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FIFA calls on young females to “Live Your Goals”
As the Women’s World Cup is about to begin, the international governing organization for soccer launched a new initiative aimed at inspiring women and girls all over the world to participate in the game.
Featuring some of the stars of this summer’s...more
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Secretary Clinton to Launch Women’s World Cup Initiative
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Pretty Smart! On Monday June 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will launch the Women’s World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports. The event, which will be streamed live on www.state.gov. will take place 9:30 am...more
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[Video] Meet pro surfer Coco Ho
Nineteen year old Coco Ho (@Coco_Ho) was born and raised at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. She loves to play dance dance revolution. listen to Beyonce and hangout with her friends when she’s not competing professionally on the AS...more
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My first Final Four
Generally when I go to a women’s sporting event, I’m sitting on press row reporting on the competition or on the sidelines taking photographs. Rarely do I get to attend a game – no less a championship game – as a fan. Well I got that chance last w...more
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Race Day: Three American Women in Rallye AÏcha des Gazelles
We've told you a little about the Rallye AÏcha des Gazelles here on the Ask Patty blog before, but for those of you who are unfamiliar, it's a pretty amazing thing. Imagine a classic off-road auto rally - this one takes place in the desert of Morocco ...more
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After the WNBA draft: Who's ballin' now?
After a weekend of festivities, media training and photo ops, the WNBA draft was held Monday at the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut. Girls who have been dreaming of this day since they first dribbled a basketball in a school gym were a bundle of nerves...more
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Women’s ski jumping added to Sochi Olympic Games 2014
LONDON, April 6, 2011 — For the first time in Olympic Winter Games history, women will participate in ski jumping, beginning in Sochi, Russia in 2014.
The International Olympic Committee made the announcement today during the IOC Executive Board’s...more
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Roxy Chicken Jam 2011 winners
Despite difficult weather conditions, resulting in the largest snowfall in Mammoth history (12 – 15 ft), some of the best female boarders in the world came to Mammoth Mountain to compete in the 7th annual Roxy Chicken Jam.
Kelly Marren from Hiillsboro...more
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Women’s championship tourney at Sarasota Polo Club
While in Florida last week on spring break, I was looking for something to do other than attend one of the dozens of baseball games being played by pro teams training in the area.
What I found was the Ritz-Carlton Members Club presenting the 2011 U.S.P.A...more
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Is high school ready for girls’ wrestling?
For high-school wrestlers across the country, February is the stuff of dreams. Sectional meets leading up to state tournaments begin this month, and thousands of hopes will be realized while thousands more wind up dashed.
Megan Black, a sophomore wrestle...more
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Top power female athletes of 2011
Apparently Bloomberg BusinessWeek creates an annual Sports Power list by choosing the 100 most powerful athletes on and off the field. This year's Power Sports 100 was pretty disappointing in regards to the number of women that were selected.
In fact, ...more
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Superbowl XLV: Running a football pool
Now we’re not suggesting that you actually bet on the Superbowl game, but football pools can make watching the game a lot more fun. There are a variety of ways to set up the pool and to pick winners but we’ll tell you how the simplest and most common ...more
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Kelly Clark makes history with 1080 at Winter X Games
The women’s Superpipe finals at Winter X Games 15 were jaw-dropping to say the least The highlight, of course, was when Vermont native Kelly Clark‘s became the first woman to successfully land a 1080 in competition. That’s THREE full rotations t...more
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Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!
Today, I’m celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day by actually playing. I’ve got a rec game scheduled for tonight at 7pm, and play with a community of women who live in NYC and have played competitive basketball at some point in their lives...more
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