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Ann Gaffigan (AnnGaff)
@anngaff
Huntington Beach, CA, USA

About AnnGaff:
Chief Technical Officer, Women Talk Sports. I competed in Track & Field and Cross-Country in college at the University of Nebraska and competed professionally in Track & Field (3000m Steeplechase) from when I graduated in May 2004 until the 2008 Olympic Trials.

AnnGaff's Favorite Sports:
MMA, Olympics, Running, Soccer, Track & Field

AnnGaff's Posts:

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

How and What to Follow at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
posted on March 12, 2010 at 1:37pm

The NCAA Indoor Track & Field Indoor Championships take place this weekend (March 12-13) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Highlights include Oregon distance stars Jordan Hasay and Nicole Blood tripling up to see if they can bring home a national title for the D...more

How to Follow the World Track & Field Indoor Championships
posted on March 11, 2010 at 12:27pm

I love it when Universal Sports covers a track meet. It means these three awesome things: I get to watch hours and hours of coverage, much of it live, at universalsports.com, which always has a clear picture and smooth feed. I get to watch maybe not h...more

Recap of the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships
posted on March 1, 2010 at 1:18pm

I managed to not see any results, accidentally or on purpose, except for the women's 800m before the televised coverage on ESPN2 yesterday afternoon. I really love watching track & field on TV, and I think ESPN2 did a great job with the coverage. Ther...more

Canada's Women's Hockey Team: Some Guy with a Website Hits the Nail on the Head
posted on March 1, 2010 at 12:37pm

Thanks to @switzerblog for sending me a link to this comic by August J Pollack of someguywithawebsite.com. I got a good chuckle out of it, and hope you do too: ...more

I didn't know Chuck Liddell was a feminist
posted on February 26, 2010 at 3:58pm

Chuck Liddell is all for equal opportunity. Check out the video below of the UFC fighter sexually objectifying himself along with his girlfriend Heidi Northcut working out in the nude (except for their Reebok shoes). The video is part of a (so far very su...more

USA Track & Field Indoor Championships: Women's Preview
posted on February 26, 2010 at 1:52pm

Sorry guys, I would love to preview the men's events as well, but there are only so many hours in the day and frankly I know much more about the women. So rather than spend my day Googling the names of some of the men, I'm going to give you a thorough wom...more

Video of Fox Business Happy Hour Interview
posted on February 12, 2010 at 5:56pm

Here it is, folks. The video of the short interview I did with Fox Business Happy Hour (Host Rebecca Diamond). If it won't play for you below, try this link. Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com ...more

Girls, Inc. Orange County: They sure are strong, smart and bold
posted on February 9, 2010 at 10:57am

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting with 30 or 40 girls ages 5 to 11 at Girls, Inc. of Orange County. What I had planned was to show them the video of the 2004 US Olympic Trials steeplechase, talk about believing in yourself and dealing with advers...more

This Week in Women's Track & Field
posted on February 7, 2010 at 10:02pm

It was another exciting weekend of Indoor Track & Field here in the States and abroad. We all had to wait until Sunday to watch a taped Reebok Boston Indoor Games on ESPN2, but with many people tweeting from the meet, we at least got live results and ...more

Strikeforce is Going to Have to Shell Out More Dough to Find Someone to Fight Cyborg
posted on February 6, 2010 at 11:47pm

I just found out after perusing some posts on BloodyElbow.com that Marloes Coenen only made $2,000 getting pummeled by Cyborg at Strikeforce Miami. I don't know what she would have made if she had beaten Cyborg but it certainly wasn't going to be 6 figu...more

Thoughts on Jenny Barringer's Coaching Change
posted on February 6, 2010 at 11:12pm

The news broke on Thursday that Jenny Barringer will no longer be working with her college coach Mark Wetmore of Colorado. This comes as a shock to many because Wetmore's careful handling of Barringer throughout her career is one for the books, from her f...more

Last-Minute Millrose Games Preview
posted on January 29, 2010 at 11:56am

The indoor track & field season snuck up on me! Here we are at Millrose Games weekend already! A few cool facts about the Millrose Games: Held annually in Madison Square Garden. The meet started in 1908 when employees of the Wanamaker's department stor...more

Jenny Barringer's Pro Signing Anticipation Builds, Drama Surfaces, and the Women's Steeple Finally Gets Respect
posted on January 21, 2010 at 9:28pm

Earlier this week, Flotrack announced that they will be broadcasting live Friday's press conference in New York where Jenny Barringer will announce her new sponsor. Barringer, who just finished her collegiate eligibility in November at the NCAA Cross-Coun...more

Victories and Failures in Women's Sports in 2009, or #FTW and #FAIL (Hot or Not for us old-timers)
posted on December 31, 2009 at 1:18pm

I was going to make a Hot or Not in 2009 list for women's sports but then realized that "Hot or Not" is so 1990's when people still read magazines (the Hot or Not list was in Cosmo, no? I mean, I wouldn't know because a good feminist doesn't read Cosmo, I...more

Go Marion. That's Right, I Said It.
posted on November 30, 2009 at 10:25pm

I remember the 2000 Olympics. Well, actually, I just remember Marion Jones in the 2000 Olympics. Her face was everywhere, even on the cover of Vogue (a jock? on the cover of Vogue? How awesome!): Everyone talked about how she was going to win FIVE GOLD...more

Elizabeth Lambert Parody...Too Far?
posted on November 16, 2009 at 9:54pm

Check out this parody of Elizabeth Lambert looking for a date. The original post is here. Their first paragraph suggests to me that this was all in fun...that they are parodying the ridiculous conclusions people are jumping to about Lambert just because s...more

Baylor Freshman Brittney Griner Dunks [Video]
posted on November 9, 2009 at 10:22am

Baylor Freshman Brittney Griner dunk for the first time in her collegiate career against Incarnate Word on November 7th. See how easy she makes it look in the highlight video below, about 52 seconds in. From Griner's Wikipedia entry (which seems to have ...more

Why Social Media is Not Good but GREAT for Women's Sports
posted on November 3, 2009 at 1:16pm

There has been a lot of buzz lately, especially in the Women Talk Sports community, about social media and whether or not it is good for women's sports. The buzz got louder after the Tucker Center held their annual Distinguished Lecture Series and broadca...more

PAC-10 Cross-Country Championships Recap
posted on October 31, 2009 at 1:29pm

Photos courtesy of Laura Landgreen. Lucky for me, the PAC-10 Cross-Country Championships were in Long Beach yesterday, just 10 miles up the 405 from where I live. I packed Jaelyn and her stroller into the car and drove up to Skylinks Golf Course to watch...more

Weekly Twitter Wrap: Halloween Edition
posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:27am

I'm filling in for Lesley today on the Weekly Twitter Wrap, as she is busy in NYC preparing for the Marathon, which she is working at. More to come from her later on some behind-the-scenes action from one of the best marathons in the world. For now, here'...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: September 22, 2009 - Here She Is Again, Right on Time
posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:06pm

Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3", song #5 ("Empire State of Mind") blasted through my Jetta's speakers on the way back from my massage tonight... And since I made it here, I can make it anywhere... When I got home, I fed the baby, changed into running clothes ...more

IAAF World Athletics Final - Day 1 Highlights
posted on September 13, 2009 at 9:30am

The IAAF World Athletics Final is taking place this weekend in Thessaloniki, Greece. Day 1 (Saturday) included the women's pole vault, which Yelena Isinbayeva dominated, showing her resilience after a disappointing no-height at the World Championships in...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: September 7, 2009 - The Baby Weight
posted on September 7, 2009 at 5:53pm

How vain am I: my second biggest worry when I found out I was pregnant (the first being "How do I tell my parents?") was "Oh no, I'm gonna get fat and stay that way forever."   When I found out I was pregnant, I looked like this: (photo credit: E...more

Sports Writing Contest to Award Star Coaches
posted on August 24, 2009 at 9:50pm

YouthNoise Play City is a nonprofit campaign that promotes using sports for social change. On Friday, they launched a nation-wide writing contest called Play It Forward that asks entrants to submit stories and photos of the coaches who have made a posit...more

Nike Lunarglide+ Review
posted on August 24, 2009 at 9:35pm

I got the Nike Lunarglides in the mail about a week after I started running again following the birth of my daughter, Jaelyn.  Nothing like a brand new pair of shoes to try out!  I had heard about Nike's "Plus" technology that could record the...more

Milwaukee United Soccer Club gives urban players the chance they deserve
posted on August 21, 2009 at 8:20pm

  Scott Viar is on a mission.  When working with the Queen City Football Club in Buffalo, NY, he realized that none of the 45 potential players he'd found for the club had gone to a Buffalo public high school.  "The people's game" had become "the do...more

Ella es el Matador (She is the Matador) Trailer
posted on August 19, 2009 at 6:30pm

From Women Make Movies: "For Spaniards—and for the world—nothing has expressed the country’s traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter’s masculinity to Spani...more

WPS Championship Game Live Blog - Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 1:00pm Pacific
posted on August 19, 2009 at 4:14pm

Witness history as the Los Angeles Sol and Sky Blue FC meet in the Inaugural WPS Championship presented by MedImmune on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The game will also be televised live on the Fox Sports Nets and Com...more

Track & Field World Championships CENTRAL
posted on August 16, 2009 at 10:50am

The IAAF World Track & Field Championships are under way in the historical Berlin stadium.  The 9-day meet features all the superstars of Track & Field, including Allyson Felix (200m), Sanya Richards (400m), Yelena Isinbaeva (Pole Vault), Kara Goucher (M...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: August 13, 2009 - Running Pre- and Post- Pregnancy
posted on August 13, 2009 at 3:17pm

Since we flew back to Kansas City for the weekend to show off baby Jaelyn to Jason's family and friends, I missed a lot of work and am now very behind.  I work from home (which is a blessing) and need to work on Saturdays and Sundays to keep up with ...more

Hurley Streaming U.S. Open of Surfing LIVE through Sunday, July 26
posted on July 23, 2009 at 11:16am

Hurley will be presenting a live, interactive web cast of the U.S. Open of Surfing, from Huntington Beach, California, from now until July 26th. The stream can be viewed live on Ustream at the following link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hurley-us-open...more

Vote for Girls in the Game to win a Nike Back Your Block Grant!
posted on July 19, 2009 at 11:31pm

In May, I posted about Girls in the Game, a non-profit organization in Chicago that provides health and fitness and leadership opportunities to young girls. GITG has applied to be one of the recipients of a Nike Back Your Block grant, meaning they could ...more

Serena & Venus Commercial for US Open: "It Must Be Love"
posted on July 19, 2009 at 11:10pm

I'm up watching the ESPY's with my sister and we got a kick out of this commercial Serena Williams did for the US Open:   ...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: July 19, 2009 - Think "Pikes Peak"
posted on July 19, 2009 at 10:06pm

My big sister Catherine and her girlfriend Carrie came to visit this week while Jason is in Japan fighting in the Dream 10 Welterweight Grand Prix.  Thank goodness because otherwise it would have required strategy and planning to get the simplest t...more

Post-Baby Marathon Training Log: July 5, 2009 - What a Difference a Year Makes
posted on July 5, 2009 at 3:06pm

What a difference a year makes. On July 4, 2008, I woke up sore and dehydrated from competing the night before in the Final of the 3000m Steeplechase at the US Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.  I'd finished 10th, well out of the t...more

USATF Championships - Recap of Final Day
posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:01pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against each other in ...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's Long Jump
posted on June 28, 2009 at 10:47am

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's Pole Vault
posted on June 27, 2009 at 10:48pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's 200m
posted on June 27, 2009 at 2:47pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's 100m Hurdles
posted on June 27, 2009 at 2:47pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Day 2 Recap: the Athletes do their Job, but the Meet Officials Don't
posted on June 27, 2009 at 2:09pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against each other in ...more

USATF Championships Preview - Heptathlon
posted on June 27, 2009 at 12:43pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's Steeplechase
posted on June 26, 2009 at 12:31pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's Triple Jump
posted on June 26, 2009 at 11:32am

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against each other in ...more

Los Angeles Sol's Marta Nominated for ESPY Award
posted on June 25, 2009 at 3:22pm

  via release, www.LosAngelesSol.com  CARSON, CA – June 25, 2009 – Los Angeles Sol (Women’s Professional Soccer) forward Marta has been nominated for an ESPY Award, the club announced today. The current and three-time FIFA World Player of th...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's 400m
posted on June 25, 2009 at 3:09pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's 100m
posted on June 25, 2009 at 2:37pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's 400m Hurdles
posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:50pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

USATF Championships Preview - Women's High Jump
posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:18pm

EDITOR'S NOTE: AnnGaff and LesleyHiggins are writing these previews for the USA Track & Field Championships, taking place this weekend in Eugene, OR, based on their firsthand Track & Field experience.  Gaffigan and Higgins competed against ea...more

WTS Podcast: Christine Brennan, Part 3: "Women have to be in charge"
posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:56am

  Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-re...more

Special Olympics Athlete Profile - Svetlana from Russia
posted on June 23, 2009 at 10:28am

  Low on inspiration and motivation today?  Here's a video for you. Svetlana is a Special Olympian in gymnastics for Russia. Check out her profile video: How can you help the Special Olympics?  There are many ways! Donate Onli...more

WNBA and Pitney Bowes Team up with Fast Break to Reading
posted on June 17, 2009 at 5:41pm

  The WNBA and Pitney Bowes have joined together to raise awareness for literacy in the United States with the creation of the Fast Break to Reading program.  The program is designed to encourage kids across the nation to read during the summ...more

Help Point for Kids Virtual Golf Game Helps Support Children's Charities
posted on June 17, 2009 at 5:40pm

  Zurich Financial Services has set up a neat way for you to help two charities that benefit families and children while having fun playing an online golf game at the same time. Fore!Kids Foundation works to improve education and healthcare for chil...more

NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships: Barringer, Texas A&M Winners
posted on June 14, 2009 at 8:41pm

Colorado's Jenny Barringer traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships just 2 days after returning from Eugene, Oregon, where the Prefontaine Classic took place on Sunday.  Barringer finished a ...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 2
posted on June 14, 2009 at 1:52pm

Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read femal...more

College Track & Field: the NCAA Championships are here!
posted on June 11, 2009 at 12:03pm

The NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships began yesterday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Thanks to CBS Sports, you can watch it LIVE online throughout the week/end! For a great guide to the top 10 athletes in each event, check out Track &...more

The Greatest American 1500m Race Ever
posted on June 9, 2009 at 4:45pm

For those of you who tuned in to the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday on NBC, you may have witnessed the best American 1500m race of all time if you caught the women's race towards the beginning of the coverage.  For those of you who missed it, luc...more

A Guide to the Prefontaine Classic (Sunday on NBC, 2pm EST)
posted on June 6, 2009 at 12:19pm

The Nike Prefontaine Classic will be shown live on NBC tomorrow (Sunday, June 7) from 2pm-4pm EST.  This meet is being heralded as a "World Championships Preview", with the fields loaded in every single event with the top athletes in the world...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 1
posted on June 3, 2009 at 9:56am

Welcome to the first in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read female spo...more

Q & A with Girls in the Game
posted on May 18, 2009 at 3:53pm

  Girls in the Game is a leading girls' health and fitness organization in Chicago that provides and promotes sports & fitness opportunities, nutrition & health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health an...more

Live Blogging from the adidas Track Classic Saturday, May 16 4pm-7pm PT
posted on May 16, 2009 at 11:07am

I will be live-blogging (below) from the adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, TODAY (Saturday, May 16) from 4pm-7pm Pacific!  This meet is stuffed full with great competition.   There are three women's American Records that hav...more

Track & Field Weekend Recap (May 8-10, 2009)
posted on May 10, 2009 at 9:43am

We are getting into the thick of the track & field season here in the month of May, and this weekend was proof. At the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar, 13 world-leading marks were set. Blanka Vlasic of Croatia leaped 2.05m in the air to win the high...more

LA Sol Trade Fletcher and Welsh to St. Louis Athletica
posted on May 9, 2009 at 8:17am

  Saint Louis Athletica have acquired defender Kendall Fletcher and forward Christie Welsh from the Los Angeles Sol. (isiphotos.com) CARSON, CA – Friday, May 8, 2009 – The Los Angeles Sol (Women’s Professional Soccer) today anno...more

LA Sol to Lend a Hand to Family of Victim in Long Beach Memorial Shootings
posted on May 8, 2009 at 1:11pm

CARSON, CALIF., – Friday, May 8, 2009 – The Los Angeles Sol (Women’s Professional Soccer) will be raising funds for the family of one of the innocent victims in the recent shootings at Long Beach Memorial Hospital at its upcoming May 15 ...more

Special Olympics Tweetchat this Afternoon (Friday, May 8)
posted on May 8, 2009 at 10:38am

  From 3:30 PM to 4 PM EST on Friday, May 8th, the @EndTheWord and @FanCommunity Twitter handles will host a Tweetchat to interview individuals about living with individuals who have intellectual disabilities.  Special Olympics is hoping to rai...more

Rowbury leads field for inaugural USA 1 Mile Road Championships
posted on May 7, 2009 at 12:33pm

  Editor's Note: Follow @RuntheRoads this evening for live twitters during the 1-Mile Road Championships. They will also be twittering live from the USATF 25K Road Championships on Saturday. USATF Press Release
May 6, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS - 20...more

Got Hats? Donate your extra hats to the Sandra Olson Memorial Fund today!
posted on May 2, 2009 at 9:35am

If you've played on a softball or baseball team, played any sport in college, or just plain bought hats in your lifetime, you probably have one or two to spare.  What about that one in your closet that you used to wear all the time but just don't seem to...more

Another Exciting Weekend in Track & Field
posted on May 2, 2009 at 8:55am

Another exciting weekend in Track & Field!  Last night's Guadelupe meet kicked it off with USA's Lashinda Demus (great article on Demus raising twins while training to make the 2008 US Olympic team here) running a world-leading time of 54.17 to win the 4...more

Panel Discusses State of Women's MMA; Issues Parallel Those of Most Women's Sports
posted on April 30, 2009 at 11:57pm

The conversation then turns to the not only the state of women's MMA but women's sports in general and how the pay scale is so different in each sport between the genders (except for tennis and golf, maybe), making it difficult for women to make it...more

adidas Track Classic and Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix Looking for LA’s Fastest 5-Year-Old
posted on April 30, 2009 at 9:52am

Winner will be Crowned “L.A.’s Fastest Five-Year Old” during Premier Track and Field Event at The Home Depot Center....more

Special Olympics Athlete Profile - Ximena from Panama
posted on April 28, 2009 at 9:55am

Ximena is a Special Olympian in tennis for Panama. Check out her profile video and don't forget to visit http://www.r-word.org/ to learn how you can help stop the use of the "r-word". ...more

Los Angeles Sol Tie St. Louis Athletica in an Intense Showdown
posted on April 26, 2009 at 10:12pm

  ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Saturday, April 25, 2009– The Los Angeles Sol (Women’s Professional Soccer) tied the St. Louis Athletica 0-0 on a hot Saturday afternoon at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. The Los Angeles Sol remains undefeated.&...more

A Journey from One Uniform to Another
posted on April 23, 2009 at 10:45pm

I grew up a soccer player.  The baggier the uniform, the better.  My teammates and I were always coming up with new and creative ways to make a baggy uniform look cool...tie the sleeves up with pre-wrap, roll the shorts, tuck in only the front of the sh...more

Kara Goucher post-Boston: "I wanted to be the one that won for everybody"
posted on April 21, 2009 at 9:26am

Kara Goucher was in tears. As soon as she hit the finish line. She had given it everything she had on that day and on the hundreds of days leading up to it: the tough training, the sacrifices, the tweaks in nutrition, the meticulous planning of each and...more

Boston, Boston, Boston
posted on April 19, 2009 at 11:56am

If you live in New England, the Monday of the Boston Marathon is practically a holiday.  This year, they've really been building up the hype and for those of us who didn't think we could wait all the way until Monday for the action, the Boston Athlet...more

Naked Nike!
posted on April 16, 2009 at 11:30pm

Check out this "mockumentary" just released by Nike.  They even got some pretty high-profile runners to participate.  That's Lauren Fleshman, sub-15 minute 5000m runner, naked behind a guitar.  And at the end, that's Adam and Kara Goucher, ...more

UPDATED: World-Leading Time in the Steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays Thursday
posted on April 17, 2009 at 2:38pm

UPDATE (4/17/09): Check out the women's invitational steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (commentated by Yours Truly).  The winner, Olympian Lindsey Anderson, ran a world-leading time. USA women steeplers, in the first semi-final race of Olym...more

Red Stars, Freedom tie, 1-1
posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:57pm

Saturday, April 11, 2009  BOYDS, Md. – After being held scoreless by the Los Angeles Sol two weeks before, the Washington Freedom (0-1-1) scored its first goal in its WPS history during a 1-1 tie with the Chicago Red Stars (1-0-1) at the Maryland Socc...more

Sky Blue FC, FC Gold Pride draw, 1-1
posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:56pm

From womensprosoccer.com Saturday, April 11, 2009  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (April 11, 2009) - It took a while but Sky Blue FC finally found the back of the net for the franchise’s first goal ever. Local girl Heather O’Reilly did the honors connecting in ...more

Boston Breakers Hand Saint Louis Athletica Second Straight Loss
posted on April 11, 2009 at 11:56pm

By: Tony Hubert (www.womensprosoccer.com) BOSTON (April 11, 2009) - Athletica’s first road match of the year turned into a near repeat of their home opener. Dominating play early, outshooting their opposition by a wide margin, and unfortunately failing...more

New York Liberty: 2009 Individual Game Tickets On Sale Now! (Special Promotion)
posted on April 9, 2009 at 11:13am

  ****** SPECIAL PROMOTION for New York Liberty Tickets ****** Fans can receive a free small popcorn with tickets priced $34.50, $39.50, $54.50 and $85. They just need to mention code SHAMEKA when they purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com...more

Women Talk Sports NCAA Basketball Bracket: And the Winner Is...
posted on April 8, 2009 at 3:55pm

After last night's NCAA Women's Basketball Championship game, we can crown the champion(s) of the Women Talk Sports Bracket!  Why do we say "champion(s)" and not "champion" or "champions"?  Well, we actually had a tie: Lois Heilig and WTS Co-Fou...more

Olympians Flock to NYRR Distance Carnival
posted on April 8, 2009 at 10:12am

By David Monti (c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (07-Apr) -- The inaugural NYRR Distance Carnival, hosted by the University of California at Berkeley on Friday, April 24, has attracted 16 Olympians, the New York Road Ru...more

Marta's Two-Goal Effort Leads Los Angeles Sol to 2-0 Victory
posted on April 5, 2009 at 3:57pm

  BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY – Sunday, April 5, 2009 – The Los Angeles Sol (Women’s Professional Soccer) defeated Sky Blue FC (New Jersey/New York), 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at TD Bank Ballpark. “I was very happy with our perfo...more

Did Auriemma just bring up race on game day?
posted on April 5, 2009 at 2:18pm

Did UConn coach Geno Auriemma just put a hole in UConn's seemingly impenetrable armor? In the video below, Auriemma decides to bring up race when talking about his team's opponent, Stanford. "White kids are always looked upon as being soft. &nb...more

Los Angeles Sol Signs Liz Bogus
posted on April 2, 2009 at 3:45pm

via Press Release: CARSON, CA – Thursday, April 2, 2009 –The Los Angeles Sol of Women’s Professional Soccer, fresh off a 2-0 defeat of the Washington Freedom in their first-ever match, have signed forward Liz Bogus to a development...more

Supporting Women in Sport: Vote for your favorite GameChanger by April 15th
posted on April 2, 2009 at 1:32pm

Have you heard about this yet? Nike has teamed up with Ashoka's Changemakers to hold a contest called "GameChangers: Changing the Game for Women in Sport" for social entrepreneurs around the world who are tackling the challenges facing women in sport. ...more

Whoa, our calendar is maxed-out with women's sports this weekend!
posted on April 1, 2009 at 12:33am

Was just trying to add the 2009 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships to our calendar (they're airing on Versus at 4pm EST Saturday) and realized there was no room on Saturday!  That's a good problem to have if you're a fan of women's sports.  Here's wha...more

On Being a Rookie and a Reborn Fan: the Inaugural WPS Match Experience
posted on March 30, 2009 at 2:08pm

It was pretty obvious, at least to me, that I was a media rookie yesterday at the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer game at the Home Depot Center.  I arrived "on time" but didn't have cash on me for parking, didn't know how to get to the press bo...more

Game On: Recap of WPS Media Conference Call, March 24
posted on March 24, 2009 at 4:27pm

It's really happening! The inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer season starts this Sunday, March 29, with the Los Angeles Sol and Washington Freedom facing off at 3pm PST in Carson, CA, at the Home Depot Center (Tickets & Info)....more

TV Alert and Other Things to Watch for This Week
posted on March 22, 2009 at 8:44pm

What's going on in the world of women's sports this week? NCAA Track & Field champs on TV, Basketball Mania, the start of the WPS season and more....more

WAMMA Releases First-Ever Women's MMA Rankings
posted on March 17, 2009 at 7:07pm

History was made last Thursday when the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) released the first-ever major rankings poll for female mixed martial artists. The rankings, currently available in their entirety at www.GoWAMMA.com, consist of top te...more

Olympian Amy Begley Takes US 15K Title
posted on March 14, 2009 at 11:02am

  Beijing Olympian Amy Begley kicked past Katie McGregor in the final 400m of the Gate River Run to take the US 15K Title by 6 seconds, in 49:51.  The race narrowed down to three contenders, Begley, McGregor and McGregor's Team USA Minnesota teammate...more

Don't Forget: ESPN HerStory Marathon is on Today
posted on March 14, 2009 at 10:18am

ESPN Classic is airing a series today of "Sports Century" spotlights on famous women in sports, as well as a re-airing of the 1978 Wimbledon Final match between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert and "When Billie Beat Bobby", a documentary about the famo...more

NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships Predictions
posted on March 12, 2009 at 12:09am

The NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships take place this Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, 2009, in College Station, Texas, on Texas A&M's brand new indoor track. This meet is exciting every year, and this year will be no different....more

Lolo Jones' Runner's World Cover Shoot
posted on January 12, 2009 at 1:11pm

Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones is Runner's World's first female abs cover model. It's about time! Have you seen women track athletes' abs?...more

Mixed Martial Arts Attracting More Women and Children
posted on January 10, 2009 at 10:01am

From WINK News in Naples, Florida: Every January, all sorts of people vow to get in shape for the new year. But these days, instead of running to the gym, some women and even children, are now jumping in the ring! You may know it as UFC or Ultimate Figh...more
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JH: Oh, you were finished? Well, allow me to retort…
All this talk of a silly Gaffigan record is nonsense. What this is really about is Ann wishing she had the upper body strength of a man. Now, i’ll be the first to say that Ann would beat me in any race over 400 meters, when she’s in world class supe...[Read on]
AG: Cheaters Never Prosper
Guess who has the Gaffigan Family Pullup Record? That’s right I DO. 27 pullups. Set the record when I was in 2nd grade and my big brother still hasn’t been able to beat it, and trust me he’s worked on it. Jason claims he can beat the record no prob...[Read on]
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