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Video: WNBA Tip-Off Commercial Unveiled During 2012 NBA Playoffs
by Swish Appeal
posted May 7, 2012 at 12:31am

WNBA Season Tip-Off Spot Featuring Phoenix Mercury Guard/Forward Diana Taurasi With the WNBA tipping off on May 18, the WNBA's latest promo was played during the broadcast of the NBA Playoffs today. The 30-second ad features the Phoenix Mercury's Dian...more

Gender Differences in Coaching
by One Sport Voice
posted May 7, 2012 at 12:25am

Good coaching is good coaching, regardless of athlete gender. Male and female athletes are much more similar than they are different. There is just as much variability within females and within males, than between males and females. Despite the popular ...more

Title IX Coverage Ramps Up in Anniversary Year
by Title IX Blog
posted May 5, 2012 at 12:52pm

It's hard to keep up with all the Title IX news this spring.  Title IX's 40th anniversary is in June, and the media is ramping up its coverage of our favorite statute.  So far, most of what I've seen has a sports/athletics angle, much of it cele...more

Joanna Hayes: Happiness and Gratitude on her Road to an Olympic Comeback
by JHayes
posted May 4, 2012 at 12:18pm

So, I wrote this blog on Sunday evening after my race but I have decided to rewrite it because it was full me complaining and being frustrated...more

Akron Racer's Kelley Montalvo on MTV's "Made" on Saturday, May 5th
by anngaff
posted May 4, 2012 at 10:17am

Nashville, TN- National Pro Fastpitch has teamed up with MTV and the producers of “Made” for an episode that will air on May 5th. Kelley Montalvo of the Akron Racers was selected as the “Made” Coach and was given an opportunit...more

A Coach's Take on the Inefficiency Of Multitasking
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:13pm

source This post from the Harvard Business Review’s blog is spot on, you should read it.  In The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time, the author talks about multitasking and why it really doesn’t work. Consequences of multitasking I&rsqu...;more

Kara Patterson: Thoughts on the Drake Relays
by Kara Throws Javelin
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:10pm

I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa last Wednesday, and competed in my fourth Drake Relays on Friday. The results left me feeling like I want a whole lot more, but the overall experience was great! I slept in until 11:30am on Thursday morning, because my...more

Sports Illustrated's Title IX Anniversary Issue Released; 12 Women's Basketball Players On SI.com's Top 40 List
by Swish Appeal
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:08pm

For its May 7 issue, Sports Illustrated is honoring the 40th anniversary of Title IX with a number of articles online and in print. Their online spread is fairly extensive with some great columns about Title IX, how far it's come, and where women's spo...more

Firing of Transgender Student-Teacher Raises Title IX Concern
by Title IX Blog
posted May 3, 2012 at 7:05pm

A Wilmington (Ohio) College senior student-teaching at area Hillsboro High School was dismissed in January on his second day of placement.  Recently, however, the Wilmington News Journal raised questions about the role of discrimination in that decis...more

Why Triathletes Start Too Fast
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 2, 2012 at 1:54pm

Do you go out too fast at the start of the race? You end up burning energy causing you to tire more quickly later in the race. Discover what causes you to disregard your race plan strategy....more

Measuring LGBT Equality in Sports
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted May 2, 2012 at 1:51pm

Yesterday Campus Pride launched their Out To Play Project, an initiative focused on fostering LGBT equality in collegiate sports, with their first ever list of “The Best of the Best” college athletic programs that are “LGBT friendly.&rdq...;more

The NCAA basketball coaching hires that just won't stop
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 1, 2012 at 12:59pm

Georgetown assistant Keith Brown will be elevated to head coach.Former Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone is expected to be named St. Louis coach.Tasha McDowell joins Cincinnati as an assistant, coming from Western Michigan.Beth Cunningham returns to Notre Dame a...more

Tulsa Shock's Tiffany Jackson Sidelined For The Season By Pregnancy
by Swish Appeal
posted May 1, 2012 at 12:56pm

2012 training camp for the Tulsa Shock started on Sunday with a bang. A few noticeable players were missing, primarily due to overseas obligations. But one was absent for the more vague 'personal reasons', until that reason was brought forward on Monday...more

Track & Field Events to Watch (and listen to) Today
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 29, 2012 at 3:45pm

Today from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM is Coffee Talk with Coach Hadsell, the weekly college track oriented radio show at www.wxut.com. Today’s guests include: *Neely Spence, who recently signed on with the Hansons-Brooks group in suburban Detroit *Doug Bro...more

The Power Forward Charity Concert: The WNBA, Black Thought & Childhood Obesity
by Swish Appeal
posted April 29, 2012 at 12:15am

Image: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images The "Power Forward" concert, postponed due to the New York Rangers' playoff game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, is a charity concert that will bring the New York Liberty together New York and New Jersey business ...more

More and More College Hoops Coaching Shifts
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 28, 2012 at 11:53pm

St. John's associate head coach Joe Tartamella is now the head coach.Longtime Oral Roberts assistant Misti Cussen takes the reins as head coach.Two North Dakota State assistants have resigned.WNBA:The New York Liberty have hired Norm Ellenberger as assist...more

Plagued with Pain or Pollen? Food to the Rescue!
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted April 28, 2012 at 11:57am

Earlier this week I was on Let’s Talk Live sharing some tips on how to use foods to help combat seasonal allergies and reduce pain. Here are a few of the foods I recommend to help you feel better without reaching for the medicine cabinet:   ...more

Jolette Law Interviews For Tennessee's Vacant Assistant Position
by Swish Appeal
posted April 28, 2012 at 11:55am

According to a source familiar with the search, former Illinois head coach Jolette Law has interviewed for the other vacant assistant position at Tennessee. Law has been on campus interviewing today and yesterday and could potentially be the next assista...more

Kyra Elzy to Become New Assistant at Tennessee
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:19pm

Image: UKAthletics.com According to a source at Tennessee, Kyra Elzy has left her position as Associate Head Coach at Kentucky and will become an assistant at her alma mater.   This is a wonderful hire for Tennessee as Elzy is recognized in basket...more

The Heteronormativity of the Nike's Women's Marathon
by The Rabbit Hole
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:10pm

I was driving to work one morning when I heard on the radio an ad for the Nike Women's Marathon.  Not unusual since Nike and running go hand-in-hand.  What caught my attention about this particular ad was when the female voiceover said something...more

LA Sparks Announce Exhibitions With Olympic Hopefuls China, Japan
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:05pm

Two Asian women's basketball teams will be making appearances in the United States in the month of May, facing off against the United States National Team and touring around the WNBA Western Conference. The Chinese National Team will start their tour o...more

Tartamella named St. John's women's hoops coach
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:56pm

Image: Vinny Dusovic/St. John's Tartamella named St. John's women's hoops coach See thoughts on Tartamella here, from earlier today: Potential Candidates for the St. John's Head Coach Vacancy ...more

NCAA Provides Model Policy to Prevent Athlete-Coach Relationships
by Title IX Blog
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:53pm

The NCAA has come out with a very clear position on sexual relationships between coaches and student-athletes.  They are wrong.  They are a serious problem.  And they must be "unambiguously and effectively prohibit[ed] to ensure that sport ...more

Alzheimer's Association Honors Pat Summitt for Promoting 'Greater Understanding' of The Disease
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:51pm

Tennessee Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler Summitt, were honored on Tuesday at the National Alzheimer's Dinner. The Summitts received the Alzheimer's Association Sargent and Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award, "which r...more

Potential Candidates for the St. John's Head Coach Vacancy
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2012 at 6:49pm

With the stunning and unexpected move of Kim Barnes Arico filling the head coaching vacancy at the University of Michigan, St. John’s finds itself in the midst of looking for a new women’s basketball coach. Here is a list of potential Candida...more

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