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Could the international and national sport governing bodies, the international press, and, basically, anyone involved in the process surrounding Caster Semenya’s controversial world championship in the 800m run have screwed this up more? I don’t think so. Amid media leaks, secret “gender” tests,...
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“Get the most out of your sporting experiences and appreciate the awesome body that lets you do it. Summon your senses, splurge on some gear, spread the love, take a risk, stroll down memory lane, be a rookie, reach those goals and conduct a muscle love fest.” ~Sarah Murray Share on Facebook
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Eric Rafiq, CEO of the Xtreme Kombat League (XKL) is looking for sponsors to help bring legendary boxing champion Laila Ali to the United Arab Emirates for a fight in Dubai for 2010.Daughter of boxing great Mohammad Ali, Laila Ali has a record of 24-0 with a staggering 21 knockouts, and s...
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Oh, I forgot to mention when I was at the Pepperdine game WITHOUT R, who was getting her roots done…see that long sentence from the Pepperdine blog….. Maples showed this really funny video of the two freshmen, Joslyn Tinkle and Mikaela Ruef, two players whose names my spell checker hates. Anyhoo,...
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Group ATEO Vilnius (68-74) TTT RigaTEO: Montgomery, R. (22 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 39 minutes); Hollingsworth, Q. (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 38 minutes) UMMC Ekaterinburg (69-54) GalatasarayUMMC: Pondexter, C. (15 points, 3 reb...
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Let's assume for the sake of argument that Sacramento will not relocate, because if they do it makes the following exercise useful only as a thought exercises. Already, fans are asking, "what happens to Sacramento's players?" They've already asked on the Atlanta Dream Message Board; they will a...
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In the past week, I’ve spoken with two national organizations about to their social media strategies. The beauty of helping others is certainly two-fold. First of course, it’s awesome to see companies and people that you care about succeed, but also that you end up learning so much more about yo...
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It's nothing short of amazing. You wait one week, and a lot can change in the WNBA, both for the Dream and elsewhere.* The most important piece of news that struck was that the Sacramento Monarchs had folded. The Monarchs had been in the league all 13 years of its existence, leaving only four o...
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Last night as I sat in my seat, flipping the pages of a magazine and waiting for my plane to take off, my attention was quickly diverted to a conversation I overheard between a man walking down the isle and the gentleman in my row. After their quick manly exchange, I realized I was sitting next t...
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More photos » by Bob Child - APBrowse more photos »A week and three regular season games into UConn's season and at the very least UConn has done nothing to indicate that it's unanimous #1 ranking wasn't entirely justified. After a brief championship banner unveiling without much pomp or circums...
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Nov. 15 – The WPRA (Womens Professional Rodeo Association) Finals just concluded in Tulsa. The top women ropers competed for world titles. These gals can really handle a rope! Jackie Hobbs of Abilene, Tx, won the coveted All-Around Cowgirl title as well as the tie-down roping ...
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Thanks to Creighton Burns for this list:1. No transition lay-upsThe first girl to get back must get under the rim and draw a charging foul or force a 10 foot jump shot. If she tries to stop the ball at the free throw line they will get a layup. You must teach her to get all the way to the rim.2. ...
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I have had many moments of frustration playing USTA league tennis over the years, from head case partners who enjoy hitting opponents as an intimidation technique to snippy opponents who don't remember the score and so you have to go all the way back and replay the third set to dealing with stack...
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Shaq Tweets at fan using Twitter's new Geotagging. Photo credit: http://myloc.me/show.php?id=1kwf0This week, Twitter launched their Geolocation API, giving users the option to have their messages contain their exact locations.Now, I have to admit, I my first impression was that this feature is a ...
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How did you sleep last night? Well, while you were sleeping the Sacramento Monarchs dissolved into thin air. Yes, one of the eight original franchises has folded. The owners said they wanted to focus all their energy on the Sacramento Kings, a team currently third out of five in their division, y...
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<p>Here’s what we know right now, with so many blanks to be filled in.Nothing’s done yet. The WNBA is talking to an investor group that appears to be on the outside of the Bay Area women’s basketball circle. Let’s just say this, people who usually know things, don’t know….The Warriors are d...
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Hi, this is me, C, going solo. Well, going solo to Stanford’s first home game tonight. R can’t make it, the first time I can remember her not making a Stanford Women’s Basketball game since I have known her. I am not sure why, but it has something to do with hair. Wait, I am getting a phone call ...
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Short twitter wrap this week, but just wanted to throw out some tweets that I found amusing. I hope you share my sense of humor and/or amusement: @lynzskate: check out my character in @THRIDE http://thride.com/us/#/game... then go get it! IN STORES TODAY :) - how cool to have a video ga...
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Imagine being Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson (pictured right by WNBA). You log onto the computer today, sign into Twitter and see what your friends are tweeting about. One is that your WNBA team has folded."Girl I found out looking at ur tweet.. im floored right now.. mann,"...
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With Maloof Sports & Entertainment announcing that they will no longer operate the Sacramento Monarchs, the WNBA is in discussions to move the team to the Bay Area.Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan has been campaigning for moving a WNBA team to Oakland so the idea is certainly not far-fet...
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7:00 pm EST(1) Connecticut || Game Notes || Game Day Central vs. Holy Cross || Game Notes Stetson || Game Notes vs. (13) Florida St. || Game Notes 8:00 pm EST North Texas || Game Notes vs Texas || Game Notes UC Riverside || Game Notes vs Vand...
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2010 ASB Classic: Pennetta in, Jankovic, Radwanska and Bartoli to play it too?Flavia Pennetta has confirmed that she will play at the 2010 ASB Classic and tournament director Brenda Perry is hoping Jelena Jankovic, Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli will be playing there as well.“Until next T...
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Thankfully it appears that South African runner Caster Semenya is not mired in depression or confusion over the recent questioning and testing of her gender and sex and biology.Last weekend The Guardian ran a lengthy essay on what Semenya is up to these days: training. And included many photos of...
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Women Talk Sports Check out this fundraiser held in Beverly Hills, CA for Opportunitas Aequa.
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This is a video report on a soccer fundraising event for Opportunitas Aequa held in Beverly Hills CA on October 17, 2009. The grassroots organization is a non-profit Canadian company that uses the unifying power of soccer to build stronger communities for war-affected youth around the world.
The University of Washington women's basketball team celebrates defeating Brigham Young University with a game-winning three point shot from senior Sami Whitcomb with 4.0 seconds left. Down 61-55 with 2:19 left, Whitcomb scored the final 12 points of the game to lead the comeback effort. <em&g...
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This video features what was a big story in the media last year.It's a great display of incredible sportsmanship and what sport is and should be all about.It's the kind of story that only Hollywood can come up with except that.. it's a true story.Let's revisit what the true spirit of the game of ...
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As the Winter Olympics draw close, we can’t wait to bring you all the exciting promotions and activities being planned to support the Games and all the athletes.One of our fave winter athletes is skier Lindsey Vonn. Now NBCOlympics.com invites fans to join in the Countdown to Vancouver and partic...
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Thu Nov 19, 20096:00 p.m. ETNotre Dame || Game Notes vs. Michigan St || Game Notes 7:00 p.m. ET West Virginia || Game Notes vs. Ohio St || Game Notes 7:00 p.m. ET Georgia Southern|| Game Notes vs. Duke ||Game Notes 7:00 p.m. ET Georgia || Game Notes vs. Chattanoog...
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Odell (in blue)By Sarah OdellThe other day, the Wellesley College Squash Team — my team — opened the 2009 season at home against Smith College. This is my last home opener. As a senior, who has spent four years holding the number one spot at Wellesley, I can’t help but reflect.Sure, I’m n...
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