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Baylor Holding Strong in USA Today/ESPN Poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 28, 2011 at 11:36pm

 Photo: Tony Gutierrez/AP This week's top 25 list looks a little different from last week's:1. Baylor2. Connecticut3. Notre Dame4. Stanford5. Maryland6. Kentucky7. Duke8. Tennessee9. Texas A&M;10. Miami11. Rutgers12. Ohio State13. Louisville14...more

The ABCs of Coaching: Y Is For Youth Sports
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 28, 2011 at 10:42pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

A story of dedication
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 28, 2011 at 8:40pm

This is the time of year when you get all kinds of year-end retrospectives, such as RunnerSpace’s News of the Year compilation and the top ten Olympics stories of the year from SI’s Brian Cazeneuve. My top story of the year is quite personal....more

Need To Work Off Holiday Meals – Grab Your Skateboard To Workout
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 28, 2011 at 1:54pm

Skateboards are useful in so many ways beyond just riding. Seats, moving things and now gym like workouts. Parents, another reason to make sure you always have a skateboard in the house! ...more

Military Heroes vs. Softball All-Stars
by Dirt-n-the skirt
posted December 28, 2011 at 1:36pm

A Hero is not a word that is easily tossed around. They are people of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave actions. Our Heroes in the military are not always talked about on the news or in daily conversations. These men and women pu...more

Sport Parent Education: Creating a Tipping Point
by One Sport Voice
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:21pm

As part of my work, I do quite a few sport parent workshops (read my previous blogs about sport parents here). The purpose of the workshops is to share evidence-based information with sport parents, so a positive climate for youth athletes is more likely ...more

Melo Covers Haute Living Magazine & Talks His Passion For Fashion
by A Glam Slam
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:19pm

Like so many other NBA superstars, it’s no secret that Carmelo Anthony is a fan of fashion. When a lockout prevented Melo from focusing his efforts on basketball, the Knicks small forward filled the void with an appearance in Vogue Italia, he c...more

Biking the Capital Crescent Trail
by Run Girl Run
posted December 27, 2011 at 11:14pm

Last Thursday before I came home for Christmas the weather was in the 60's in D.C. and I thought it was the perfect day to take my bike out for a second ride. I'm still really nervous riding my bike on the busy roads in D.C., but luckily the D.C.-area ...more

Women’s MMA New Years Resolutions for 2012
by Wombat Sports
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:23am

As we head into the New Year, female fighting has become bigger and better than ever. More women taking up the sport, a growing amateur division, and more amateurs making their pro debuts. With the growth, the women’s divisions has a lot of things...more

Kickboxer Julie Kitchen Honored for Female Martial Artist of the Year
by Wombat Sports
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:20am

The Martial Arts Hall of Fame honored the best in the sport earlier this month, and The Muay Thai Premire League’s own Julie Kitchen was honored with “Best Female Martial Artist of the Year.” Combat Magazine in association ...;more

“Men slap five when they make a good play, women clap furiously”; A Reason to Dislike Women’s Basketball?
by Same Size Balls
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:15am

Sometimes it kind of sucks to not be in on a joke. Everyone around you laughing, as you awkwardly stand there, pretending you understand, wishing you understood what the hell was so funny. This happens whenever I come across WNBA jokes — and it ha...more

Growing up
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:12am

I liked growing up for awhile.  I always looked forward to the next day, the next year, and my next milestone.  At 26 years old, I don’t think I want to grow up any more.  I think this has been a hard enough year as it is.  There...more

Pac-12 Preview: Injuries mount as conference season begins
by Left Coast Hoops
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:09am

As the injuries mount, the conference season has arrived. The list is long and painful and it started before the season began. A short list of the key Pac-12 talents who have missed significant time or will not be on the floor with their teams to start c...more

Sharing the field: The conundrum of co-ed sports
by The Rabbit Hole
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:06am

Photo from Plantsocialsports.com Given that sport is one of the few arenas where genders are (predominantly) still separated from the outset, co-ed sport seems like a reasonable middle ground.  The argument stands that co-ed sports provides more opp...more

AWK College Soccer Award Semi-Finalists
by All White Kit
posted December 27, 2011 at 10:00am

  (Note: Coaches, did you receive a ballot but forget/were too busy at the time to send one in? Don’t fret, you can still send one in, but only votes towards announced semi-finalists will be counted at this point.) Finalists to be announced n...more

Fashion Experts Break Down Best & Worst College Football Uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:57pm

Even the slightest change in a team’s uniform, be it a color adjustment or a helmet addition, can send college football fans into a fashion frenzy. Amidst the BCS shake-ups and NCAA scandals this year, fashion was a major focus throughout the 2011 s...more

Benefits Of Being Active
by CPS8910
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:45pm

Benefits of Being Active In this blog, Dr. Mary Gavin give some practical advise when it comes understanding where your children are on the activity spectrum.  Getting up and getting moving would be a perfect New Years Resolution for your family!...more

The ABCs of Coaching: X Is For X-Factor
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

source Please join me for a fun series.  My mission, and I’ve chosen to accept it, is to write a post based on each letter of the alphabet.  The English major inside of me is very excited about this project…and my inner nerd is eve...more

A Tough but Rewarding Job
by Swish Appeal
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:42pm

Union City, NJ - Day after Christmas. Finished officiating two grade school boys games in a holiday tournament. Getting ready to exit the gym the Union City High School varsity girls team is on the floor limbering up. Saying good bye to the coaches, there...more

Opening the Last Closet
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:38pm

Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yawker, the producers of the outstanding video documentary, Training Rules, are at it again. They asked if I would post the following on my blog: The producers of a web campaign and video project in progress - The Last Closet - ar...more

Soccer by Searchlight: looking for the future in the past
by From A Left Wing
posted December 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

It's a little known fact that the earliest night matches were women's games. Amazing how far we've moved in the wrong direction. In 1920 enough people were excited by the idea of watching women play that they packed the terraces. The media thought the m...more

2011 WMMA Awards Teaser
by Women's MMA Roundup
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:38am

Nominees, awards show info, and VOTE for your favorite fighter of the year at wmmaawards.com! ...more

New Documentry Shows 8 Year Old Muay Thai Girls in Training
by Wombat Sports
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:34am

Courtesy “Buffalo Girls” website As female fighters become younger and younger in all combat sports, a new documentary shows the journey of two girls in the underground Muay Thai scene. “Buffalo Girls” follows Sta...more

Loree Smith's Blog: Throwing in Extremes: A Guide of Sorts
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:27am

…or how I’ve stumbled through so many different situations. The other day while throwing, I barely realized that it had warmed up to nearly 18 degrees (-7.9 celsius) that morning (rising almost ten degrees from the 8 it was when I was lookin...more

Diggin' Skylar Diggins
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 24, 2011 at 1:29pm

It's quite possible you didn't know just how smart Skylar Diggins is, until you read this great story about her.ESPN calls it a balancing act.Suzie McConnell-Serio is the pride of Pittsburgh, says ESPN.This week, Dishin & Swishin talks to Maryland Co...more

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