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Experience 3, Youth 0 – but don’t count Youth out just yet
by All White Kit
posted May 11, 2012 at 8:52pm

  Leslie Osborne and the victorious Breakers warm up before the match The main question hanging over the new WPSL-Elite league was a simple one: Is a league with teams consisting of downscaled WPS teams and upscaled WPSL teams really going to be ...more

Weekend Track & Field Preview: Colleges
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 11, 2012 at 1:40pm

This is Conference Championship weekend for almost every team in the country, which makes it the biggest meet (and last meet) of the season for 90% to 95% of the teams and athletes. Let’s take a look at some of the bigger meets on the docket. The ...more

Lynx, Sky Claim Preseason Wins; Seattle Prepares For USA Basketball
by Swish Appeal
posted May 11, 2012 at 1:38pm

There were three games on the schedule last night and the Storm play their first tonight. Thus, there are links. John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant recapped the Connecticut Sun's 87-85 loss to the Minnesota Lynx in Uncasville, CT writing that the ...more

Brianna Glenn on treatment options: R.I.C.E.
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:43pm

I am no stranger to sprained ankles. Both my ankles have experienced their fair share of sprains over the course of my life and it's to be expected when you've spent most of your time on earth running, jumping, and doing all sorts of ankle jeopardizing a...more

Cancer Survivor Gabriele Anderson is Taking Chances
by carabyrd
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:37pm

Gabriele Anderson has only raced once so far this Olympic year. She had planned to race twice at the Drake relays but a case of food poisoning derailed that plan. A deep bone bruise prevented her from having much of an indoor season and she just had her l...more

Fever Score a Preseason Sweep of Silver Stars, WNBA Roster Battles Continue & Some Seattle History
by Swish Appeal
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:35pm

A quick look at the media coverage of the WNBA this morning gives us a good mix of game-related news, factors that might go into roster decisions, and a bit of a history lesson from Jayda Evans. The San Antonio Express-News recapped the Indiana Fever's...more

Girls Soccer Second Only to Football in Concussion Numbers
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:33pm

The numbers are staggering and heartbreaking – girls soccer players are treated for so many concussions each year that they are second only to football among youth athletes. A concussion is a brain injury and the easiest way I can explain it is if y...more

Baylor star Brittney Griner breaks wrist
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:29pm

Baylor center Brittney Griner broke her right wrist skateboarding. Picture. Guess it all worked out that she opted out of the Olympics.......Other NCAA news:The NCAA has established a new position - the vice president of women's basketball championships. ...more

Real Swimming for Triathletes: Flexibility
by Fast at Forty
posted May 10, 2012 at 12:46pm

In our third video in the series Real Swimming for Triathletes, we introduce the concept of gaining flexibility in order to swim faster. Triathletes without a swim background do not have the same flexibility in their shoulders, hips, torso and ankles as l...more

LPGA: Keeping Up With Lexi
by Sarah Hallett
posted May 10, 2012 at 12:44pm

Lexi Thompson is making a smooth transition to the LPGA tour in her rookie season....more

Dual Meet Hall of Fame: Coach
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 9, 2012 at 10:00pm

Over the last few days I’ve rolled out the College Dual Meet Hall of Fame. I’ve named the initial honorees in the categories of “Rivalry” (USC vs UCLA) and “Venue” (Hayward Field). Now it’s time to name a coach....more

Update on Lesbian Golf Coach’s Lawsuit Against the University of Minnesota
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 9, 2012 at 10:00pm

In December, 2010 I blogged about a lawsuit filed by Katie Brenny, a lesbian golf coach at the University of Minnesota who alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of her sexual orientation.  Included in the lawsuit were charges agains...more

Podcast: P & G Olympians and their Moms Roundtable
by anngaff
posted May 9, 2012 at 3:18pm

(L-R) Sarah Robles, Ryan Lochte, Shawn Johnson, Jordyn Wieber, Ashton Eaton and Diana Lopez attend NBC TODAY Show on May 8, 2012 in New York City. (May 7, 2012 - Source: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images North America) Gymnasts Shawn Johnson and Jordyn Wieb...more

3 Completely Counterintuitive Boxing Secrets
by The Glowing Edge
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:38pm

Boxing doesn’t always work like you might think. Last night I was training at Second Round, my home gym. The afterschool crew was working through their paces with Sinclair, so I did my jump rope rounds, stretching, and shadowboxing alone. Mostly ...more

Mercury Make Roster Moves Prior To Beating Japan; Lottery Picks Continue To Adjust
by Swish Appeal
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:36pm

The Phoenix Mercury were active yesterday in both making roster moves by day and beating Japan by night. Elsewhere, there was plenty of media coverage of the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm. Kristofer Habbas of SB Nation Arizona reported that the Pho...more

Results are in: Farther 3-point line makes a (small) dent in scoring
by Fair Game News
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:34pm

By Ashleigh Sargent One foot might not seem like a major difference – unless it’s on a basketball court. And unless it’s the three-point line you’re talking about. Last year, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel decided to move...more

Storm a motivator for A Plus Youth Program's Girls Hoops Squad
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:31pm

Seattle's hoops glitterati turned out to support A Plus Youth Program's third annual breakfast Tuesday morning. Names like Martell Webster and Chris Hansen hobnob in an effort to raise money for the foundation that helps youths academically through basket...more

Coaching and Preaching: When the Football Field Becomes A Church
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 8, 2012 at 7:10pm

Ron Brown, an assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska, has been on the public hot seat since he spoke against a proposed Omaha city ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  In his testimony, Br...more

What’s Harder Than Winning?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted May 8, 2012 at 7:05pm

There is only one thing harder than winning a championship: Defending it. The past few months, while I’ve been climbing out of the IT Band Mosh Pit, Jesse (the huz) has been preparing to defend his Wildflower Triathlon Title. Gettin after it, ba...more

Longoria wins 2012 SCS Title & Escrow WPRO Tournament
by Women's Professional Racquetball
posted May 8, 2012 at 7:02pm

Follow the bouncing ball.... http://theracquetballblog.com/ Posted by The Racquetball Blog Paola Longoria continued her unbeaten streak in the 2011-12 Women's Professional Racquetball Organization (WPRO) season with a win over Rhonda Rajsi...more

Tiffany Weimer's Travels: Tell Them What’s Up
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 8, 2012 at 1:12am

So many activities. So little time to blog about them. The cats have been coming over more than they’re welcomed to. I go through cartons of milk unnecessarily. And trying to give them leftover salmon or chicken is obviously just not classy enough ...more

Around the WNBA: Spokane's Briann January, Sue Bird return
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted May 8, 2012 at 12:45am

First, that was a longer layoff from the blog than expected. We changed internal systems at the newspaper and I got a new cellphone, so it took a minute to figure out how to operate and best use the new toys. Since I'm still learning, I'll use this space...more

Can golf courses be sexist?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted May 8, 2012 at 12:44am

Photo from Cylex Signs.Dr. Heather Hundley seems to think so. Well not the golf courses themselves, but the people who create them.  I came across Dr. Hundley's article, Keeping the Score: The hegemonic everyday practices in golf, a little while ago ...more

Dual Meet Hall of Fame: USC-UCLA Rivalry
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted May 8, 2012 at 12:41am

Yesterday I announced the creation of the College Dual Meet Hall of Fame, an attempt to honor its history and traditions. Today I’m announcing the initial honoree. It’s not an athlete or a coach, but a rivalry. There could only be one such ...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Oregon Twilight, Jamaica Invitational and more!
by carabyrd
posted May 8, 2012 at 12:37am

After such a full week of track and field meets last weekend, many athletes decided to travel internationally this past weekend to compete and othersdecided to race at more local ones.  Check out the wrap-up from this past weekend. Oregon Twilight-G...more

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