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Chamique Holdsclaw's open letter to Pat Summitt
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:50pm

The picture on this link is priceless, too:Dear Coach Summitt,I'm sitting here exhausted in my hotel room in Nashville, Tenn., after a whirlwind day of book signings and speaking engagements. Just when I thought things couldn't get much busier and I didn'...more

Reactions To Pat Summitt Announcement: From SB Nation To The U.S. Senate Floor
by Swish Appeal
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:42pm

Pat Summitt's announcement that she is stepping down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols might have been expected, but definitely made an impact in the sports world and beyond. Chris Pendley of SB Nation's Rocky Top Talk writes that Pat Summitt i...more

Effective Strategies for Weight Loss
by Performance Nutrition
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:37pm

Last Friday I spoke at the NSCA’s Personal Trainers meeting in Las, Vegas. They put on one heck of a meeting and I love meeting NSCA members and learning from them as well as the speakers. And one thing I really liked about this meeting was the fact...more

Push-ups for Punishment in Youth Sport = Bad Idea
by One Sport Voice
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:30pm

At an American Development Model USA Hockey Symposium I recently attended, Bob Mancini (ADM Regional Manager) said: “Push-ups for missing the net is the worst thing we’ve ever done for hockey” I have written previously on why punishmen...more

Legendary Coach Pat Summit Steps Down
by Pretty Tough
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:11pm

 Doug Bec/Getty Images Although not surprising, the announcement that legendary Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt resigned marks the end of an era. Summit, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year, will no longer pace th...more

Pat Summitt, the legend
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:52am

Pat Summitt's retirement today was expected, but no less sad. Amazing:Summitt never had a losing record and never had a scandal. Every Lady Vol who completed her eligibility at Tennessee also graduated, and 74 of Summitt’s former players, assistants...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

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

Pat Summitt Steps Down As Head Coach, Holly Warlick Taking Over For Tennessee Lady Vols
by Swish Appeal
posted April 19, 2012 at 11:24am

After 1,098 career victories, Pat Summitt has stepped down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols. Summitt, who began her career at the helm of the Lady Vols program in 1974 turns over the reigns to her long-time assistant Holly Warlick. A former Ten...more

Searching For Meaning Behind Our Work
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 18, 2012 at 3:35pm

source Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.– Why Great Leaders Inspire Others I believe in coaches and I believe in coaching.  I believ...more

Sports Injuries Happen – Tips for Sports Parents
by Sports Girls Play
posted April 18, 2012 at 3:34pm

If you have kids who play sports, here is a word of advice I have for you – never leave the house without your insurance card! All joking aside, whether you have kids playing sports or not, you really to be prepared for a trip to the Emergency Room ...more

Pat Summitt Steps Aside as Head Coach
by SLAM Online -W
posted April 18, 2012 at 3:32pm

Legendary Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt will no longer be roaming the sidelines down in Knoxville. Summitt, who was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year, will still be involved with the team as “head coach emeritus.” Lo...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

It Gets Better? Not For Women Coaches.
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:35am

Here is an excellent article that explores the state of women in coaching and discusses the disturbing statistics that tell us the number of women coaching women’s teams has declined even as the numbers of women athletes participating in college spo...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

Tiffany Weimer: Lost in the Danish Nation Translation
by Tiffany Weimer
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:05am

April 17 – means awesome Spring weather, beautiful grass fields and … not in Denmark. We are still wearing pants, glove and hats at training. The surface is muddy and hard. And well, yeah, I’m jealous of people at home in CONNECTICUT&h...;more

U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams Unveil New Kits
by Pretty Tough
posted April 17, 2012 at 10:28am

U.S. Soccer and Nike unveiled the new home jersey for both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams. The U.S. Men and Women will debut the latest Nike jersey when they play their next domestic matches in late May. For the first time, Nike ha...more

How To Max Out an Athlete’s Potential
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted April 16, 2012 at 6:40pm

source One of the things I loved about my collegiate athletics experience is that I don’t think I could’ve gotten any better.  I squeezed all the juice out of the lemon.  There was no meat left on the bone.  I licked the plate ...more

You want equality in women's tennis? Give them the last match!
by The Rabbit Hole
posted April 16, 2012 at 11:03am

Kim Clijsters & Novak Djokovic. Photo from the Bleacher Report. Women's tennis is supposedly the world's premier professional sport for women, and in a lot of ways it is.  The women get to play on the same courts, in the same stadiums, with th...more

InvictaFC Offers to Fight Bonuses – How You Can Help
by Wombat Sports
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:53am

With less than two weeks until InvictaFC 1, the promotion has announced that the fighters will be getting some extra for their efforts. Fight, submission, and KO of the night bonuses will be awarded at the event. Also, to help promote the card, Invicta...more

13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am

Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more

One writer says Kim Mulkey "dropped the ball"
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 15, 2012 at 6:11pm

The comments on my previous entry on the Baylor recruiting scandal are running 3-1 against Coach Kim Mulkey. Today longtime Washington Post writer Sally Jenkins added her two cents, and she's on the side of the three: she says Mulkey dropped the ball on p...more

Jessica Mendoza finds hope in Rwanda
by Jessica Mendoza's Blog
posted April 15, 2012 at 6:09pm

Jessica Mendoza finds hope in Rwanda Apr 13 5:36 PM ET | By Jess Mendoza   ESPN softball analyst Jessica Mendoza recently traveled to Rwanda as part of the Girl Effect, a project created by the Nike Foundation, NoVo Foundation, United Nations Foun...more

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