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USA Women's Basketball Still Relied Heavily On Transition Points In Defeating Great Britain
by Swish Appeal
posted July 20, 2012 at 8:04am

Maya Moore has justifiably gotten plenty of credit for leading an impressive bench effort in the USA women's basketball team's 88-63 win over Great Britain in Manchester, England yesterday. After the starters got Team USA off to a sluggish start, Moore...more

Olympic Numbers #London2012
by One Sport Voice
posted July 20, 2012 at 8:01am

A great deal of discussion exists about the historic fact that Team USA female athletes outnumber their male counterparts in the 2012 London Summer Olympics …269 women and 261 men to be exact. Given 2012 marks the 40th Anniversary of Title IX, thi...more

Female Athletes Don’t Deserve Second-Class Treatment
by Pretty Tough
posted July 20, 2012 at 7:54am

A year ago the Japanese women’s soccer team won the World Cup, beating the United States in the final and giving a boost to the spirits of a nation that had been battered by an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster. They became internationa...more

2012 London Olympics Preview: Angola
by Swish Appeal
posted July 20, 2012 at 7:32am

Angola | Group A Olympic Games history: 2012 marks Angola's first appearance in the field. Place at 2010 FIBA World Championship: Did not compete How they got here: 2011 FIBA Africa champions Key player: Nassecela Mauricio | Rising star: Felizarda da...more

Statements of Support for Sam Rippington
by Women in Sport International
posted July 19, 2012 at 6:45pm

 Below are a few statements of support for Sam Rippington. Send yours to [email protected]. "Sam Rippington is a courageous, thoughtful, intelligent and generous human being in addition to being a talented and committed athlete. Her simpl...more

Venus Williams Designs Eleven Collection for 2012 Olympics
by A Glam Slam
posted July 19, 2012 at 4:01pm

Venus Williams is known for her controversial on-court fashion choices, always working to raise the style stakes of the game. While Olympic tennis returns to Wimbledon for the upcoming London Games, the all-white dress code has been scrapped. The new rule...more

World Power Rankings going into the Olympics: Women’s Throws
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted July 19, 2012 at 3:38pm

Continuing with our roundup of ranking the top athletes, here we are with the women’s throwing events. Click to see men’s distance, women’s sprints and hurdles, men’s sprints and hurdles, men’s jumps, and ...;more

Notes On USA Women Basketball's 88-63 Win Over Great Britain
by Swish Appeal
posted July 19, 2012 at 3:34pm

Team USA took on Great Britain today in Manchester, England. The following are just some of the notes I took on the game as I was watching. Feel free to drop your own thoughts in the comments. Starters: Augustus Taurasi Catchings Parker Fowles First ...more

Canadian Olympians on Twitter
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted July 19, 2012 at 3:12pm

A little over a week ago, Tim Huntley published a compilation of every U.S. Olympian and their twitter accounts (if any). It’s a great resource, especially if you use the addictive 140-character microblogging service. As of about noon today, the mo...more

FEMALE CANOEIST TAKES OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 19, 2012 at 1:00am

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***   FEMALE CANOEIST TAKE OLYMPIC INEQUALITY TO COURT CLAIMS LOCOG IS IN BREACH OF EQUALITY ACT 2010 Samantha Rippington (Left in photo), an elite female canoeist from Reading, will today launch a High Court challenge to th...more

Brianna Glenn: Why I'm home...
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted July 19, 2012 at 12:28am

It's been two weeks since the Olympic Trials and I'm happy to say that I have now resumed showering and brushing my hair when I go out in public. I kid… a little. Something I've learned about myself is that the more something can affect me, the d...more

As the Olympics Approach, Brigitte Lacombe’s Stunning Portraits of Arab Lady Athletes
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 19, 2012 at 12:14am

by Eddie Rios Hayat Lambarki, athletics, Morocco. Nisrine Dandan, basketball, Lebanon. Brigitte and Marian Lacombe’s exhibition is accompanied by a photography book with essays from Egyptian-born author Gini Alhadeff and Qatari filmmake...more

Olympians to Watch: Mary Kom
by From A Left Wing
posted July 18, 2012 at 6:30pm

India's Shot at Gold, Rahul Bhattachary profile of the boxer Mary Kom is a terrific introduction to one of the best stories in the the Olympics. My favorite section of Battacharya's article: FOOTAGE OF HER fights is not easy to track down. The national ...more

Olympic Guide to Diving
by Pretty Tough
posted July 18, 2012 at 6:23pm

(This is part of a Pretty Tough series about the Summer Olympics. It’s your Cliff Notes for all the events, athletes and triva you need to know while watching the London Games.) Competitive Diving is one of the most prestigious, competitive, drama-...more

Symbolism and female Saudi athletes
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted July 17, 2012 at 9:16pm

International pressure on Saudi Arabia to send women athletes to the London Olympics has paid off. But some working to improve the plight of females in sports and life in that country are skeptical it has more than symbolic value. Says Saudi sports websit...more

The Olympics Are Coming!
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 17, 2012 at 9:08pm

The London Olympic Games begin in a little over a week so, of course, speculation begins about the number of openly LGBT athletes will be competing.  This Advocate articleidentifies a handful of openly lesbian and gay athletes who will be competing a...more

Meet the IOC
by Women in Sport International
posted July 17, 2012 at 9:06pm

Tweet Sports writers and activists Nikki Dryden and Andrew Jennings have put together quite the piece of work. A must read for anyone that wants to learn more about the International Olympic Committee members. Here is their press release. Want to know ...more

Curious Facts about the London Olympic Games
by Pretty Tough
posted July 17, 2012 at 10:52am

Our modern Olympics may not be quite as quirky as the ancient Olympic Games – athletes won’t be competing naked, 100 oxen won’t be sacrificed to Zeus, and unmarried virgins won’t be the only females allowed to attend. But even so...more

Monday Open Thread: USA vs. Brazil Men's/Women's Doubleheader Starting at 5:30 PM ET/2:30 PM PT On ESPN2
by Swish Appeal
posted July 17, 2012 at 10:43am

(Note: This was originally posted as a Fan Post by thewiz06). Okay, the day is finally here! We now finally get to see the Team USA vs. Brazil basketball doubleheader as America's best basketball players play against their Brazilian counterparts at ...more

World Power Rankings: Women’s Sprints
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted July 16, 2012 at 8:01pm

Lotsa traffic coming to the site about Nick Symmonds being blackballed by Aviva London Grand Prix mangagement. Click here to read more. Continuing with our roundup of ranking the top athletes, here we are with the women’s sprints and hurdles. Clic...more

Katie Taylor's final Olympic preparations
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 16, 2012 at 8:01pm

The Olympic countdown continues with just 11 days to go before the Oopening Ceremony in London.We're not expecting too many medals in Ireland, but boxer Katie Taylor is packing a lot of hope into her suitcases. She's battening down the hatches and getting...more

Team USA's first scrimmage is tonight
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 16, 2012 at 7:59pm

Our Olympians face Brazil tonight in the first of two exhibitions this week.From foes to friends, the USA team makes a quick transition.Photo gallery from yesterday's practice.Candace Parker dunked in practice Saturday. So did Sylvia Fowles.Brazil is read...more

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