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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

Merco Picture
posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:12am

Paul Doran takes some good pictures…Thank you NorCal Cycling News! ...more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

In defense of the Pac-10: Underclassmen pave the way for brighter future
posted on March 13, 2010 at 11:05am

While University of Arizona All Pac-10 freshman Davellyn Whyte was selected as Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, USC All Pac-10 sophomore Brianna Gilbreath was arguably the most versatile defender in the conference, garnering All Pac-10 defensive team honors...more

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

Former National Women's Football Association player named high school football head coach
posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:57am

My dad's girl friend emailed this link to me today stating "you probably already saw this, but here you go" . Well, as a matter of fact I have NOT heard about the first female coach to head up a high school football team, but thanks for inquiring! Ameri...more

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

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

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

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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