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Dance Card: Notre Dame, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:44am

Who? The Irish of Notre Dame. What? There are many stories explaining the name. There are fewer explaining the leprechaun. Where? South Bend, Indiana. It sounds like springtime. When? March 18th, in Notre Dame, Indiana. How? They were an at-large se...more

Dance Card: Georgetown, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:42am

Who? The Hoyas of Georgetown. What? Literally. Hoya is a transliteration of the Green for "what" or "such" or maybe "great". It's unlikely you'll hear the "Hoya Saxa!" chant, but it means "what rocks". Jack is a hard-working guy in a suit, or a surpri...more

Dance Card: St. John's, Big East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:40am

Who? The Red Storm of St. John's. What? The teams started out as Redmen, but when that was interpreted a bit too racially insensitively, it was switched to Red Storm. Mascot Johnny Thunderbird is a callback to that interpretation. They're also called J...more

Dance Card: Duke, ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 14, 2012 at 2:34am

Who? The Blue Devils of Duke. What? They're named for hardcore French soldiers. Where? Durham, North Carolina, one of the vertices of the Research Triangle. When? March 18th, in Nashville, Tennessee. How? They were an at-large selection. Partner: Sam...more

LSU football trying out a female kicker
by After Atalanta
posted March 13, 2012 at 11:17am

Several men in my life* have sent me word of a former female soccer player at LSU who is trying out to be a kicker on the football team.Obviously this is not soooo out of the ordinary. Many people know of the story of Katie Hnida, who actually entered col...more

NCAA Hockey Frozen Four: After A Wild Weekend, On To The Semis
by The First Line
posted March 13, 2012 at 11:05am

BC versus Wisconsin- The major upside to the Frozen Four’s being played in Duluth is that we won’t have to listen to the BC announcer, as he gets more nervous, use the phrase “nothing doing” with increasing frequency until it&rsquo...;more

Intriguing First Round College Hoops Tourney Matchups
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:40am

BRACKET.I'm not one to bemoan the exclusion of various teams, nor wonder why so-and-so wasn't selected. I like to look at intriguing match ups.Kingston Regional#5 LSU vs. #12 San Diego StateIt should be a fast-paced game, featuring two teams who like to r...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Kingston Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:36am

The Kingston Region's No. 1 seed, Connecticut, will have short treks throughout the duration of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament. The Huskies start on the Connecticut coastline in Brindgeport for the first two rounds, and if they advance will h...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Raleigh Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:34am

Both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Raleigh Region will have home-court advantage in the first two rounds of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament. Both Notre Dame and Maryland will be joined with No. 3 seed and defending-champion Texas A&M ha...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Fresno Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:29am

Stanford takes the top spot in the region destined to fall in the Cardinal's home state. But to get back to the West Coast, the Fresno Region No. 1 seed will have to travel to Norfolk, Virginia. Other first- and second-round games will be in West Lafayett...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Des Moines Region Bracket
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:26am

The top-rated Baylor Bears headline the Des Moines Region with first- and second-round games taking place in Bowling Green, Chapel Hill, Little Rock and Chicago. No. 3 seed Delaware poses quite a test for host team Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round....more

WNIT bracket is released
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:21am

BRACKET.First-round action starts Thursday, with the championship March 31.Five Pac-12 teams are going, including Oregon State, Colorado, Washington, Arizona State and Utah.The CSUN Matadors are in, as is the Tulane Green Wave. So is Central Arkansas, Har...more

Is it June yet... Can’t wait for the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships!
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:15am

I got so geeked by this past weekend’s NCAA Indoor Championships that I just bought tickets for the outdoor championships in June. I’m going with one of my best friends, my old high school coach, and another buddy. I’ll turn in my grad...more

How Managing Food Allergies Helps Drew Brees Perform Better & Recover Quickly
by Performance Nutrition
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:11am

If you could make one change to your diet that made you feel a thousand times better every day what would it be? For those suffering from food allergies, the answer lies in cutting those foods out of their diet. Symptoms of food allergies range from life...more

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament Moving To Seattle's KeyArena In Partnership With Force 10 Hoops
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2012 at 1:08am

As many fans have clamored for given poor attendance in Los Angeles, the Pac-12 conference announced today that the conference's women's basketball tournament will relocate from Staples Center to KeyArena beginning in 2013. The deal has the potential to...more

How To Stay Motivated
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 13, 2012 at 12:50am

source When I first started coaching, I would go and chat with one of the veteran coaches in the office…just to soak up whatever knowledge he was willing to share with me.  He’d been coaching for over thirty years and I was in year two....more

Athletes Giving Back!
by BAWSI Drea
posted March 12, 2012 at 11:58pm

Santa Clara University Cross Country athletes give back to their community by teaching adaptive sports to children with disabilities....more

A Rockin’ Sister Act: Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike
by Pretty Tough
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:39am

Image: Kyle Terada/US Presswire As March Madness ramps up, it’s time to look at some of the stars of the women’s game.  When it comes to sister acts, they don’t come any more impressive than Nnemkadi (Nneka) and Chiney ...more

Dance Card: Creighton, Missouri Valley
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:30am

Who? The Bluejays of Creighton. What? Derived from the school colors, Billy and his team are the only Bluejays in Division I. Where? Omaha, Nebraska, home of the College World Series. (Baseball is serious business at Creighton.) When? March 11th, at t...more

Dance Card: Green Bay, Horizon
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:29am

Who? The Phoenix of Wisconsin-Green Bay. What? I don't know if it's better than Fighting Tomatoes, especially given that they're Green Bay. Wouldn't you want to root for the Killer Green Tomatoes? Phlash was the first D-I phoenix. Where? Green Bay, Wi...more

Dance Card: Liberty, Big South
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:28am

Who? The Lady Flames of Liberty. What? Flames tend to be my reaction when dealing with Liberty, so I can't argue with the suitability of the name. Someday I want to see their Sparky take on Arizona State's Sparky. Where? Lynchburg, Virginia, which was ...more

Dance Card: Sacred Heart, Northeast
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:27am

Who? The Pioneers of Sacred Heart. What? A very good question that Sacred Heart does not seem willing to answer. Big Red came around in 2007. Where? Fairfield, Connecticut, home to GE. When? March 11th, at the Pitt on the campus of Sacred Heart Univer...more

Dance Card: Delaware, Colonial
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:27am

Who? The Fighting Blue Hens of Delaware. Yes, even the men. I have the mental image of a guy from Delaware and a woman from South Carolina sharing a drink in poultry confusion solidarity. What? Named for the state bird. (We'll ignore the cockfighting ...more

Dance Card: UTEP, Conference USA
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:25am

Who? The Miners of the University of Texas at El Paso. UTEP for short. Texas Western if you just time warped in from Glory Road. What? UTEP was founded as a mining school, and the name reflects that tradition. Paydirt Pete gave up smoking about twelve...more

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