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Kelly Smith: It's Always the Quiet Ones
by From A Left Wing
posted August 19, 2012 at 9:09am

Kelly Smith celebrates a goal, her magic foot and the shoe it was in.When you teach you learn pretty quickly that the very smartest and most interesting students are often quiet. Some are painfully shy and intense listeners. Some only talk when they think...more

WMMA Round-up Prefight Interviews with Tate; Kedzie
by Wombat Sports
posted August 19, 2012 at 8:56am

Before Saturday night’s featured bout on ShoExtreme, the gals over at WMMARound-up caught up with both combatants, Miesha Tate and Julie Kedzie after weigh-ins. Tate talks about her new nickname, her new focus, and her move back...more

Game Day: Los Angeles at Seattle
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:51pm

It may have been easy for the Storm to double-down on Phoenix star DeWanna Bonner, holding her to a season-low seven points. Seattle used that defense to get out in transition and use crisp passing (season-high 24 assists) to collect a 72-58 win Thursday....more

Weigh-in Photos – All Six Women Official for Strikeforce Saturday
by Wombat Sports
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:49pm

Three female division bouts are scheduled Saturday for Strikeforce event in San Diego; and all fighters made weight Friday. (All photos courtesy GroundandPound.de) Yamanaka & de Randamie In the featherweight division, #1 Unified ranked Hiro...more

Lynx, Silver Stars and Dream back to form
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 18, 2012 at 8:46pm

The Lynx pounded the Mystics, 98-69. Seimone Augustus lead Minnesota with 20 points, and fellow Olympian Maya Moore, as well as Monica Wright, each added 17.The Silver Stars outlasted the Shock, 89-79. Sophia Young headed up San Antonio's effort with 20 p...more

NCAA college tennis recommendation rationale: Lack of television coverage
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:55am

In most cases NCAA decisions get attention when they pertain to football or men’s basketball or a violation of some sort that leads to punishment. So a rule change about the structure of tennis championships and the length of matches might not quali...more

Why The Chicago Sky Were 'Not A Very Good Basketball Team' Without Epiphanny Prince
by Swish Appeal
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:52am

As harsh as it may have sounded for Chicago Sky coach Pokey Chatman to say that they were "not a very good basketball team" before the Olympic break, it's not exactly false. Playing without star guard Epiphanny Prince, the Sky lost 8 of 9 games enterin...more

Hope Solo's Paradox (a book review)
by From A Left Wing
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:50am

Solo: A Memoir of Hope is the story of a deeply charismatic outsider. She is a lone wolf, but she was also a prom queen. That's the paradox of Solo's persona: she's the outcast in the middle of every drama, the anti-social social phenomenon. Solo m...more

US Women's National Soccer Team as Role Models
by Women in Sport International
posted August 18, 2012 at 7:39am

Tweet US Women's National Soccer Team as Role Models By Felicity Hawksley, Twitter: @thesportscarton, Personal Blog: http://stackpolesspin.wordpress.com/ A lot of people dubbed it the women's Olympics. Thanks, but I don't think it'll be that unti...more

Kohistani aims to inspire Afghan girls
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 17, 2012 at 10:12pm

Female runner part of the team that returned to red carpet welcome in Kabul Kabul: The first Afghan female to compete at an Olympics Games hopes to act as inspiration to other women in her country.Tahmina Kohistani, the 23-year-old runner, may not have wo...more

"Kings" Video A Hit With Olympic Athletes
by Women in Sport International
posted August 17, 2012 at 5:17pm

Tweet We just received this press release about the You Tube video labelled "Kings". It is incredibly inspiring. My only complaint, of course, is that it should be labelled "Kings and Queens" but I digress. It is nice to see that both male and fem...more

Why is the focus on Gabby Douglas' hair and not her Olympic accomplishments?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted August 17, 2012 at 4:32pm

The ridiculous attention given to the hairdo of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas knows no bounds. The 16-year-old recently received a “makeover” in which her hair looks much more in line with European beauty standards, according to media reports...more

Early Post-Olympic Track and Field Action
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 17, 2012 at 3:10pm

The Diamond League resumes today in Stockholm, where they’re celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 1912 Olympics and the OlympiaStadion, the beautiful old brick stadium built for it and still used for today’s DN Galan invitational. Video c...more

What Angel McCoughtry's 2012 Olympic Performance Means For The Atlanta Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:41pm

After leading the 2012 Olympic field with a PER of 49.76, we're probably expecting Atlanta Dream wing Angel McCoughtry to return to WNBA action and dominate games as usual. However, the most interesting stat - or contributor to that other-worldly PER -...more

Friday WNBA Links: Recaps Of Last Night's Games & Previews Of Tonight's
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:36pm

The WNBA resumed play last night and although none of last night's three games were particularly dramatic, it was nice for the league to get going again. There are three more games set for tonight and there are links for all the action. Jayda Evans of t...more

NCAA Soccer – The First XI for August 17, 2012 – The Road to San Diego Starts Here
by All White Kit
posted August 17, 2012 at 1:31pm

Master & Commander - Mariah Nogueira Will Look To Dominate for Stanford in Midfield Again (All times listed are Eastern.) Stanford vs Santa Clara – 10:00 PM What’s harder than winning a national title? How about defending it,...more

Liberty Walk the White Line in Win Over Sun
by Swish Appeal
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:46am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty started the second half of the season in decisive fashion, with a 79-66win over the Connecticut Sun. Cappie Pondexter's 24 points led all scorers, while Plenette Pierson made her return to the Liberty lineup wi...more

Rollin' in news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:44am

WNBA:State of the season.Liz Cambage will return to the Shock in time to play in the Aug. 30 game. The Australian star turns 21 Sunday.League President Laurel Richie hopes the WNBA can build on the Olympic momentum.Former NBA player Awvee Storey is a play...more

USWNT: Hopefully Victory Tour Cements Pro League
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 16, 2012 at 11:18pm

The U.S. Women set off on a gold medal victory tour with hopes of cementing a professional league....more

Video – Watch Part 2 of All Access: Ronda Rousey
by Wombat Sports
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:31pm

(If you missed out on part 1 click here) Part two of “All Access: Ronda Rousey” follows the champ as she trains for her fight with Sarah Kaufman this Saturday. This entails a trip to Ceasar Gracie’s gym to visit the infamous D...more

Game Day: Phoenix at Seattle to start final stretch of WNBA season
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:27pm

The Storm finally enters the cushy part of its schedule with 10 of its final five regular-season matchups at KeyArena. But the leaguewide hiatus for the London Olympics didn't exactly produce the result the team wanted. C Ann Wauters remains out due to a...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – The Preseason Field of Sixty-Four + College Cup + National Title Pick [REVISED at 11:50 AM]
by All White Kit
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:26pm

Softball and Baseball were Missed in London
by Women in Sport International
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:24pm

We received this press release that is worth sharing about women's softball being missed in London. I would add to it that men's baseball was also missed. We would like to see both women's and men's softball, along with women's and men's baseball ad...more

Oh the Irony!: Nike's Gold Diggers
by From A Left Wing
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:20pm

Can Nike come up with an Olympic motto worse than "Greatness has been found?" YES!Of course, this shirt is only sold in women's sizes. Nike explains itself: “Nike has consistently supported female athletes and the position they e...more

Praise for More Concussion Education
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 16, 2012 at 5:15pm

With two athletes in high school now I am so happy to know that our high school and state have placed a priority on concussion awareness and education in all sports at the high school level. I was at the school earlier this week for fall sports night &n...;more

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