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Jennie Finch: USA 2-0!
by Jennie Finch
posted August 2, 2009 at 12:41pm
We won! USA here we come! It was a great game! Over 3,000 people attended! Good times here in Japan! It was a close one, it was so fun being out there on that mound today! Lappin called such a great game behind the plate. She kept the hitters off b...more
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Jennie Finch: Day 2 in Japan
by Jennie Finch
posted July 31, 2009 at 2:32pm
We woke up wake too early! 4 am! So lots of computer time this morning! Was able to skype my nephews which was the highlight. So much fun! We had a long morning waiting for the game.We beat Australia 11-3. We over all played well, offensively we cam...more
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Getting closer to the Norwegian Championship!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 28, 2009 at 10:55am
The Norwegian Championship is coming up this weekend at Lillehammer. Long time ago, in 1995, I won my first two medals here. I got the silver in the 800m behind Toril Hatling and another silver in the 1500m behind Hilde Stavik. I'm excited about the upcom...more
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Saudi prince: Girls' sports OK
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 25, 2009 at 4:55pm
RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) - APPEALING to a powerful Saudi prince, an 8-year-old girl asked why she was not allowed to play sports in school like boys. She got an unexpected response: The prince said he hoped government schools for girls would allow playing fi...more
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Maccabiah Update: USA Women’s Squash Takes Team Silver
by Fair Game News
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:45pm
Sarah Odell, Team USA
Sarah Odell has been competing in Israel as a member of the US Squash Team at the Maccabiah Games, where 7,000 athletes from 60 countries are competing for medals and bonding over their common Jewish heritage. Among the particip...more
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Worst Travel...Ever!?
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 17, 2009 at 9:48pm
Actually, it’s not even close to being the worst travel ever, it just is the worst travel thus far of this trip and fresh on my mind…so we will exaggerate a bit for storytelling sake. It all started with the fact that I never went to sleep after the ...more
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Night of Athletics
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 17, 2009 at 1:19pm
Have you heard about the track meet in Heusden where "everybody" runs fast and pb's are almost taken for granted? Maybe you are thinking of the track meet in Rieti in September where "everybody" runs so fast that bad rumors say the track must be too short...more
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Our girls won gold
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted July 16, 2009 at 5:43pm
Our girls Stanford's, Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen, played key roles in helping the 2009 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team get the gold. Team USA beat Russia 83-64. Kayla just missed a double double again, getting 11 points and 9 re...more
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Picture of the Week
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:11am
My first meet over in Europe was in Luzern, Switzerland. One of the enticing things about this meet that persuades a lot of great athletes to take part, is the chance to win a diamond. First place in every event receives a 1.2 carat diamond, and then th...more
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Packed and Ready to Go!
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 10, 2009 at 9:46pm
Today I leave San Diego for what may very well be a two month stint on foreign soil. There is a chance I may come back after World’s for a quick stint, but more than likely I will be gone until the middle of September. I am excited and looking forward...more
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Female ski jumpers lose 2010 Olympic battle
by Pretty Tough
posted July 10, 2009 at 5:20pm
Female ski jumper Lindsey Van
We’ve written a lot over the past year about the battle being waged by 15 former and current women ski jumpers who have argued about their right to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
For some background...more
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Back to the Farm
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 5:50pm
Hey, we have some basketball news that actually pertains to the current Stanford women’s basketball team. The USA Women's Basketball team is playing in the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, and two of our girls are there (The third, Jayne Appe...more
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Some shots from Bislett last night
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 5, 2009 at 1:29pm
I must admit I was cheering for Mo Farah in the men's 5000m. First half of the race he looked really strong and kept a good pace. Unfortunately he couldn't keep up the good pace at the end. He still got the leading time in Europe with 13.12.28. Kenenisa ...more
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Fast women's 800m
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted July 4, 2009 at 12:18pm
Fun to be the pacemaker in the women's 800m. Claire Gibson, Scotland, won with new pb in 2.01.43. Ingvill Måkestad Bovim second with another pb and all time second in Norway with 2.02.54! I ran the first 200m in 29 and passed the 400m 60.22. I guess tha...more
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Celebrate Olympic Day
by Pretty Tough
posted June 24, 2009 at 12:59am
When you think of the Olympics it seems they’ve been around forever. They did start back in Ancient Greece but the modern games have only been around for 115 years.
Back in 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formed on June 23 and the modern g...more
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Is Maria Verchenova the Maria Sharapova of Golf?
by Pretty Tough
posted June 15, 2009 at 7:35pm
Generally I’m not a fan of labels or comparisons. But Maria Verchenova, a young female golfer from Moscow, is being compared to her compatriot Maria Sharapova. These comparisons, not surprisingly, are based as much on Verchenova’s beauty as he...more
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Iraqi girls live the dream at Lady Vols’ basketball camp
by Pretty Tough
posted June 14, 2009 at 12:06am
An Iraqi girls’ basketball team took part in a Tennessee Lady Vols basketball camp last week as part of a program promoting peace and cultural understanding through sports.
Under Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi National Women’s Basketball Team was dismantl...more
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Generations For Peace
by Women's Sports Nation
posted June 3, 2009 at 11:30am
International Softball Federation Executive Council member Beatrice Allen will help partake in softball training with the 70 peace camp delegates at the latest Generations For Peace Camp in Amman. Through Generations For Peace, softball coaches teach you...more
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Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women's Sports
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 30, 2009 at 2:47pm
Recently, the Saudi public, government, and religious discourse has been engaged in a debate over women's sports, particularly women's gyms, physical education instruction in girls' schools, and competitive sports clubs for women.The issue of women's spor...more
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