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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 5, 2012 at 8:41am

The House of Run’s morning links package: Pistorius pissed, Jeff Demps on injured reserve, and the ever-popular Paul Ryan Time Calculator. Allyson Felix has been named one of the 14 finalists for The Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswo...more

Sara McMann Signs with Strikeforce
by Wombat Sports
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:56pm

It was only a matter of time, but the undefeated Sara McMann has signed with Strikeforce. MMAJunkie broke the news Tuesday. The 2004 Olympic silver medalists in wrestling hasn’t lost an MMA match in her carreer, getting a victory over ranked Shayna...more

Super Fight League Challengers Bolstering WMMA In India
by Wombat Sports
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:55pm

Courtesy The SFL Wrestler Dan Gable once quoted ”Some have wrestled without great skill – none have wrestled without pride.” Same can be said of the female MMA fighters of “The Super Fight League Challengers” reality ...more

Iran’s Zahra Nemati wins archery gold at 2012 Paralympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:51pm

LONDON - Recurve archer Zahra Nemati won the gold medal in women's individual W1/W2 class event at 2012 London Paralympics.She beat Elisabetta Mijno of Italy 7-3 in the final to claim the gold. Li Jinzhi of China defeated Italian Veronica Floreno to ...more

High School Notes: A Girl Quarterback, a Giant Screen and a Skunk
by Draft Day Suit
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:48pm

It was just a preseason game, but it was historic nonetheless for one Florida high school. With time ticking down in the fourth quarter of its game against Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge, Plantation (Fla.) South Plantation put its third-string quarter...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for September 4, 2012 – A Big Chance Beckons for Stephen F. Austin
by All White Kit
posted September 4, 2012 at 10:44pm

  Kylie Louw & SFA Will Try To Barge Their Way Past LSU on Tuesday LSU vs Stephen F. Austin – 6:30 PM These are testing times in Baton Rouge, as the home side will clearly be feeling the heat as they try and notch a big win before leag...more

WNBA Hollinger Power Rankings: What Difference Might Angel McCoughtry Make For The Atlanta Dream?
by Swish Appeal
posted September 4, 2012 at 12:51pm

The WNBA Hollinger Power Rankings haven't changed a whole lot since last week, as we might expect. The Los Angeles Sparks overtook the San Antonio Silver Stars as the second-ranked team in the power rankings, setting up an intriguing matchup with the M...more

Labor Day Weekend WNBA Recap: Angel McCoughtry Returns; Chicago Sky, New York Liberty Still Battling For Playoff Position
by Swish Appeal
posted September 4, 2012 at 12:50pm

If you missed Sunday's games because you were away or busy for Labor Day weekend, they might actually be worth going back into the archives and watching - that might have been the best day of games at least since the Olympic break, if not the 2012 season....more

Hollinger Power Rankings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 4, 2012 at 7:33am

This week's Hollinger Power Rankings:1. Lynx2. Sparks3. Silver Stars4. Fever5. Sun6. Dream7. Storm8. Sky9. Shock10. Liberty11. Mystics12. MercuryTwo games on tap tomorrow:Sun at Mystics andSparks at LynxAlana Beard has found a fresh start in LA. ...more

Stat Analysis: Liberty earn a split
by Swish Appeal
posted September 4, 2012 at 7:31am

  NEWARK, NJ – The New York Liberty spilt in the two most recent games following a West coast trip. Again, it comes down to optimism. You can simply say it was a split, one out of two or one can proclaim the Liberty on a one game win streak. N...more

Mia St. John Added to K-1 Kickboxing Broadcast Team on Spike
by Wombat Sports
posted September 4, 2012 at 7:22am

Just because she isn’t fighting anymore doesn’t mean Mia St. John will be slowing down. St. John announced she will be a part of the broadcast team for the upcoming K-1 kickboxing events that will stream on Spike.com starting this Saturday. T...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 4, 2012 at 7:18am

Your top ten news links of the day… Competition results… The Finns and Swedes split the team titles at their annual Finnkampen dual meet yesterday, and Carolina Klüft ran her final race. Plaudits for Carter and Richardson but delirium...more

Thinking ahead to college season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 3, 2012 at 1:34pm

Charlie Creme compiled this 2012-2013 projected list before last year's Final Four even went down:1. Baylor2. Connecticut3. Duke4. Maryland5. Kentucky6. Stanford7. Penn State8. Notre Dame9. Georgia10. St. John's11. Louisville12. Oklahoma13. Delaware14. Ge...more

McCoughtry Speaks Loud and Clear with 24 Points in Win Over Sun
by Swish Appeal
posted September 3, 2012 at 1:32pm

(ATLANTA) - The silence from all quarters in Atlanta has been very frustrating. Marynell Meadors is silent. Dream ownership won’t talk. But if basketball is a language, then Angel McCoughtry delivered the Sermon on the Mount, scoring 24 points i...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for September 3, 2012 – The Big Games Keep Coming On Labor Day
by All White Kit
posted September 3, 2012 at 1:29pm

  Ally Miller & Marquette Will Be Looking To Shut Down CMU on Monday Marquette vs Central Michigan – 2:00 PM In a season with a distinct lack of giant killing thus far, Central Michigan has perhaps been one of the leading mid-major lig...more

Not so fast: WNBA championship still up for grabs
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 3, 2012 at 1:25pm

Indiana was struggling before the Olympic break, and San Antonio was red-hot. But look at these results from yesterday:Fever 81, Sky 64Mercury 94, Silver Stars 90Liberty 79, Mystics 73 (Fire Trudi Lacey)Also before the break, Connecticut was indomitable, ...more

Sportista: New book looks at female sports fandom
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 3, 2012 at 7:56am

If you had to describe female sports fans, what would you say about them? How do they consume sports? How do they talk about sports? How are they “treated” by the traditionally male sports culture? What are the media outlets that serve their ...more

Terps Topple Towson, 5-0
by All White Kit
posted September 3, 2012 at 7:47am

  Terrapin senior Olivia Wagner prepares to head the ball (Photo courtesy of KLH Photography) The Maryland Terrapins had an easy time of it against the Towson Tigers, cruising to a 5-0 win with two long-distance goals from senior Olivia Wagner, w...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 3, 2012 at 7:42am

Your top ten links of the day… The meet that is universally known as ISTAF, Berlin’s Internationales Stadionfest, was this morning. Some recaps… IAAF: Merritt sizzles 12.97, Harting wins 33rd straight in Berlin (link to full results ...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for September 2, 2012 – Notre Dame. North Carolina. Any Questions?
by All White Kit
posted September 2, 2012 at 8:18pm

  Brooke Elby & North Carolina Will Look For Their Second Straight Win Over Notre Dame on Sunday (All listed times are EST.) Notre Dame vs North Carolina – 1:30 PM (Notre Dame Adidas Invitational) Another chapter in the biggest rivalr...more

Carson Leads Liberty Over Mystics
by Swish Appeal
posted September 2, 2012 at 12:56pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: 20 points and six assists from Essence Carson powered the New York Liberty over the Washington Mystics, 79-73. Cappie Pondexter added 16 points and six rebounds, while Kara Braxton scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half. Mon...more

Who Should Be the WNBA Coach of the Year? (2012 Version)
by Swish Appeal
posted September 2, 2012 at 12:53pm

It's time to look one more time at our metric for advocating a 2012 WNBA Coach of the Year. We've done this before last year and we outlined the method we used in the link. But it is worth repeating for any new readers.   The following categories...more

The Chick Flick- A record breaking Women's Disc Golf Event
by DiscGolf4Women
posted September 2, 2012 at 12:51pm

The 5th annual, Chick Flick, has yet again set a record in the number of women players by continuing to grow larger each year....more

Recapping my experience at the FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar in St. Kitts and Nevis
by Soccer Science
posted September 2, 2012 at 8:33am

After the course in St. Lucia, I flew to St. Kitts and Nevis, where I had the honor of working as a Communications and Marketing Instructor for another FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar. My flight out of St. Lucia was really early in the morning, an...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 2, 2012 at 8:27am

Most daily link packages ignore the weekends. Not this one — the weekends are when all the action happens! Did you hear the one about the politician who lied about his marathon PR by more than an hour? Not a joke. More about this later. TFRRS.o...more

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