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Tiffany Weimer: Lost in the Danish Nation Translation
by Tiffany Weimer
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:05am

April 17 – means awesome Spring weather, beautiful grass fields and … not in Denmark. We are still wearing pants, glove and hats at training. The surface is muddy and hard. And well, yeah, I’m jealous of people at home in CONNECTICUT&h...;more

Invicta FC Preview – Ashley Cummins vs. Sofia Bagherdai
by Wombat Sports
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:43am

(In the next week and a half, we will be breaking down the upcoming Invicta FC card. Invicta will be live in Kansas City. MO on Apr. 28 and will stream online at InvictaFC.com.) In the strawweight division, a young gun and a returning fighter will h...more

Hammer Thrower Britney Henry Recaps the Oregon Preview Meet
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:40am

Alright, apologizes again for being away from my blog for the last month. I have plenty to tell y’all but I just have not found the time to do so! I do a much better job with updating my Twitter and Facebook account, so please fo...more

College Track & Field Athlete of the Week Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:37am

The list of awards is shorter this week, as there was a bit of a lull in competition. Let’s get to it! Men Athlete of the Week: Tim Glover, Illinois State At the Sea Ray Relays, Glover won the javelin with 81.31 meters (266′ 9″). It ...more

Podcast – Muay Thai specialist Leslie Smith ready to battle Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 1
by Wombat Sports
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:33am

Bay area fighter Leslie Smith is ready for battle as she takes on Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 1 on Apr. 28. The Muay Thai specailist was featured in the upcoming documentary “Fight for It”. We talk to Smith about her career, training, an...more

U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams Unveil New Kits
by Pretty Tough
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:28am

U.S. Soccer and Nike unveiled the new home jersey for both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams. The U.S. Men and Women will debut the latest Nike jersey when they play their next domestic matches in late May. For the first time, Nike ha...more

2012 WNBA Draft: Who Went Where, Surprises and Links
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:26am

Draft board:2012 WNBA DRAFT - ROUND 11 Los Angeles -- Nnemkadi Ogwumike2 Seattle -- Shekinna Stricklen3 Minnesota -- Devereaux Peters4 Tulsa -- Glory Johnson5 San Antonio -- Shenise Johnson6 Phoenix -- Samantha Prahalis7 New York -- Kelley Cain8 Washingto...more

2012 WNBA Draft: A Team-By-Team Look At Who Went Where
by Swish Appeal
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:21am

Now that the 2012 WNBA Draft is in the books, here is a look at the picks by team (you can check out Nate's quick "WWW" analysis about each pick on today's thread): Los Angeles Sparks 1. Nnemkadi Ogwumike13. Farhiya Abdi15. Kadijah Rushdan16. Tyra ...more

Pro Women's Wakeboard Games: Quarterfinals Mashup
by WakeGirls.com's Vimeo Channel
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:21am

Here's a quick mashup of the Pro Women from this years quarter finals run at the Women's Wakeboard Games. Pro Women Wake Games 2012 Day 1 from WakeGirls.com on Vimeo. ...more

Brianna Glenn: Remembering the FUN
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:18am

When I started out in this sport years and years ago, I chose what events I did based on one important thing. Was it fun? Fun for me does not involve pain so that cut out any events over 200 meters, and left me with the sprints and the events where you s...more

2011-12 UEFA Women’s Champions League Semi-final Pt. 1: Changing of the Guard
by All White Kit
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:15am

  Olympique Lyonnais probably didn’t need any help from Mother Nature in its bid to reach a third straight UEFA Women’s Champions League final. Still, it didn’t hurt. Lyon on Sunday collected a comprehensive 5-1 win over Turbine Po...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Boston Marathon, Texas Invite and more
by carabyrd
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:13pm

It is a long road to the 2012 London Olympics.  In the sport of running, only the marathoners have been picked with Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Davilia and Kara Goucher representing the United States. We're only 67 days from the start of USA Track and ...more

Women's amateur boxing in Ireland
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 16, 2012 at 6:50pm

Irish boxer Kelly Harrington is the latest boxer to decide that all-women's sparring days are the way forward. Harrington has competed at Senior Amateur level for Ireland. The Irish women's team trains in Dundalk, in the north of the country. Between tra...more

Lucky #13: Dorchester Crab Run Race Report
by Run Girl Run
posted April 16, 2012 at 6:44pm

I ran half marathon #13 on Saturday. I set a new PR. I finished 4th in my age group. And finally, after years of trying, I broke two hours in a half. So lucky #13 was pretty good to me. The day started early in the morning with a two-hour drive to ...more

You want equality in women's tennis? Give them the last match!
by The Rabbit Hole
posted April 16, 2012 at 11:03am

Kim Clijsters & Novak Djokovic. Photo from the Bleacher Report. Women's tennis is supposedly the world's premier professional sport for women, and in a lot of ways it is.  The women get to play on the same courts, in the same stadiums, with th...more

The effect of unstable and trade-happy teams
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 16, 2012 at 11:00am

A couple months ago, I asked someone at the WNBA to verify the short list of players who have been with one WNBA team their entire careers. I had been thinking about Tamika Catchings, Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird - the longest-termers. Catchings was drafte...more

College Track & Field Scoreboard for April 9-15
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:59am

In an effort to reward meets that keep score, every week I highlight the meets among multiple D-I teams that did so. At the end I chew out the meets that should have kept score but didn’t. Dual Meets (and triangulars and quadrangulars) Stanford 1...more

NCAA Softball: Texas Tech is turning heads
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:58am

Photo: Texas Tech Athletics Up-and-coming Texas Tech took 2-of-3 at No. 9 Missouri this weekend. The series win comes on the heels of the Red Raiders' midweek win over No. 5 Texas and a 2-1 series loss at No. 6 Oklahoma the previous weekend. That Texas...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Combo Guards That Could Make An Impact
by Swish Appeal
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:54am

Every year there are some NCAA players whose statistics warrant a look in the WNBA Draft but whose position - or role on the team - is somewhat unclear. The oft-vilified combo guard can be the hardest role to figure out and this year's draft is no differ...more

InvictaFC Offers to Fight Bonuses – How You Can Help
by Wombat Sports
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:53am

With less than two weeks until InvictaFC 1, the promotion has announced that the fighters will be getting some extra for their efforts. Fight, submission, and KO of the night bonuses will be awarded at the event. Also, to help promote the card, Invicta...more

13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am

Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more

Documentary: Rise to the Challenge with Invicta FC Fighters
by Wombat Sports
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:45am

Four fighters on their way to Kansas City to be apart of MMA history. Sofia Bagherdai, Michele Gutierrez, Liz Carmouche and Jessica Pene are all scheduled to fight April 28 at InvictaFC’s first ever card. They come from different backgrounds, place...more

InvictaFC Preview: Jessica Philippus vs. Meghan Wright
by Wombat Sports
posted April 15, 2012 at 10:40pm

(In the next week and a half, we will be breaking down the upcoming InvictaFC card. Invicta will be live in Kansas City. MO on Apr. 28 and will stream online at InvictaFC.com.) In the ever growing atomweight division, Invicta will open with local fight...more

2012 WNBA Draft Prospects: Versatile Wings Who Add Value Beyond Scoring
by Swish Appeal
posted April 15, 2012 at 10:38pm

Unfortunately, a few of the top NCAA prospects for the 2012 WNBA Draft that we identified statistically in the preseason didn't perform quite as well as one might have hoped during the season. However, one thing remains consistent between then and now:...more

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