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Joanna Hayes on The Comeback: Things are falling into place!
by JHayes
posted April 26, 2012 at 9:32am

Hey guys, I'm in a much better mood after my second race than I was after my first race!  What a difference a week makes!  I was second again, which is the most frustrating part, but this time I only lost by .02 as opposed to .21.  It may ...more

Asjha Jones tabbed for 12th Olympic team spot
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 24, 2012 at 11:55pm

Image: Jessica Hill/AP Asjha Jones was named to the 2012 Olympic Basketball Team today, taking a spot that was thought to be saved for Brittney Griner, before she opted out last week. This means that half of the athletes on the team are UConn graduates: ...more

London 2012: USA Women's Basketball Roster Set With Addition Of Asjha Jones
by Swish Appeal
posted April 24, 2012 at 11:45pm

The 12th and final roster spot for the four-time defending Olympic champions has been set with the announcement of Asjha Jones nabbing the last spot on the United States' squad. Jones joins 11 other previously selected candidates and the 10-year WNBA v...more

U.S. Open Winners Fill Last Spots on Olympic Wrestling Team Sunday
by Wombat Sports
posted April 23, 2012 at 1:20pm

It took all 3 matches (and 9 periods) for 48 kg/105 lbs. U.S. Open winner Clarissa Chun to make her second Olympic team. The Hawaiian Chun faced challenge bracket winner Alyssa Lampe in a two out of three match Olympic team qualifying final. ...more

Gold medalist Mary Wineberg on believing in yourself during the rough times
by Mary Wineberg: I'm Back....for my 2012 Olympic Quest
posted April 23, 2012 at 12:15pm

Hey everyone……I am back!! Hope you all are doing well and will continue to root for me as the Olympic Trials and Games near. Things are looking better each week. I must say that I have gotten my confidence back. Many times we wear a fake fa...more

US Women’s Olympic Team Trials Day 1 – Lee and Campbell Punch Tickets to London Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted April 22, 2012 at 10:59pm

The first two members of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Wrestling team have decided. Missouri Valley wrestling alumni Stephany Lee was dominant, running through the 72 kg Challengers bracket with two pins and a two period decision to face Ali Bernard in ...more

Watch the US Women’s Olympic Wrestling Trials This Weekend
by Wombat Sports
posted April 21, 2012 at 12:50pm

Four female wrestlers will be selected to represent the US at the 2012 London Olympic Games this weekend, and you will be able to see all the matches. NBCSports.com will stream the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and challenge matches of the Olympic Wrestlin...more

Joanna Hayes on Race #2 of her Comeback Season: Giving it 100 %
by JHayes
posted April 21, 2012 at 12:47pm

Well, I had my first race of the season after my “retirement” and 3 1/2 years of inactivity and I am okay with the result.  However, I am not happy nor am I satisfied because I know I could have done better!  What I am doing is not e...more

Meghan Maiwald and the San Jose State University Women's Soccer Team
by BAWSI Drea
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:50am

Support Meghan Maiwald and the USA Women’s Deaf National Soccer Team on their journey to the Deaf World Cup and Deaflympics....more

Britney Henry: To make the Olympic Team in the hammer throw I must....
by Britney Henry - Olympian in Progress
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:47am

WOW , I cannot believe that the Olympics are only 100 days away! That means that the Olympic Trials for the hammer throw is only 63 days away! Now I know what your next question will be," Are you on the team?". Well let me explain:To make the Olympic ...more

Change has been good for Natasha Hastings
by carabyrd
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:39am

Life has changed a bit for Natasha Hastings, the "400-meter diva," in the last year including a new city, training group and winning her first individual senior medal at the world track and field championships this year.  Hastings has moved to Austi...more

Javelin Thrower Kara Patterson: Expectation can do funny things to people
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:52am

I feel like I’ve been asked a lot lately (in interviews, by visitors, etc.) about the past few years in my career. While I have the answers to peoples’ questions worked out in my head and have been able to express them in conversation, I thou...more

Women's Canoe Results - U.S. Slalom Canoe Olympic Trials/World Cup Selection
by WomenCANIntl
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:33am

U.S. Women Canoeists paddle strong at U.S. Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Trials in Charlotte, NC....more

Women's USA Deaf National Soccer Team Hold Fundraiser with Columbus Crew
by Meghan Maiwald
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:18am

The best team that you never heard of: USW(Deaf)NT. The USWDNT is made of women of all kinds of different levels of deafness; some only ASL or speaking as the primary language, or 50-50, like me. We come from all corners of the country and our age’s range...more

USWNT: Rampone Rethinking Retirement
by Sarah Hallett
posted April 13, 2012 at 3:38pm

Veteran defender Christie Rampone may not be ready to retire after the London Olympics....more

NBC Sports Network to Televise U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials – Next-day Coverage
by Wombat Sports
posted April 12, 2012 at 9:54am

Courtesy TheMat.com NBC has announced it will air the USA wrestling trials on their new NBC Sports channel April 22 and 23. These matches will not be live, rather tape delayed from the day before. One representative from four different weight classes ...more

Kerri Walsh Announces Pampers Partnership Prior to London 2012 Olympic Games
by Pretty Tough
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:00am

Consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble recently announced its sponsorship of 28 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These world class athletes, part of the company’s global campaign that i...more

No women's canoe in the 2012 London Olympics
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 10, 2012 at 10:42pm

The most vocal of the women pushing for inclusion in the Olympic Games, American canoeist Pam Boteler, left, says the sport is simply extraordinary. For many of us, the words 'canoe' and 'kayak' are used interchangeably, so what's the difference between c...more

Qatar adds third woman to Olympic roster
by After Atalanta
posted April 10, 2012 at 11:24am

Photo: Reuters Qatar, like Saudi Arabia, has never sent a female athletes to the Olympics. That will change this summer. Two women had been scheduled to go after receiving wild cards from the IOC. A third has just been added. Bahia al-Hamad, who also...more

No Saudi female Olympians - now what will the IOC do?
by After Atalanta
posted April 7, 2012 at 11:07am

It seems that after some consideration (or not) Saudi Arabian officials, despite some positive encouragement from the IOC, have decided not to send women--or even a woman--to the Olympic Games this summer in London. The king of gender equality himself--J...more

Three Middle Eastern Countries to Exclude Women From Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted April 6, 2012 at 8:33pm

Prince Nawaf bin Faisal - Courtesy Sport-ENews.com As the Olympics vastly approach with Judo, Tae Kwon Do, wrestling, and newly introduced women’s boxing on the schedule, don’t expect to see any female competitors from Saudi Arabia, Brunei,...more

Paralympian Ellen Keane on the line
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted April 6, 2012 at 8:25pm

The Paralympics are coming up in a few months time just after the Olympics in London. I've had a few of the Irish team on here already, and today's post is a radio interview I did with Dublin swimmer Ellen Keane.Wishing Ellen the best of luck at the Briti...more

Kerri Walsh Talks Motherhood, Olympics Prep and Beach Volleyball Wardrobe
by A Glam Slam
posted April 6, 2012 at 12:58pm

  Kerri Walsh is one half of beach volleyball’s most dominant duo. She and her playing partner, Misty May-Treanor, have reunited to chase a third consecutive Olympic gold medal at the upcoming London Games. Since her last Olympics appeara...more

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