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Tournament championships
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:41pm

Cal over Georgetown, 72-56, for the Cal Classic title.UConn stomped Purdue, 91-57, for the Paradise Jam crown.Tulane bested Western Michigan, 66-48, to take the Hilton Garden Inn Thanksgiving Tournament in Arizona. The Waves are now 5-0.Colorado overcame ...more

Should we dicker with the Olympic Trials?
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:39pm

Garry Hill, Track and Field News‘ editor in chief, says his favorite meet in the world is the Olympic Trials. Having been to two of them myself, it’s hard to argue with that position. Perhaps this time of year is the best to examine our Olym...more

Washington State, Seattle University get big wins at home Saturday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:33am

It's early, but Washington State and Seattle University collected significant wins to give reason the schools may be headed toward positive seasons despite a rough start. WSU defeated BYU 67-52 at home on Saturday. The Cougs held their visitors to 27.5 p...more

Golden Bears win Cal Classic with win over Georgetown Hoyas
by Swish Appeal
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:30am

After the Georgetown Hoyas shot 56.5% from the field in the first half on the strength of 5-for-9 shooting by star guard Sugar Rodgers, the California Golden Bears defense held the star guard to 2-for-12 shooting in the second half simply by sticking to...more

Daily Herald: 'Big Ten’s biggest win in this expansion might be in women’s hoops.'
by Swish Appeal
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:25am

Patricia Babcock McGraw of the Daily Herald weighed in on the Big Ten's expansion yesterday writing that, "From a purely competitive standpoint, the Big Ten’s biggest win in this expansion might be in women’s hoops." Both Rutgers and Marylan...more

Yo, I’ll Tell You What I Want, What I Really Really Want (@laurenfleshman blog)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:24am

There’s been a lot of radio silence over here in Fleshmania. The Fleshmanian people have started to grow disgruntled, talks of an impending intervention have been overheard on forest trails. Where the hell is Fleshman? Why hasn’t she answere...more

Chamaine Tweet Racks up Quick Win at Super Fight League 10
by Wombat Sports
posted November 24, 2012 at 7:55pm

Courtesy SFL Featherweight Charmaine Tweet gets her second win in her pro career, as she submits Puja Kadian at the Super Fight League’s 10th card in Mumbai, India Friday. Tweet (2-3) was strong out of the gate, as Kadian tried to take her down....more

Nebraska 74, USC 65
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:32pm

Destinie Gibbs tries to block the shot of Lindsey MooreCoach Connie Yori talks with Meghin WilliamsIt was a game of runs, which Nebraska was only able to win in the last minute.Ariya Crook lead USC, and all scorers, with 25 points. Lindsey Moore was the H...more

Notre Dame 76, UCLA 64
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:31pm

Skylar Diggins drives up the court in the second half.Jewell Loyd prepares to make a pass. The freshman finished with a team-high 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.UCLA came to play today.They began with suffocating defense and jumped...more

Eighty four-game day
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:30pm

Today's notable results:#11 Cal is unbeaten after rolling over Eastern Washington.Virginia upset #17 Vanderbilt.#8 Georgia blew out St. Bonaventure.#13 Oklahoma slipped by Arkansas, 73-70.#24 Dayton's win over Buffalo makes them undefeated - their best st...more

Breaking news: American Open ( Pretty Strong blog)
by Pretty Strong
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:28pm

In the effort of full disclosure I'd like to announce the not at all important or exciting fact of me lifting as a  63kg at American Open. You see y'all sometimes you just can't put the ice cream away.. Actually in real life with everything going o...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Stanford vs (3) UCLA
by All White Kit
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:26pm

  (1) Stanford vs (3) UCLA – 10:00 PM EST (Stanford Rotation [4-3-3]: Probable Starters – Oliver, Liedle, Garciamendez, Thompson, Quon, Nogueira, Doll, Watkins, LaBonta, Ubogagu, Verloo. Likely Reserves – Payne, Farr, Case, Griffe...more

Gifts for Track Fans
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:24pm

I can’t believe it’s been three years since I last did a post like this. Here are some Christmas gift ideas for the track fan in your life. For the younger ones and/or teachers: Track & Field Math Board Game $35.00, GillAthletics.com Bac...more

Canadian National Cross (Pre-Race)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:19pm

I "raced" in spikes for the first time since college this past Saturday at a small cross-country race in Clinton, MS. With National Cross one week away, I ran the race as a tempo. Still, I wasn't confident in my ability to hammer out 7k on a muddy XC cour...more

InvictaFC 4 Officially Announced; Adds Five More Bouts
by Wombat Sports
posted November 23, 2012 at 6:03pm

Rothenhausler Malungahu After weeks of speculation, InvictaFC announced their forth card coming to Kansas City, KS January 5. 12 fights will be on the card, including the previously reported strawweight title match between #4 Unified ranked Carla Es...more

Casey, Lybarger, & White Gets Wins at Tuff-n-uff Feastibrawl
by Wombat Sports
posted November 23, 2012 at 5:57pm

Lybarger – Courtesy Wayne Posner Photography Wednesday night, three amateur females fights took place at the South Pointe Casino in Las Vegas, as Tuff-n-uff held their “Feastibrawl” card. In the co-main event of the evening...more

Latest Article in CYCLOCROSS Magazine
by Christine
posted November 23, 2012 at 5:25pm

Here is my last article in CYCLOCROSS Magazine. The magazine is now available in digital format - click HERE to check out a free preview!  If you are happy with what you see and want to read more, click HERE to subscribe. ...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) BYU vs (2) North Carolina (with Tactics Board)
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2012 at 5:20pm

  (Projected Starting Lineups. UNC in White, BYU in Dark Blue. Potential Alternate Options in Parentheses.) (1) BYU vs (2) North Carolina – 8:00 PM EST (BYU Rotation [4-2-3-1]: Probable Starters – Owens, Oldroyd Cusick, Bazzarone, Li...more

An extra helping of Thanksgiving week’s best sports links
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted November 23, 2012 at 3:32pm

Tweet With college football rivalry games on the slate this weekend, The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Futterman takes a long look at a signature event that’s threatened by continuing realignment, conference championship games and, starting i...more

Thankful for Change (Week 8!) - @karathrowsjav blog
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted November 23, 2012 at 10:15am

  Happy Thanksgiving!!! When I hurt my knee in July, I started working with a lady I called my “emergency sports psychologist,” Wendy Borlabi.  She’s fabulous, and is now just my normal sports psychologist (since it’s n...more

NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Preview – (1) Florida State vs Notre Dame
by All White Kit
posted November 23, 2012 at 10:08am

  (1) Florida State vs Notre Dame – 7:00 PM EST (Florida State Rotation [4-2-3-1]: Probable Starters – Wys, Jaurena, Kallman, Grubka, Short, Brockway, Schmid, Price, Brynjarsdottir, Fields, McCarty. Likely Reserves – Pickett, Mura...more

NCAA Tournament – Second & Third Round Review
by All White Kit
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:11pm

  SECOND ROUND -As has been the case often between Stanford and Santa Clara through the years, it was a close, tense battle that ended with the premature end of one club’s season. And as has been the case all too often for SCU, it was Stanfo...more

My First Mailbag (T&F;)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

Yesterday evening I was reading Bill Simmons’ most recent mailbag at Grantland.com. His collection of responses to off-the-wall emails is always so much fun. A few minutes later I checked Twitter and, lo and behold, I had a question! This comes t...more

Two courageous young women
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:04pm

It doesn't seem that long ago that Tierra Rogers started at Cal, and had to retire almost immediately after a heart condition was discovered. Now that Bear is a senior, and she talks about all she's learned over the last four years.Ieshia Small signed her...more

Sam Gordon First Female Football Player Featured on Wheaties Box
by Pretty Tough
posted November 22, 2012 at 3:58pm

Nine year-old Sam “Sweet Feet” Gordon is thankful to be able to do the stuff she does. What she does, is play football on a youth team in Utah where she’s racked up some ridiculous stats including 2000 yards rushing, 65 tackles and 35 to...more

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