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Nike vs. Adidas at the W&S; Women's Open
by Kaci Kust
posted August 14, 2010 at 5:59pm
Tennis is always a fun sport in terms of fashion. And when I was at the W&S Women’s Open here in Cincinnati yesterday, I was having some outfit envy. Two women/dresses stood out to me in particular: Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.
Usually,...more
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Serve’s up – Tennis hits the beach
by Pretty Tough
posted August 14, 2010 at 3:05pm
Call this the X-games of tennis. Or maybe it’s the sandy alternative to the clay court.
In any case, beach tennis – a cross between badminton and beach volleyball – is the nation’s newest summer sport, with an increasing number of people slamming...more
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Help little girls dream big
by MarieS
posted August 1, 2010 at 12:14pm
Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out there and gettin...more
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Sania Mirza: Whither Goest Thou?
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 28, 2010 at 1:26pm
ByLinus Fernandes
It was a heady day in 2003, when Sania Mirza burst onto the stream of Indian sport consciousness, an awareness that if India were to ever have a world beater in an individual sport, it would not be a hirsute male, but a member of ...more
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Tidbits from around sports and the web
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 25, 2010 at 3:11pm
There's nothing like enforced quiescence to make one want to blog. Tidbits from around sports and the web:
*Goal scoring extravaganza! The Freedom's second-half woes continued with some incredibly bad luck to boot (Whitehill had to take over in goal)...more
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Venus Williams offers girls advice on tennis and life
by Pretty Tough
posted July 21, 2010 at 11:25pm
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Tennis legend Venus Williams returned home to Los Angeles Monday to offer an incredible tennis experience to girls from her hometown while helping to launch new POWERADE PLAY™, a sports drink geared for the young athlete with less sugar and m...more
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Serena's The GOAT
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 14, 2010 at 5:41pm
Jon Wertheim, who wrote the SI cover story on Serena Williams as the greatest of all time, is being too generous to his colleague Bruce Jenkins and his unconvincing arguments to the contrary. Jenkins expresses undue confidence in the serve and volley ga...more
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Diablo Valley College to reinstate teams
by Title IX Blog
posted July 8, 2010 at 4:11pm
Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill, California) will reinstate the men's and women's cross country, track and tennis teams cut four months ago, in settlement of a threatened investigation and review by the Office of Civil Rights. The two-year college, ...more
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Venus Williams releases new book: Come To Win
by Pretty Tough
posted July 4, 2010 at 2:06pm
With the 38th anniversary of Title IX this month, a crucial question remains: Do sports make a long-term difference in a woman’s life? Most experts say yes.
Competitive sports prepare women to take on leadership positions and this week, Multiple gran...more
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Latest chapter In Capriati's saga
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:38pm
Although it looked for awhile like Jennifer Capriati's tale would be be one of ultimate triumph over a midcareer flame-out that occurred in her early twenties (when you start at thirteen, that's what happens), yesterdays' "accidental" drug overdose seems ...more
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Venus, Clijsters suffer shock Wimbledon exits
by Pretty Tough
posted June 29, 2010 at 7:24pm
If you think you can’t do something, think again. We’ve all heard advice about believing in yourself and never giving up. Well, case in point.
Today at the Wimbledon Championships, Tsvetana Pironkova and Vera Zvonareva caused huge upsets to set up an...more
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Capriati recovering, I may not
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 29, 2010 at 5:44pm
Jennifer Capriati is recovering from an overdose of prescription drugs. Reportedly, it was accidental.
Capriati is known for her tennis career that began in 1988 with her holding the record for the youngest French Open Junior winner at 13 years, 2 mont...more
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Wimbledon? Or Is It A Marathon?
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 24, 2010 at 12:23am
As I type this, a first round match at Wimbledon between Nicolas Mahut of France and John Isner of the United States just hit the nine and a half hours mark, tied at 54 games all in the fifth set. The match began yesterday but was postponed due to darkn...more
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A peek at Chinese sports sponsor PEAK
by Pretty Tough
posted June 22, 2010 at 5:35pm
Chinese sports company Peak (official name Peak Sport Products Co. Ltd.) has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the WTA Tour.
An Associated Press article characterizes the company as cash rich in China, but virtually unknown outside of the country....more
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Happy Birthday, Venus Williams
by Pretty Tough
posted June 17, 2010 at 3:17pm
Seventeen Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and a host of other championships make Venus Williams one of the most recognizable figures in professional tennis.
The birthday girl’s resume off the court is nearly as impressive as her on court a...more
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Italian Woman + Victory = Awesome
by Women Undefined
posted June 6, 2010 at 2:16pm
I don't know enough about tennis to accurately break down the major win by Italy's Francesca Schiavone yesterday at the French Open. Hailing from one of the world's most misogynistic and gender oppressive culture's to take part in the French Open is ama...more
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Stosur notches breakthrough win
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 1, 2010 at 5:34pm
That's been written several times over the years, with each win augering a further level of success which hasn't quite panned out for the Aussie. Henin had just finished a tough three-setter against Sharapova the day before and was probably looking righ...more
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Hideous tennis dresses of the world
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 29, 2010 at 5:44pm
Sharapova may be having her best major in a long time, but this dress is not contributing. Worse? It comes in several versions, with the one she's wearing today lacking even the slightly compelling weirdness of this design (Clive Brunksi/Getty):
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Please stop talking...
by After Atalanta
posted May 29, 2010 at 2:14pm
...about Venus Williams's dress. I mean, really? This is a big deal?I am currently watching Venus for the second time in two days and I have to say I don't see what all the hoopla is about. The flesh colored underwear we already discussed when she wore th...more
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National Title(s)
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted May 27, 2010 at 12:29pm
Congratulations to Stanford Women’s Tennis and their National Championship! They also keep alive the most prestigious streak in college sports, the National Title Streak. It seems that every year since 1976-7, Stanford has won at least one National Titl...more
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