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Sporting events I watched over the weekend
by After Atalanta
posted January 18, 2010 at 6:39pm

I went to a hockey game! My first collegiate women's game of the season. Yea! My team lost. Boo! Also irksome was that it was the "Stick it to cancer" event which meant that everything was pink. Pink shirts and shorts and pj bottoms for sale. Pink program...more

Girl rows across ocean for charity
by Cool Adventure Girls!
posted January 18, 2010 at 6:33pm

Three months. Two oars. One ocean. That’s the goal of 22-year-old Katie Spotz as she aspires to become the youngest person ever to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo. In addition — and more importantly if you ask her – the 2,473 mile trek is not ju...more

Broken Hearted Skate-a-Thon
by eRacer X-Files
posted January 18, 2010 at 4:06pm

Can you spare a little change? Its time for our Annual Broken Hearted Skate-a-thon, where we skate our very festively-dressed bootays off to raise money for the American Heart Association. WE NEED YOUR HELP! You can come skate laps for Broken Hearts with...more

Thanks for posting your bra color, but It’s not curing cancer
by Cool Adventure Girls!
posted January 10, 2010 at 7:28pm

If you’re a Facebook user, you’ve probably seen the bra colors of some of your female “friends” posted by now. Doing so is the latest viral marketing campaign — this one allegedly aimed to raise breast cancer awareness. This “awareness” ca...more

Community Flag Football game to support those with disabilities
by The IWFFA Blog
posted January 10, 2010 at 1:16pm

Local educators, health care workers and public safety officials faced off in friendly games of flag football Saturday to benefit those with disabilities. The Tackling Disabilities El Centro Regional Medical Center Football Challenge fundraiser welcomed...more

Moms, daughters play ball for cancer research
by The IWFFA Blog
posted January 4, 2010 at 12:04pm

Pink will be plentiful at this week’s third annual Susan G. Komen Girls Flag Football Tournament. The three-day event, which includes two days of competition and a Bigger and Better Family Fun Night, is a fund-raiser for Susan G. Komen For the Cure....more

Best of 09: D3 Women's Hoops
by Kaci Kust
posted January 2, 2010 at 3:04pm

Many teams won big games, and many players had impressive seasons but two things stood out above the rest to me in D3 Hoops in 2009. The first is pink. Pink shoelaces. Pink warm-up shirts. Pink headbands. Pink ribbons. Pink uniforms. Over 1,000 teams part...more

2010 Hospice Ride For Life
by Bike Diva
posted December 16, 2009 at 12:02pm

February 28, 2010 marks the date of the 4th annual Hospice Ride For Life. Visit the event website to register for any of the bike rides: www.hospicecareflorida.org/events-100k-bikerace.php. Event Details Sunday, February 28 8am Start- Benefit R...more

2010 Florida Tour de Cure Bike Rides
by Bike Diva
posted December 15, 2009 at 11:31am

From time to time, my husband and I participate in charity cycling events that benefit organizations such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Police Athletic League. Tour de Cure rides, which take place throughout t...more

Summit on the Summit
by Pretty Tough
posted December 10, 2009 at 4:37pm

File this under Pretty Good! Did you know that over 1 billion people don’t have access to clean water? In fact, every 15 seconds a child dies from a preventable water-related disease – that is the equivalent of crashing a 747 jet filled with childr...more

Help save Michelle Akers Horse Rescue and Outreach Farm
by Soccer Science
posted December 10, 2009 at 4:34pm

As you may have heard by now, unprecedented storms have struck the Michelle Akers Horse Rescue and Outreach Farm. Over four feet of rain water overwhelmed the barn and destroyed some of the pastures. She almost lost everything including all of her horse...more

Academy Sports Holiday Bike Donation
by Bike Diva
posted December 10, 2009 at 12:59pm

Academy Sports + Outdoors Launches 8th Annual Holiday Bike Donation Company to donate nearly $120,000 in youth bikes and helmets HOUSTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors (Academy) today kicked off its 8th annual youth bike donati...more

Give the gift of a bright future
by Athletic Women Blog
posted December 10, 2009 at 12:23pm

During this season of giving we shouldn't forget to consider where our kindness is needed most. Today, I share with you a gentle reminder that arrived in my Inbox earlier this week. Rebecca Welsh, nee Neuenswander, is a former taekwondo champion well on...more

WNBA player Charde Houston harnesses the power of social media to give back
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 4, 2009 at 8:41pm

Ever since WNBA All-Star Charde Houston joined the social networking website Twitter this past April, her plans to create a non-profit organization serving underserved youth have been a frequent theme of her tweets. For several months most of her posts ...more

A new Dream Team: Bono, Drogba and Nike
by A Glam Slam
posted December 1, 2009 at 7:21pm

As World Aids Day is being celebrated today, it was announced that U2 frontman, Bono, has teamed up with sportswear giant, Nike, as part of Bono's (RED) brand and the Global Fund to Fight Aids. One of the world's best soccer players, Chelsea striker Didi...more

Alicia Keys Airs “World AIDS Day” YouTube Concert Tonight!
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted December 1, 2009 at 5:18pm

The singer will be featured in “Alicia Keys Live! One Night…One Voice… One Life at a Time…” an 8 p.m. ET performance tonight at the Nokia Theater in New York. The show will be recorded and streamed live on Keys official YouTube channel. In reco...more

World AIDS Day 2009 - Respect & Protect
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted December 1, 2009 at 4:23pm

5 things you can do to Respect & Protect Find out the facts about HIV and talk to your friends, family and colleagues about HIV - make sure they know the reality, not the myths.Know your HIV status: get tested if you have put yourself at risk.Talk t...more

Pedal Powered Christmas Tree
by Bike Diva
posted December 1, 2009 at 3:05pm

COP15 Warm Up: Pedal Power to Light up the Christmas Tree COPENHAGEN, November 30/PRNewswire/ -- Counting down to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in December, the people of Copenhagen will be pedaling hard to light up the traditional Chri...more

Venus Williams new member of the Dream Team for Public Service
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 28, 2009 at 3:43pm

Venus Williams new member of the Dream Team for Public Service Venus Williams was chosen to be a member of the Dream Team for Public Service, NFL legend Ronnie Lott’s team for the Jefferson Award for Public Service. The 10 Dream Team winners recogniz...more

Bike Diva is Riding 2010 MS150
by Bike Diva
posted November 23, 2009 at 8:03pm

Dear Friends and Family, The National MS Society is kicking off the 2010 Zimmerman MS Bike Ride presented by Mack Cycle and Fitness. I am planning to be a part of that event and I am asking you to join me in the fight against MS by making a contribu...more

Best reason to Tweet
by Chantelle Says
posted November 20, 2009 at 1:28pm

The other day I was having a conversation with my best friend Willie, trying to explain to him why he needed to get on Twitter, i.e. my latest addiction. I felt I was providing a good argument but he wasn't really buying anything I was saying. Well, tw...more

Tragic loss for a young player in San Antonio, South Texas Hoyas spearhead support
by HoopFeed.com
posted November 17, 2009 at 5:35pm

While the nation’s top women’s basketball teams prepare for a showcase at San Antonio’s AT&T Center, a young player in the city is coping with the loss of her biggest fan. Saturday morning, the mother of an 11 year-old player for the South Texa...more

College football promotes military values
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 16, 2009 at 2:26pm

When Maryland’s star receiver Torrey Smith caught a pass in the second quarter of the Terps’ game vs. Virginia Tech Saturday, fans saw the familiar No. 82 streak past his defender for a 21-yard gain. Above that No. 82, though, was not “SMITH,” but...more

Shalee Lehning at Hoops for Hope
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted November 6, 2009 at 8:23pm

A new do for Lehning?Shalee Lehning was one of several current and former WNBA players who took part in the Hoops for Hope Game in Ashland, Kansas. The event was scheduled to provide a digital mammogram machine to Ashland in order to provide better prote...more

I'm coming out
by MsAkiba
posted November 6, 2009 at 8:00pm

"i'm coming OUT...I want the world to know..i'm comin.."...more

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