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BYU Going Dancing from the WCC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:26pm

Who? The Cougars of Brigham Young University. What? It started with a pair of fifty-cent cougar cubs in 1924, then became Cosmo, short for cosmopolitan, and yes, I do find it amusing that a Mormon school's mascot shares its name with a cocktail. Where? ...more

2012 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Final: Tennessee Lady Vols Came Together To Win Pat Summitt's 16th Title
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:22pm

Nobody could ever doubt that the Tennessee Lady Vols had an abundance of individual talent this year, despite some bumps in the road during the season. But it looks like they're starting to come together as a team, as captured by Chris Pendley of SB Na...more

EmpowHer BodyMedia FITness Challenge: Week Five
by Run Girl Run
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:17pm

Guys I'm going through a computer crisis here. Yesterday my Mac crashed. Like completely and totally died while I was in the middle of doing work. No more working at Starbucks for a while Turns out the logic board crapped out. I never realized how unp...more

Shenneika Smith Saves the Day for the St. John's Storm in 68-61 Overtime Victory Over Louisville
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:07pm

Image: RedStormSports.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: Louisville forced overtime with an Antonita Slaughter 3, but the Red Storm outscored the Cardinals 12-5 in the overtime to claim a 68-61 win. Shenneika Smith led St. John's with 24 points and eight reboun...more

Maryland Joining the Big Dance with a Bid from the ACC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 7:03pm

Who? The Terrapins of Maryland. What? The diamondback terrapin is the state reptile of Maryland. Testudo's name comes from the Latin. Somehow. (With all the debate about team names, I assume Maryland has a very good debate team...) Where? College Par...more

Stories from my last races of cross season
by Christine
posted March 6, 2012 at 6:54pm

Since last i posted in January, i have raced a couple of World Cups where i finished 26th and 34th (Liévin, FR and Hoogerheide, NL respectively) and a handful of other races mainly with results in the teens.BUT more interestingly, here are links to...more

Julie Foudy Leadership Academy's "Choose to Matter" Contest Winners Announced!
by JulieFoudy
posted March 6, 2012 at 2:19pm

I feel like the proud mother of 70 babies. Well, ok, 70 leadership service projects.  I truly felt that same sense of pride while reading about these awesome projects from the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy’s (JFSLA) students and the gir...more

Bracketology: the Women's Frozen Four
by The First Line
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:42am

People.  I think we can all agree that if the field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament goes up every year, to the extent that one day every Division I team in the country will get a berth, the women’s hockey tournament might be allo...more

Tiffany Weimer: Anozer New Country
by Tiffany Weimer
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:34am

I think it’s time I start writing some more. So here’s an introduction. I just finished my first week in Denmark. Hjorring to be exact. With the line through the “o” and all. It has been somewhat uneventful in terms of physical a...more

2012 NCAA Women's Tournament Selection Conundrums: The Case For Oklahoma State
by Swish Appeal
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:33am

I'm not going to say that my team deserves anything for going through adversity. It should be based on body of work and Oklahoma State head coach Jim Littell succinctly said as much after Saturday's final regular season game. "We know we've got to go ...more

30 years later, it might be Kim Mulkey again
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:31am

Baylor has been ranked #1 all year long and are undefeated. If they win the National Championship next month, it would be 30 years since their coach, Kim Mulkey, helped Louisiana Tech win the very first NCAA women's title.Mulkey recently answered some que...more

OCR Rejects 900 Complaints About California High Schools
by Title IX Blog
posted March 6, 2012 at 1:31am

Last fall we blogged about the large number simultaneous complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Rights about Title IX violations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho high schools. In those cases, anonymous complainants used public ...more

Teaching Our Players How To Handle Conflict
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted March 6, 2012 at 1:14am

source Our first inclination when we’re around someone we don’t get along well with is to run away.  We avoid them, we discretely leave the room as soon as they enter it, we just stay away.  And that works most times…except o...more

The University of Alberta Cuts Women's Field Hockey Without Warning
by Women in Sport International
posted March 5, 2012 at 11:17am

Tweet Jana G. Purden of the Edmonton Journal reports that the University of Alberta has cut its women's field hockey program. The decision was made without warning to team coaches or players. The University of Alberta coach Stefanie Sloboda commented ...more

Youth Runner Magazine: Brief Chat with Heather Kampf
by stephaniemp
posted March 5, 2012 at 9:24am

I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak with Team USA athlete, Heather Kampf. She is an outstanding and inspiring racer. Her 600m Big Ten Championship race in 2008 was captured in "The Race." In the race, Kampf trips, appears to be stepped on, ...more

Led by Strong Performance from Regina Rogers, Washington Huskies Defeat the UCLA Bruins 67-59
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 4, 2012 at 6:12pm

Image: GoHuskies.com HUSKIES WIN: Washington won 67-59 behind 22 points and 11 boards from Regina Rogers. Kevin McGuff credited all of the seniors of the victory, Mo-Will grabbing eight boards in the second half, Argens adding 11 and Barlow collecting fi...more

Mountain bikes for those with disabilities
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:53pm

Tara Llanes and her new wheels. Photo from CBC. It is not often that I get to write about something that actually brings a smile to my face on this blog so I relish those opportunities when they arise.  Yesterday morning, while watching the news I...more

A little playground help: Why can’t girls and boys play together?
by Fair Game News
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:42pm

By Katie Culver Have you been to recess lately? It just so happens that I have. Recently, I volunteered for recess duty at my son’s school. (He’s in first grade.) There is plenty to say about recess – including that at many schools th...more

Softball field issues in Butte, Montana
by Title IX Blog
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:25pm

In an attempt to remedy an "inadequate" softball field used the by high school girls' softball team in Butte, Montana, two of the team's former assistant coaches. This story caught my attention because it was confusing and curious in multiple ways. First...more

Cal State Northridge's Ashlee Guay, the true contender
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:15pm

Image: GoMatadors.com Cal State Northridge Coach Jason Flowers commented at the beginning of the season that he and his staff didn't know how good freshman guard Ashlee Guay was until the first practice. "Sometimes when you recruit," he said, "you get ...more

Pictures from Tennessee vs. South Carolina SEC semifinal
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:07pm

Jump ball to begin the game.Alicia Manning dishes.A ball in a sea of orange.Glory Johnson puts one up.Ariel Massengale on defense.LSU Coach Nikki Caldwell scouts the game winner.Glory Johnson prepares to catch the pass.Shekinna Stricklen shoots a free thr...more

FIFA approve hijab and goal-line technology
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 4, 2012 at 8:30am

Goal-line technology was approved in principle by the soccer's lawmakers on Saturday and could be used for the first time at FIFA's Club World Cup finals in Japan at the end of the year. The eight-man International Football Association Board said that the...more

FIFA to vote on lifting hijab ban, Prince Ali says scarf poses no danger
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 4, 2012 at 8:21am

By Mary ORMSBYAustralian-Egyptian soccer player Assmaah Helal wears a Muslim head cover, or hijab, during a training session in Sydney. Elite footballer Assmaah Helal is a fanatic for the world game, but a controversial FIFA ban on Muslim women playing in...more

There is a reason why I do this sport.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted March 4, 2012 at 8:05am

There is a reason why I do this sport.  There are moments and days that I question that, yet then there is that moment of clarity.  I am reunited with teammates, with friends, with passion. Today was a beginning at the Merco Cycling Classic.&nb...;more

Pictures from yesterday's Tennessee-Vanderbilt matchup
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 4, 2012 at 8:01am

Game ball jumpMeighan Simmons elevatesLady Vol Coach Pat Summitt presents Chamique Holdsclaw with the award naming her an SEC Great at halftime- photos by Kim Hersh ...more

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