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Habitat For Humanity Build-a-thon 2012
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted October 2, 2012 at 7:54am

Hey everyone, So this weekend was AMAZING!! I went to Sony Studios and joined Habitat For Humanity at the Build-a-thon 2012, building homes for the Culver City Project.  Now I must say it was my 1st time doing that, hammering in nails, building wall...more

Pro Day: Kids, Thank Your Coaches. Tomorrow They Could Be Your Boss.
by kaylamcculley
posted October 1, 2012 at 4:48pm

The newly appointed President of TD Garden in Boston, Amy Latimer learned her professional skills in the paint as a full scholarship basketball player at the University of Rhode Island....more

The 7 Secrets Of Inspiring Coaches
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 28, 2012 at 4:16pm

source If my team is still loving volleyball and enjoying coming into the gym every day at the end of the season, I feel like I’ve done my job well.  If they’re still working hard, achieving, getting better, and excelling…I’...more

Ex-Lady Vols media director sues University of Tennessee, athletic director for discrimination and forced retirement
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 28, 2012 at 8:12am

Debby Jennings, who was Lady Vols media director for 35 years until retiring last spring, is suing Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart:KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has filed a lawsuit against the University...more

A female sportswriting pioneer remembered
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 27, 2012 at 8:41pm

  Diane K. Shah, the first woman to write a regular sports column for a big-city daily newspaper, pulled off a rare feat that had eluded many of her male counterparts during her stint with the now-departed Los Angeles Herald-Examiner in the 198...more

San Jose Ladies GRO Sessions
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted September 27, 2012 at 1:37pm

Yes they are back. San Jose has amazing women that truly keep the spark alive on the West Coast and are glad to announce the GRO Sessions for September, October, November and December. And it is not just for skate. Our ladies of BMX. The park is ope...more

Have The Courage To Create Conflict
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 26, 2012 at 5:09pm

source In her great TEDtalk, Dare To Disagree, Margaret Heffernan talks about conflict among individuals and within larger organizations…and how constructive conflict isn’t bad, but actually very good.  I’ve written enough on here...more

The Web’s longform sports evolution continues
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 26, 2012 at 2:14pm

Tweet When the SB Nation blog network rolled out its redesign Tuesday, it also introduced a new longform feature that’s becoming a standard part of many sports web ventures. This comes on the heels of the launch of Sports on Earth, an online compo...more

Video: Claressa Shields Knocks 'em Dead on The Colbert Report
by anngaff
posted September 26, 2012 at 10:27am

The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive 17-year-old Claressa Shields, the first and only American boxer (male or female) to win gold at the Olympics, went toe-to-toe with comedian Step...more

Fighting Food Cravings
by Performance Nutrition
posted September 26, 2012 at 9:13am

It’s 4:30 pm and you’re staring at the computer but can’t seem to read the words on the screen. Instead you are completely immersed in the thought of a light and fluffy cupcake topped ever so gracefully with swirls of sweet light yellow ...more

Food & Nutrition Trend Setters – the Latest & Greatest from Expo East 2012
by Performance Nutrition
posted September 25, 2012 at 9:05am

Natural Products  Expo East and West showcase the latest and greatest in natural, organic and healthy products. Here is a review of the trends I saw as well as some of my show favorites: Coconut – this flavor trend is still growing and can be...more

Short and Tweet, but to what end?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 24, 2012 at 2:08pm

Tweet Just as Sports Illustrated’s latest Twitter 100 list was released at the end of last week, semi-retired Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan tells Sports Business Daily in an exit interview of sorts that: “The Twitter world has perve...more

Pro Day: Find Your
by kaylamcculley
posted September 24, 2012 at 9:07am

For Patti Phillips, CEO of the National Association of Collegiate Woman Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), success is found in your "zone of genius."...more

Emma Pooley: Completely Wrong
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted September 23, 2012 at 9:50am

The Women's Senior Elite Road Race Championships, Holland Interviewing a competitor directly after an event is a bit like interviewing a drunk person. They can be tired, emotional, even vomiting – I've seen combinations of all three. And as with...more

Lisa Willis Basketball Academy
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 22, 2012 at 9:54am

BASKETBALL ACADEMYSponsored By Lisa Willis #40Narbonne/ UCLAWNBA: LA Sparks/ NY LibertyFIBA: Russia/ Greece/ Turkey/ Latvia Basketball Academy is design to helpGirls ages 7 to 18 years old, giving each girl the attention of apersonal trainer without the c...more

What should the discussion be on performance-enhancing drugs?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 21, 2012 at 5:29pm

After reading about how the Twitter-verse was all abuzz Thursday regarding the rumors surrounding New York Yankees star Robinson Cano and performance-enhancing drugs, it would seem appropriate to discuss doping in sport. (USA Today reported that Cano...more

Today in History: Billie Jean King and The Battle of The Sexes
by Pretty Tough
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:24am

Chances are, you can’t remember a historic event that happened 39 years ago today. But it was on this day in 1973 that Billie Jean King took on Bobby Riggs in the iconic tennis match known as the Battle of  the Sexes. So much more than ju...more

Why the term 'tomboy' needs to go
by The Rabbit Hole
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:20am

I used to be a tomboy. Technically, I suppose I still am a tomboy.  I was always proud to be identified as a tomboy. It meant I wasn't a girly-girl. It meant I was good at sports.  A couple of decades later I realize that I was, still am, and wi...more

The Universe Isn’t As Fragile As You’ve Been Led to Believe
by The Glowing Edge
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:17am

The reason I was the only seventh grader to make the varsity basketball team at my high school was because I was driven. I ran like hell and worked my ass off. I’d been playing suburban driveway ball since I was a toddler, mostly against older boy...more

2012 Women's Leadership Symposium
by kaylamcculley
posted September 20, 2012 at 4:50pm

Boston event brings together female trailblazers and young professionals to educate and empower future leaders...more

Support of women's sports: "The right thing to do"
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:29am

A cross-generational panel set the stage for a lively conversation on Tuesday night at the Pennsylvania State University's All-Sports Museum. Once you managed to find your way through the labyrinth of photos, videos and quotes from the school's past, you...more

Woman Loses Over 80 Pounds Eating Starbucks (Only) for Two Years!
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:13am

When NBC called and asked me to be interviewed for a story about a woman who lost a bunch of weight on Starbucks, I had to say “yes”. People who know me, know that I support health and NOT diets — as every one of them is an utter failur...more

Professor Grossman's Column on Single-Sex Education
by Title IX Blog
posted September 19, 2012 at 5:47pm

Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman's most recent column on Justia.com examines the ACLU's recent challenge to single-sex classes at a West Virginia middle school (a case we also blogged about) and its study of single-sex education in America, called "T...more

How To Cure A Slump Of Confidence
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted September 19, 2012 at 5:42pm

source Slumps are unexplainable.  Sometimes it hits just a single player, while other times it hits an entire team at once.  The worst part is that, by its very definition, a slump has to attack a vital member of the team…someone on whom...more

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