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NCAA Volleyball: #4 Nebraska Takes Down #1 Illinois in Four
by Bethany
posted October 23, 2011 at 10:38am

#4 Nebraska hosted #1 ranked Illinois in their home gym Saturday evening, battling to win the upset in four (24-26, 25-18, 25-19, 25-11)....more

Concussions and Female Athletes Documentary Available Online
by One Sport Voice
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:23am

Concussions and their devastating consequences affect athletes in all sports and at all levels. However, while sport-related concussions have ignited a national conversation and public debate about this serious brain injury, the majority of attention h...more

NCAA Volleyball: Florida Gators Take Down South Carolina Gamecocks In Three
by Bethany
posted October 20, 2011 at 12:59am

Tonight the South Carolina Gamecocks hosted the #13 Florida Gators in their Volleyball Competition Facility, where the Gators ate up the Gamecocks in three sets (25-13, 25-18, 25-23)....more

Softball Coaching Tips - Cold Winter Nights and Softball Rules
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 19, 2011 at 3:22pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog The Rulebook Makes Good Reading on a Cold Winter's Night Maybe I'm just too much of a fanatic, but every year I look forward to receiving the new ASA rulebook. When I get it, the first thing I ...more

Jordan Adams: "I didn't have the best high school experience"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 19, 2011 at 8:17am

Top-ranked Mater Dei High School point guard Jordan Adams is about to make her decision from five schools: UCLA, USC, Washington, Maryland and Tennessee. But what does this quote mean?......."I didn't have the best high school experience," Adams said of h...more

Fashion Police: Joan Rivers joins Erin Andrews to tackle college football uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted October 17, 2011 at 11:54am

A slight alteration to a team’s attire, be it a color change on jerseys or an added element to helmets, can cause an uproar among fans. The college football fashion frenzy has taken center stage this season. From countless uniform combinations to retro ...more

Florida High School Reinstates Lacrosse Coach After Retaliation
by Title IX Blog
posted October 17, 2011 at 9:08am

In June, school officials at Jensen Beach High School in Martin County, Florida, terminated girls' lacrosse coach Michele Ruth, who had advocated for her team's access to the district's best athletic facility, the stadium built for the football team, but ...more

Up2Us, member organizations invade US capital to raise awareness for youth sports
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 17, 2011 at 9:05am

Earlier this month, Up2Us and member organizations headed to capital hill to raise awareness of youth sports and their benefits to the folks at the top. Stephanie Murdock and Courtney Payne Taylor attended the event representing Skatepark of Baltimor...more

NCAA Women’s Volleyball: Illinois Survives Michigan State, Stanford Tops Washington
by Bethany
posted October 16, 2011 at 10:36pm

Recapping matches from Saturday played by the top 10 ranked teams:...more

A guide dog helps turn teen girl into a champion
by Pretty Tough
posted October 16, 2011 at 8:54pm

File this under Pretty Awesome. Ohio cross country runner Sami Stoner has yet to cross the finish line in first place, but she has won over fans across the nation while trying. In the process, she’s become a champion for teens with challenges. Stoner...more

Friday Night Highlights in NCAA Women’s Volleyball: Oct. 14
by Bethany
posted October 15, 2011 at 3:03pm

A quick recap of the top 5 teams who competed on Friday evening...more

School District to Renovate Softball Fields
by Title IX Blog
posted October 12, 2011 at 6:36pm

The Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County, Pennsylvania, will improve its girls' softball field, having voted this week to retain a contractor to design and conduct the renovation, at an estimated cost of $30,000. Reportedly, the boys' b...more

Vote For The Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year 2011
by Sports Girls Play
posted October 10, 2011 at 9:44am

Voting for this year’s Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year 2011 is now open!! Go to the SportsKid of the Year voting page and cast your vote as many times as you want for your favorite youth athlete. There are four outstanding girls who are in th...more

Kansas City Sports Commission Pens an Open Letter To University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton
by anngaff
posted October 7, 2011 at 11:26am

The following letter was printed in the Kansas City Star this morning, urging the University of Missouri to stay in the Big XII Conference. The Kansas City Sports Commission and Visitors Association, who penned the letter, implores Missouri chancellor Bra...more

Talkin' college basketball, coaching, recruiting and updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 7, 2011 at 1:53am

Colegio:President Obama had national champions Texas A&M;to the White House today to congratulate them on their win. Notre Dame superstar guard Skylar Diggins shares pre-game tips. Ohhhh, this girl is silly :)The CSUN Matadors will host a free youth clini...more

Game-Changer: Let Athletes Major in Sports
by Mariah Burton Nelson: BEYOND WORKOUTS - Think of Yourself as an Athlete
posted October 7, 2011 at 12:51am

I sometimes joke that at Stanford University, I “majored in basketball.” Truth is, I spent hours each day immersed in a highly educational experience involving leadership and team-building lessons that were far more hands-on than anything I might hav...more

A Long Road to Safety, Let Alone Freedom: The Murder of a High School Basketball Star
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 6, 2011 at 9:17pm

In mid-September nationally ranked high school basketball star, Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy was shot to death by three young men in the hallway of her apartment building. At first, police assumed the murder was a case of mistaken identity. Tayshana had...more

Washington gets verbal commitment from Heather Corral
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 5, 2011 at 10:37am

According to news first reported by The Columbian, Prairie High School senior Heather Corral plans to commit to Washington once the signing period opens in November. Corral is the sister of Southern California senior G Ashley Corral. A 6-foot-1 G, Heathe...more

A look at The League of Fans' manifesto for youth sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted October 2, 2011 at 8:45pm

The League of Fans, a Ralph-Nader-funded group trying to reform sports culture, recently published part seven of a ten-part “Sports Manifesto,” a document meant to address a number of problems that the League of Fans sees with the win-at-all-costs an...more

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