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Can A Visit to the Chiropractor Benefit Athletes?
by CPS8910
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:31am

Can Chiropractic Benefit Athletes? Recently, we spoke to Dr. Vincent Loparco who is a Chiropractor and who has treated many athletes over the years.  He gives us some  facts to think about regarding chiropractic care. Dr. Loparco states that...more

Athletes and Eating, Start the New Year Off Right
by CPS8910
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:29am

How many of you really look at the labels of the food your are eating?  It isn’t enough to just eyeball the package!  Here is a simple tool to help you know WHAT to look for on the food labels.  We all need to fuel up, learn what a...more

Washington basketball signee Katie Collier still battling leukemia, but back on the court
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:27am

King 5 reporter Chris Egan caught up with Seattle Christian senior Katie Collier, who is battling acute promyelocytic leukemia. She recently returned to playing, although it's sporadic and she's remains in treatment. Collier, a 6-foot-3 forward, signed i...more

Former Boxing Champ Kim Messer Named IFBA Director
by Wombat Sports
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:16am

Via Press Release The International Female Boxing Association is thrilled to officially name Kim Messer as Director of Boxing Operations. The former IFBA champion will deal with business development, boxer relations and international representation. As ...more

Girls Skate It Up Contest In San Jose
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:13am

San Jose GRO Crew has been hard at work getting together a new contest for the ladies of skate! If you are anywhere even remotely close, get there, or fly! Here’s to a great day in San Jose! ...more

Softball Tips - Upping Your Focus Level Pays Off
by Softball Performance Blog
posted January 12, 2012 at 1:11pm

  Tonight I was working with one of my top hitting students, a girl named Amy who always draws oohs and ahhs when people watch her swing the bat. She's a very good hitter, better than she herself realizes, I think, and really turned some heads as a ...more

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition
by Pretty Tough
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:49pm

Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke crashed while training on the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah, and is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition a day after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. In a statement released by University...more

Youth Olympic Games a 'dream come true' for U.S. ski jumper Emilee Anderson
by anngaff
posted January 12, 2012 at 11:12am

via release INNSBRUCK, AUT. — Emilee Anderson has perfect timing. Or maybe it’s simply fate that this 16-year-old from the heart of ski jumping country in the U.S. will make history when she competes Saturday in a sport that has been closed ...more

Fastpitch TV 188 - Interview with Tairia Flowers
by Softball Performance Blog
posted January 12, 2012 at 1:23am

In this episode of Fastpitch.TV, Gary Leland shares an interview with former Olympian Tairia Flowers.  In this video Tairia talks about: when she first started playing softball being a catcher the importance of her teammates her high school softb...more

Freshmen making a splash in college hoops
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 12, 2012 at 1:17am

You can see it in teams across the country, whether they're bigger schools or mid-majors: this year's freshmen class is making waves. ESPNW agrees. Their top five are:Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis of ConnecticutElizabeth Williams of DukeAriel Massengale of Tenne...more

Hartley, UConn too much on both ends for Providence
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 12, 2012 at 1:14am

Image: Bob Child/AP You had to figure that in the aftermath of a rare Connecticut loss to Notre Dame this past Saturday, somebody on the Huskies’ schedule was going to pay and last night at the XL Center it was Providence. After a slow start that ...more

6 Reasons I Love Coaching Sports
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:56am

source I’m often amazed at how much I can write about coaching and never talk about a drill or an offensive scheme or a defensive strategy…there’s just so much to our wonderful profession.  To the point, there’s leadership a...more

Duke Sophomore Guard Chloe Wells to miss remainder of the 2011-12 season
by Swish Appeal
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:55am

Image: Duke Photography Duke Sophomore Guard Chloe Wells to miss remainder of the 2011-12 season Duke sophomore guard Chloe Wells will not be enrolled for the 2012 spring semester and will miss the remainder of the season. Wells has violated a u...more

Guard Erika Johnson leaves California
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:33am

UPDATE: G Erika Johnson enrolled at North Carolina this week. ******************** Former Holly Names High star Erika Johnson didn't return to California after the brief holiday break. Instead the guard opted to transfer, beginning the recruiting proces...more

Pac-12 Power Rankings: Stanford still the team to beat
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:28am

A once-promising season for Washington stumbled across an obstacle this week. F Marjorie Heard suffered a torn left ACL during practice on Monday. Heard's minutes were previously part of debate as fans questioned why she wasn't playing much after a stron...more

Upsets Continue as #14 Texas Tech and #10 Texas A&M; Fall in Big 12 Action
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:22am

Image: Sue Ogrocki/AP Two NCAA upsets tonight:Oklahoma handed #14 Texas Tech their first loss.Texas upset #10 Texas A&M;.Full scoreboard.After tonight's Baylor-Oklahoma State game, players from both teams prayed together. This is a beautiful pictur...more

Feature on Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier: Ariana Hilborn
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:38pm

In June 2008, Ariana Hilborn completed her very first marathon (Grandma's) in a respectable time of 4:36. This Saturday she hopes to complete her eleventh (11th) 26.2 mile race as one of the best female marathoners in American.A member of the Brooks ...more

Ski Like a Girl
by RunLikeAGirl
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:23pm

The new girls ski program at Vail thanks to Lindsey Vonn...more

And now college athletics ‘reform’ season begins
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:22pm

Alabama had barely hoisted the BCS national championship trophy late Monday night when the long-winded explications of the entire college athletic landscape were being churned out. Actually, those missives have been continuing for a good long while. But ...more

Joanna Zeiger: Tapering Sucks
by Fast at Forty
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:19pm

 Tapering is a necessary evil. In order to race fast, one must shed the heavy training load and freshen up. I realize this conceptually. In actuality, I detest tapering. Taper. The very word is fraught with so much emotion. It means that a key race i...more

Lolo Jones covers Outside magazine in a unique fashion
by A Glam Slam
posted January 11, 2012 at 2:16pm

It will be a year of redemption for Lolo Jones, after a devastating fall in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the Beijing Games in 2008. In the time since, she’s been working towards a gold medal finish at the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games in Lo...more

Brianna Glenn on Forms of Torture
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 11, 2012 at 2:15pm

Yesterday I was proud of myself for doing something I hardly ever do. I quit. A workout, that is. I just stopped midway through, walked back to my bag and took off my spikes, then marched myself right into the training room. You would think this would...more

Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year: Jordan Burgess
by anngaff
posted January 11, 2012 at 12:54pm

World Champion and Pro Beach Volleyball Player April Ross Surprises Standout with Elite Honor  Tampa, Fla. (Jan 10, 2011) via release – In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in colla...more

Jablonski v. Privette: Gender Equity Fails Again
by One Sport Voice
posted January 11, 2012 at 12:27pm

In my last blog, following severe injuries of two MN high school hockey players, I argued checking should be banned at all levels and for all hockey players. Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Rachel Blount wrote a piece title “Despite tragedies, ho...more

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