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UConn dominates Big East preseason awards
by Swish Appeal
posted October 21, 2010 at 3:02pm

UConn Dominates Big East Preseason Awards In what can only be described as the least surprising pre-season news of all the conference gatherings, the Connecticut Huskies are pre-season favorites to win the Big East Conference. Furthering the "ho hum" a...more

UK surf version of the Oscars set to roll in Fistral
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted October 19, 2010 at 2:15pm

2009 Event : photo Jason Feast UK Surf Awards, November 14th 2010, Fistral Blu Bar and Restaurant The UK Surf Awards in association with the UKPSA are the only awards that reward surfers from across the United Kingdom’s competitive community for thei...more

Figure skater Kim wins sports award as woman of the year
by Pretty Tough
posted October 16, 2010 at 6:02pm

Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na became the first Asian to earn the Sportswoman of the Year honor yesterday at the 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports gala held by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The annual event, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Ne...more

Baylor sweeps Big 12 preseason awards
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 13, 2010 at 11:58am

Baylor became the first team in Big 12 women’s or men’s basketball history to claim all three of the Big 12 preseason individual awards. Conference head coaches named Brittney Griner as the Preseason Player of the Year, Brooklyn Pope as Preseason Newc...more

Ogwumike, Pedersen on the Wooden list
by Left Coast Hoops
posted October 6, 2010 at 6:34pm

The women’s Wooden Award released their first watch list of the preseason Tuesday and it includes four West Coast players, including Stanford’s Nneka Ogwumike and Kayla Pedersen, UCLA’s Jasmine Dixon and Gonzaga’s Courtney Vandersloot. Stanford...more

Ocean & Earth Teenage Rampage crowns champs
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted September 28, 2010 at 8:39pm

Eli Steele : photo Surfing Queensland Ocean & Earth Teenage Rampage Surfing Queensland Sunshine Coast, Queensland 25 September 2010 Champions Crowned As Sunshine Coast Ocean & Earth Teenage Rampage Concludes Sunshine Coast Queensland, Saturday 25th Sep...more

AWK’s Ultimate 2010 WPS XI
by All White Kit
posted September 17, 2010 at 2:26pm

Congratulations to the winners of WPS’ year-end awards including Marta (WPS Player of the Year), Amy LePeilbet (Defender of the Year), Ali Riley (Rookie of the Year), Nicole Barnhart (Goalkeeper of the Year), Paul Riley (Coach of the Year) and Natal...more

2010 All-WNBA First Team announced
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 13, 2010 at 5:20pm

The league announced the 2010 All-WNBA First Team today. Seattle Storm forward/center Lauren Jackson led all vote-getters with 195 points while New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter received 193 points. Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings finished th...more

LJ, Cappie & Catch dominate All-WNBA team voting
by Swish Appeal
posted September 13, 2010 at 4:22pm

LJ, Cappie & Catch Dominate All-WNBA Team Voting The WNBA today announced the All-WNBA teams, and it was an extremely close race for top vote getter, much like the MVP award itself was. Again, it came down to Seattle Storm star (and MVP winner) Lau...more

Lisa Leslie Interview: What is the impact of the Capital One Cup on women's college sports?
by Swish Appeal
posted September 9, 2010 at 3:55pm

With separate awards for men's and women's sports, women's basketball legend Lisa Leslie believes the Capital One Cup will be more empowering for women's athletics. Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media. View full size photo » Although there ...more

"Just your average college girl who's played ball with the President" - Glamour
by Kaci Kust
posted September 8, 2010 at 5:35pm

Maya Moore was named to Glamour’s Top Ten College Women list. Although they describe the 10 women as “amazing women you haven’t heard of yet” and I’ve obviously heard of her, that’s a pretty cool honor!   Here&rs...;more

Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas wins WNBA Cares Community Assist Award for August
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 7, 2010 at 4:32pm

Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas is the winner of the WNBA Cares Community Assist Award for August. Douglas is a team leader in mmunity outreach, including the Fever’s Breast Health Awareness program. From the league: Douglas’s personal experienc...more

Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Sportswoman of the Year”
by Pretty Tough
posted August 28, 2010 at 7:33pm

It’s that time of year again. To celebrate the world’s top female athletes, the Women’s Sports Foundation nominated elite athletes from 20 different sports for individual and team Sportswoman of the Year awards. The 2010 finalists have distinguish...more

DeWanna Bonner named 2010 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 26, 2010 at 7:17pm

From the Phoenix Mercury: Mercury guard/forward DeWanna Bonner was named the WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year presented by Kia Motors, the league announced today. Bonner wins the award for the second consecutive season becoming the first repeat ...more

Leilani Mitchell named 2010 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 26, 2010 at 4:33pm

< p> From the New York Liberty: New York Liberty point guard Leilani Mitchell was named the 2010 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors, the league announced today. Mitchell received 29 out of 39 votes from a pa...more

Yanit voted European Female Athlete of the Month for July - European Athletics (EAA)
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 24, 2010 at 2:44pm

European Athletics is pleased to announce that Turkish hurdler Nevin Yanit have been voted as the European Female Athlete of the Month for July.The 24-year-old Yanit went into the history books as Turkey’s first sprint hurdles champion after clocking a ...more

And the winner is...My WNBA postseason award picks
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 23, 2010 at 8:39pm

Remember the good 'ol days when the WNBA had media guides? The time when you could easily create stats to prove a point because the answers didn't require a degree in technology to get past blocked viewing pages online? Had the chance to thumb through s...more

Cheryl Miller and Natalia Zassoulskaya to be inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 20, 2010 at 6:06pm

FIBA announced that women’s basketball legends Cheryl Miller and Natalia Zassoulskaya will be inducted into the International Basketball Federation’s Hall of Fame next month in Turkey during the men’s world championships. “The 2010 Cl...more

Stephanie Gilmore joins Surfers' Hall Of Fame
by Dyla Magazine - Women's Action Sports Coalition
posted August 20, 2010 at 5:52pm

Rip Curl’s Stephanie Gilmore, 22, just hit another milestone in her remarkable career, being the youngest person inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in front of H.S.S. in Huntington Beach last week. "I remember coming here when I was younger a...more

Obama to honor NCAA student athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted August 17, 2010 at 3:53pm

President Barack Obama will hold a White House reception next month to honor student athletes from dozens of colleges, including Villanova and Penn State universities. The White House said Friday the NCAA student athletes will be recognized for their acc...more

COOOOOOP!!!!!!! Cynthia Cooper joins the Naismith Hall of Fame
by Swish Appeal
posted August 13, 2010 at 11:09am

More photos » Mark J. Terrill - AP 4 months ago: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class poses with their jerseys, Monday, April 5, 2010, in Indianapolis. Receipients, from left, are Larry Bird who is representing the 1992 USA Oly...more

Sparks to retire Lisa Leslie’s jersey
by Pretty Tough
posted August 10, 2010 at 9:38pm

The Los Angeles Sparks will retire the jersey (No. 9) of WNBA legend Lisa Leslie on tonight, August 10th as the Sparks match-up against the Indiana Fever at 7:00pm at STAPLES Center. Leslie, who led the Sparks to back-to-back WNBA Championships in 2001 a...more

Joy Selig, Oregon State NCAA championship gymnast, to be inducted into Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
by Women Undefined
posted August 1, 2010 at 4:28pm

From The Gazzette Times: out of the eight total inductees into this year's Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, Oregon State University's championship gymnast Joy Selig will be included. Selig-Peterson was inducted to the Oregon State University Sports Hall of ...more

2010 female ESPY winners
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2010 at 6:54pm

The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...more

Chiney Ogwumike personifies "Exceptional Character" at Gatorade Athlete of the Year Luncheon
by Swish Appeal
posted July 16, 2010 at 5:37pm

Two-time Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Brandon Knight, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., left, and Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year Chiney Ogwumike, Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, Texas, right, show th...more

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