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Benz Refurbished: After Injury Ended Senior Season, Cal's Katie Benz Determined to Fight On
by All White Kit
posted January 6, 2012 at 3:40pm

  Benz Refurbished: An injury may have ended her senior season, but Katie Benz is determined to fight on. (Photo by Sean Goebel)    By Paul Coover When Alex Morgan became the first player selected in the 2011 WPS draft, her former ...more

NCAA Hoops: Stanford Bombs Oregon
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 6, 2012 at 9:20am

Oregon’s Paul Westhead is a good coach. Of course, Stanford’s head coach is no slouch either, but Oregon doesn’t have quite the talent, or, say, a Nneka like Stanford does. He does play a certain style and sticks to it, and that style is...more

Changing My Mind About Checking
by The First Line
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:33pm

Even six months ago it seemed impossible that this day would come.  I have always been a staunch supporter of checking as an essential part of the game.  I have written at length (some would say ad nauseum) about the double standard that prevail...more

Pac-12 Preview: Injuries mount as conference season begins
by Left Coast Hoops
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:09am

As the injuries mount, the conference season has arrived. The list is long and painful and it started before the season began. A short list of the key Pac-12 talents who have missed significant time or will not be on the floor with their teams to start c...more

Boxing After 40 With a Bad Shoulder
by The Glowing Edge
posted December 15, 2011 at 7:42pm

I took 6 weeks off of boxing lately, mostly just to rest, focus on work, and give myself a break after my last fight. I’m not crazy, though — I kept up my runs and weights at home. I just didn’t do any boxing-specific work. No heavy b...more

Ariel Massengale out 2-3 weeks after finger dislocation
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 10, 2011 at 10:12am

Tennessee starting point guard Ariel Massengale sustained a dislocated finger in practice yesterday, and will be out 2-3 weeks. I'm bummed - was looking forward to seeing her when the Vols play UCLA next weekend. ...more

Rebecca Donaghue finally getting back on track after dealing with Achilles tendinitis for 2 years
by Running Rebecca
posted December 7, 2011 at 11:00am

It’s been a long seven months since my last post so I must apologize to anyone that was following. I realize that setbacks are a major part of the journey and that people want to know about them. They are usually what makes someones story a little ...more

Lauren Fleshman's Blog: I Don't Get to be a “Normal Person,” Apparently.
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:28am

I’ve been walking around foot loose and fancy free since three days after the marathon. No pain. No exercise. Just doing my thing, catching up on Picky Bars and Believe I Am stuff, and living my life. I had every expectation I’d just start rig...more

Day to Day: How to Cope with Injuries within Youth Sport
by Sports Girls Play
posted November 27, 2011 at 2:15am

It has been a month of drama around here. While I know that injuries are just part of sports, it still stinks when it happens. My older daughter has been a gymnast since she was a baby (she is now 13), having grown up in the gym while I was coaching. It ...more

Musical Yoga in Sydney
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted November 21, 2011 at 8:35am

Sarah Trestrail When someone says yoga helped her recover from fracturing five lumbar vertebratae in a horse riding accident, you have to think there's something to all this talk of healing and flexibility. Sarah Trestrail is one of only five Jivamukti Yo...more

Zoila Gurgel Suffers Torn ACL In Training, Out Until 2012
by MMARising.com
posted October 20, 2011 at 5:19pm

Bellator women’s champ Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel has suffered a significant setback and will be out of action until next year. Gurgel tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee and has been forced to withdraw from a planned bout with ...more

Concussions and Female Athletes Documentary Available Online
by One Sport Voice
posted October 20, 2011 at 10:23am

Concussions and their devastating consequences affect athletes in all sports and at all levels. However, while sport-related concussions have ignited a national conversation and public debate about this serious brain injury, the majority of attention h...more

Lament for the Injured, Pt. 2
by From A Left Wing
posted October 16, 2011 at 10:15am

Riyas Komu, from exhibit "Safe to Fight" (Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, 2010)Fear of ACL injury has replaced fear of intimacy as my number one issue. Plenty of people come back from an ACL tear and still play in leagues and pick-up games. But plenty also leav...more

Lament for the Injured, Pt. 1
by From A Left Wing
posted October 16, 2011 at 10:15am

Yrsa Roca Fannberg, The Death of a Former Giant (watercolor on paper, 2009)For most of my life, I've had very specific flying dreams. Mysleeping self unlocks gravity with a perfect physical coordination. I'll be running, or dancing, and then somehow both ...more

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