Hopefully WNT star Carli Lloyd and her teammates are negotiating with Wheaties right now. The iconic cereal brand has been featuring famous athletes on it’s boxes since 1934, and the placement has helped many sports figures become household names. Being featured on a Wheaties box is a … [Read more...]
Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Talks Capital One Cup & More
Every young girl wants someone to believe in her and give her a chance, especially in sports. And sometimes when girls have that opportunity, they leave the entire nation on their feet applauding. Brandi Chastain and her teammates severely altered women’s sports and its impact … [Read more...]
Skylar Diggins wins 2014 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year award
The second year guard had a quantum leap in her 2014 performance after an inconsistent 2013 season. The WNBA has announced that Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins has won the 2014 WNBA Most Improved Player Award. Diggins was second in the league in scoring average (20.1), and also was in the Top-5 for … [Read more...]
Chicago Sky’s Allie Quigley discusses series with Atlanta Dream, winning WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year
Swish Appeal spoke to Allie Quigley before the Chicago Sky's 92-83 loss to the Atlanta Dream in the first round of the 2014 WNBA Playoffs. Quigley discussed having a career year in her hometown, making the adjustment to playing point guard, and being named the 2014 WNBA Sixth Woman of the … [Read more...]
Help Joanna Hayes celebrate the 10th Anniversary of her Olympic gold medal! #MyMedals #MyStory
Today, August 24, is the day that I won my Olympic gold medal in 2004 in Athens Greece. Not only did I win the 100 meter hurdles but I broke the Olympic record with a personal best time of 12.37! It is very hard to put my feelings into words but one word that I can use to describe it is relief. I … [Read more...]
Mercury coach Sandy Brondello named the 2014 WNBA Coach of the Year
Brondello led the Mercury to a 29-win season, the most in WNBA history. On Friday, the WNBA announced that Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello was named the 2014 WNBA Coach of the year. Brondello just finished her first year in Phoenix, where she led the Mercury to a 29-5 season, where the … [Read more...]
A little bird told me about the MVP
A source says Maya Moore will win the MVP Award tomorrow.I can't even try to act surprised. … [Read more...]
Sold Out Crowd for National Pro Fastpitch Awards Banquet
Hoover, AL – August 19, 2014 - National Pro Fastpitch kicked off the 2014 Championship Series week Tuesday night to a sold out crowd for the annual league Awards Banquet. The event is designed to celebrate individual player and team accomplishments of regular season … [Read more...]
WNBA Rookie of the Year favorite Chiney Ogwumike’s winning character shaped by relationship with sister Nneka
Following her sister's lead from the very first time she picked up the ball has helped Chiney Ogwumike develop into a 2014 Rookie of the Year front-runner and potentially one of the best interior players in the league. And although her talent speaks for itself, it is her remarkably close … [Read more...]
NCAA - 2014 AWK College Soccer Award Preseason Shortlists
Here are the shorlists for the annual AWK College Soccer awards, given out each January before the Hermann Trophy announcement. All players for this shortlist must have played one season of DI soccer to be considered, though all players are considered for the final awards. AWK Golden Glove Jane … [Read more...]