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2012 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament - Will Day 2 Provide More Upsets?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 3:43pm

Yesterday's first round in the Big 12 Tournament was a day of upset with both lower-seeded teams advancing to today's quarterfinal round. Today's match ups point to the potential of even more higher seeds getting unseated. And since the Cowgirls are out...more

2012 Arkansas Marathon Race Report
by Chic Runner
posted March 8, 2012 at 3:41pm

I truly thought this race was one of my favorites that I’ve run thus far. It was hands down my slowest race by far. I really enjoyed the course, fellow runners, course support and overall race. What an experience. I am very glad I’m endi...more

US Downs Sweden, 4-0, for Third Place at Algarve Cup
by All White Kit
posted March 8, 2012 at 1:43pm

The US players following the match: roster players rest, reserves play The third place match brought me back to the aptly name Beautiful View (Bela Vista) Stadium in Parchal. Originally scheduled for 10:15, I realized that it probably wasn&rsqu...;more

Irish cyclist Fran Meehan on what it's like to win gold at the World Para-cycling Championships
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 8, 2012 at 1:40pm

Irish cyclist Fran Meehan and her partially-sighted partner Catherine Walsh won Gold at the World Para-cycling championships in Los Angeles recently. Here Fran describes for us what it’s like to race at that level. This training camp was all about r...more

Catching up with Chicago Bandit Monica Abbott
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:36pm

Game On! Sports Girl Talk had the privilege of interviewing Chicago Bandit Monica Abbott. Before getting to the Q&A, here is brief look at Monica’s bio. Abbott spent her collegiate career at the University of Tennessee (2004-2007) where she set...more

InvictaFC’s Marloes Coenen on Reality TV in the Netherlands
by Wombat Sports
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:30pm

Courtesy SBS TV Marloes Coenen is ready to get her “Survivor” on. The former Strikeforce champ and InvictaFC fighter was a part of an all star Dutch cast on a tv reality show called ”De Schat van De Oranje” (The Treasure o...more

Meggan Franks reflects on her win and PR at Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:29pm

Results: Marathon in 2:49:06* for 1st! + bathroom break after the half-way point (36 seconds from door to road) So 2:48:30 without it?? I’ve heard there are no potty break conversions in the marathon. :( Splits: Houston, Maddy and I h...more

UW's Jazmine Davis is Pac-12 coaches pick
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:20pm

Washington point guard Jazmine Davis was named Pac-12 Freshmen of the Year by the league's coaches. She's the first Husky to be honored for the award since post Karen Deden in 1988. Davis, who was honored by the conference media on Monday, was also named...more

2012 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament Final: Dayton 56, St. Bonaventure 53, the numbers
by Swish Appeal
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:16pm

At the outset it didn't hold much drama. In the end Dayton captured the 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament championship with a thrilling 56-53 victory over St. Bonaventure at St. Joseph's Hagan Arena. The efficiency numbers : Possessions...more

Wooden Award finalists
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 7, 2012 at 7:34pm

Star studded list:Elena Delle DonneSkylar DigginsBrittney GrinerTiffany HayesShenise JohnsonA'dia MathiesNnemkadi OgwumikeChiney OgwumikeSamantha PrahalisOdyssey SimsShekinna StricklenAlyssa ThomasElizabeth WilliamsRiquna WilliamsJulie Wotja ...more

Oregon's Amanda Johnson
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 7, 2012 at 7:31pm

I love this story: Oregon senior Amanda Johnson has maintained a near-perfect GPA while leading the Ducks in points all season long. Best part:"She's got something about her that's very unique and different," Westhead says. "She's driven. She's talented. ...more

Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament: Four Teams In Action On Day One Of New Format
by Swish Appeal
posted March 7, 2012 at 2:26pm

The Big 12 Conference tournament gets underway with two games on Wednesday from Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. This marks the first year of the newly configured Big 12 bracket. With the conference size of ten teams, the top six seeds received first-...more

USWNT: Captures 3rd Place at Algarve Cup
by Sarah Hallett
posted March 7, 2012 at 2:14pm

The USWNT rebounded after a loss to Japan on Monday to take 3rd place at the Algarve Cup in Portugal....more

2012 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament Preview: Key Players, Stats, Schedule & Live Stream
by Swish Appeal
posted March 7, 2012 at 2:04pm

Although most women's basketball fans will dismiss the 2012 Pac-12 women's basketball tournament as relatively insignificant on the national landscape, Women's Basketball State's "State Ratings" have the Pac-12 Conference ranked as the third best in the n...more

UConn beats Notre Dame for Big East Title, Nikki Caldwell gives birth and more news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:24am

Tonight's NCAA action:UConn overpowered Notre Dame for the Big East crown. Video.South Dakota State grabbed their fourth consecutive Summit League title by defeating UMKC.Various college news items:Hey, looky here....someone else decided to write somethin...more

France Captures Cyprus Cup Title Against Canada
by All White Kit
posted March 6, 2012 at 8:15pm

Image:Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images So much for revenge. France prevented Canada from claiming a third consecutive Cyprus Cup title on Monday. Sylvain Jamet recaps Les Bleues’ big 2-0 win. Personnel For the final, Bruno Bini kept...more

Stanford Cardinal Ruin California Golden Bears' Home Finale
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 8:11pm

There's no other way to put it really: Sunday was a bad day to be rooting for California Golden Bears basketball. The famed Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California. This was supposed to be a good day for Cal: before watching the women's Big Game at H...more

MMA: Lena Ovchynnikova Takes on Sanja Sučević at Super Fight League 1
by Wombat Sports
posted March 6, 2012 at 8:08pm

Sanja SučevićLena Ovchynnikova Unbeaten Ukrainian Lena “Hunter” Ovchynnikova has signed on as the first contracted female fighter to the upstart Super Fight League promotion. Ovchynnikova is set to face off against Serbia’s Sanja S...more

Track & Field NCAA Championships Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 6, 2012 at 8:03pm

The qualifiers to the NCAA Championships were released yesterday. Right now I’m going to take a look at the women’s team competition. The best place for information on the national meet is the USTFCCCA’s National Championship Central p...more

Resurrection Fighting Championships to Stream on Sherdog
by Wombat Sports
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:58pm

Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced today that it has partnered with Sherdog.com, the #1 Mixed Martial Arts website in the world, to stream RFA 2 -Yvel vs. Alexander which is set to take place on Friday, March 30th, 2012 at the Viaero Event Cen...more

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