between Syracuse and UConn is worth mentioning on so many levels. The Syracuse 127-117 upset victory over fourth-ranked UConn,...more

Courtney, Courtney, Courtney
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 13, 2009 at 1:10pm

Normally C and R hate people who brag and boast, but you gotta love Oklahoma basketball player Courtney Paris. She said she came to Oklahoma to win a championship, and this is her last year here, so, one, she predicts they will win, and two, if they do no...more

NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships Predictions
by anngaff
posted March 12, 2009 at 3:09am

The NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships take place this Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, 2009, in College Station, Texas, on Texas A&M;'s brand new indoor track. This meet is exciting every year, and this year will be no different....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

Barringer Wins Big 12 Mile, Shattering Records and Barriers
by Pretty Tough
posted March 1, 2009 at 1:02pm

Jenny Barringer, University of Colorado junior, won her first indoor Big 12 Conference title yesterday, and she won it in style. Barringer’s winning time of 4 minutes, 25.91 seconds is the best in the world this year and a collegiate record....more

A Pretty Tough Pole Vaulter
by Pretty Tough
posted February 19, 2009 at 2:35pm

(Editors Note: Pretty Tough Team member Hannah Trimble is a multi-sport athlete. Here’s her account of a recent collegiate track meet:) I attend Lees-McRae College, a small liberal arts college located in the heart of the beautiful Appalachian mountai...more

2009 NPF Senior Draft to be Broadcast Live
by Pretty Tough
posted February 16, 2009 at 7:27pm

The 2009 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft will be broadcast live on the Internet for the first time in league history. The draft which is being hosted by the Akron Racers, will take place February 17th beginning at 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST) with the fir...more

“Hoops for Hope” Honors Yow, Promotes Awareness
by Pretty Tough
posted February 15, 2009 at 1:43pm

Today NC State will host the fourth “Hoops 4 Hope” game, which helps raise money for the cancer research fund in late Coach Kay Yow’s name. The event, established by Yow to raise awareness for the disease that ultimately took her life, is sold out...more

SteepleChic Anna Willard Wins Mile at Tyson Invite
by Pretty Tough
posted February 14, 2009 at 1:05pm

The Nutrilite Women’s Mile at the Tyson Invitational Indoor Track & Field Meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday night was loaded....more

Former NCAA athletes killed in NY plane crash
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted February 13, 2009 at 5:20pm

This is awful...Just read via an NCAA update e-mail that two former NCAA Division III athletes were killed in the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 last night in Buffalo, NY....more

WBCA’s “Think Pink”
by Pretty Tough
posted February 12, 2009 at 12:40pm

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s (WBCA) “Think Pink” initiative is a global, unified effort for coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond....more

Big Ben’s little sis preparing for her big game
by Pretty Tough
posted January 31, 2009 at 1:39pm

In 2006, high school student Carlee Roethlisberger, Big Ben’s little sister, made her way down to the field to stand with the Super Bowl’s winning quarterback and celebrate the moment. It’s tough for Carlee not to be there this time around as her...more

Mascots and Masculinity
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted January 26, 2009 at 1:34pm

So the idea from this blog came in response to a previous post that got me thinking. I have been on teams that have used the term “Lady” in front of our schools mascot in order to somehow feminize our image. Although this argument may seem trivial...more

UConn is dominating NCAA women’s basketball
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted January 22, 2009 at 8:52am

Connecticut (18-0 after routing North Carolina on Monday) is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s ESPN/USA Today’s women’s basketball rankings....more

Moore’s career-high 40 points leads UConn blowout
by Pretty Tough
posted January 17, 2009 at 8:52pm

Sophomore Maya Moore scored a career-high 40 points to reach 1,000 faster than any player in UConn history, leading the top-ranked Huskies in a 107-53 rout over Syracuse on Saturday....more

Wrapping Up Another Week in Girls Sports
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 16, 2009 at 12:20pm

It’s mid-January and half of the US is freezing cold today, but that will not stop thousands of girls from going to sports practice today! It has been a busy week in girls sports this week and I have plenty of good articles to share with you....more

Gender Barriers in Athletics
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted January 15, 2009 at 8:18pm

The NCAA released its findings in a recent study conducted to determine the number of women interested in pursuing a career in athletics. For me, this study was staggering, eye-opening, and disheartening....more

Meet the Lavendar Sisters
by Pretty Tough
posted January 13, 2009 at 1:29pm

With her unmatched combination of size, speed, and skill, Ohio State’s sophomore Jantel Lavendar is a presence on both ends of the court. The scary thing is that Jantel isn’t the only Lavendar on the floor....more

Coaching, athletic programs and budget issues…Yikes!
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted January 12, 2009 at 5:02pm

With the economy falling apart and the daily reports saying the end is nowhere to be seen, everyone in this country has to be feeling some effects. As a D-III basketball coach with a fairly small budget to start with, the imploding economy is no help!...more

Jordan Hasay Talks About her College Search
by WomenTalkSports
posted January 10, 2009 at 1:14pm

One of the top female high school runners of all time talks to FloTrack about her college search: Track and Field Videos on Flotrack ...more

Carolina’s Nogueira named Soccer America Women’s Player of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted December 16, 2008 at 4:22pm

Junior forward Casey Nogueira of Raleigh, N.C., put a signature achievement on her remarkable third season for the Tar Heels as she was named the National Player of the Year by Soccer America Magazine Tuesday....more

Female Rhodes recipients excel in sports
by Pretty Tough
posted December 13, 2008 at 6:56pm

December 13, 2008 - Arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates, the Rhodes scholarships were created in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes, a British philanthropist and colonial pioneer in Africa. The first class of Amer...more

(NCAA) A drained economy: The end of women’s professional sports?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted December 5, 2008 at 2:11pm

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Yesterday, at the top of NCAA.org read the question, Will the economy undo women’s professional sports? Would this have a trickle-down impact on women’s college sports? My personal opinion is no. The economy won&#...more

NCAA releases long awaited pregnancy handbook
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted December 2, 2008 at 10:04am

The NCAA has released its first pregnancy handbook - a long-awaited resource for information and support for administrators and coaches. The Women’s Sports Foundation says, “The first of its kind, this critical publication suggests model ath...more

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