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Boxing versus ski jumping
by After Atalanta
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:47am

You're thinking: "where can she possibly be going with this? These sports have next to nothing in common."True. But both are seeking inclusion in the Olympic Games--the female athletes of the sports because, of course, the men are already in.Haven't heard...more

New Sparring Partner
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 8, 2009 at 2:33pm

A new sparring partner can open up great swaths of unexplored territory in boxing. I am an active recruiter of female boxers in my gym; I try not to be a total vulture, but I do watch to see who is training hard and I try my best to create an opportuni...more

From punch to pitch
by From A Left Wing
posted June 6, 2009 at 1:22pm

Jackie vs. Audrey, Ohkay Casino, 2006 Delilah MontoyaI just read 8 reasons women should take up boxing on Lisa Bedsoe's blog, The Glowing Edge, [Ed.Note: Lisa is also a WTS blogger] and thought I'd comment briefly on my very recent encounters with ...more

Fear Factor
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 6, 2009 at 1:13pm

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear...more

Fuel Your Sport
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 3, 2009 at 12:37pm

This is a very typical day of fuel for me. I eat oatmeal almost every day; I buy organic rolled oats, the kind you’re supposed to slow cook. However, since I hate goo, I never slow cook them; I just boil a half cup of water, add a half cup of oats, t...more

8 reasons women should take up boxing
by The Glowing Edge
posted June 1, 2009 at 10:37am

You will burn calories like a buzzsaw. I am not kidding. You may think you’ve done serious workouts before but you haven’t touched the level of output it takes to go hard for three minutes in a boxing ring. This is anaerobic activity; your muscles l...more

First (Unofficial) Match!
by The Glowing Edge
posted May 29, 2009 at 12:24pm

(Ed. Note: Welcome to our newest blogger - media ninja and boxer chick Lisa Creech Bledsoe) On Thursday I received a two-sentence email that made me shriek and caused at least one co-worker to check in on me. In two days, some women from Wilmington an...more

Will women’s boxing be included in the 2012 Olympic Games?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted May 22, 2009 at 10:17am

Read an interesting article on BBC this morning about a new possibility to include women’s boxing in the 2012 London Olympic Games. The story broke in Europe today after hearing International Olympic Committee president Jacque Rogge publicly back its i...more

Women's Soccer and Girl Fight
by Women's Sports Nation
posted April 5, 2009 at 1:33am

Since I don't have the mental capacity to follow live soccer stats, I found Girl Fight on HBO On Demand while attempting to follow the Saint Louis Athletica/Chicago Red Stars match on WPS's fancy Match Tracker. No matter how elaborate Match Tracker is, wi...more

Whoa, our calendar is maxed-out with women's sports this weekend!
by anngaff
posted April 1, 2009 at 3:33am

Was just trying to add the 2009 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships to our calendar (they're airing on Versus at 4pm EST Saturday) and realized there was no room on Saturday! That's a good problem to have if you're a fan of women's sports. Here's wha...more

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