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Dance Card: Idaho State, Big Sky
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:24am
Who? The Bengals of Idaho State.
What? Oh, please let Idaho State end up in the same pod as Princeton- the Princeton Tiger begat the Idaho State Bengal. Benny is not the most original name, though.
Where? Pocatello, Idaho, where it was once illegal not...more
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Dance Card: Albany, America East
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:24am
Who? The Great Danes of Albany- even more precisely and more persnickety, the State University of New York at Albany.
What? Scooby-Doo was not an inspiration for choosing the name Great Danes. Their mascot is Damien, which... is actually a little scary....more
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Dance Card: Fresno State, Western Athletic
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:19am
Who? The Bulldogs of Fresno State.
What? Oh, this is just adorable. And this is cool too.
Where? Fresno, California, home of the first modern landfill.
When? March 10th, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Why? They won the Western Athletic Con...more
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Weekly Track & Field College Awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:16am
Thanks to Race Ready, this week’s sponsor of The Relay Network.
The NCAA Indoor Championships were a thrilling wild time this weekend. Just one athlete of the week award won’t cut it. I’m giving out four, in no particular order. Who ...more
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Dance Card: Prairie View, Southwestern
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:12am
Who? The Lady Panthers of Prairie View A&M.
What? It appears to look something like this, but assiduous Googling has produced nothing.
Where? Prairie View, Texas, in southeastern Texas.
When? March 10th, in Garland, Texas.
Why? They won the Southw...more
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Dance Card: Navy, Patriot
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:10am
Who? The Midshipmen of Navy.
What? Well, at least that's what they're going to be when they're done. Bill the Goat harks back to an earlier era of naval history.
Where? Annapolis, Maryland, the capital of Maryland.
When? March 10th, on the campus of t...more
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Dance Card: UC-Santa Barbara, Big West
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:08am
Who? The Gauchos of UC-Santa Barbara.
What? Like most UC teams, their colors are blue and gold. And Gauchos is a little more inspired than Cowboys. (Sorry, Jessica.) Olé is one of the snarkiest mascots in the business. Also, I have always love...more
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Dance Card: San Diego State, Mountain West
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 4:06am
Who? The Aztecs of San Diego State.
What? Yeah, I know, I know. It's not my fault the school wanted something "more representative of a southwest image". Ladies and gentlemen, the Aztec Warrior.
Where? San Diego, California, America's Finest City.
Wh...more
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Dance Card: Hampton, Mid-Eastern
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 3:39am
Who? The Pirates of Hampton.
What? A very good question to which Googling provides no answer.
Where? Hampton, Virginia, part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
When? March 10th, at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; it's where the Wak...more
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Dance Card: Stanford, Pac-12
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 3:14am
Who? The Cardinal of Stanford.
What? It's a color. It's not a bird, a religious figure, or even a kind of direction. And the Tree is not a mascot, but a member of The One, The Only, The Incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.
Whe...more
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Dance Card: Eastern Michigan, Mid-American
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2012 at 2:31am
Who? The Eagles of Eastern Michigan.
What? They've only been the Eagles since 1991; before that, they were the Hurons. They're represented by Swoop.
Where? Ypsilanti, Michigan, named for a Greek war hero, and yes, your half-Greek intrepid blogger can s...more
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CrossFit: A total institution?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 12, 2012 at 2:28am
"Our speciality is not specializing."
Photo from Fit-Zaang.
Exercise, at its roots, was created as a form of discipline. To discipline the human body, to protect and defend one's nation. Disciplined to be a productive citizen. Disciplined in order...more
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Sexual Harassment Roundup
by Title IX Blog
posted March 12, 2012 at 12:30am
Here are summaries of three recent decisions in Title IX sexual harassment cases from around the country. As reported here, a federal judge will let the mother of a bullied middle school student continue to pursue her lawsuit against the Cypress-Fairbanks...more
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Get Your A-Game On!
by Loren Fogelman
posted March 11, 2012 at 12:31pm
Where does your focus stray when competing? You can be completely focused, totally distracted or somewhere in-between. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like you have a choice, when your head is swimming with all the “what-ifs” and last minute d...more
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Title IX: OCR still keeping an eye on Darien High School
by Title IX Blog
posted March 10, 2012 at 4:03am
A quick search of this blog for Darien High School will reveal the many issues the Darien School District has had complying with Title IX in both the areas of equal opportunity and equal treatment (facilities, practice times, etc.). Three complaints in th...more
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UConn Secures Big East Tourney Bid
by Swish Appeal
posted March 10, 2012 at 3:46am
Who? The Huskies of Connecticut. Seriously, stop calling them the Lady Huskies; that's not how UConn rolls. If you can't tell them from the men, please join our esteemed officials at the LensCrafters.
What? Unlike many of his counterparts across the NC...more
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More college hoops coaching changes
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:58pm
Louisiana-Lafayette Coach Errol Rogers has resigned.Hawaii Coach Diana Takahara-Dias' contract won't be renewed.Jennifer Graf has resigned as coach at Northwestern State.NCAA news:Southland Conference awards:First Team Megan Herbert, Central ArkansasBritn...more
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Princeton Earns Bid from the Ivy League
by Swish Appeal
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:57pm
Who? The Tigers of Princeton.
What? A cursory glance shows no specific reason why, but tigers have been associated with Princeton since at least 1911.
Where? The picturesque town of Princeton, New Jersey.
When? As of the conclusion of the Ivy League se...more
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Complaints Filed Against Five Wisconsin Districts
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 6:47pm
Five school districts in Wisconsin are the subject of recent complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, alleging violations of Title IX in the number of athletic opportunities for girls. The complaints, which target high...more
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