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AWK College Soccer Award Semi-Finalists
by All White Kit
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:00am

  (Note: Coaches, did you receive a ballot but forget/were too busy at the time to send one in? Don’t fret, you can still send one in, but only votes towards announced semi-finalists will be counted at this point.) Finalists to be announced n...more

2011 WMMA Awards Teaser
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:38am

Nominees, awards show info, and VOTE for your favorite fighter of the year at wmmaawards.com! ...more

WISE LA Women of Inspiration 2011
by Pretty Tough
posted December 24, 2011 at 1:14pm

Once again, I had the great pleasure of being invited to the year-end Awards dinner for WISE -LA. This year’s event honored a trio of women who have inspired us all:  Karen Brodkin, Senior VP, Business and Legal Affairs, Fox Sports Media Group;...more

Abby Wambach Wins AP Female Athlete of the Year
by After Atalanta
posted December 21, 2011 at 8:09pm

Image:Odd Anderson/AFP/Getty Images Oh, sorry. Best female athlete of the year--according to the Associated Press. Still--good job. First individual soccer player to earn that honor and she beat out her nearest competitor--Hope Solo--by many many votes...more

Nominees Announced for 2011 WMMA Awards
by Wombat Sports
posted December 19, 2011 at 3:33am

  WMMA Awards 2011 The WMMA Press Association is happy to announce their 2011 Award Nominees. The WMMA press is a gathering of the best jouralists in the realm of female fighting. Seven sites - MMARising.com, MMAHQ.com, TheUl...more

Angel McCoughtry Named a 2012 Inductee to the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2011 at 2:17am

Image:Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Angel McCoughtry Named a 2012 Inductee to the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame Angel McCoughtry was announced as a member of the Class of 2012 for the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. The former Louisville sta...more

Maggie Dixon Classic goodness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 12, 2011 at 9:26am

A great day at Madison Square Garden today, for the Maggie Dixon Classic.St. John's made #1 Baylor work in the first game. The Bears struggled in the first half, and trailed by two at the break. They began to pull away about midway through the second half...more

Superfan Year-End Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 9, 2011 at 4:17pm

This is the time of year when various entities hand out their awards. Sports Illustrated just did theirs, the Heisman is coming up, USATF did theirs last week, and the USTFCCCA will give out the Bowerman Awards this weekend. I don’t know why, but ...more

Pat Summitt receives the SI award in New York
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 7, 2011 at 6:54am

Legendary Coach Pat Summitt received the Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year Award tonight in New York. She was introduced by former Vol Michelle Marciniak, whose remarks brought a standing ovation from the audience. Summitt's son Tyler also spoke....more

Legendary Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt Named Sports Illustrated 2011 Sportswoman of the Year
by Swish Appeal
posted December 6, 2011 at 2:24pm

Two basketball coaches will be honored as the 2011 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year - Mike Krzyzewski and Pat Summitt - Sports Illustrated announced today. This puts the pair in rare company with John Woooden and Dean Smith as the only other basket...more

Pat Summitt is Sports Illustrated's sportswoman of the year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 6, 2011 at 1:52am

She of 1,075 wins - the most of any college coach ever - wins Sports Illustrated's sportswoman of the year award in 2011.'Bout time. ...more

WISE Los Angeles to Host Women of Inspiration Event
by Pretty Tough
posted December 2, 2011 at 9:17am

The second annual WISE Los Angeles Women of Inspiration Awards Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on December 1, 2011 at 5:30PM. The formal dinner event will be held to honor three outstanding women for their achievements an...more

Girls Sports – Maintaining The Integrity of Awards
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted November 18, 2011 at 1:09am

It seems as if trophies, ribbons, medals and other awards are being doled out for participation in just about every sports program these days. Are our daughters now coming to expect awards these days for simply stepping foot on the courts and fields? As a...more

Naismith Award nominees announced, Lady Vols and Cali basketball news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 15, 2011 at 1:32am

The 2012 Naismith Hall of Fame nominees are Jennifer Azzi, Teresa Weatherspoon, Katrina McClain and Rebecca Lobo.Renee Montgomery issued a statement as to why she left her Hungarian team a few weeks ago.One long-time fan's take on Pat Summitt and the Lady...more

USF coach Jennifer Azzi joins Teresa Weatherspoon & Rebecca Lobo as Naismith Hall of Fame nominees
by Swish Appeal
posted November 14, 2011 at 6:57pm

USF coach Jennifer Azzi joins Teresa Weatherspoon & Rebecca Lobo as Naismith Hall of Fame nominees As announced in today's University of San Francisco release (linked above), USF coach Jennifer Azzi has been nominated for the Naismith Hall of Fame a...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA leaders inducted into Ski Jumping Hall of Fame
by anngaff
posted October 31, 2011 at 6:35pm

via release Three Women’s Ski Jumping USA leaders have been inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame.  The Friends of American Ski Jumping named Deedee Corradini, Victor Method and Peter Jerome to the Hall of Fame class of 2011 a...more

IRB Women’s Personality of the Year (there is no Women's Player of the Year award)
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted October 27, 2011 at 8:48am

So as many of you know the men's Rugby World Cup came to a half earlier this week. As well as the main focus on the matches, the IRB hands out Player of the Year and a host of other prizes based on performances during the year. For some reason there isn...more

FIFA’s List of 10 for 2011 Women’s Player of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted October 27, 2011 at 8:38am

Will this be the year that Marta will be dethroned as FIFA’s women’s world player of the year? The Brazilian striker has won the award for the past five years and was among the 10 players nominated for the 2011 award. The United States has three pl...more

Abby Wambach Honored by Women's Sports Foundation as Sportswoman of the Year
by anngaff
posted October 20, 2011 at 11:59am

via release  (Photo credit: Women's Sports Foundation) SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 20, 2011) – Women's Professional Soccer Star Striker Abby Wambach was honored as the Women's Sports Foundation as the Sportswoman of the Year (Team Sports) at t...more

Women ski jumpers win prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation Award
by anngaff
posted October 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

The Women’s Sports Foundation is honoring the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team tonight with the 2011 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award as part of the 32nd Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala in New York City. Team members and their supporting foundat...more

NACWAA Convention: Day 3: Christie Rampone honored and more
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted October 12, 2011 at 11:17am

Author: Jen Fried, National Convention Correspondent Day three started with more COFFEE. The morning kicked off with Dr. Vonda Wright presenting “A Guide to Thrive: How to Achieve with Vision, Action and Attitude.” ...more

Seattle University Dominates All-Independent Preseason Conference Basketball Awards
by Swish Appeal
posted October 11, 2011 at 12:51am

Seattle University Dominates All-Independent Preseason Conference Awards Um, wow... Good to see that people are recognizing all the hard work the Seattle U Redhawks put in. And bear in mind, former Oregon State star scorer Talisa Rhea is still on the...more

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