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National Girls and Women in Sports Day #NGWSD
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:40am

It is National Girls and Women in Sports Day.  Who would have thought? Why are sports so important for women? Sports build confidence, character, and responsibility.  Sports demonstrate to a young girl that she is strong, capable, and worthy. ...more

USC To Retire Basketball Jerseys of Pam & Paula McGee
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 2, 2012 at 1:38am

Women of Troy Retiring McGee Sisters' JerseysPam and Paula McGee were All-Americans and national champs at USCLong before Briana and Stefanie Gilbreath combined forces at USC, there was another shining sister act starring for the Women of Troy. USC grea...more

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day #NGWSD
by Pretty Tough
posted February 1, 2012 at 8:55pm

It is the first Wednesday in February which means it’s the day of the year to honor the athletic successes of women and girls in your community. The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) is celebrating the 26th National Girls an...more

Vote Now to Help Julie Foudy Send a Deserving Girl to the Olympics #NGWSD
by Pretty Tough
posted February 1, 2012 at 1:20pm

I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they help define who we are: Sports give you confidence. Sports give you strength. Sports give you a voice (hence, the nickname Loudy Foudy). :) Sports teach t...more

Title IX Inspiration & Invitation
by One Sport Voice
posted February 1, 2012 at 1:17pm

Happy National Girls & Women in Sport Day! This year is the 40th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, landmark federal legislation which dramatically increased sport participation opportunities for females in educational contexts. We have many re...more

Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy Choose to Matter contest - vote to send the winner to the Olympics! #NGWSD
by JulieFoudy
posted February 1, 2012 at 10:43am

I love playing sports for a long list of reasons, but I especially love sports because they help define who we are: Sports give you confidence. Sports give you strength. Sports give you a voice (hence, the nickname Loudy Foudy). :) Sports teach teamwo...more

Recess to Remember #NGWSD
by Running Rebecca
posted February 1, 2012 at 2:14am

I guess you could say that Pompositticut Elementary School was where my interest in running all began. Recess and gym class to be exact. We didn’t do laps or interval work or any specific training to one day be a professional distance runner, just c...more

New Year, New Career: 12 Tips to Land a New Job in 2012
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:31pm

Author:  Ellyn Enisman Focus on your career in the New Year! Guest blogger and career coach Ellyn Enisman (pictured right) shares 12 tips to be the candidate that stands out and gets the jo...more

Evergreen School District in Washington Resolves Title IX Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:27pm

Evergreen School District in Washington State has reportedly entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Under the agreement, OCR agrees to suspend its investigation that was triggered this su...more

What Does It Take To Be A Professional Athlete?
by Pretty Tough
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:26pm

As a kid I dreamt of being a professional ski racer. Traveling the world, racing in the Alps and only having to worry about skiing seemed pretty ideal to me. My sister, Julia, has succeeded at being a professional skier and now every day she races ...more

PVH & The V Foundation Create Neckwear Collection Inspired By Sports Figures
by A Glam Slam
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:21pm

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., one of the world’s largest apparel companies, has teamed up with The V Foundation to create a special collection of men’s neck ties inspired by prominent sports figures. Each piece in The V Foundation Neckwear C...more

Best of the West: Stanford Once Again Atop West Coast Power Rankings
by Left Coast Hoops
posted January 30, 2012 at 10:24pm

1. Stanford (18-1, 9-0). A to-the-limit overtime win over Cal sling-shots the Cardinal into the second half of the Pac-12 schedule. Chiney Ogwumike could end up as the conference player of the week for the third week in a row, a reward for her surging p...more

Team Sports and Team Parents
by CPS8910
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:40pm

Have you ever noticed that when team sports need parents to help with team things like fundraising, working in a concession stand, it is always the same parents?  How do some people have the volunteer spirit alive in their hearts, and other turn th...more

Cal's Brittany Boyd Put On An Unquantifiably Masterful Performance Against The Stanford Cardinal
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:38pm

California Golden Bears point guard Brittany Boyd stepped onto the court at Maples Pavilion at Stanford University for the first time on Saturday with a confidence and poise that would make a number of more seasoned point guards jealous. The freshman u...more

Brittany Chambers: Kansas State's Key Cog
by Swish Appeal
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:37pm

Last season, Brittany Chambers emerged as a rising star for the Kansas State Wildcats. She led the team in scoring, putting up 514 points. She led the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game with 2.8 as she finished with 88 long-range swishes (of 238 attempt...more

Goals: Hard Work, Faith, And Patience Required
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 30, 2012 at 7:32pm

source As I was putting my different review posts together, I realized that I haven’t written about goal setting all that much.  I think part of the reason is because goals are in that weird zone between tangible and intangible.  They&rsq...;more

Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
by Pretty Tough
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:43pm

Women Talk Sports and Pretty Tough are pleased to support the new documentary film Ready to Fly directed by William A. Kerig. A stand-up-and-cheer, feel-good movie, Ready to Fly follows World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her women’s ski jump...more

Official: 2012 Women’s Professional Soccer Season Put On Ice
by All White Kit
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:38pm

  By now you’ve likely heard the news. The official statement from WPS:   SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 30, 2012) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend t...more

DePaul's Balanced Attack Too Much For Seton Hall, 71-59
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:35pm

Image: DePaulBlueDemons.com South Orange, NJ- In a game much closer than the final score indicates, DePaul defeated Seton Hall 71-59 at Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday. DePaul improved to 4-4 in conference as the winless Hall dropped to 0-8. Resilience was t...more

Three 'plus' questions with DePaul's Anna Martin
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:25pm

Image: DePaulBlueDemons.com South Orange, NJ – Following DePaul’s 71-59 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, caught up with Anna Martin of DePaul. A junior guard, Martin scored 18 points and added 4 steals in the victory. The three questions,...more

Power, Penn State and Joe Paterno’s Legacy
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:20pm

This week Joe Paterno, the former Penn State iconic football coach, was laid to rest. In his 46 years as the Nittany Lions coach, he accomplished athletic goals most coaches can only dream of: National championships, the winningest record in college footb...more

Top Men’s College Track & Field Marks Of The Weekend
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:19pm

This was the first real big weekend of the college season, and there were a lot of big meets. To sum everything up, I’ve compiled the top eight marks of the weekend in each of the standard events. Data is from TFRRS.org. # = adjusted mark from fl...more

Free Throws Made The Difference In Stanford's Overtime Win Against Cal
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:16pm

Image: Ben Margot/AP Free throws made the difference in Stanford's Overtime Win Against Cal Stanford Cardinal fans at Maples Pavilion expressed displeasure with the officials throughout yesterday afternoon's 74-71 win (boxscore) over Cal, rightfull...more

Exciting Finish to Stanford-Cal Much Hyped Matchup
by Swish Appeal
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:13pm

Image: Ben Margot/AP Finally, a well-hyped game that lived up to its promise! C and R are, of course, talking about the Stanford-Cal women’s basketball game. It featured freshmen vs. freshmen, a career high scoring and rebounding night for one pl...more

Friday Night Juco Hoops Action: Saddleback College 69, Santa Ana College 57
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:05pm

Friday night's game involved two teams that play in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC). The OEC has seven teams - six from Orange County and one from Riverside. Coming in, Santa Ana had an overall record of 5-15, and a 0-6 in conference. Saddleback was 15...more

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