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2009 Arthur Ashe Kids Day
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 25, 2009 at 10:16am

US Open Kick-Off Event Set for Saturday, August 29Kick off the 2009 US Open at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day Saturday, August 29, 2009, and see your favorite tennis stars along with the latest music sensations together on one stage!This year’s lineup is guara...more

The word from the WNBA All-Star practice
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted July 24, 2009 at 9:56pm

Storm forward Lauren Jackson arrived in time to participate in the All-Star practice with the West this afternoon. She had a second doctor's appointment on Thursday, where her strained left Achilles tendon was evaluated. Given clearance, she noted that th...more

Hurley Streaming U.S. Open of Surfing LIVE through Sunday, July 26
by anngaff
posted July 23, 2009 at 2:16pm

Hurley will be presenting a live, interactive web cast of the U.S. Open of Surfing, from Huntington Beach, California, from now until July 26th. The stream can be viewed live on Ustream at the following link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hurley-us-open...more

Yeeeehaw?
by Chic Runner
posted July 17, 2009 at 1:38pm

It’s Friday! Wahoo. We all know what that means. Pictures. :) So in honor of my wonderful weekend that will be spent at the Rodeo, I decided to post more rodeo pictures from last year, and also let you in on my favorite Rodeo activity to watch: MUTTON B...more

ESPY Award winners
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2009 at 2:46pm

Nastia Liukin at the ESPYs The hottest stars in sports, including many 2008 Olympians, converged with Hollywood last night as ESPN hosted the 2009 ESPY Awards. The 17th annual award show celebrated the best athletes and performances of the past year. ...more

Starting lineups announced for WNBA All-Star Game, Tamika Catchings tops balloting
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 15, 2009 at 11:37am

Tamika Catchings received the most votes (94,316) in WNBA All-Star Balloting. It was the second time the Indiana Fever guard led in voting, having also earned the honor in 2006. San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon (88,991), Seattle Storm forward...more

How I accidentally saw Elvis dead
by The Glowing Edge
posted July 7, 2009 at 12:25pm

It was hot as hell on August 17th, 1977, the day I accidentally saw Elvis dead. It was the year that Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit movie theaters like a neutron bomb, the year that Rocky won an Academy Award for best picture. ...more

Bislett Games on Friday
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 1, 2009 at 8:04pm

(Photo: Bjørn Johannessen)Hopefully Oslo is ready for world class athletics on Friday night. I am! Bislett Games is the second Golden League meet this year. Finally the organ...more

MASS Mountain Bike Festival
by Bike Diva
posted June 24, 2009 at 3:32pm

PRESS RELEASE VisitPA.com's Mid-Atlantic Super Series Mountain Bike Festival Will Attract Sport's Top Riders HARRISBURG, Pa., June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's official mountain bike team will sponsor one of the largest cycling events...more

Celebrate Olympic Day
by Pretty Tough
posted June 24, 2009 at 12:59am

When you think of the Olympics it seems they’ve been around forever. They did start back in Ancient Greece but the modern games have only been around for 115 years. Back in 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formed on June 23 and the modern g...more

Help a runner couple out!
by LHiggs
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:41pm

Former Hansons-Brooks runners Nick Cordes and Leigh Daniel, now Brooks athletes, are racing three other couples to the altar on NBC’s “TODAY Throws a Wedding.” Some of you may remember Leigh Daniel from her dominating year at Texas Tech in 1999 (at...more

Memorial Day: Women In Iraq
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 25, 2009 at 1:40pm

Some facts from Helen Benedict of the Columbia Journalism Review, who has authored a book about women serving in Iraq: *Since 2003, more women have served in Iraq than in all of America's previous wars combined. 106 have been killed.*More than 1,000...more

Can sport help Bosnia forget the past?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:18pm

By Daria Sito-SucicBANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - The biggest sporting event Bosnia has organized since the end of its devastating war 14 years ago has excited thousands of spectators -- but left others lamenting how the old nationalist passions rem...more

News-y things: Title IX, WPS, cycling & more
by After Atalanta
posted May 19, 2009 at 12:05am

I don't know what my problem is with finding things to blog about lately. But I am headed to s different country later this week so hopefully that will provide some information.It's not as if there has not been things going on. After all, the women's coll...more

Obama meets Phillies, What about National Pro Fastpitch?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 18, 2009 at 10:30am

On Friday, President Obama met the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, DC. As a former resident of the Philadelphia area, I certainly found this intriguing and exciting. However, I couldn’t help myself from asking… when’s the last time a President...more

On the Right Track: Bike to Work Day
by Pretty Tough
posted May 13, 2009 at 5:30pm

It’s not a revolution, not yet anyway, but clearly more people are commuting by bicycle. Friday is national Bike-to-Work Day, drawing even more attention to the trend. There are more bicycles on the road than there were a year ago, more than even a cou...more

Softball’s commitment to youth and peace underlined at IOC forum
by Women's Sports Nation
posted May 13, 2009 at 9:53am

ISF President: “Softball has always been a vehicle for creating sustainable change in society”Re-establishing Olympic Games Programme status will further strengthen softball’s global reputation for building peace through sport in conflict zones, ac...more

Waiting at the top of a steep slope...
by After Atalanta
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:41am

...or waiting for a court decision. Which is scarier if you are a female ski jumper? Probably the latter. The female jumpers that sued the Vancouver Olympic Committee in an attempt to gain entry into the 2010 games are now waiting for a decision from a ju...more

Women's health: living longer, living better
by Athletic Women Blog
posted May 11, 2009 at 11:52pm

This week is National Women's Health Week, which brought something to mind. Too often, when the subject of health comes up, the emphasis is on longevity. But quality of life is equally important. The life extension resulting from a fit, strong body like...more

The steroid double standard
by After Atalanta
posted May 8, 2009 at 11:19am

Luckily I am not a member of Red Sox Nation currently overflowing with schadenfraude nor am a disillusioned fan of baseball with hopes for some return to a state of purity in the sport. So the Manny Ramirez revelation (on top of the A-Rod thing and the Mi...more

Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
by Pretty Tough
posted May 1, 2009 at 3:49pm

Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! Today is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family read...more

First Lady influencing WNBA draftees
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 30, 2009 at 11:09am

It's never too late to snark about fashion, and this morning I decided to go back and take a look at what the kids were wearing at this year's WNBA draft. My intial post title was 'Drab is In At the Draft,' based on the predominently brown, grey, and bl...more

Fair pay and athletics: The gender disparities continue to loom
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted April 28, 2009 at 4:45pm

This post is part of an initiative by the National Women’s Law Center in honor of Equal Pay Day — “voices are rising up across the web in support of fair pay for women.” All day, they’ll be promoting blog posts about fair pay and tweets with the...more

UConn women’s basketball champions visit White House
by Pretty Tough
posted April 27, 2009 at 7:41pm

The benefits of being the best. Win a national championship and you, too, could go to the White House. A championship ceremony at the White House is standard for many national sports teams. But shooting hoops with the president, now that’s something e...more

Court Dismisses Department of Education as Defendant in Single-Sex Education Suit
by Title IX Blog
posted April 11, 2009 at 6:36pm

As you may recall from this prior post, some parents in Kentucky are challenging the legality of the Department of Education's regulations that allow schools to offer single-sex education. The parents (represented by the ACLU) sued the Breckinridge Count...more

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