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Thinking about game two
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 16, 2012 at 5:35pm

Indiana forward Katie Douglas is still doubtful for tomorrow's game two.Fever Coach Lin Dunn says her team needs to rebound better and shadow Lynx forward Seimone Augustus if they hope to win game two tomorrow.Minnesota forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin on ...more

Pac-12 preview: Arizona State University
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 16, 2012 at 7:16am

This is the first in an annual 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.One of the reasons Arizona State Coach Charli Turner Thorne took a nine-month sabbatical last year was to "really step back from our program and better myself as a coach to really e...more

Erlana Larkins' record-tying rebounding powers Indiana over Minnesota in Game One of WNBA Finals
by Swish Appeal
posted October 16, 2012 at 7:13am

The story of Indiana Fever forward Erlana Larkins, as already documented by espnW's Mechelle Voepel, simply isn't going to get old before the end of the 2012 WNBA Finals and will quite honestly be worthy of picking up again when the 2013 WNBA season pic...more

Weekend Report – Emily Peters-Kagan Snaps Glena Avila’s Undefeated Streak; Tiffany Van Soest Gains WBC Belt
by Wombat Sports
posted October 16, 2012 at 7:12am

It was a relatively busy weekend for women’s combat sports, as numerous fights happened across the planet. Courtesy Super Fight League Action started Friday with the Super Fight League India; as Serbian Sanja Sucevic (4-1) defeated Spaniard Iren...more

How To Use Storytelling To Motivate Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted October 15, 2012 at 6:05pm

source Not to toot my own horn (but toot! toot!), but I can tell a mean story.  I remember a time when my team was winning games, but not in the dominating fashion that we should.  I gathered the team around and told them about my childhood lov...more

NCAA Soccer – RPI Bracket v4.0
by All White Kit
posted October 15, 2012 at 5:50pm

  Seeded Teams 1 – Stanford – Pac-12* 2 – Florida State – ACC* 3 – UCLA – Pac-12 4 – BYU – WCC* 5 – Penn State – Big Ten* 6 – San Diego State – Mountain West* 7 – Florid...more

NCAA Soccer – Postseason Qualification/Elimination List – Through 10/14/12
by All White Kit
posted October 15, 2012 at 5:48pm

  ACC -Clinched (5) – Maryland, Florida State, Duke -Eliminated (2) – Clemson America East -Clinched (3) – Hartford, Maine, New Hampshire -Ineligible – Boston University Atlantic Sun (FIELD COMPLETE) -Qualifiers – Nor...more

Indiana Fever upset the Minnesota Lynx in Game One of the 2012 WNBA Finals
by Swish Appeal
posted October 15, 2012 at 8:15am

#Fever take GM#1 of the #WNBAFinals 76-70, outscoring #loslynx 20-12 in the 4Q & holding MIN to 2 for 17 FG. — Alan Horton (@LynxRadio) October 15, 2012 Given that the Indiana Fever got to the 2012 WNBA Finals by beating the Connecticut Sun in...more

Leanda Cave and Pete Jacobs are Ironman World Champions
by Pretty Tough
posted October 15, 2012 at 8:13am

Another Ironman World Championship in the books and what a race it was. Seated in the VIP section at the finish line (thanks to Timex Sports) I got to witness first-hand and close-up, the extreme range of emotion that overcomes each Ironman finisher. Au...more

Storm Exit Interviews: The Word from Tina Thompson
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 15, 2012 at 8:12am

Series note: The Storm conducted exit interviews on Oct. 4, giving me the opportunity to ask players everything from views on their season to fashion and hair tips. This is the final installment. Centers Ewelina Kobryn (Poland) and Ann Wauters (Belgium) w...more

Weekend Cross Country Report–Women
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 15, 2012 at 8:04am

Yesterday I analyzed the men’s results of the weekend’s two big meets, Wisconsin’s Adidas Invitational and the Pre-National Invitational at Louisville. Today it’s time to look at the women’s side of things. Adidas Invitatio...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for October 14, 2012 – Florida State vs Virginia
by All White Kit
posted October 15, 2012 at 7:56am

  Kristin Grubka & The FSU Defense Will Try To Make Another ACC Offense Disappear on Sunday (2) Florida State vs (15) Virginia – 1:00 PM As is the case with Duke’s showdown with Wake Forest, when Florida State meets Virginia on S...more

Storm Exit Interviews: The Word from Alysha Clark
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 15, 2012 at 7:52am

Series note: The Storm conducted exit interviews on Oct. 4, giving me the opportunity to ask players everything from views on their season to fashion and hair tips. I'll post conversations from each in the upcoming days. Centers Ewelina Kobryn (Poland) an...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA names athletes to Visa Team
by anngaff
posted October 14, 2012 at 6:59pm

U.S. women aim to defend their No. 1 ranking via release Women’s Ski Jumping USA has named the athletes to represent the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team this year on the World and Continental Cup circuits. 2013 Visa Women’s Ski Jumping ...more

2012 WNBA Finals preview: Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2012 at 12:04pm

Scott Elliott of the Indianapolis Star describes the Indiana Fever as, "...the feel-good story of a plucky, underrated professional basketball team...making a run for an elusive first championship." In contrast, in characterizing the Minnesota Lynx, Mi...more

2012 WNBA Finals: The Minnesota Lynx try to repeat against a hungry Indiana Fever team
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2012 at 12:02pm

The Minnesota Lynx enter the 2012 WNBA Finals trying to become the third team in WNBA history to win back-to-back championships. In their way is the Indiana Fever, a franchise that is trying to win their first WNBA title after taking part in one of the ...more

VIDEO: Brittney Griner's 360 dunk at Baylor's Midnight Madness is pure awesome
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2012 at 9:44am

    As if she needed more hype heading into the 2012 women's basketball season, Brittney Griner showed the boys how she does it at Midnight Madness. And she does it pretty well, I might add. ...more

How the Indiana Fever got to the 2012 WNBA Finals
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2012 at 9:37am

The Indiana Fever certainly didn't take the path of least resistance to the 2012 WNBA Finals. They dropped the first of the best-of-three series with both the Atlanta Dream in the first round and the Connecticut Sun in the recently Eastern Conference F...more

WNBA Finals Schedule: Minnesota Lynx vs. Indiana Fever
by Swish Appeal
posted October 14, 2012 at 9:34am

The time for the 2012 WNBA Finals is NOW -     vs. Game 1: Sunday, October 14 | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2 Game 2: Wednesday, Oct. 17 | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN     Game 5 (If necessary): Wednesday, Oct. 24 | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN   &nbs...;more

NCAA Soccer – Postseason Qualification/Elimination List – Through 10/13/12
by All White Kit
posted October 14, 2012 at 9:30am

  (Note: You may notice I’ve begun adding clubs “eliminated” in leagues without a conference tournament beginning with this update. In these cases, I’m referring to teams who cannot mathematically win their league title &...more

Two Title Matches Announced for InvictaFC 4
by Wombat Sports
posted October 13, 2012 at 6:23pm

Porto Honchak Two new Invicta title holders will be crowned at InvictaFC 4. InvictaFC President Shannon Knapp announced this week on The MMA Show podcast that #4 ranked Carla Esparza and #3 ranked Ayaka Hamsaki will duke it out for the strawweight ...more

Post- Midnight Madness madness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 13, 2012 at 6:18pm

Last night's Midnight Madness:San Diego State University freshman Deajanae Scurry dunked at last night's Midnight Madness. It's nothing new for her, though. And she's barely six feet tall.St. John's had Midnight Madness in style.A young Missouri team debu...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for October 13, 2012 – Portland vs BYU
by All White Kit
posted October 13, 2012 at 6:05pm

  Micaela Capelle & Portland Will Try To Get Back on The Winning Track Against BYU on Saturday (29) Portland vs (6) BYU – 10:00 PM A team desperately out of form at the moment, Portland will get no respite on Saturday, as WCC title con...more

NCAA Soccer – RPI Bracket v3.5
by All White Kit
posted October 13, 2012 at 6:02pm

  Seeded Teams 1 – Stanford – Pac-12* 2 – Florida State – ACC 3 – UCLA – Pac-12 4 – Penn State – Big Ten* 5 – San Diego State – Mountain West* 6 – BYU – WCC* 7 – Florida...more

NCAA Soccer – Postseason Qualification/Elimination List – Through 10/12/12
by All White Kit
posted October 13, 2012 at 5:55pm

  ACC -Clinched (7) – Maryland America East -Clinched (5) – Hartford -Ineligible – Boston University Atlantic Sun -Clinched (4) – North Florida, Mercer -Eliminated (2) – Lipscomb -Ineligible – Northern Kentucky ...more

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