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NPF Championship Series Game 3: Racers Beat Pride
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 10:38pm

NPF Championship Series Game 3 No. 4 Seed Akron Racers 8, No. 1 Seed USSSA Pride 7 Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 The Ballpark at Rosemont   ROSEMONT, Ill. – Led by a two home run night by NPF Offensive Player of the Year Sam Marder, the No. 4 seed...more

USSSA Pride Defeat Akron Racers in the Second Game of the NPF Championship Series
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 2:25pm

USSSA PRIDE DEFEAT AKRON RACERS IN THE SECOND GAME OF THE NPF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  NPF Championship Series Game 2 No. 1 Seed USSSA Pride 4, No. 4 Seed Akron Racers 0 ROSEMONT, Ill. – Cat Osterman threw a two-hit shutout to lead the No. 1 seed...more

Chicago Bandits Take the First Game of the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Championship
by stephaniemp
posted August 24, 2012 at 1:14pm

CHICAGO BANDITS TAKE THE FIRST GAME OF THE 2012 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH (NPF) CHAMPIONSHIP  Chicago Bandits take series lead (1-0) over Carolina Diamonds  SCORES: Bandits 11, Diamonds 1 RECORDS: Bandits (1-0), Diamonds (0-1)  ROSEMONT, Il...more

Women In The Game – A New Spin On Sports Talk!
by stephaniemp
posted August 16, 2012 at 11:16am

Women In The Game – A New Spin On Sports Talk! A distinct event experience recognizing the women who contribute to the sports industry – from the sports fan to the sports professional. Orlando, Florida (July 31, 2012) - Behind every great a...more

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society is calling for papers on Title IX
by carabyrd
posted August 11, 2012 at 11:07am

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces our 2013 Symposium. Transcending Gender Lines: Title IX and Transgender Rights The 1972 Education Amendment prohibiting sex-discrimination in federally funded education programs, Title IX, has ...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

NPF 2012 Championship Series to the Ballpark at Rosemont, Aug. 23-26
by stephaniemp
posted August 7, 2012 at 1:05pm

NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH BRINGS 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TO THE BALLPARK AT ROSEMONT AUG. 23-26 “World Series of Women’s Softball” to Feature the Nation’s Professional Women’s Softball Semi- Final & Championship Series ...more

Olympic adventures: Event Days 2, 3 and 4
by LHiggs
posted August 7, 2012 at 5:54am

I finally have some downtime after a whirlwind of Olympic events. No one could accuse us of wasting our time here! Over the last few days we have seen rowing, the women's triathlon, the bronze medal men's singles and doubles badminton (which I finally kno...more

Breaking Down the Olympics – How Best to Keep Updated
by Pretty Tough
posted July 29, 2012 at 6:28am

With unprecedented coverage of the 30th Summer Olympics, including more than 5,000 hours of footage and 10 viewing platforms from primetime TV to cable, internet and mobile, you can keep up with the London Games pretty much anytime and anywhere. In fact,...more

London's High Court permits Female Canoeist's lawsuit to proceed
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 21, 2012 at 10:27pm

On Thursday, London's High Court granted permission for British National Sprint Canoe Champion Sam Rippington's lawsuit to proceed.  In addition, "The IOC and the Olympic Delivery Authority have been ordered to be joined as interested parties. The ca...more

LOCOG Deflects Equality Responsibilities
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 20, 2012 at 2:12pm

LOCOG continues to deflect equality responsibilities. See article in"The Guardian."  http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/19/london-2012-japan-australia-sexism.  British National Champion Canoeist Samantha Rippington is not asking for...more

Racers Host Akron VP Jim Tressel 'Meet and Greet' At Firestone Stadium, Thursday, July 19th
by stephaniemp
posted July 18, 2012 at 7:24am

Akron, Ohio – July 17, 2012 – The Akron Racers are pleased to announce the hosting of legendary football coach and educator Jim Tressel at Firestone Stadium for a ‘Meet and Greet’ before the July 19th home game against the USSS...more

Gatorade Athlete of the Year, Breanna Stewart Talks About Expectations and UConn
by stephaniemp
posted July 14, 2012 at 11:03am

Breanna Stewart was the 2011-2012 Gatorade Athlete of the Year recipient. She plans to head off to UConn in the fall. She sat down to talk with WTS about how she feels about receiving the Gatorade award and what she's expecting to accomplish in her upcomi...more

Jordan Burgess Talks About the Everyone Should Play Foundation
by stephaniemp
posted July 14, 2012 at 10:31am

Jordan Burgess is the 2011-2012 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year. We caught up with her to talk about her foundation, "Everyone Should Play," and her lofty goal of taking home four national titles as a Stanford Cardinal. ...more

Brandi Chastain Talks About The Shirt Incident
by stephaniemp
posted July 12, 2012 at 2:16pm

We met up with soccer star Brandi Chastain at the 2012 Gatorade National High School Athlete of the Year event. She talks about the random places people recognize her for ripping off her shirt after scoring the goal in '99 and explains some of the cont...more

Joanna Hayes Talks Retirement...and Baby Bottles
by stephaniemp
posted July 12, 2012 at 2:13pm

At the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year event, Olympic gold medalist Joanna Hayes gives Women Talk Sports a sneak peak into what's ahead for her after retiring from track and field. She also talks about her daughter, Zoe, and the athlete she will ...more

Ogonna Nnamani Talks About the Gatorade Athlete of the Year Program
by stephaniemp
posted July 12, 2012 at 12:59pm

Twelve years ago Ogonna Nnamani joined the Gatorade National family. This volleyball star explains her connection to the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year program. She offers advice to the newest members and explains how being recognized by Gatorad...more

Oregon Trifecta Is Coming Soon!
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted July 8, 2012 at 8:50am

Celebrating 10 years, Oregon Trifecta returns to celebrate skateboarding and the Northwest! This will be GRO’s seventh year at the event with the ladies. There is always a good showing of female riders and more are welcome. This year all the ri...more

A Special Message from Carla Esparza About the G3 Women's MMA Summit
by Wombat Sports
posted July 5, 2012 at 4:14pm

It’s only a few weeks away when the G3 Women’s MMA Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, FL July 27 and we already have a bad ass list of talent who will help up your game as a fighter. You can sign up at GFightTV.com. But don’t just take out word ...more

Celebrating our Wedding Anniversary at the Olympic Track & Field Trials
by therunningeconomist
posted June 7, 2012 at 4:49pm

The traditional gift for the fifth wedding anniversary is wood. Wood is a symbol of strength and a solidified relationship. My husband, Brandon, and I celebrate our fifth anniversary this month and we are in fact giving each other wood as gifts...two wood...more

To Those Fighters and Mom’s Out There…
by Wombat Sports
posted May 13, 2012 at 8:13pm

Philippus – Courtesy Jerry Shavez Philippus Saturday with Friends and Family It’s never easy to be a female and a fighter. Besides the social taboos that goes with the job, a lot of fighters have to balance family, training,  and wo...more

Laila Ali Opens Title IX Conference
by Sports, Media & Society
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:30pm

The Title IX at 40 Conference at the University of Michigan began tonight with Laila Ali's keynote address. Ali, the President of the Women's Sports Foundation, talked about role of sports in her life emphasizing the many positive benefits of participat...more

Preparation for the Tour of the Gila
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted May 4, 2012 at 1:23am

How do you prepare for the Tour of the Gila?  Good question.  I will let you know when I figure it out. Altitude. Winds. Heat. Snow. It’s got it all, and we have only done two stages so far. You can go up to altitude to acclimate.  ...more

Kara Patterson: Thoughts on the Drake Relays
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:10pm

I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa last Wednesday, and competed in my fourth Drake Relays on Friday. The results left me feeling like I want a whole lot more, but the overall experience was great! I slept in until 11:30am on Thursday morning, because my...more

Track & Field Events to Watch (and listen to) Today
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 29, 2012 at 3:45pm

Today from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM is Coffee Talk with Coach Hadsell, the weekly college track oriented radio show at www.wxut.com. Today’s guests include: *Neely Spence, who recently signed on with the Hansons-Brooks group in suburban Detroit *Doug Bro...more

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