Quantcast

You are here: Sports

SPORTS Articles and Blog Posts

Obama: Title IX has made 'society more equal'
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:03pm

Author:  Geneva Sands President Obama praised the results of Title IX in an interview with ESPN, saying the legislation not only opened opportunities to women in sports, but has helped make "society more equal" as a whole in the ...more

A Phoenix has Decided to Fly North: Matt Bollant Accepts Illinois Coaching Position
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:01pm

While it was a foregone conclusion that former Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Matt Bollant, would most likely end up at a BCS school: The lingering question was, “Where?”Many assumed that Bollant would end up at Indiana as he was a former assist...more

Kara Patterson: A Day in my Stomach
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted March 29, 2012 at 11:56am

People seem to think that nutrition isn't important for throwers. Au contraire, my friends! A javelin thrower needs to sprint down a runway and be able to move in an athletic manner at the end of it. For me and my metabolism, that means watching what I...more

Brazil-Canada Recap: Random Thoughts About A Random Game
by All White Kit
posted March 29, 2012 at 10:49am

  Sorry I’m a little late with this, real life gets in the way sometimes. I didn’t do it intentionally to look disorganized as Brazil always seems to be in these situations. Normally it’s mostly off the field, as was the talk of th...more

LPGA: Kraft Nabisco Championship
by Sarah Hallett
posted March 29, 2012 at 9:52am

The LPGA moves into the desert with the first major championship of the year. The European's also select their Solheim Cup Captain for 2013....more

Lisa Leslie talks Title IX, NCAA Women’s Basketball, and more
by Pretty Tough
posted March 29, 2012 at 7:46am

This year, Title IX is celebrating its 40th year of existence since passing in 1972. Title IX allows women to have the opportunities that men have for a college education and college athletics. The product of the law is female athletes defying odds and in...more

SBN Links: NCAA Women's Final Four, Indiana Hires Curt Miller, Honoring Scott Rueck's Success
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2012 at 1:32pm

Win or lose, college basketball fans around SB Nation are finding reasons to get excited about their school's women's basketball teams. For those not involved in postseason play, a couple of recent coaching hires stood out. Matt Sussman of Hustle Belt ...more

Link Roundup: McDonald's All-American game and competitions
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 28, 2012 at 10:19am

McDonald's All-American game and competitions:Video of Breanna Stewart dunking last night.In the meantime, Jordan Jones thrilled with her skills.Rosters of the East and West teams. Game is tomorrow night at 6 p.m.Seattle's Katie Collier, who battled leuke...more

WMMA Roundup interviews Elaina Maxwell leading up to Friday's RFA 2 in Kearney, NE
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted March 28, 2012 at 10:11am

WMMA Roundup interviews Elaina Maxwell about her upcoming 145-lb fight against Ashley Sanchez at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 in Kearney, Nebraska. The card also features Tara LaRosa vs Kelly Warren at 125 pounds and an amateur title fight between J...more

Illinois Coaching Vacancy: Who’s the right fit?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2012 at 10:04am

Amidst all of the angst about what’s going on with Illinois AD Mike Thomas and his struggle to find a new men’s basketball coach, it seems that people have forgotten that there is this sport called women’s basketball that needs a new c...more

...And then there were four
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 28, 2012 at 2:32am

Image: Stephan Savoia/AP Tonight's remaining Elite 8 results:UConn heated up in the second half to clobber Kentucky, 80-65.Notre Dame throttled Maryland, 80-49. Skylar Diggins lead the Irish with a triple-double - her first: 22 points, 11 assists and 10 ...more

Pro Track & Field Athlete of the Week Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 28, 2012 at 2:27am

Here’s the second in the weekly series of awards to worldwide figures in track and field. It was a light week of competition, and so the list of winners is short. Here we go! Men’s athlete of the week: Zersenay Tadese, Eritrea On Sunday, Ta...more

Track & Field College Athlete of the Week Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 27, 2012 at 9:18pm

The second full week of the outdoor season just finished up and it’s time to see who wins the weekly awards. Let’s get to it! Men Athletes of the week: Bryshon Nellum, Joey Hughes, Reggie Wyatt and Josh Mance, Southern Cal The foursome fini...more

Stanford on to Final Four; Zags honored
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:09pm

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer spent time texting congratulatory remarks before the weekend's round of Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games. They were the only schools west of Texas to advance. "We had to represent the West," Zag...more

Elite Eight Links: Previewing Tonight's Elite Eight Games & Looking Back On Last Night's
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:07pm

With two more Final Four spots to be decided, only a few SB Nation sites see their teams still standing in the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament and offer their insights from last night's games and previews of tonight's games. Greg Alan Edwards of...more

2012 AP All-American Teams Announced; Griner And Ogwumike Sweep The Voting
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:04pm

The class on 2012 women's basketball AP All-Americans has been announced today. Headlining the list is some stars you'd expect to see, with the first team honors going to Brittney Griner (Baylor), Nneka Ogwumike (Stanford), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), ...more

College Scoreboard for March 22-25
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:58pm

In an effort to reward the college meets that keep score, I’m going to inaugurate a weekly college scoreboard, highlighting those meets. Here are the scored meets featuring multiple Division I teams for the past weekend. Feel free to post any addi...more

President Obama on Title IX's Impact
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:56pm

Author:  espnW Earlier this month, ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz spoke with President Barack Obama about the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, Title IX and sports in general during a visit to the White House. Vid...more

Holly Warlick on Pat Summitt
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:53pm

Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick. Photo © Robert Franklin, All rights reserved. Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick’s postgame comments about Pat Summitt after Tennessee lost to Baylor in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA...more

2012 WNBA Preseason Schedule Released: Games Begin May 5
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:35am

The WNBA announced its preseason schedule today, which will begin on May 5 and conclude on May 15. Full schedule - including a few games with the Chinese and Japanese national teams visiting - after the jump. Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Tim...more

Santa Clara soccer transcends daily pressures and making BAWSI girls the priority.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:31am

As young kids, we all have the "rock star" aspirations and dreams of making it in something we love. When we are young kids these aspirations are lofty and anything is possible, but ultimately we all want to be happy, feel loved and prove ourselves to be ...more

Standing on the Shoulders of Those Before Us
by BAWSI Angela
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:28am

Female Athletes Value for Relationships Enables a Unique Opportunity to Support and Make Sure No One Gets Left Behind...more

Trinity Victory A Fitting End To Evening Of Kurt Budke Court Dedication
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:25am

Saturday night in Salina, Kan., Kurt Budke's family and friends gathered to unveil the new name of the Bi-Center's court - Kurt Budke Court. Budke, who coached Trinity Valley to four NJCAA national championships, was being honored on the night that Tri...more

Jump to page: ‹ 1... 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 ...733 ›