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CSUN-UCLA photos
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 22, 2012 at 3:28pm

Photos from last night's CSUN upset of #12 UCLA are in this gallery, and include the photo below.CSUN 77, #12 UCLA 72.Janae Sharpe guards Markel Walker, while Ashlee Guay looks on. Guay, a sophomore, lead CSUN with 28 points. ...more

Cal matches program-best 9-1 start with win over Kansas
by Swish Appeal
posted December 22, 2012 at 3:24pm

As fans were filing out of Haas Pavilion tonight, a teenager walking down the stairs tapped Layshia Clarendon's picture on a poster hanging in the stairwell before giving his quick analysis of her 28-point performance in the California Golden Bears' 88-...more

Washington loses at Georgia Tech
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 22, 2012 at 3:19pm

Washington lost 52-44 at Georgia Tech on Friday. Lack of offensive rebounds to cover up a stagnate offense was the issue. The Huskies' overall play looked good against the Yellow Jackets, who've become a perennial NCAA tournament team. Only the shots UW ...more

Gabby Douglas Wins AP Female Athlete of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted December 22, 2012 at 3:01pm

Sixteen year-old Gabby Douglas has become a worldwide star since winning the Olympic all-around title in London, the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize. And now she has earned another honor. Douglas was selected The As...more

Track and Field Cinderella of the Year Award
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 22, 2012 at 2:14pm

What an incredible Cinderella story, this unknown comes outta nowhere… Track and field seems to have its share of out of nowhere stories every year. Who were the Cinderellas of 2012? The nominees… College track: Cam Levins His college ...more

Diggins, Gray and Sims headline the "Making the Buzz" list for the 2013 Nancy Lieberman Award
by Swish Appeal
posted December 22, 2012 at 2:10pm

The Nancy Lieberman Award website states that, “This list is simply a collection of names that have been brought to our attention from the public. This list is strictly developed to encourage dialogue amongst website visitors and the basketball co...more

No. 9/8 Maryland plays all-around solid game, pulls away from Blue Hens in Delle Donne's return
by Swish Appeal
posted December 22, 2012 at 2:07pm

The Bob Carpenter Center drew its largest ever crowd for a women's basketball game Thursday night, as a sellout crowd had the privilege of seeing Elena Delle Donne play in her first basketball game in a month and just her second of the season. However,...more

Miesha Tate Pre-fight Interview - Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted December 22, 2012 at 2:02pm

Miesha Tate Pre-fight Interview - Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman Interview with Miesha Tate before her fight with Julie Kedzie on Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman From: womensmmaroundup Views: 2339 15 ratings Time: 06:17 More in Sports ...more

Washington losses at Georgia Tech
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 21, 2012 at 4:17pm

Washington lost 52-44 at Georgia Tech on Friday. Lack of offensive rebounds to cover up a stagnate offense was the issue. The Huskies' overall play looked good against the Yellow Jackets, who've become a perennial NCAA tournament team. Only the shots UW ...more

Maryland defeats Delaware 69-53 on the road in front of a sellout crowd
by Swish Appeal
posted December 21, 2012 at 12:33pm

Junior guard Alyssa Thomas and senior forward Tianna Hawkins led the 8th ranked Terrapins over the Blue Hens with a combined 29 points, 29 rebounds, and six assists. For Delaware, star forward Elena Delle Donne made her return to the court after sufferin...more

Bowerman Awards, this year and next
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 21, 2012 at 12:29pm

The Bowerman Awards were handed out last night to the top collegiate track and field athletes, as voted by a panel of experts. The winners were Cam Levins, a Canadian distance runner from Southern Utah, and Kimberlyn Duncan, a sprinter from LSU. As with...more

"Jocks for Justice": The complexities of athlete activism
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 21, 2012 at 12:23pm

In effect, when the personal becomes political in sports, the cheerleading often comes to an abrupt halt. If athletes use their status and recognition to promote social and political causes, they often find themselves criticized and pushed to the sideline...more

Dream co-owner's company purchases New York Stock Exchange
by Swish Appeal
posted December 21, 2012 at 8:14am

Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is the vice-president of investor relations and corporate communication at IntercontinentalExchange, also known as "ICE" if you read the New York Stock Exchange. Her husband, Jeff Sprecher, is the CEO of ICE.Today, ICE jus...more

When Net skeptic meets sports-and-gender philistine
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 20, 2012 at 9:13pm

Tweet Evgeny Morozov Tweeted the other day that: True story: Harvard’s library subscribes to “Journal of the Philosophy of Sport” but not to “Journal of the Philosophy of History” The author of “The Net Delusion&r...;more

Mike Thibault sees opportunity to turn Washington Mystics into 'elite franchise'
by Swish Appeal
posted December 20, 2012 at 1:49pm

Mike Thibault was let go after 10 years of coaching the Connecticut Sun with considerable success, including leading them to the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs this past season. He is right back in the WNBA because he says the Washington M...more

From New York to Chiang Mai thanks to Muay Thai
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 20, 2012 at 1:47pm

One of the first things Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu learned when she moved to Thailand was taking a long nap after training is probably not a good idea. Too much sleeping means no eating means weight loss. And at 47 kg, that’s not so smart, the American...more

NCAA Soccer – Returning Starters for 2013
by All White Kit
posted December 20, 2012 at 8:06am

  Anybody up for some more offseason content? Here’s a provisional list of returning starters for each DI club next season, with conference changes for next year taken into account. This is mostly based on graduated seniors, but some players...more

The unbeatens (NCAA Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 20, 2012 at 7:57am

There are only eight unbeaten teams left:ColoradoConnecticutDaytonDukeGeorgiaOklahoma StateSouth CarolinaStanfordAs Stanford and South Carolina are currently playing, the list will be down to seven soon. But who will the next defeated team be?????Other ne...more

Maryland vs. Delaware game hinges on Elena Delle Donne's status
by Swish Appeal
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:56pm

On Thursday night, when Brenda Frese's Terps (7-2, 1-0 ACC) travel to Newark, Del. to take on Tina Martin's Blue Hens (5-2, 0-0 Colonial Athletic), it may not be the second act of the home-and-home series the two coaches expected when they looked at thi...more

Wearing What Fits (featuring @URSportswear)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:50pm

A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Jacalyn, the CEO and overall amazing woman who runs UR Sportswear, about a bunch of different topic including (no surprise) women’s sportswear. There were discussions about if a medium looks too small and why som...more

Links: Washington Mystics' Hiring Of Mike Thibault Gets Positive Reviews From Around The Web
by Swish Appeal
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:47pm

Did you miss yesterday's press conference to introduce Coach Thibault? Watch it here. (WNBA.com) Here's another interview between Monumental Sports digital correspondent Casey Phillips and Coach Thibault which was done before the aforementioned pres...more

Wordless Wednesday
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:42pm

Sylvie von Duuglas -Ittu is an American fighter training MuayThai in Thailand - come back tomorrow for her interview.Other Wordless Wednesday bloggers hanging out here. ...more

Pearl Gonzalez Latest Signee to XFC; Tryouts Announced
by Wombat Sports
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:11am

XFC has back up it’s promise to bring in more female talent, and has acquired a solid fighter in flyweight Pearl Gonzalez. Gonzalez was 8-1 as an amateur and was also a member of the U.S. Pankration team. She made her pro debut this past February...more

Pac-12 grabs national attention and plans to keep it plus rankings and an ESPN TV alert
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:09am

The Pac-12 is heading into its final stretch of nonconference play with multiple significant wins it found difficult to nab in recent years. Colorado (9-0) is the latest, jumping into the AP poll at No. 25 after a 70-66 upset against then-No. 8 Louisville...more

Washington Mystics name Mike Thibault as general manager and head coach
by Swish Appeal
posted December 19, 2012 at 7:53am

Thibault was previously the head coach of the Connecticut Sun from 2003-2012 where he led the team to a cumulative 206-134 record and only failed to coach a .500 team once (2009) when he was there. In addition, the Sun made two Finals appearances i...more

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