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Venus & Serena Williams Switch to Raw Diet in 2012
by Pretty Tough
posted January 5, 2012 at 8:03am

As part of a New Year’s resolution, celebrity athlete Venus Williams is switching to a raw food diet to help improve her health. Her sister Serena has shown her support by joining Venus in the diet. After dropping out of the U.S. Open last summer, ...more

Watch the “Does Sex Sell Women’s Sport?” Panel
by One Sport Voice
posted January 5, 2012 at 1:36am

In September 2011 I participated in the espnW Summit and was invited to sit on a panel. Myself, Sue Hovey (ESPN), Sonja Henning (NIKE), Heather MItts (US Women’s Soccer Team), and Jenn Brown (ESPN) discussed “Does Sex Sells Women’s Sport...more

Ohio State’s All-Time Great Track & Field Athletes
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 5, 2012 at 1:13am

I’m starting up a new feature, one I will try to do on a weekly basis. I will be posting my picks for the ten greatest athletes to compete for each college team in the USA. Obviously, with over 300 Division I universities alone, I’ve got a l...more

Ahead of the Pac: Pac-12 College Hoops Power Rankings
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 5, 2012 at 12:29am

Looking over the Pac-12 composite schedule, Wednesday appears to be a safe day to publish the blog's inaugural power rankings. Thankfully I never released my first poll. Boy was I off. And I'm still not sure what's going to happen beyond No. 4 Stanford wi...more

Michigan State Outlasts Michigan, 60-55
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2012 at 12:17am

Image: MSUSpartans.com Michigan State Defeats Michigan, 60-55 In a battle between in-state rivals, Michigan State was able to defeat Michigan in a hard fought contest, 60-55. Michigan State outrebounded Michigan, 44-29. Porche Poole led Michiga...more

The great Super Bowl commercial sell-out
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 5, 2012 at 12:13am

Tweet If you were looking for some place to invest that extra $4 million you found between the sofa cushions, it’s too late to plunk it down for a Super Bowl commercial. All the ad space is gone, and the above figure is for a precious 60-second me...more

5 Reasons Coaching Is A Wonderful Profession
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 4, 2012 at 6:20pm

source I had a lot of fun writing the A to Z series and I hope you liked reading it.  I’m doing a recap of that series just in case you missed some of the alphabetical goodness.  Enjoy! The A to Z series: Letters F thru J Starting with ...more

Update on Lawsuit Filed by Kilgore, TX Lesbian Softball Player and Her Mother
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted January 4, 2012 at 3:22pm

Last January I started the year describing a situation in a Kilgore, TX high school where a lesbian softball player was, according to allegations in her lawsuit against the school, athletic director and coaches, treated outrageously by her coaches. Skye W...more

How Diverse Are Women's College Sports?
by Title IX Blog
posted January 4, 2012 at 9:51am

Recently, the NCAA published the most recent school-year's participation data, which includes breakdowns by sex, race, sport, division, and conference. Because this data set goes back to the 1999-2000 school year, I decided to use it to look for trends i...more

Lauded girls basketball coach Apache Paschall passes away
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 4, 2012 at 1:40am

Sad news today: Apache Paschall, the popular and successful coach of Nazareth High School in Brooklyn and director of the Exodus NYC basketball club died from skin cancer. He was only 37 years old.Hoopfeed dug up this great story about the early days of E...more

Gary Kloppenburg Named Head Coach of the Tulsa Shock
by Swish Appeal
posted January 4, 2012 at 12:44am

Gary Kloppenburg has been announced as the newest head man for the Tulsa Shock today. Kloppenburg comes to Tulsa after spending the previous four seasons assisting the Indiana Fever and long-time colleague Lin Dunn. In the past four years Indiana has p...more

Afgan Female Boxers Prepare for 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted January 3, 2012 at 10:09pm

  Courtesy San Francisco Gate Women’s combat sports has been growing by leaps and bounds in the Middle East, and after the U.S. ousted the Talliban in Afgnaistan; several fighters hope to make some history at the 2012 Olympic Games...more

10 miler, the first run of 2012
by Chic Runner
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:57pm

So on Sunday, I had a long run. Looking back, I’ve done many long runs in my past ‘training’ and I never was as nervous as I was for this 10 miler. You see, I haven’t run more than 8 miles in oh, a month, and that 8 miler was basic...more

OSU Football Head Coach Mike Gundy Presents Fiesta Bowl Trophy to Shelley Budke
by Swish Appeal
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:49pm

In November, the OSU family lost four souls in a plane crash. The day the news broke, the OSU football team saw their unblemished record tarnished in Ames, Iowa as the Cyclones handed the Cowboys a double-overtime loss. That day, some were upset that th...more

New Year's Resolutions within Women's Sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:45pm

I just heard a medical expert on the radio here in Dublin telling us that giving up alcohol or ...(fill in with your choice of vice) for one month isn't enough - you need to change your approach during the whole year. Well, duh! Now if only it were as eas...more

Swin Cash hopes charities movement continues
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 3, 2012 at 4:22pm

Like in 2008 when the Sonics packed up and relocated to Oklahoma City, I'm left wondering about the children after Swin Cash was traded to the Chicago Sky. Even though Cash was only in Seattle for four seasons, her imprint was bigger than the storied 20...more

2011 World and US Track and Field Rankings
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 3, 2012 at 4:20pm

Track and Field News has released their 2011 World and US Rankings for men and women. No athletes with Ohio roots made the World Rankings. Ohio’s athletes in the US rankings are represented below. MEN Steeplechase 5. Brian Olinger (Ridgewood HS, ...more

Will 2012 be the tipping point?
by After Atalanta
posted January 3, 2012 at 3:41pm

I believe somewhat in tipping points--the moment in which society says "no way; no more; too much." Of course certain historical moments refute the concept of the tipping point; i.e. the Holocaust (uh-oh did I just lose that argument?). But it works some ...more

Seattle Storm Trade Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, Second Rounder to Chicago Sky for #2 Pick and Cap Room
by Swish Appeal
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:40pm

Image: Terrence Vaccaro/NBAE via Getty Images Seattle Storm Trade Swin Cash, Le'coe Willingham, Second Rounder To Chicago Sky For #2 Pick, Cap Room For the Seattle Storm, this might seem like a lot to give up for the #2 pick in a draft with a lot...more

Principles of Track & Field Sponsorships and Economics
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:34pm

Let’s Run’s quote of the day today is from a New York Times article about the recent loosening of sponsorship rules in track and field and road running. Agent Mark Wetmore says: If the shoe companies went away, you could have 100 logos and n...more

Visa delay forces Welsh golfer out of Indian tournament... because her father is from Pakistan
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:32pm

by Martin Shipton, Western Mail PROFESSIONAL golfer Sahra Hassan should tomorrow be teeing off in one of the biggest tournaments of her career.But the 24-year-old from Newport will not be taking part in the DLF Indian Open in Delhi because of delays in...more

California Love: West Coast College Hoops Power Rankings
by Left Coast Hoops
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:10pm

Image: Richard Hartog/AP   Happy New Year! Some 2012 shuffling has broken out now that the conference season has begun! 1. Stanford (11-1, 2-0). It was not the prettiest weekend ever, the Cardinal gutting out an off-night to win at USC and then ha...more

Changing My Mind About Checking
by The First Line
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:33pm

Even six months ago it seemed impossible that this day would come.  I have always been a staunch supporter of checking as an essential part of the game.  I have written at length (some would say ad nauseum) about the double standard that prevail...more

New year? New Musica!
by Chic Runner
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:20pm

I have been listening to a bunch of new jams lately, and thought others might want to join in on the gloriousness that is new music. Sadly, I must admit that I truly am loving Selena Gomez ‘Love you like a Love Song‘. What am I 12? Gross that...more

ABC's of Coaching - Building The Intangibles: Team Chemistry, Great Books, And More!
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:13pm

source While I’m sure you hang on my every word and can’t wait for the next Coach Dawn post to come out, I know that some of you may have been busy coaching during the A to Z series and could have missed a few posts.  So, I’m going...more

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