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2012 WNBA MVP Watch: Sylvia Fowles Leads Early Season Candidates
by Swish Appeal
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:48pm

It is too early in this particular season to determine a MVP with any sort of certainty, so I'll spare you the normal litany of MVP stats. However, if the last four seasons are any indication, it's not too early to narrow our field of candidates - usua...more

Title IX in Cartoons
by Title IX Blog
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:46pm

If you are anywhere near Santa Rosa (CA) this summer, check out the Charles Schultz Museum and its exhibit on Title IX. I found out, while researching the Women's Equity Action League's involvement in the passage and enforcement of Title IX in the 1970s, ...more

New York Liberty Start Winning Streak, Down Atlanta Dream with 3's, 79-74
by Swish Appeal
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:32pm

Image: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Just the Facts, Ma'am: Behind the three-point shooting of Leilani Mitchell and a strong fourth-quarter stand, the New York Liberty defeated the Atlanta Dream 79-74. Cappie Pondexter led all scorers with...more

The Danger of Being Predictable in Softball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:23pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Photo taken by Vinnie Ahuja (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   Over the weekend I saw a very well-played high school playoff game. It was a one-run contest throughout. But in the end, when the...more

Tommy Lasorda Hospitalized
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 6, 2012 at 6:19pm

Tommy Lasorda, famed former manager of the Dodgers, was hospitalized in New York City. He was representing the team at the MLB Draft. The heart attack is categorized as minor and is expected to leave the hospital in a few days. The doctors inserted a sten...more

WPSL Elite Review: Strikers Wanted, But League Shows It Strengths, Too
by All White Kit
posted June 6, 2012 at 1:27pm

  The rain before the New York-WNY match left quite the scenery in pregame warm-ups last Sunday night. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – In the end, it was just a scoreless standoff between two of the best teams the 2012 version of WPSL Elite has to offe...more

LPGA: Rochester Welcomes LPGA for 2nd Major
by Sarah Hallett
posted June 6, 2012 at 1:24pm

The LPGA's second major of the year will be contested in Rochester, NY. Also look for Cheyenne Woods and Se Ri Pak in the field this weekend....more

Reasons Athletes Don’t Reach Their Goals
by Loren Fogelman
posted June 6, 2012 at 7:57am

Do you have a strong vision of yourself going the full distance in your sport? Then failure is not an option. Here’s how to remove the obstacles to reaching your full potential....more

Willing To Hurt In Order to Triumph
by HeatherKampf
posted June 6, 2012 at 12:45am

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Caroline Wozniacki to launch underwear line
by A Glam Slam
posted June 5, 2012 at 4:18pm

Outside of the game, many of tennis’ top females have dabbled in fashion design. Maria Sharapova has developed multiple women’s collections for Cole Haan, and Venus Williams recently debuted her revamped EleVen clothing range, with offerings f...more

The Courtney Paris Retrospective : #3 Leaves the Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted June 5, 2012 at 4:15pm

On Monday afternoon the Atlanta Dream released Courtney Paris, their 6-foot-4, 250 pound center. Three years ago Paris was a first-round draft pick, coming off a college career where she averaged 19.9 points per game and 14.8 rebounds per game. A lot...more

Women's College World Series Softball
by Dirt-n-the skirt
posted June 5, 2012 at 4:13pm

The WCWS has two amazing programs fighting for the ultimate prize and pride for their respective colleges. Alabama Crimson Tide has never won the college world series but has had several appearances behind coach Pat Murphy. They are going against a tough ...more

AWK’s Weekly Recap, May 28 – June 3
by All White Kit
posted June 5, 2012 at 2:32am

  This is a snappy recap of the week gone by in women’s soccer. There will be lots and lots of gerunds. Here’s the first edition. Oh, and hello again. It’s been too long.   Streaking. Two undefeated, former WPS clubs took t...more

WNBA To Recognize Title IX With New Jerseys
by Swish Appeal
posted June 5, 2012 at 1:56am

WNBA To Recognize Title IX With New Jerseys The WNBA has rolled out new uniforms for games on June 23 and June 26, 2012 in recognition of the 30th anniversary of Title IX. Title IX, among other things, demanded a more equitable share of a school's ...more

Not Your Average Track Fan: Feed it, and it will Grow!
by shonnese
posted June 4, 2012 at 10:46pm

Track and field is has earned the respect of our attention....more

Courtside Observations: Liberty Get First Win, Defeat Indiana
by Swish Appeal
posted June 4, 2012 at 10:23am

NEWARK, NJ - The respective teams had unblemished records on one side of the ledger. The visitors, on the positive side while the hosts had the ubiquitous zero in the win column. The winless New York Liberty (0-5) hosted the Indiana Fever (4-0) at the ...more

Wild Week for the Women at the French Open
by Sarah Hallett
posted June 4, 2012 at 10:21am

The first week of the French Open was filled with upsets and outbursts with many of the favorites knocked out before the start of the second week....more

Meet Caley Reece: First Woman on International Kickboxer cover
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 4, 2012 at 10:17am

It's all happening for women's boxing - and looks like the love is spreading. You might have read interviews here with Australian MuayThai fighter Caley Reece - a favourite fighter on this blog.  I heard from Reece this week that the next edition of...more

Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3
by WomenCANIntl
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:26pm

Russia’s Maria Kazakova dominates the Women’s C1 200 meter event to take Gold at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3, in Moscow. Following closely behind was Iran’s first female canoeist Nadyeh Talanak for the Silver. Russia’s Mar...more

Andrea Riley Rejoins Phoenix Mercury
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:24pm

Image: WNBA.com Andrea Riley Rejoins Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury announced via twitter that guard Andrea Riley has been re-signed to the squad, after being released during training camp. The open roster spot is due to the fact that Diana T...more

In Epic Battle Chicago Sky Edges the Atlanta Dream, 94-92
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:21pm

(ATLANTA) – Basketball fandom requires a seed. The seed is usually a great game, a game where fandom germinates, takes root, and grows. Some of these seeds are so mighty that they only fail to grow in the most arid of terrains, where one’s i...more

Sue Bird Shines In Seattle's First Win Of The Season... Over Tulsa (Of Course)
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:13pm

Sue Bird. Sigh. It was like a game of deja vu - the Tulsa Shock have the uncanny ability to snap people out of slumps. And Friday night in Seattle was a case in point. In Seattle's first three games of the 2012 season, Bird scored 27 points in total. ...more

The "Price" Was Right: Atlanta Dream Rolls Past Phoenix Mercury, 81-65
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:09pm

In a game that was destined to be an offensive track meet, it was apparent early on in the Atlanta Dream’s victory over the Phoenix Mercury that their defensive passion would be the anecdote.With Diana Taurasi out with a hip flexor, Phoenix strugg...more

Teaching Our Female Athletes To Value Toughness
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:03pm

source One of the things I hear a lot from young players is they don’t enjoy their team experience.  Sometimes they’ll say they don’t like their coach, their team isn’t very good, but many times (too many!), in a moment of ho...more

Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker Earn WNBA Player of the Month Honors
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:01pm

Image: WNBA.com Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker Earn WNBA Player of the Month Honors Sylvia Fowles of the Chicago Sky and Candace Parker of the of the Los Angeles Sparks, were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Mon...more

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