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NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – (2) North Carolina vs Radford
by All White Kit
posted November 10, 2012 at 10:04am

Saturday, October 10 – 5:00 PM EST (2) North Carolina (10-5-2, 6-3-1, 4th ACC) vs Radford (13-2-4, 7-0-4, 2nd Big South) Don’t poke the bear. You might feel a bit for Radford, who are coming into this one facing a North Carolina tea...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – (3) Duke vs Loyola (MD)
by All White Kit
posted November 10, 2012 at 10:01am

Saturday, October 10 – 4:00 PM EST (3) Duke (12-5-2, 5-3-2, 6th ACC) vs Loyola (MD) (12-5-4, 6-2-1, 3rd MAAC) When the biggest storyline coming into a game may be the opposing coach coming up against her alma mater, you know you could be i...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – Santa Clara vs Long Beach State
by All White Kit
posted November 10, 2012 at 9:55am

Saturday, October 10 – 4:00 PM EST Santa Clara (11-3-6, 4-1-3, 4th WCC) vs Long Beach State (12-7-0, 5-4-0, 5th Big West) Both Santa Clara and Long Beach State will try to avoid thoughts of the monster looming over the cliff next weekend t...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – Pepperdine vs Cal
by All White Kit
posted November 10, 2012 at 9:44am

Saturday, October 10 – 4:00 PM EST Pepperdine (14-6-0, 5-3-0, 3rd WCC) vs Cal (15-5-0, 8-3-0, 3rd Pac-12) This season’s shining example of the cruelty of NCAA geography comes in the form of a fairly ludicrous first round match betwee...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – Denver vs Colorado College
by All White Kit
posted November 10, 2012 at 9:40am

Saturday, October 10 – 2:00 PM EST Denver (15-2-4, 6-0-2, 2nd WAC) vs Colorado College (14-3-5, 8-2-1, 1st C-USA) The euphoria of making it into the NCAA Tournament was likely no greater on Monday afternoon than in the state of Colorado, w...more

Youth Softball Coaching - Speed Fastpitch Learning through Super Slow Mo
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 9, 2012 at 6:09pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Fastpitch softball coaches are always looking for new and better ways to teach their players the fundamental skills they need to succeed. There dozens, maybe hundreds of books of drills out ther...more

NCAA Tournament – Chris’ Complete Tournament Picks
by All White Kit
posted November 9, 2012 at 6:06pm

Match previews for Saturday and Sunday will still be churning out for the next few days, but here are my complete picks for the Big Dance. As you can see, I think it’s a pretty top heavy tournament, but there’s plenty of room for upse...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – Washington vs Auburn
by All White Kit
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:31am

Friday, October 9 – 10:00 PM EST Washington (10-7-3, 3-6-2, 8th Pac-12) vs Auburn (12-10-1, 7-6-0, 6th SEC) These two teams last met in 2004 in the NCAA Tournament, and Washington will hope that’s a good omen for this year’s to...more

Bazsler vs. Davis II Added to InvictaFC 4
by Wombat Sports
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:24am

Baszler Davis Shayna Baszler is getting one of her wishes granted. Baszler will get her rematch with Alexis Davis, the only fighter she wasn’t able to finish in a win, at InvictaFC 4 this January. MMAWeekly reported the match Thursday. B...more

Tennessee Lady Vols 2012-2013: still Tennessee
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:21am

Jasmine Phillips gets off the ground, while #2 Jasmine Jones prepares to make an outlet passPhoto by Maria Cornelius______________________My annual tradition of interviewing scout.com writer/reporter Maria Cornelius continues this year. The longtime Lady ...more

Ronda Rousey & her Bantamweight Title Now Under UFC Banner
by Wombat Sports
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:18am

Dana White stated he would get Ronda Rousey into the UFC, and it happened soon than expected. Rousey can now claim to be the first female fighter to be signed to the global MMA leader, breaking the glass ceiling. Along with her signing, her Strikeforce...more

2012-2013 college basketball season opens tomorrow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:15am

WOOOO!!!!!'Bout time, too.Let's get to the news:ESPN previews the SEC.The Lady Vols and the SEC look very different this year.Eastern Michigan has been cited for failure to monitor their women's basketball program, and will be sanctioned. The school's sta...more

IBA Champ Holly Holm to Defend Title Against Diana Prazak
by Wombat Sports
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:11am

Prazak Holm After regaining her International Boxing Associaition belt this past June, Holly Holm is looking to defend it, plus gain some more gold. Standing in her way is a quickly rising star in Australian Diana Prazak. Prazak will face Holm Dece...more

Q&A; with SBN Dallas: Can anyone beat the Brittney Griner & the Baylor Lady Bears?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:05am

As part of a preview for the Baylor Lady Bears' 2012-13 season, Jonathan Tjarks of SB Nation Dallas and I had an e-conversation about whether this year's team could be better than last year's undefeated team, how great an accomplishment it would be to go ...more

Weekend’s Top Ten Matchups
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 9, 2012 at 8:01am

Today’s news roundup is all about the upcoming weekend. Here are what look to be the best head-to-head competitions. 10. Guelph vs Record Books CIS Championships This Saturday is the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country championships, at t...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – (1) Stanford vs Idaho State
by All White Kit
posted November 9, 2012 at 7:58am

Friday, October 9 – 10:00 PM EST (1) Stanford (17-1-1, 11-0-0, 1st Pac-12) vs Idaho State (10-5-3, 6-2-1, 1st Big Sky) The bell will likely toll again for the Big Sky’s champion at roughly midnight on the East Coast, as Stanford read...more

Nine Year-Old Girl Has Ridiculous PeeWee Football Highlight Reel [Video]
by Pretty Tough
posted November 9, 2012 at 7:49am

A highlight reel of a youth football player has become an Internet sensation with two million+ views and counting. Why the big deal? Because the video showcases 9-year-old Utah native Sam Gordon playing in an all-boys tackle football league. And, yeah. Sa...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – (4) Portland vs Washington State
by All White Kit
posted November 9, 2012 at 7:45am

Friday, October 9 – 10:00 PM EST (4) Portland (11-4-4, 5-1-2, 2nd WCC) vs Washington State (12-6-1, 6-4-1, 5th Pac-12) You’d forgive Portland supporters for cringing a bit at the memory of the last time they faced off against a club ...more

Washington State looking to build on 2012 Pac-12 tournament success
by Swish Appeal
posted November 8, 2012 at 7:32pm

Washington State probably isn't the first program that comes to mind for women's basketball fans when thinking about the Pac-12, but the Cougars turned some heads on the west coast with their run to the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals where they fell to...more

How would Lindsey Vonn fare against men? (Pretty well, I calculate)
by Fair Game News
posted November 8, 2012 at 5:14pm

By Laura Pappano When the International Ski Federation turned down Lindsey Vonn’s request to compete in the men’s downhill World Cup the explanation was wearily familiar – there are races for guys and races for women and they’re s...more

Two days until season openers, and the news is on
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 8, 2012 at 8:57am

Pac-12 preseason media poll:1. Stanford2. Cal3. UCLA4. USC5. Oregon State6. Arizona State7. Washington8. Utah9. Colorado10. Washington State11. Oregon12. ArizonaESPN previews the ACC.Stanford and Cal are gearing up for big seasons.Baylor is the team to be...more

NCAA Tournament Preview – First Round – Texas A&M; vs Stephen F. Austin
by All White Kit
posted November 8, 2012 at 8:32am

Friday, November 9 – 8:00 PM EST Texas A&M (17-4-1, 10-2-1, 2nd SEC) vs Stephen F. Austin (17-3-0, 8-0-0, 1st Southland) In a perfect world, Stephen F. Austin would be preparing to host some major conference club that limped into the B...more

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