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TV Alert: USA Basketball Men's and Women's National Team on ESPN networks
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted July 16, 2012 at 7:58pm

In case you didn't see the news when released Wednesday, the ESPN networks are going to be sure the USA Basketball women's exhibition games are aired on television. Lack of national coverage irked plenty when the team played an exhibition against China on...more

USA Basketball Women’s National Team ready to face Brazil
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 16, 2012 at 7:57pm

2012 USA Women’s Basketball team at practice. Bender Arena, American University in Washington, DC. July 15, 2012. (Photo by Mark W. Sutton) Photo gallery: USA Basketball Practice, Sunday, July 15, 2012 at American University Video: Diana Taurasi...more

Sharapova to be First-Ever Female Flag-Bearer for Russia
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2012 at 11:31am

Former tennis world No. 1 Maria Sharapova will be Russia’s first female Olympic flag-bearer at the London Games later this month, the national Olympic committee confirmed on Tuesday. “Sharapova will carry our flag,” president of the Rus...more

Saudi Sarah Attar Hopes Olympic Appearance Will Help More Women Get Involved in Sport
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2012 at 11:21am

After a great deal of negotiation and speculation, Saudi Arabia has agreed to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time. A judoka and an 800m runner will represent the ultra conservative kingdom in London later this month, t...more

Iranian Female Players' Right to Unveil
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 15, 2012 at 7:13pm

This is one of the few posts in MWS blog, authored by the blog owner. I have been sharing updated information on FIFA ban (recently lifted) and on Saudi Arabia both of which are related to Muslim women's right to play, in different aspects. However, by l...more

USWNT: Making Waves Across the Pond
by Sarah Hallett
posted July 15, 2012 at 2:06am

The U.S. Women's National Team has found themselves all over the headlines in recent weeks as they begin their last training camp in England....more

Kara Goucher: Small steps to greatness
by therunningeconomist
posted July 14, 2012 at 10:34pm

While living in a hotel with my husband and dogs after a derecho hit western VA, I had the opportunity of interviewing Kara Goucher by telephone. Kara took time out of her 4th of July to speak with me and offered kind words of support for our situation. P...more

Beauty is Strength: Mission Accomplished
by Pretty Strong
posted July 14, 2012 at 3:06pm

I entered Under Armour's "What's Beautiful?" contest a little while ago with one goal in mind: "I will...Prove that beauty is strength. my size, my story, my olympics, my glory"  I participated in many challenges to prove that Beauty is Strength but...more

Lawmakers outraged at "Made in China" Team USA uniforms
by HoopFeed.com
posted July 14, 2012 at 3:02pm

RalphLauren.com splash page for Team USA uniforms. As the WNBA heads into the Olympic break and players begin their final preparation for the London games, Congressional lawmakers are furious that Team USA uniforms by Ralph Lauren were made in China. ...more

Joanna Hayes Talks Retirement...and Baby Bottles
by stephaniemp
posted July 12, 2012 at 2:13pm

At the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year event, Olympic gold medalist Joanna Hayes gives Women Talk Sports a sneak peak into what's ahead for her after retiring from track and field. She also talks about her daughter, Zoe, and the athlete she will ...more

5 Time Olympian Amy Acuff is Back
by carabyrd
posted July 12, 2012 at 8:23am

When thinking about Amy Acuff’s career the lyrics from a familiar L.L. Cool J songs come to mind, “Don't call it a comeback I been here for years.” Acuff’s Olympic career started in 1996 and has continued with Acuff heading to her...more

Anticipating the Olympics? Look beyond -- to the 2012 Paralympics
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:13pm

I know that a great deal of excitement is building as the Olympic Games in London draw near. And I'll certainly be watching. But for me and a growing number of sports fans around the world, another set of games just two weeks after the closing ceremonies ...more

Sauerbrunn Leads DCU Women to Conference Championship
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2012 at 10:41am

  Becky Sauerbrunn plays for the Black-And-Red in her last match before the Olympics On one of the hottest evenings in DC history, a season-record 703 fans showed up at the Maryland Soccerplex Stadium to watch the DC United Women play the Dayton ...more

Siobhan Eviston defends 800m title
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted July 9, 2012 at 10:41pm

Eviston just after the race Siobhan Eviston gave her critics something to think about this weekend - defending her 800m title in great style at the National Track and Field Championships yesterday.  It was a pretty miserable day - as you can see i...more

The Olympics are coming!
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 9, 2012 at 10:40pm

This is the last week of WNBA play before play is suspended for over a month for the Olympic Games. Teams will play their last games either Wednesday or Thursday, and then will go directly to the East coast to meet as a team. League play won't resume unti...more

Reflecting a Week after the US Track and Field Trials & Looking Ahead
by carabyrd
posted July 9, 2012 at 12:55pm

This time last week, track and field fans were eagerly awaiting a run-off in the 100 meters. For whatever reasons, the run-off did not happen and the track and field Olympic trials came to a close. The last week of the trials provided some great races and...more

Why Isn't Women’s Canoe in the Olympics?
by WomenCANIntl
posted July 6, 2012 at 11:55am

Abby Hoffman, the famous Canadian sports icon wrote the following in the Ottawa Citizen in reference to the  1996 Olympic Games:           “There is no excuse for perpetuating the blatant sexism that persists at...more

Wrestler Stephany Lee off Olympic Team Due to Positive Marijuana Test
by Wombat Sports
posted July 5, 2012 at 4:17pm

This past weekend, The New York Times reported that wrestler Stephany Lee has been pulled off the U.S. wrestling team due to a positive drug test after she competed at the April Olympic wrestling trials. She tested positivie for marijuana metabolites. She...more

Internet shows love for Sarah Robles, America's strongest woman
by Caitlin Constantine
posted July 5, 2012 at 3:08pm

Advertisers and sponsors may not have given much support to Olympic weightlifter Sarah Robles, but her fans on the internet are stepping in to fill the gap....more

Stephanie Brown-Trafton: No Stranger to Adversity
by therunningeconomist
posted July 3, 2012 at 11:31am

The wet weather, slippery ring and subsequent fouls in the preliminary round of the Olympic Trials must have felt like deja vu for Stephanie Brown-Trafton. On the same ring a few weeks before at the Prefontaine Classic, SBT “did not respond well&r...;more

Day 5 Recap - U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
by therunningeconomist
posted July 3, 2012 at 11:27am

Day 5 at the US Olympic Team Trials in Eugene was a distance fan’s dream. Several prelims and an inspiring Warrior Dash were on the schedule, but the stands slowly filled as people awaited three finals: the Men’s Steeplechase and the Men&rsquo...;more

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