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Strictly Come Dancing: James Madison, CAA posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:16am
Who? The Dukes of James Madison.
Where? Harrisonburg, VA, home to the Virginia Quilt Museum. (You laugh, but quilts and basketball go well together.)
When? Sunday the 14th in Harrisonburg, VA.
How? Dawn Evans notched 25 points and 7 assists to lead JM...more
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Merco Picture posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:12am
Paul Doran takes some good pictures…Thank you NorCal Cycling News!
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Strictly Come Dancing: Texas A&M, Big XII posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:11am
Who? The Aggies of Texas A&M.
Where? College Station, TX, home to the George Bush Presidential Library.
When? Sunday the 14th in Kansas City, MO.
How? 19 points from Danielle Adams led the way as A&M held on to a six-point halftime lead to win 74-67 ov...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Stanford, Pac-10 posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:10am
Who? The Cardinal of Stanford. Cardinal like the color, not the bird. Do not call them the Cardinals, plural; they are the Cardinal, singular. And for the love of all you believe in, don't call them the Lady Cardinal, because Tara VanDerveer will end y...more
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The long weekend run: Leaving the watch behind posted on March 14, 2010 at 6:52pm
It was the very end of the 12-mile run, in the cold, gray and wind and the only thing between me and the delectable electrolyte replacement mixed beverage in my car was the climb out of Chestnut Ridge Park.
It would have been so easy to walk. Really. It ...more
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Should boxing be a male sport only? posted on March 14, 2010 at 6:46pm
SHOULD boxing be a male sport only? According to Amitabh Bachchan, ‘The ladies do not care much for it. Too brutal for them they say.’ That’s what he wrote on his blog after his recent meeting with British boxer Amir Khan. An old fashioned stereo...more
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Steph Gilmore, World Action Sportsperson of the Year posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:48pm
Stephanie Gilmore has won the prestigious Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award, elevating her to among the world's elite athletes. The victory put Gilmore alongside the likes of superstar sprinter Usain Bolt, tennis ace Serena Williams an...more
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Quick notes From LA posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:45pm
A quick hello again from LA where we have no idea what time it is! Daylight Savings happened sometime last night and although we remember “Spring Forward, Fall Back”, that means the clocks…..um, we don’t know. All we know is the Stanford Women’s...more
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First mountain bike ride in SEVEN YEARS posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:44pm
Today Jonas and I joined our friend Ronny for his birthday on a mountain bike group ride - they call them toertochten here in Belgium, organized rides with feed zones attended by usually one to two thousand riders. This one was a semi-hilly 60km one.I ...more
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Malia Manuel takes out Skullcandy Junior Pro posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:26pm
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior Series season opener saw local Floridian Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 16, clinch the ASP Grade-3 Ron Jon SI Pro presented by Skullcandy while young Hawaiian talent Malia M...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Southern, SWAC posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
Who? The Jaguars of Southern.
Where? Baton Rouge, LA. Southern's band, the Human Jukebox, is one of the most famous in the country.
When? Saturday the 13th, in Shreveport, LA.
How? Ashley Augerson scored 19 points off the bench, and three players in d...more
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Johnny Come Lately posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:24pm
I've recently become obsessed with Johnny Weir - I'm late to this bandwagon. As it happens, the first sport I followed with any seriousness was figure skating - but I've ignored the men's competitions especially in the past few years. My bad, because We...more
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3 softball tips for outfield posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:14am
Just a quick note including 3 Softball Tips for Outfield
1. Get "Behind the Fly Ball
Often times I see outfielders camped out waiting for a fly ball to come down and when it does, they are catching the ball directly above their head (instead of over...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Vermont, America East posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:12am
Who? The Catamounts of Vermont.
Where? Burlington, VT, in western Vermont; it is the "smallest city to be the largest city in its state", according to Wikipedia.
When? Saturday the 13th in West Hartford, CT.
How? Courtnay Pilypaitis's 20 points led the...more
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Stanford beats Cal for a third time posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:11am
Hello from LA, CA! C and R here reporting from the Galen Center on USC’s campus, flying in just in time to see the Stanford Women’s Basketball team play Cal (again) in the semi-finals of the PAC-10 tournament. The neat thing about being here (and not ...more
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Her Name is Lolo, She is a World Champ posted on March 13, 2010 at 11:01pm
-Lolo Jones' (@followlolo) first tweet after winning the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Track & Field Championships.
She did it. She finally did it. She got that gold medal on the day it counted. And she almost leaped over the crash pad - probably eig...more
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"And you thought WNBA Live Access was disappointing...." posted on March 13, 2010 at 12:42pm
From the Spanish sports site enCancha.com:Feb.es. The website of the Spanish Federation continues to provide coverage for the day of very poor quality. In broadcasting, the actual quality of the image and position of the chambers are very poor in most gam...more
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Soccer young'uns posted on March 13, 2010 at 12:36pm
Getting ready to cue up the U-17 national team on my TiVo, but I find the whole idea of watching people that age compete a little skeevy. Then again, I sometimes feel weird watching junior hockey and they're a. male and b. the same age as college basket...more
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Stanford Vs. Arizona in the PAC-10 Tourney posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:58am
So the Stanford Women’s Basketball team takes the floor against Arizona for their first PAC-10 tournament game. No Jayne Appel, of course, still bum ankle, so Joslyn Tinkle starts. Then, we lose the jump ball. We NEVER lose the jump ball. So much so tha...more
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Getting started with a running program posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:53am
It’s National Nutrition Month and the theme this year is “nutrition from the ground up”. I’m offering advice how you can set build a healthy weight from the ground up – without getting duped by any costly “solutions” you’ve seen before. W...more
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Success is not always measured in medals posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:52am
Success is not always measured in medals. Let me rephrase that. The majority of life’s successes will never be recognized with a medal, award or honor.
In the past week I have been reminded of this statement many times. From the banner that hangs on th...more
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Preseason: The rubber meets the road for WPS coaches posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:47am
This was originally posted as a forum discussion on the WPS Fan Corner. Pop on over there to weigh in :-)
So you guys may know this about me, but for those that don’t, in a addition to being a total web geek, I’m also a soccer coach. And because ...more
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March Madness seeding biased posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:11pm
Is there automatic bias in the selection process for the NCAA Tournament brackets? Faye Merrideth says there is.
And she has statistics to back it up.
Using the SAS Analytics-powered “Dance Card” formula developed by Jay Coleman of the University of...more
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