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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

A Look Back at Pro Racquetball Hall of Fame Inductees Over the Years
by Women's Professional Racquetball
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:56pm

The Racquetball Hall of Fame was created in 1973 by the USA Racquetball, the following are the professional elite female athletes of racquetball that have been inducted over the years. 1988 Peggy Steding | Odessa, Texas (deceased: 4-17-36...more

Kansas Ruled to be in Title IX Compliance
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:47pm

But there is still no men's swimming and diving team, much to the disappointment of Ron Neugent, an alum who filed a Title IX complaint in 2009 stating that male student-athletes were underrepresented based on the percentages of male and female undergradu...more

Quinnipiac seeks to lift volleyball injunction
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:45pm

When Quinnipiac University tried to cut its women's volleyball team several years ago, it lead to the now famous and controversial case about cheerleading. Early on in those proceedings volleyball asked for and received an injunction which prevented the ...more

Big Changes in the USA Today/ESPN College Hoops Poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:44pm

This week's poll sees Tennessee, Georgia Tech and Purdue taking huge jumps, while Gonzaga and St. Bonaventure both dip. For once, no one dropped out or in:1. Baylor2. Stanford3. Notre Dame4. Connecticut5. Maryland6. Duke7. Tennessee8. Delaware9. Miami10. ...more

Washington Huskies' Jazmine Davis Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:43pm

Washington point guard Jazmine Davis was named Pac-12 Freshman 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

Pac-12 All-Conference Teams and Players of the Year Announced
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:39pm

Image: GoStanford.com Pac-12 All-Conference Teams and Players of the Year Announced Nneka Ogwumike of Stanford picked up her 2nd Player of the Year award in the past 3 years (former Stanford teammate Jeannette Pohlen was awarded last year), her s...more

Gabby Douglas: The Real Star of the AT&T; American Cup
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:34pm

Going into this past weekend’s AT&T American Cup all eyes were on Jordyn Wieber – you know, 2012′s “IT” girl according to the media – but by the end of the meet all you could hear was the name Gabby Douglas. Why? ...more

Boxing: Christy Martin vs. Mia St. John Rematch Set for June
by Wombat Sports
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:31pm

It has been a decade in the making, but the rematch we have all been waiting for will happen June 19 in Friant, CA. Boxing superstars Christy Martin and Mia St. John will duke it out once again, this time for the WBC light middleweight title. A...more

BYU Going Dancing from the WCC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:26pm

Who? The Cougars of Brigham Young University. What? It started with a pair of fifty-cent cougar cubs in 1924, then became Cosmo, short for cosmopolitan, and yes, I do find it amusing that a Mormon school's mascot shares its name with a cocktail. Where? ...more

2012 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Final: Tennessee Lady Vols Came Together To Win Pat Summitt's 16th Title
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:22pm

Nobody could ever doubt that the Tennessee Lady Vols had an abundance of individual talent this year, despite some bumps in the road during the season. But it looks like they're starting to come together as a team, as captured by Chris Pendley of SB Na...more

EmpowHer BodyMedia FITness Challenge: Week Five
by Run Girl Run
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:17pm

Guys I'm going through a computer crisis here. Yesterday my Mac crashed. Like completely and totally died while I was in the middle of doing work. No more working at Starbucks for a while Turns out the logic board crapped out. I never realized how unp...more

Shenneika Smith Saves the Day for the St. John's Storm in 68-61 Overtime Victory Over Louisville
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:07pm

Image: RedStormSports.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: Louisville forced overtime with an Antonita Slaughter 3, but the Red Storm outscored the Cardinals 12-5 in the overtime to claim a 68-61 win. Shenneika Smith led St. John's with 24 points and eight reboun...more

Maryland Joining the Big Dance with a Bid from the ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:03pm

Who? The Terrapins of Maryland. What? The diamondback terrapin is the state reptile of Maryland. Testudo's name comes from the Latin. Somehow. (With all the debate about team names, I assume Maryland has a very good debate team...) Where? College Par...more

Strikeforce Aftermath... Miesha Tate Out Indefinitely
by Wombat Sports
posted March 6, 2012 at 6:58pm

Courtesy ShoSports/Esther Lin It looks like we won’t be seeing Miesha Tate back in the cage for a while. After losing the Strikeforce title to Ronda Rousey, Tate was put on an indefinite medical suspension the Ohio State Athl...more

Stories from my last races of cross season
by Christine
posted March 6, 2012 at 6:54pm

Since last i posted in January, i have raced a couple of World Cups where i finished 26th and 34th (Liévin, FR and Hoogerheide, NL respectively) and a handful of other races mainly with results in the teens.BUT more interestingly, here are links to...more

Julie Foudy Leadership Academy's "Choose to Matter" Contest Winners Announced!
by JulieFoudy
posted March 6, 2012 at 2:19pm

I feel like the proud mother of 70 babies. Well, ok, 70 leadership service projects.  I truly felt that same sense of pride while reading about these awesome projects from the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy’s (JFSLA) students and the gir...more

Dance Card: Purdue - 2012 Big Ten Champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 11:03am

Who? The Boilermakers of Purdue. What? A nickname born out of mockery and the white-collar/blue-collar divide, Purdue proudly adopted the name as its own. The Boilermaker Special is the official mascot, with Purdue Pete making appearances that require a...more

A Bad Day at the Estádio Algarve for USWNT
by All White Kit
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:54am

  Estádio Algarve: beautiful but deadly The Estádio Algarve dropped from my list of favorite places even before the US lost to Japan (again) there. Now, from a distance it looks beautiful – stunning, even. Over the side bleach...more

A Review and Preview of Current Tournament Action: Cyprus and Algarve
by All White Kit
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:52am

  A recurring midsummer night’s dream. More like a nightmare for the USWNT. Monday’s group stage match against Japan played out in eerily similar fashion to that of the World Cup final. The U.S. adapted a more direct style of play and h...more

Dance Card: Tennessee. And now "Rocky Top" is stuck in my head. (Yours too?)
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:50am

Who? The Lady Vols of Tennessee. What? Tennessee has a history of answering the call. Smokey is a blue tick coon hound who knows how to work a room. And now "Rocky Top" is stuck in my head. (And now it's stuck in yours, isn't it?) Where? Knoxville, T...more

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