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Is Hockey Player Alex Carpenter A ‘Weapon’?
by The First Line
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:04pm

When I said BC was without a “huge weapon,” aside from repeating the word ‘huge’ twice in two sentences and thus being in need of a thesaurus, was I being inaccurate?  After all, freshman phenom Carpenter is in the top 25 in s...more

2011 Review: Names We Won’t Soon Forget, Part II
by All White Kit
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:09pm

And the list continues. It will be hard to forget Genoveva Anonma’s electrifying performances this summer. Equatorial Guinea may have been well out of its depth, but Anonma singlehandedly kept her side afloat in its three group games. The expl...more

Lauren Fleshman: A New Year’s Break Up ...with Depression
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:06pm

December 31st, 2011 Dear Depression, I know we’ve been spending a lot of time together over the past month, but with the New Year upon us and all, I’ve decided we should go our separate ways. It’s natural to have a low following a big...more

Ronda Rousey Wins Fighter of the Year at the WMMA Awards
by Wombat Sports
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:02pm

The Strikeforce fighters came out in full effect on the last day of the WMMA Awards. Champion Miesha Tate, Alexis Davis, and Ronda Rousey all came to accept their awards. Featherweight champ Cyborg Santos was also honored with “Fan Favorite Fighter ...more

Maiju Kujala Starts Female MMA Camps in Finland
by Wombat Sports
posted January 2, 2012 at 10:25am

Fighter Maiju Kujala As the sport grows worldwide, more and more opportunities are needed for women to train with other females in the sport and to inspire women to take up combat sports. Former Strikeforce fighter Maiju Kujala is starting a regu...more

January 2011 Unified Women’s MMA Rankings
by Wombat Sports
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:51am

Cyborg vs. Yamanaka Courtesy All Elbows With Strikeforce champ  Cyborg Santos returning to the cage and dominating Hiroko Yamanaka; the featherweight divsion has had the most shake up coming into the new year. WMMA Fighter of the Year Ronda Rous...more

Big Ten Behind the Times
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:47am

Image: BigTen.org Last week, the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences announced that they are aiming for interconference scheduling agreements beginning in 2017. While the partnership is for all sports, the most noticeable changes will be seen in football. Th...more

Four thing we learned in 2011 (that are worth remembering in 2012)
by Fair Game News
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:41am

By Laura Pappano Image: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Image: Odd Anderse/AFP/Getty Images SOMETIMES YOU LOSE – AND IT’S OK. The Women’s World Cup championship game between the U.S. and Japan honored the rise and intensity of wo...more

Catching up with Seattle Storm star Camille Little
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:19am

Happy New Year's! I know it's tradition to look back, but I'd rather look forward to what will surely be an interesting offseason for the Storm. Like, how is Brian Agler, who's also the team's director of player personnel, going to fill the void of not ha...more

Register Now for the January Powerful Women Athletes Telesummit
by Pretty Tough
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:17am

The Powerful Women Athletes Telesummit is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in free LIVE interviews with the top women throwers in USA Track & Field as they prepare for the 2012 London Olympics. Maybe you have been wondering… &m...;more

Dominating Performance by St John's in 75-38 Victory Over Boston U
by Swish Appeal
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:11am

Image: RedStormSports.com Just the Facts, Ma'am: St. John's put four players in double figures and led wire to wire in their 75-38 win over Boston University. Eugeneia McPherson and Shenneika Smith each had 15 to lead the Red Storm, with McPherson addin...more

Some of 2011's Most Influential Figures in Women's Soccer
by All White Kit
posted January 1, 2012 at 5:12pm

Image: Linda Cuttone/Sports Vue  Dan Borislow can be characterized as many things: a self-made billionaire on a personal crusade to ensure the viability of women’s soccer for future generations; a renegade who prefer...more

'Tis the season...
by After Atalanta
posted January 1, 2012 at 5:05pm

...for top ten, five, eleven lists. Best ofs. Worst ofs. Shining moments. Glorious defeats. Trends and tribulations. Given that I too have, in the past, tried to comment on the happenings of an arbitrary (well there's the science of it all, I guess) set o...more

One Tree Thrill: Stanford Chops Down UCLA in 77-50 Rout
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 1, 2012 at 3:56am

Once again, a Pac-12 win for Stanford and once again, the scoring was lead by the trio of Nneka Ogwumike, Toni Kokenis and Nneka’s sister Chiney. One of these days that is going to be Stanford’s downfall but if the other team’s five can’t stop tho...more

Quack Attack: Oregon Ducks Down Washington Huskies in 88-86 Thriller
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 1, 2012 at 2:58am

Image: GoDucks.com HUSKIES LOSE: Doubt Washington will feel like celebrating the New Year after this dud. The Huskies led by 16 with 10:56 remaining and then left the building -- mentally, because their bodies were still around to give up 12 made FTs on ...more

Top 10 Track & Field Memories of 2011
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 1, 2012 at 2:38am

Totally personal, totally opinionated, completely unscientific. The things I will remember fondly in this season… 10. My team being reinstated. As readers of this blog know, my school district eliminated cross country in 2010. Shockingly, it wa...more

The Worst Diets of 2011
by Balanced Health and Nutrition
posted January 1, 2012 at 1:38am

I can’t let 2011 go without ranting about some of the most absurd diet scams of the year. If you know me at all you know I loathe diets. How is it legal for companies to profit off of lies? They promise weight loss and health. Being thin and losing ...more

An Unexpected New Year’s Resolution
by Performance Nutrition
posted January 1, 2012 at 1:36am

By Sara Shipley, RD-to be, Nutrition Student at the University of Central Oklahoma Yes, it’s that time again and the thought has probably crossed your mind as 2011 comes to a close. The annual New Year’s resolution. And, according to many pop...more

Mao Asada wins Japanese skating title after mother’s death
by Pretty Tough
posted December 31, 2011 at 2:56pm

Image: Shinichi Iizuka Twenty year-old Mao Asada is the champion of Japan for the fifth time. Still reeling from the death of her mother a few short weeks ago, Mao has reclaimed the Japanese National skating title and demonstrated why she is one of skat...more

Tiffany Weimer: “Mom, if you ever have to make me go to practice, that’s how I know I’m done playing.”
by Tiffany Weimer
posted December 31, 2011 at 10:39am

“…it’s a choice you make.” This is the end of a conversation I had with a young soccer player recently. She told me she wanted to play professional soccer when she was older. And I told her what it takes. Well, I told her one th...more

Qatar women hope to make history at 2012 Olympics
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted December 31, 2011 at 9:37am

DOHA: Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event. Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sur...more

Tempo Free Notes: High School Basketball Edition
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:31am

NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ - On what hopefully can be a regular contribution, we take a look at tempo free analysis on the high school girls level... The tempo free analysis and breakdowns would be outstanding in the high school game. Coaches could show how e...more

PHOTOS: Dayton 73, South Florida 63 At St. Peter's College Holiday Classic
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:28am

In yesterday's notes on the St. Peter's College Holiday Classic, one thing was left unmentioned: Dayton senior Justine Raterman scored 21 of her season-high 26 points on a career-high seven three-pointers in a 73-63 win over South Florida. More on the ...more

Sport As An Economic Catalyst - Truth or Tale?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 31, 2011 at 1:21am

London Olympic Park. Photo from London Attractions Every time an Olympic Games or World Cup comes around so too does the song and dance around economic benefits.  The London 2012 Summer Games are no different; especially with a flailing economy, p...more

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