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Two factors that led to Colorado’s upset #8 Louisville: Belief and Leadership
by Swish Appeal
posted December 18, 2012 at 7:59am

With any successful team, the leadership at the top is paramount and essential. So when Linda Lappe came back to her alma mater in 2010 to assume the head coaching position, she had a definitive vision: establish an expectation of winning on a nightly b...more

Title IX and the Spending Clause
by Title IX Blog
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:26pm

What does Title IX have to do with Obamacare?  The answer is in the Constitution.  Congress can only pass legislation pursuant to one of its constitutionally enumerated powers, and for both Title IX and one provision in the Affordable Care Act (...more

Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel named to the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:23pm

Lisa Brummel, co-owner of the Storm and top executive at Microsoft, was named part of the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2013. The ceremonial banquet is in April. Brummel was a four-sport athlete at Yale who led the baske...more

Podcast – InvictaFC’s Laura Marcusse
by Wombat Sports
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:09pm

Having only one loss as an amateur, Laura Marcusse is turning pro in her hometown of Kansas City as she takes on Cassie Robb at InvictaFC 4 Jan. 25. We will talk to Marcusse about winning the Blue Corner title, training for her national debut, and balanc...more

Ashlee Evans-Smith Added to CFA Tournament
by Wombat Sports
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:08pm

After announcing a tournament this past November; Florida based CFA has added another fighter to their list of combatants. Tuff-n-uff vet Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-4) will make her pro debut March 2 in the eight women tourney. Smith has notable wins o...more

New GM and Coach to be announced on Tuesday for Washington Mystics
by Swish Appeal
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:48pm

The Washington Mystics website has just posted the following as its splash page: Special Announcement - General Manager & Head Coach Streaming Live - Tomorrow @ 4 PM The long wait for Mystics fans is over. Whether they'll be happy with the wait ...more

Dixon spurs Bruins over St. John's to claim Chartwell's title
by Swish Appeal
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:46pm

Second game will be starting in a few minutes. UCLA is still in their road blue, while St. John's has busted out the black jerseys. They know this is serious business. Mallory Jones is still AWOL. If she transfers, I wouldn't be surprised. She's go...more

The artist and the athlete (Byline to Finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:43pm

Confession time: As I type this I have 11 tabs open on my Internet browser with a blank word document nestled underneath. Twitter and Facebook are open, of course, along with one of my three email addresses. Also open is my web-based calendar, a recipe fo...more

Gaels hold off Golden Eagles in Chartwell's consolation at St. John's
by Swish Appeal
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:41pm

Good morning once more from beautiful Carnesecca Arena! I'm taking in warmups with about twenty of my closest friends (plus my husband), as we get ready for the consolation game between Tennessee Tech and St. Mary's. Blowing my theory out of the water...more

BBC brings us the raw emotion behind sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:34pm

Jessica Ennis - Olympic heptathlete champion and runner-up BBC SPOTYCyclist Bradley Wiggins won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year last night with Olympic heptathlete Jessica Ennis in second place in an emotional celebration of all that's good in spor...more

What a day of games (NCAA Basketball links)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:19am

First, the upsets:Vanderbilt took down #12 Oklahoma, 76-63.Rutgers unseated #21 Miami, 42-34. (Yes, that's really the score)Nebraska beat previously undefeated South Florida, 62-52.UTEP came back to hand Kansas State their first loss with a 52-50 decision...more

Live game thread: Idaho at Washington
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:15am

HUSKIES WIN: When UW (7-2) pieces together a complete game, it's going to be entertaining to watch. For now, the offense has stalled and the team is relying on grit and hustle to win. That combination buoyed a 62-48 win on Sunday where UW and UI shot belo...more

5 Reasons Why Night Riding is Just as Good (if not better) than Day
by Westbound Boarder
posted December 17, 2012 at 8:13am

When Dani and I used to compete on snowboard team, we were in high school.  And as much as we would have loved to ditch class at least once per week, I don’t think that would have fared well with our schools’ administrators.  Because...more

Ski Jumping: Deep U.S. team crowds leaderboard in Ramsau World Cup
by anngaff
posted December 16, 2012 at 11:35pm

Van (4th), Jerome (5th) lead five U.S. women in top 12 finishers  RAMSAU, Austria — When the announcer says, “They’ve got a really deep squad,” you’d think he was talking about a basketball team, not ski jumping. W...more

Back in the swing of things (NCAA Basketball links)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 16, 2012 at 5:47pm

Today's games:Washington State upset #20 Ohio State, 62-55.#14 UCLA took care of Saint Mary's 76-62.Chiney Ogwumike's career-high 31 points powered #1 Stanford past Pacific, 78-43.St. John's beat Tennessee Tech, 58-46.George Washington escaped Howard, 61-...more

Red Storm grounds Golden Eagles
by Swish Appeal
posted December 16, 2012 at 5:44pm

Good morning and afternoon, everyone! I'm coming to you on slight tape delay from beautiful Carnesecca Arena, and since this is two days of double-headers, you're going to be hearing from me a lot. Since I'm borrowing a computer that is the laptop equ...more

Stanford Women's Basketball Team Wipes Out Pacific
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted December 16, 2012 at 5:25pm

The Stanford Women’s Basketball team finally got to see some court action after a long lay off for those pesky finals, which C and R are sure those Stanford kids blew away. Their latest victim was Pacific, and they blew them out 78-43.And once again...more

Serena Williams impersonation triggers stereotypical ideals about black women's bodies
by Sports, Media & Society
posted December 16, 2012 at 5:20pm

Caroline Wozniacki, former No. 1 tennis player in the world,  decided to make fun of her friend, Serena Williams. Wozniacki stuffed towels into her top and skirt during an exhibition match in Sao Paulo, Brazil in attempt to illustrate Williams' bod...more

USWNT: U.S. Women End 2012 With a Win, Name of Pro-League Announced
by Sarah Hallett
posted December 15, 2012 at 9:30pm

The U.S. Women ended their impressive Olympic year with a win against China PR, U.S. Soccer also announced the name and logo of the new professional league....more

Let the games begin again (NCAA Basketball Links)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 15, 2012 at 3:37pm

Finals are over and games pick up again today, thank goodness. In the meantime, there was one vital upset last night:Colorado stunned #8 Louisville, 70-66. The Buffs mounted a 12-point lead, and the Cardinals rallied hard in the last few minutes, but were...more

Story of the Year (Track & Field)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 15, 2012 at 10:19am

The story of the year for track and field in 2012 can best be summed up by the following picture. It is not that Mo Farah won the Olympic 5000 meters or even that he won an Olympic double (also taking the 10,000 meters). It’s related to the unusu...more

Video – Watch Sheila Bird’s 11 Second KO from November
by Wombat Sports
posted December 14, 2012 at 7:56pm

She is undefeated and has yet to see the second round. We aren’t talking about Ronda Rousey; we are talking about Sheila Bird. The 3-0 phenom was modest about her winning ways when she spoke to us in October, stating she didn’t feel ready t...more

Seven schools defect from Big East Conference: A sad day for women's basketball
by Swish Appeal
posted December 14, 2012 at 7:49pm

Once a powerhouse in women’s basketball, the Big East Conference is now with so many schools leaving: an afterthought. A once vibrant conference is on the cusp of becoming a forgotten entity.With today’s vote, seven schools have agreed to l...more

What will become of the Big East conference?
by Swish Appeal
posted December 14, 2012 at 7:40pm

In the wake of the departures of Louisville and Rutgers, seven schools have agreed to leave the Big East conference. For ongoing updates on this story as it develops, check out SB Nation's Big East conference realignment storystream. Rutgers University...more

Only a couple more days of this finals hiatus (NCAA Basketball links)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 14, 2012 at 8:03am

About last night:Auburn's victory over George Washington gave Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy her 150th win.Penn State Coach Coquese Washington earned her 100th win as her Lions beat Virginia Tech.For those of you who are like me and are freakin dying from ...more

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