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Olympics – The All-Curren Team: Trying To Pick The Best 18 Not Easy
by All White Kit
posted August 14, 2012 at 9:05am

  Well, here we are again, the end of another major women’s tournament, and time again for the AWK All-Curren Team. I call it that not out of a massive ego, but to indicate that it is indeed my choices and opinions. I point that out up front b...more

On USA Coach Geno Auriemma Calling France's Celine Dumerc 'The Most Impactful Player' In The 2012 Olympic Tournament
by Swish Appeal
posted August 14, 2012 at 8:59am

It's always weird to focus on the loser in a sports contest, especially when the loser gets blown out 86-50 in a gold medal game by an opposing country that has won 41 straight games and 5 consecutive gold medals. But it's hard to disagree with USA hea...more

Random Olympic Track & Field thoughts…
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 14, 2012 at 8:56am

Various things that popped into my head over the course of the last two weeks… The real star of the Olympic track and field competition wasn’t the electrifying Usain Bolt, the possibly-to-be-knighted Mo Farah, Jess Ennis, David Rudisha, or a...more

London 2012: The Knee Story
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted August 14, 2012 at 8:49am

First of all, London 2012 has been a really good experience.  I knew what to expect this time around, from being bombarded by emails from team managers, to receiving an overwhelming amount of new gear and having to find a way to get it home (thanks, ...more

"United We Stand"... no honor among bigots.
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 8:49pm

By: Shireen AHMEDThese Olympic Games have been hailed a success and triumph for women in sports. For the first time, every participating country has entered females athletes, including Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.During the last 2 weeks, women's sporting...more

American female exceptionalism at the Olympics
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted August 13, 2012 at 3:19pm

  Keeping tabs on which country is “winning” the Olympics — and we know which country this is — is one of the most jingoistic activities of an already jingoistic event, at least what is presented to American viewers. Much ha...more

Muslim and Arab Women at the Olympics: Gold Medal or Headscarf?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 10:03am

By Manfred Sing With the world celebrating the arrival of two headscarf-wearing athletes at the Olympics, does their participation mark another step along the road towards emancipation? In actual fact, Muslim athletes have been successful at the Oly...more

An Olympic first for Muslim women? Not really
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 9:58am

BY: EVA SAJOOVANCOUVER, BC, Aug 12, 2012/ Troy Media/ – In the wake of the 2012 Olympics, there are a lot of firsts to reflect on. It is the first time since 1904 that Canada won a medal in soccer (thanks to our women’s team), the first time ...more

Top style statements of the London games
by A Glam Slam
posted August 13, 2012 at 7:56am

Olympic style has been an integral part of the London Games. The fashion chatter began long before the competition and has remained a buzzed about topic throughout. From Opening Ceremony looks to team uniforms, the London Games have put national refi...more

Paige McPherson Wins Bronze in Taekwondo – Team USA Wins 6 Combat Medals Overall
by Wombat Sports
posted August 13, 2012 at 7:47am

McPherson Courtesy Getty Images Team USA’s Paige McPherson came to fight, and got to stand on the Olympic medals podium for her efforts. The 21 year old from South Dakota won 8-3 in the 67 kg Taekwondo bronze medal final over Franka Anić of Slo...more

Wondering How to Make the US Olympic Team in 2016?
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:31pm

With the world focused on the 2012 London Olympic games, now might be a good time to think about how you can make it to Rio in 2016 (Ha!). Becoming an Olympian is obviously an incredibly difficult feat to accomplish, but an athlete’s odds of making ...more

Olympic Swimming Wrap-Up
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:29pm

Here’s guest blogger Jill’s wrap-up from the Olympic pool. We’re happy to report Jill has agreed to join us as a contributor. She is looking forward to football season. (And so are we!) Sadly, Olympic swimming is now over and this will ...more

Post-Olympic Track and Field Viewing
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted August 12, 2012 at 4:40pm

The Olympics may officially still be going on right now, but as far as I’m concerned they are over after the men’s marathon. Track junkies want to know, how will I get my fix? There’s actually a pretty good amount of stuff coming up. ...more

AWK’s 2012 NCAA Soccer Preview – UCF – Cromwell’s Side Hoping To Build On 2011 NCAA Tournament Heroics
by All White Kit
posted August 12, 2012 at 4:36pm

  Marissa Diggs Anchors A Tough UCF Defense in 2012 Preview Index General | Conference Realignment Breakdown | Final 2012 Recruiting Class Rankings | Early 2013/2014 Recruiting Class Rankings | Coaching Changes | AWK Awards Shortlist | AWK Prese...more

Video: The U.S. women's basketball team receiving their gold medals after beating France in the...
by Swish Appeal
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:57am

Video: The U.S. women's basketball team receiving their gold medals after beating France in the 2012 London Olympics. ...more

What USA Women's Basketball's Defense Did To France In The Third Quarter Of The 2012 Olympic Final
by Swish Appeal
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:51am

During the third quarter of the USA women's basketball team's 86-50 win in the 2012 Olympic final, BBC commentator John Amaechi said of France's offensive performance, "Their scoring has gone from anemic to…something worse than that." But was th...more

Michael Phelps: The Greatest Olympian Ever…Or Not
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:48am

To say that I’ve been disappointed with NBC’s coverage of this year’s Olympic games is…well, it’s a huge understatement. There have been so many moments that left me confused, outraged, and overall disappointed. One of the ...more

London 2012: United States Women Dominate France For Fifth-Straight Gold Medal
by Swish Appeal
posted August 12, 2012 at 6:46am

The United States women's basketball team completed their "Drive for Five" in resounding fashion, dismantling France 86-50 in today's gold medal game. This marks the first women's Olympic team in any sport to claim a streak of five consecutive gold meda...more

First Muslim Woman to Officiate at Olympic Games
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 11, 2012 at 11:24pm

Jimmy Gollen (AP Sports Writer)LONDON (AP) -- The dancers are dressed to titillate, and the players wear even less: bikinis that reveal every movement of their muscles as they dig and dive for the ball.Amina El Sergany does not need a referee's platform t...more

Why I Love the Olympics
by Draft Day Suit
posted August 11, 2012 at 11:20pm

Please welcome Shannon, our most recent Olympics guest blogger. Shannon is a 30 year-old librarian who lives in Pittsburgh. She loves Pittsburgh sports and the Olympics and has always names her fantasy football team Dewey’s Decimators. She...more

USA Women's Basketball Vs. France Preview: Three Keys For The 2012 Olympic Final
by Swish Appeal
posted August 11, 2012 at 12:45pm

As French guard Edwige Lawson-Wade said in an article by Reuters reporter Larry Fine after her team beat Russia to advance to the gold medal game in the 2012 Olympics, "To beat the USA you have to do the perfect game. Perfect in defence, perfect in offe...more

Turkey's Nur Tatar wins Olympic taekwondo silver medal
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted August 11, 2012 at 10:17am

South Korean Hwang Kyung-seon defended her Olympic taekwondo title by beating Turkey's Nur Tatar in the welterweight division at the London Games on Friday.Tatar's advance to final face-off brought Turkey's second silver in the Olympics.Hwang had vowed to...more

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