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Mia Hamm joins the Grain Foods Foundation in efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of whole grain foods
by Pretty Tough
posted April 15, 2012 at 12:05am

Former US Soccer star Mia Hamm has partnered up with the Grain Foods Foundation, “a joint venture of members of the milling, baking and allied industries formed in 2004” that seeks to educate the public on the benefits of whole grains in the h...more

More Than Just an Appearance
by BAWSI Angela
posted April 14, 2012 at 1:46am

Cal Bears Track and Field Really Understand The Power of Service...more

Athletes as Lifelong Leaders
by BAWSI Miyoko
posted April 11, 2012 at 6:58pm

  Athletes as Lifelong Leaders Once we’re athletes, we are always athletes. It’s something that lives in us; it’s a way of life. It’s what we learn on the field that gives us such great potential off the field. You never st...more

Brianna Glenn on puffy paint, sports bras, and breast cancer awareness
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:29am

A couple of months ago I was approached about contributing to an important cause. MZ Emmers was gathering sports bras signed and decorated by female athletes and then auctioning them off to raise money for Breast Cancer. I thought this was a fantastic...more

Santa Clara women's basketball, the definition of commitment.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted April 10, 2012 at 9:58am

Santa Clara women's basketball and BAWSI, a strong team that provides powerful service......more

MMA Fighters Sara McMann, Alexis Davis and Cris Santos Auctioning off Decorated Sports Bras for Charity
by Wombat Sports
posted April 9, 2012 at 10:51am

One of the adoptive causes of female athletes has been breast cancer awareness and help to those who suffer from this horrible disease.  In MMA, "Mighty" Mia Hayes lost her life to breast cancer, and has been a rallying cry to all of us. Many w...more

MZ & Emmers Sports Bra Auction for Breast Cancer April 7-15, 2012
by Pretty Tough
posted April 7, 2012 at 11:11am

Hope Solo, USA Goalkeeper They are back at it again! Soccer player McCall Zerboni and Emma Bayer, are raising money again for breast cancer research. If you have no idea what this article is about, check out this other article for some background infor...more

If You See Her, You Can Be Her
by BAWSI Miyoko
posted April 3, 2012 at 11:07am

  At BAWSI, we often talk about the concept “If you see her, you can be her.” And one of the major reasons we ask high school and collegiate female athletes to come out and serve as volunteer coaches at BAWSI Girls is to provide the &ldq...;more

Santa Clara soccer transcends daily pressures and making BAWSI girls the priority.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:31am

As young kids, we all have the "rock star" aspirations and dreams of making it in something we love. When we are young kids these aspirations are lofty and anything is possible, but ultimately we all want to be happy, feel loved and prove ourselves to be ...more

Standing on the Shoulders of Those Before Us
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:28am

Female Athletes Value for Relationships Enables a Unique Opportunity to Support and Make Sure No One Gets Left Behind...more

Leading by Example- Santa Clara University Women’s Basketball Coaches
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 23, 2012 at 9:25am

  Here at BAWSI we rely heavily on female athletes to understand the importance of using their unique platform for good. But, rarely do we see the coaches of these athletes making the same commitment themselves. The Santa Clara University women&rsqu...;more

Planting Seeds of Change through Service
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 17, 2012 at 4:46pm

Student-Athletes Being Transformed through Service, Empowered and Inspired for Life Beyond Athletics...more

If I Only Knew...Lessons Learned as a Student-Athlete
by BAWSI Ashley
posted March 16, 2012 at 2:46pm

Lessons learned as a student-athlete......more

Where We Find Meaning as Athletes
by BAWSI Miyoko
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:40pm

  Earning my first podium position at an international figure skating competition is one of my favorite figure skating memories. We were in Slovenia, proudly wearing our Canadian Junior National Figure Skating Team jackets, and everything came toget...more

Athletes Giving Back!
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 12, 2012 at 11:58pm

Santa Clara University Cross Country athletes give back to their community by teaching adaptive sports to children with disabilities....more

Julie Foudy Leadership Academy's "Choose to Matter" Contest Winners Announced!
by JulieFoudy
posted March 6, 2012 at 2:19pm

I feel like the proud mother of 70 babies. Well, ok, 70 leadership service projects.  I truly felt that same sense of pride while reading about these awesome projects from the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy’s (JFSLA) students and the gir...more

Breaking Barriers in Baseball: Tiffany Brooks fundraiser
by stephaniemp
posted February 23, 2012 at 2:15pm

You might remember the interview I conducted with Tiffany Brooks (find it here). Brooks is a baseball player. She has broken down barriers for women and girls in the sport by becoming the first female professional baseball player this century. Aside from ...more

Rethinking pink and gender in sports
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted February 14, 2012 at 7:13pm

If you’ve been tuning in women’s college basketball the last few days, do not adjust your set. The pink uniforms you see for many teams — and it is a rather loud shade of pink in some cases — are in honor of the late N.C. State co...more

Another Invitation to Make a Difference
by One Sport Voice
posted February 2, 2012 at 9:01pm

I just saw this come across Twitter and loved it.Since it involved snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, I felt it  “sport related” enough to blog about. Tweet: @oakley: Join Oakley’s @GretchenBleiler #reusablechallenge and be entered to w...more

Why we don’t need Girls and Women in Sports Day
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:53am

Tweet Over the weekend I drove by the public park where I used to play softball as a girl, in the years just before Title IX. I noticed a group of a half dozen girls, in their competitive full attire, from gloves down to socks, stirrups and cleats, hudd...more

A day to remember women in sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:50am

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Today serves as a reminder of the accomplishments, contributions, and struggles of girls and women in their journey through sports and will be celebrated nationwide throughout the week. This year, the Nationa...more

Vote Now to Help Julie Foudy Send a Deserving Girl to the Olympics #NGWSD
by Pretty Tough
posted February 1, 2012 at 1:20pm

I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they help define who we are: Sports give you confidence. Sports give you strength. Sports give you a voice (hence, the nickname Loudy Foudy). :) Sports teach t...more

Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy Choose to Matter contest - vote to send the winner to the Olympics! #NGWSD
by JulieFoudy
posted February 1, 2012 at 10:43am

I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they help define who we are: Sports give you confidence. Sports give you strength. Sports give you a voice (hence, the nickname Loudy Foudy). :) Sports teach teamwo...more

PVH & The V Foundation Create Neckwear Collection Inspired By Sports Figures
by A Glam Slam
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:21pm

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies, has teamed up with The V Foundation to create a special collection of men’s neck ties inspired by prominent sports figures. Each piece in The V Foundation Neckwear C...more

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