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Ticha Penicheiro's Retirement Marks The End Of A WNBA Point Guard Era
by Swish Appeal
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:15am

A few weeks ago, Mirin Fader wrote an article for LASparks.com describing Los Angeles Sparks point guard Kristi Toliver's role in representing a changing of the guard (literally) in the WNBA. Toliver's emergence as a productive full-time starting point...more

Throwback Thursday – Golf Fashion from Days Gone By
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:48pm

Do you ever wonder what women wore on the golf course back in the day? Something tells me it wasn’t Loudmouth Skorts! Our friends at Nivo Sports just posted this great photo of four women heading off to golf in the 1930′s on their Facebook pag...more

The WNBA and ABL Tontine (2012 Edition)
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:46pm

If you don't know what a tontine is, it is a scheme where subscribers invest in some common fund, and where the last survivor inherits the fund. For those who need some pop culture example, you could watch "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandso...more

Sports Years Memory Book Giveaway
by Sports Girls Play
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:43pm

Do you see all those ribbons? That is just a portion of the items I have collected from my youngest daughter’s past few years as a swimmer. I have been storing it all in a shopping bag and telling myself that one day I was going to organize it nea...more

Video – Egypt’s Enas Khorshed Gets Win in Jordan This Past Weekend
by Wombat Sports
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:42pm

The Middle East is the newest area where female fighters are cropping it. Events in Abu Dhabi and Jordan have already hosted fights in the women’s division; and this past weekend, one Egyptian fighter pulled a Ronda Rousey. Egypt’...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for September 20, 2012 – North Carolina vs Virginia Tech
by All White Kit
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:35pm

Shannon Mayrose & Virginia Tech Will Look To Leap Over Another ACC Foe on Thursday North Carolina vs Virginia Tech – 7:00 PM Two rounds into ACC play, and North Carolina sits in eighth spot with just one point from two games, a most ...more

NCAA Soccer – Pre-Conference Play Grades/NCAA Tournament Prospects/Predicted Order of Finish – Big XII
by All White Kit
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:32am

Baylor Grade: (B) – Another club who’s hard to judge based on their work thus far. Victories over Cal State Northridge, Nebraska, and SMU are all nice, but there’s no real trademark win to tout. Have played one big time team, ...more

Today, tomorrow, five years from now
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:27am

Tonight's game: Sun 73, Fever 67.Indiana was without Shavonte Zellous and Briann January, who both sustained head injuries Monday in the team's loss to Minnesota. Zellous has said publicly that she has a concussion.Tomorrow night's action will feature:Atl...more

WNBA's Western Conference playoff schedule set
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:26am

The Storm will make its WNBA-record ninth playoff appearance on the road against top-seed Minnesota on Sept. 28. Game 2 for the best-of-three series is Sept. 30 in Seattle. Game 3, if needed, is Oct. 2 in Minneapolis. Seattle (14-18) has two games remain...more

Sparks announce playoff dates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:23am

This just in:Los Angeles Sparks Announce Western Conference Semi Finals Times and DatesSparks Will Host Game One of First Round at USC Galen Center Sept. 27 Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Sparks today announced the schedule for the first round of the...more

NCAA Soccer – Quick Mid-Major Non-Conference Reviews – Colonial & Big South
by All White Kit
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:22am

(Other mid-major league reviews coming throughout the next few weeks.) Colonial The preseason consensus was… …William & Mary was going to win the league in a walk. So how’s that working out? Reasonably well. The Tribe...more

NCAA Soccer – Pre-Conference Play Grades/NCAA Tournament Prospects/Predicted Order of Finish – Pac-12
by All White Kit
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:19am

Arizona Grade: (B) – It’s not like there was anywhere to go but up after last season’s disaster. Still, the Wildcats have done a great job of not taking any bad losses, beating the teams they should be, and looking competitive ...more

The Case For Tamika Catchings As 2012 WNBA MVP
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:15am

The argument for Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player award this year is generally similar to the argument in favor of her candidacy the past two years. She's among the top 10 in the WNBA in multiple statistical c...more

Tina Thompson scores 7,000th point
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:11am

The Storm defeated the Sky, 75-60 last night. But the real story was that Seattle forward Tina Thompson - the lone player from the WNBA's first season in 1997 - crossed the 7,000-point mark for her career.It is an amazing achievement, and one that surpass...more

"As they say ‘all good things must to come to an end,’ and unfortunately the time has come for me...
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:09am

"As they say ‘all good things must to come to an end,’ and unfortunately the time has come for me to walk away from this game I love," said Penicheiro. "I would just like to thank, in a general way, the people involved in my career: fr...more

Sparks 101, Mercury 76
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 7:52am

- Photo by Donald BarnatCandace Parker puts one up over DeWanna Bonner. Parker finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks. She shot for 11-18.The Sparks never trailed in last night's 101-76 win over the Mercury.Mercury Coach Corey...more

USWNT: Sundhage Sent Off With a Win
by Sarah Hallett
posted September 20, 2012 at 1:47am

The U.S. women captured a 6-2 victory over Australia in an emotional sendoff for their coach Pia Sundhage....more

Danica Patrick Is No Longer A Rookie: She Just Races Like One
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 19, 2012 at 5:38pm

Richmond International Speedway was the venue for Danica Patrick’s 50th Nationwide Series race two Fridays ago. That right — 50th. Not 5th. Or even 15th, but 50th. I point this out only because if you watched her race that night, you’d n...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 19, 2012 at 8:21am

Your top ten news links of the day… The new House of Run podcast is up! Kevin and Jason interview Daniel Gordon, whose new documentary about the 1988 Olympic men’s 100 meter final, 9.79*, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Fes...more

Pre-season Wade Trophy watch list
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 19, 2012 at 8:15am

It's that time again, and here are your pre-season Wade Trophy candidates:Player Institution Position Year Alex Bentley, Penn State, Guard, Senior Heather Butler, UT Martin, Guard, Junior Carolyn Davis, Kansas, Forward, Senior Elena Delle Donn...more

President Barack Obama's Remarks Honoring The Minnesota Lynx At The White House
by Swish Appeal
posted September 19, 2012 at 12:08am

President Barack Obama honored the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx today during a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House. After summarizing their path to the title last season, which I'm sure we're all familiar with, he made some similarl...more

Amber Stautzenberger Talks Pro Debut
by Wombat Sports
posted September 18, 2012 at 9:19pm

As the Texas female fighting scene has grown, several stars have shined outside the state. One has been Amber Stautzenberger, who is coming off a successful amateur career to make her pro debut against Paige Van Zant at the Premier Fight Se...more

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