Quantcast

WOMEN TALK SPORTS POSTS for May 16, 2012

Run! It's the Zombie Apocalypse

posted by Run Girl Run Wed, May 16 at 1:26pm

Last night I met up with my friend Evan for a run around DC. I'm fairly certain we looked absolutely ridiculous on this run for a two reasons. First, I was wearing my totally awesome Under Armour Terps running shirt that I am completely obsessed with. ...more
6 Reasons Kids Quit Sports

posted by Coach Dawn Writes Wed, May 16 at 1:23pm

source Writing a post about how kids shouldn’t specialize in a particular sport when they’re too young may seem a bit disingenuous for me.  After all, as a college coach, I directly benefit from our culture’s obsession with organiz...more
WPSL Elite Opens: It’s Not WPS, But It’s Something

posted by All White Kit Wed, May 16 at 1:14pm

  The teams line up before the opening WPSL Elite contest. EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Even for someone who was but a passive WPS observer for most of its history, I couldn’t help but be a bit nostalgic as I pulled into East Longmeadow H...more
Who decides what is a sport?

posted by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars Wed, May 16 at 2:50am

Last week USA Today wrote about the growing popularity of flag football for girls in high schools, especially in Florida, where it is a state championship sport. Flag football also has been introduced at the varsity level in Washington, D.C., and is grow...more
Cool finishes and hot starts: Soccer winners from the weekend

posted by All White Kit Wed, May 16 at 2:48am

  Gotta love the giant killers: Sarah Hagen inspired Bayern Munich past Frankfurt en route to a historic DFB-Pokal Cup win Bayern Munich managed to revel in DFB-Pokal glory this weekend, but the victors weren’t the usual suspects. While th...more
Mighty Mama’s Take Over San Jose

posted by Girls Riders Organization, Inc. Wed, May 16 at 2:46am

Mother’s Day never passes without the gathering of Moms, Aunties and all ages of girls gathering for the annual Mighty Mama Skate-O-Rama. Year after year Skateboard Moms have put on this event around California and this year it all went down at Lak...more
News on every basketball channel May 15

posted by They're Playing Basketball Wed, May 16 at 2:45am

WNBA:In the last exhibition today, the Lynx bench lead the way in beating Chicago, 82-61.Sparks media day photos.Today's transactions.......May 15The Washington Mystics signed Jessica BrelandThe San Antonio Silver Stars waived Kalisha KeaneThe Connecticut...more
Brandi Chastain witnesses backlash

posted by Title IX Blog Wed, May 16 at 2:42am

Erin has been doing a great job noting all the 40th anniversary coverage that has been going on nationally. They haven't all been happy, happy, rah-rah events, however. Former USWNT player, Brandi Chastain, was participating in one such event last week. ...more