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USA Women’s Water Polo Win First Gold Medal In Team History
by Pretty Tough
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:26am

London, England – August 9 – The U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team won their first ever Olympic gold medal tonight with an 8-5 defeat of Spain in the championship match of the 2012 Olympic Games. Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanfo...more

Japanese Women Wrestlers Conquer 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:19am

Saori Yoshida Courtesy AP She can now stake her claim as the best female freestyle wrestler ever. Saori Yoshida of Japan, who had only lost twice since 2002, claimed her third gold medal in the 55 kg wrestling final at the Olympics Thursday. Yoshida h...more

Claressa Shields Takes First Ever Middleweight Boxing Gold
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:16am

Shields – Courtesy AP For a 17 year old, Claressa Shields looked like a seasoned boxer Thursday as she became the first ever female Middleweight gold medalist in boxing at the Olympics. The Flint, MI native was aggressive throughout the tourname...more

Olympic Track and FIeld Day 8 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:13am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

USWNT: Golden Once Again
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 9, 2012 at 9:10pm

The U.S. Women claimed a 2-1 victory over their rivals Japan to win their third consecutive gold medal....more

U.S. extends streak to 40-0 in Olympic competition, beats Australia 86-73 to reach gold medal round
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:28pm

Sylvia Fowles. The U.S. overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Australia 86-73 in the semifinals of the 2012 London Games. The Americans seek to win their fifth straight gold medal after extending their Olympic winning streak to 40-0. The Aussies, led ...more

More on the size of female Olympians
by After Atalanta
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:24pm

This is a brief follow-up--or in-addition-to--to the post about the lack of larger sized apparel for this summer's female Olympians.Apparently--and I had not been aware of this--several female athletes competing in London have been scrutinized and comment...more

American women so far winning most of the medals
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:14pm

At the end of last night's Olympic broadcast, it was announced that of the 34 gold medals won by the U.S. so far, 23 of them had been collected by women. USA Today looks at how women are dominating the Games.It's something I've noticed as well. Women are ...more

Rabia Ashiq: couldn't win a gold, but told her followers: They can do it!
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 5:09pm

Rabia Ashiq takes part in her women's 800m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. PHOTO: REUTERSLONDON: Pakistan’s last hope of bringing an Olympic medal home was lost after Rabia Ashiq was the last one to reach ...more

Harper, Wells, Jones: Controversy or Media hype?
by JHayes
posted August 9, 2012 at 4:59pm

I do not normally get involved in other peoples' drama but with the past couple days of tweets, articles, and television interviews of Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells, and Lolo Jones, I have been encouraged to say my "peace".  Let me also just give you a c...more

Olympic Archery, not just for the boys
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 9, 2012 at 4:48pm

Being an archer in Ireland can be frustrating as arrows don’t like the rain. Máire Hackett says damp ground pulls the arrows down and can make outdoor shooting difficult. Picture Credit: The Irish Times Hackett took up archery a year ago and ...more

Olympics: Gold Medal Match Preview – U.S.-Japan: Nadeshiko Try To Prove Me Wrong. Again.
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2012 at 3:49pm

  “Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein There are probably psychologists – both amateur and professional – that can explain better than I the reluctance to le...more

Olympic mettle has no gender
by Fair Game News
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:48am

By Katie Culver How can one not be inspired by the Olympics?! The 10 days of coverage I’ve watched remind me of my spirited Olympic dreams. As a young gymnast, I was rapt by Nadia Comaneci (the first perfect 10!) in 1980 and by Mary Lou Retton in 1...more

May-Treanor, Walsh Win Third Olympic Gold Medal
by Pretty Tough
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:48am

The XXX Summer Olympics is heading into the final stretch towards Sunday’s Closing Ceremony. But there’s still a lot of action to be found. For instance, we knew “The Star-Spangled Banner” would be played after the women’s b...more

2012 Olympic Women’s Wrestling Day 1 – Clarissa Chun Takes Bronze
by Wombat Sports
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:38am

Courtesy John Sachs/TheMat.com After coming up short in Beijing in 2008, Team USA’s Clarissa Chun is coming home with a medal around her neck. Chun won the bronze in the consolation round in the 48 kg division; having only lost to eventual silve...more

Water Polo: USA Women Will Play For Gold; Team USA Tops Australia 11-9 In OT To Advance To Final
by Pretty Tough
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:31am

For the third time in program history the U.S. Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team will play for an Olympic Gold Medal. Team USA topped Australia 11-9 in overtime to advance to the final on Thursday, August 9 at 8pm bst/3pm est/12pm pst. They will take ...more

Olympic Track and Field Day 7 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 9, 2012 at 7:26am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Olympic Boxing – Shields Heads to Gold Medal Match; Esparza Takes Bronze
by Wombat Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 8:39pm

Shields Courtesy AP Team USA’s Claressa Shields has been steamrolling through her competition; and is now one win away from being the USA’s first gold medalist in women’s boxing. Shields won a 29-15 decision over Marina Volnova ...more

USWNT: Record Crowd Expected at Wembley
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:22pm

The U.S. women will play Japan in the gold medal match tomorrow night at Wembley Stadium before a record crowd for a women's soccer match in the UK....more

Two close games in quarterfinals madness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 8, 2012 at 2:37pm

1. The USA got things rolling today with a 91-48 whomping of Canada. It's their 39th consecutive win.Diana Taurasi lead four other players in double figures.Game quotes.Photo gallery.Dominant Team USA is playing hard and having fun.Sue Bird directs the te...more

Female Olympians fight back against shamers and haters
by Caitlin Constantine
posted August 8, 2012 at 1:29pm

The Olympics may have provided us with a global exhibition of some seriously retrograde ideas about athletes and femininity, but they have also provided us with something even more important, and that's the sight of female athletes fighting back....more

With Turkey record, Nevin Yanıt becomes fifth in 100m hurdles
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 6:18am

Turkey’s Nevin Yanıt finished fifth in the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London on Tuesday. (Photo: AA)7 August 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,Turkish runner Nevin Yanıt finishe...more

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson makes Olympic scoring history
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 8, 2012 at 6:15am

Storm All-Star Lauren Jackson waltzed into the history books on Tuesday. It just wasn't the mark she wanted to leave at the 2012 London Olympic Games. With a turnaround jumper in the fourth quarter of a win against China, the Australian set the all-time ...more

Olympic gold closer for Mary Kom and Katie Taylor
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:57am

When 83-year-old Barbara Buttrick took the microphone in the Excel Centre yesterday, the world tilted just a little. She told us how she’d fought about one thousand exhibition bouts against men in 1940s England because there weren’t any women ...more

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