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Women's Sports: The Changing Face of Beauty
by mhueter
posted January 31, 2012 at 10:34pm

  Growing up I can't remember feeling strongly about beauty. It was just never my thing. When I was really little, I remember crying hysterically when my mom made me wear a dress. I wasn’t the most popular girl in the class, and I certain...more

Women Talk Sports & Pretty Tough Support Ready to Fly Film
by Pretty Tough
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:43pm

Women Talk Sports and Pretty Tough are pleased to support the new documentary film Ready to Fly directed by William A. Kerig. A stand-up-and-cheer, feel-good movie, Ready to Fly follows World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van and her women’s ski jump...more

Harder, Better, Hungrier: USWNT Flatten Canada in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Final
by All White Kit
posted January 30, 2012 at 10:14am

Commanding in every respect, the United States lived up to its no. 1 world ranking tonight, and then some.  The 4-0 score line provided an apt bookend to a tournament in which the United States outscored its five opponents by a margin of 38-0. The t...more

Pantene Pro-V Teams Up With Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin
by A Glam Slam
posted January 28, 2012 at 2:33am

Michael Phelps joined the P&G family in November when he became the global face of the Head & Shoulders brand. Fellow U.S. Olympic swimmer, Natalie Coughlin, will also go for gold in London with healthy hair in mind. At a press conference in NYC y...more

Swatch Celebrates 2012 London Games With Olympics-Inspired Wristwear
by A Glam Slam
posted January 25, 2012 at 5:57pm

The 2012 Olympic Games are still six months away but companies are already gearing up for London with commemorative merchandise. Fans can get a head start in scooping up a wide variety of London 2012-themed items. Swiss fashion watch and jewelry maker, Sw...more

Basketball update
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 24, 2012 at 7:26am

Not only did Notre Dame crush Tennessee, the Vols set a school record for fewest points scored in a game.Yet another ACL tear, and this time it's Miami's Morgan Stroman. Is it just me, or are there more ACL tears this year than usual? It's painful to witn...more

Time for the Paralympics too
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 24, 2012 at 7:23am

It's an Olympic year, true true but it's also time for thousands of others to get ready for the London Paralympic Games. The Irish Paralympian Team got their first official outing this month   - interviews, profiles and news about the games...more

USWNT 13, Guatemala 0: Records Will Fall
by All White Kit
posted January 23, 2012 at 5:31pm

  The USWNT obviously didn’t get all the goals out of its system on Friday against the Dominican Republic. The team put 13 past Guatemala last night in its second CONCACAF Olympic qualifying group stage match. With respect to Kelley O’H...more

Thinking Ahead to the 2012 Olympic Basketball Team
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 23, 2012 at 2:20am

Image: Steven Slade Who will make the 2012 Olympic basketball team this year?Both myself and my favorite Division I assistant coach and columnist agree that there will be a change of the guard this time. He says there are five locked positions: Sue Bir...more

Memorable Result: USWNT/Dominican Republic Report and Quotes
by All White Kit
posted January 21, 2012 at 3:41pm

By Gavin Day The onslaught started just 38 seconds in and didn’t let up for the rest of the 90 minutes as the United States came out flying and flattened their ill-fated opponents. Abby Wambach got that first goal and one other as the U.S. began it...more

USWNT 14, Dominican Republic 0: Lots of Goals, Lots to Talk About
by All White Kit
posted January 21, 2012 at 3:13pm

  So, the USWNT/Dominican Republic game. Where to begin? Any soccer match that ends with a two-touchdown score line is sure to ignite debate.   The U.S. ran up the score against hopelessly inferior opposition. But the team showed respect by n...more

Measuring Up The US Marathon Olympic Medal Chances
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 19, 2012 at 8:06pm

Now that all the dust has settled from the Olympic Trials marathons, what about the team we’ve selected? What are their medal chances? First off, I don’t think there’s much doubt that we ended up with our best team possible. The only ...more

2012 Women's Olympic Trials Marathon: Observations and a Little Inspiration
by alangelier
posted January 17, 2012 at 1:52am

A little perspective on the psychological side of this past Saturday's race....more

Joanna Zeiger's Houston 2012 Olympic Trials recap
by Fast at Forty
posted January 16, 2012 at 2:19pm

Warning, this is a long one. But there are lots of good pictures, so keep reading!I think one of the reasons I am so strong mentally is because I can be so fragile physically. Most of my races have been fought with some kind of ailment: asthma, injury, GI...more

Olympic Trials: NBC’s Bad Business Decision
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 15, 2012 at 5:26pm

Image: David Phillip/AP In case you have been living under a rock, the Olympic Trials marathons for both men and women were held yesterday. For what appears like the first time ever, there were more very good performances than there were spots availab...more

Olympic Trials Shout Out (and a training update)!
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted January 14, 2012 at 7:51pm

I’ve been waiting on Olympic Trials results all morning like everyone else (even though I’m not American, this is still exciting).  My training is obviously not the exciting thing right now, but I have got to post!Before that, a few&...more

Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke remains in critical condition
by Pretty Tough
posted January 12, 2012 at 12:49pm

Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke crashed while training on the 22-foot Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah, and is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition a day after being airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. In a statement released by University...more