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Olympics – What We Learned: Quarterfinals – Great Britain 0:2 Canada
by All White Kit
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:47pm

  “We didn’t accomplish what we set out to,’’ observed Kelly Smith. “We’ve broken these records, inspired a lot of people but we didn’t get a medal. We fell short and all the players are hurting.” In ...more

Olympics – What We Learned: Quarterfinals – Brazil 0:2 Japan
by All White Kit
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:41pm

  Statistics can be useful information, and everyone is looking for an edge in any kind of endeavor, but one of the reasons why I love soccer so much is that the numbers don’t always tell the whole story or the same story that your eyes do. Br...more

Olympics – What We Learned: Quarterfinals – Sweden 1:2 France
by All White Kit
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:37pm

  Well, I had 2-1 France as the final score in this game, and I’ll take full credit for it, but I didn’t exactly expect it to go down like this. In the end, Sweden had France exactly where they wanted them: down a goal, questioning thems...more

Olympic 100 meters & Marathon previews
by carabyrd
posted August 4, 2012 at 11:33am

The 100 meters and the marathon are as different as night and day. But what they do have in common are that they both will have very strong fields at this Olympic games. The 100 meter finals will be this afternoon at 3:55 (CST) and should be shown on NBC ...more

More close games today at the Olympics
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:58am

Australia's narrow win over Russia, with the Liz Cambage dunk, wasn't the only close game today.France overcame Great Britain in overtime, 80-77. It looks like the French were underestimated.Canada defeated Brazil, 79-73.On the blowout side:Croatia 75, An...more

Video: Liz Cambage Dunks In Australia's 70-66 Win Over Russia In 2012 Olympics
by Swish Appeal
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:44am

    I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!!! GO @ecambage DUNKING IN THE OLYMPICS!!!youtube.com/watch?v=XTZRt7… — Camille Little (@CamilleLittle) August 4, 2012   Center Liz Cambage dunked in Australia's 70-66 win (boxscore) over Russia t...more

Olympics – What We Learned: Quarterfinals – United States 2:0 New Zealand
by All White Kit
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:35am

  “In one physical model of the universe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line in the opposite direction.” – Ty Webb The United States Soccer Federation has recently advised all of its men’s Academy tea...more

Olympic Track & Field Day 2 Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 4, 2012 at 7:12am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

USWNT: Wambach and Leroux Lift U.S. Women to Semis
by Sarah Hallett
posted August 3, 2012 at 10:23pm

The U.S. Women with goals by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux handily beat New Zealand 2-0 to move on towards the Olympic semifinal match on Monday....more

Nawal El Moutawakel: The first female Muslim Olympic champion
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 3, 2012 at 5:19pm

In celebration of London 2012, Left Foot Forward will be running a series of profile features on Olympic heroines past and present, and potential female stars of the future. London 2012 is the first year that all teams have a female competitor yet women a...more

Female Muslim athletes are pioneers for progress
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 3, 2012 at 5:17pm

By DAVID WHARTONLos Angeles TimesLONDON The smallish young woman in the black headscarf spoke just above a whisper. Tears welled in her dark eyes as she talked about competing in the 2012 London Olympics."Yes," she said, "this is my dream come true."It w...more

Olympic Track and Field Preview: 10k Final
by carabyrd
posted August 3, 2012 at 10:56am

This race has all the makings for great duel between two great runners.  One can almost be certain that the winner of the gold medal will either be Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba or Kenyan’s Vivian Cheruiyot. Both runners have a long list of ...more

Even More Swimming (Does it ever end?)
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 3, 2012 at 8:23am

Here’s Jill’s third report on Olympic swimming. If blogging about swimming were an Olympic event, we’d give Jill the gold!   It has been a busy week in Olympic swimming.  And it has had its ups and downs for the American team...more

Olympics – Quarterfinals Preview: Six Degrees Of Ali Riley
by All White Kit
posted August 3, 2012 at 8:03am

  “Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been.”  - Grateful Dead There might be someone on this planet that doesn’t like Ali Riley. Maybe she cut someone off in traffic somewhere once, and that person sw...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. Turkey: McCoughtry, Whalen Lead An Aggressive Bench Effort
by Swish Appeal
posted August 3, 2012 at 7:55am

For the second consecutive game, it wasn't really until the second quarter when the USA women's basketball team really started to pull away from their opponent before eventually winning 89-58. But unlike previous games where it took the U.S. some time ...more

Olympic Day 1 Track & Field Preview
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 3, 2012 at 7:51am

Each day I’ll be doing a fairly extensive but “just the facts, ma’am” preview. For something a little more narrative, head on over to Flotrack. Some notes: names in gold, silver or bronze are the medal position predicted by Track ...more

Gabby Douglas – 2012 Olympic All Around Gymnastics Champion
by Sports Girls Play
posted August 3, 2012 at 7:45am

Congratulations to the new Olympic All Around Champion in Women’s Gymnastics – Gabby Douglas! I honestly can not wait to see the coverage of the meet this evening in prime time since I was away from my desk and had to “watch” this ...more

Track & Field Begins in London!
by amyYB
posted August 3, 2012 at 2:47am

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Extraordinary Muslim Women at the Olympics - Past to Present
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 2, 2012 at 7:33pm

By Shaista GohirAt the 1996 Atlanta Games, 26 countries did not send women and by the 2008 Beijing Games, only three countries (Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei) did not have female Olympians. It is therefore a very important milestone that every ...more

Kayla Harrison Becomes First American Judoka to Win Gold; Talks Future
by Wombat Sports
posted August 2, 2012 at 7:23pm

Courtesy Getty Images On Thursday, Kayla Harrison has become Judo’s first Golden girl. Harrsion was the first women ever to reach a Judo final and was the first male or female competitor ever to win a Gold at an Olympics. She fought hometow...more

London 2012 Olympics: Tahmina Kohistani, Afghan female sprinter, on her 'special' experience at the Games
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 2, 2012 at 7:16pm

Tahmina Kohistani, Afghanistan's only female competitor at the Olympics, on the unique challenges she faces as an athlete and her hopes for the 100 metres.Pioneer: sprinter Tahmina Kohistani is enjoying a unique, if sometimes lonely, life as Afghanistan's...more

Missy Franklin Should Take the Money and Swim.
by stephaniemp
posted August 2, 2012 at 3:10pm

Missy Franklin is being called the golden girl of swimming. I only refer to her as a girl, because this Olympic gold medalist (100m backstroke) is only 17 years old. This girl’s got talent! After taking home a second medal, the bronze in the 200...more

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