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Learning to hate Tampa Bay
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 1, 2009 at 4:01pm

I should probably be specific here, insofar as that a certain someone who runs this site and has extremely well-documented violent tendencies comes from Tampa and knows all kinds of spiky heavy metal dudes and might well take exception to the ever-so-gent...more

Fantasy Freak
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 27, 2009 at 12:33pm

On the drive back from my parents’ house this past weekend, my husband queued up a Mike & Mike podcast from last week in which they talked about the most underrated and overrated players in this year’s fantasy pool. “I saved the Fantasy bit for you,...more

Went to Sacramento and what did we see?
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted August 17, 2009 at 5:03pm

So, as we said in our last post, we are going to Sacramento to watch the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs take on the LA Sparks. We finagled our way to free tickets because we are SO popular with the women’s basketball crowd. (So do us a favor, book a WNBA ...more

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 4, 2009 at 12:58pm

Oh hells yes, people . This weekend is the Hall of Fame weekend and you know what that means? Preseason football starts on Sunday. And do you know what that means? Fantasy Football Season. I love fantasy football. I love it with the passion of 100 Pr...more

Bike Diva Gift Shop
by Bike Diva
posted August 3, 2009 at 11:43am

Bike Diva LogoOn July 22, I posted up that I was trying to finalize the design for my Bike Diva logo. The graphic image, shown at the top of this post, is my final decision. Besides printing up business cards and return address labels, I've been thinki...more

This week: New York Liberty tickets giveaway contest; sports industry career fair
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted July 13, 2009 at 4:05pm

Check it out – there’s a giveaway for tickets to the 7/30 New York Liberty game vs the Washington Mystics over at WomenTalkSports.com. If you work in the industry and you live in New York, it may benefit you to attend the Liberty’s career fair bein...more

Top two things to do when you’re not working a soccer game
by Soccer Science
posted July 12, 2009 at 10:10pm

1. YACHTING Yesterday we didn’t have any WPS games to cover… and the sun was shining bright… so in lieu of spending every waking hour in front of my computer, my friends and I hopped about the Kronos for some serious yachting action. (Stay tune...more

What Women’s Professional Soccer can learn from NASCAR: Love the fans you’ve got
by Fair Game News
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:42am

By Laura Pappano Let’s get over the woe-is-us tone that shrouds women’s professional soccer. Yesterday’s NY Times story captured the uncertainty league bigwigs feel around the (admittedly) very challenging task of filling soccer stadiums, and g...more

So you wanna be a US Open Ballgirl?
by Pretty Tough
posted June 20, 2009 at 3:08pm

So you want to be a US Open Tennis Championships Ballperson? Now is your chance! Open tryouts will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2009 for the chance to be a ballperson for the 2009 US Open, which runs August 31-September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King Na...more

Party like it’s 1999
by Pretty Tough
posted June 17, 2009 at 9:12pm

The year was 1999. A team of inspired women and a tournament of historic proportions captured the hearts and minds of an entire nation. I was just a young girl (well not that young) and one of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching the epic final and...more

Five questions with…Buddy Hanley of No R Lifestyle
by ...On Being a Sports Girl
posted May 31, 2009 at 7:07pm

In my continuing series of featuring local sportswear brands that catch my eye - ones that make sports fan wear that would have kept my high school classmates from laughing at me - I am happy to feature No R Lifestyle, out of Medford, Massachusetts. I h...more

Sports Granny: Mik, me and my love of the WNBA
by Sports Granny
posted May 19, 2009 at 4:56pm

As some of you know, I am a lifelong lover of basketball and a huge WNBA fan....more

The WNBA Expect Great Campaign: What is Your Opinion?
by One Sport Voice
posted May 17, 2009 at 2:04pm

Since this is a critical commentary on sport, I have to agree with Zalika Green, fellow Women Talk Sports blogger, and her opinion on the new WNBA Expect Great commercials. I really wanted to like them, and the slogan “Expect Great” held great promi...more

Take Me Out to the Ballgame (by Sports Granny Lois Heilig)
by Sports Granny
posted May 12, 2009 at 12:37pm

Basketball is my biggest love but I do love my Yankees too. I went to several games at the old stadium. It's a six hour trip from upstate New York and we would come home right after the game. One game we sat so high in the stands I was actually scared. I...more

Michelle Obama invited to WPS game
by After Atalanta
posted May 11, 2009 at 11:26am

The Washington Freedom has invited Michelle Obama and her daughters to a game this season. No word on whether or not the female members of the first family will attend, but Freedom players, especially Abby Wambach, are excited by the possibility. They bel...more

WPS fans: Mom’s the word this weekend
by Pretty Tough
posted May 7, 2009 at 2:11pm

The WPS is gearing up to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend. Saint Louis and Los Angeles are both marking the occasion with special ticket deals. The Athletica are giving ‘moms’ a free gift, even though they play on Saturday, while in California t...more

Sports Granny: My love of sports
by Sports Granny
posted May 6, 2009 at 4:47pm

I got my love of sports from my dear Mother. I was born and lived just outside of Pittsburgh until I was 12 years old. I can still remember coming home from school and finding Mom listening to her beloved Pirates game on the radio. I recently talked t...more

State: a fastpitch feature film
by Pretty Tough
posted May 4, 2009 at 10:14am

If you thought winning a State Championship was hard, try getting a feature film made. The biggest challenge for any movie is to raise the necessary production funds. That’s exactly the challenge facing a group of Louisiana filmmakers. Their dream is...more

When Athletes Speak, Fans Will Listen…and Talk Back
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 27, 2009 at 1:27pm

WNBA player, Chantelle Anderson, has joined the blogosphere and her blogs often take on some really interesting topics beyond the mundane daily record of personal experiences characteristic of many athlete blogs or Tweets. Rather than shying away from hot...more

The problem with amateur sports
by RainbowSmite
posted April 14, 2009 at 2:40pm

While popular, roller derby isn't ready for prime time. Or rather. prime time isn't ready for us....more

2009 WNBA Draft: A journey back to my love for women’s basketball
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted April 11, 2009 at 11:36pm

I’ve played basketball my entire life. Ever since I was little, l knew that I loved the game. From eighth grade all the way through graduation from my NCAA Division III college, I pretty much obsessed over rankings, new prospects and players of the wee...more

ROCK v. Derby City Recap
by RainbowSmite
posted March 30, 2009 at 11:50am

Ouch!...more

Sweet Sixteen and Basketball Basics
by Teach Me Sports
posted March 28, 2009 at 1:01am

We are finally getting back to business with March Madness! The bracket has shrunk and the competition has intensified. We are in the second day of round three. After today, there will only be eight teams - The Elite Eight. I have my picks in and am doi...more

The First Day of Blogging, The First Day of Wearing a Dress to Show Off the Bruises This Season
by RainbowSmite
posted March 24, 2009 at 1:25pm

After only one bout in 2009 so far, I'm disproportionally bruised......more

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