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Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 08 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Welcome: We are in Early Beta

Welcome! Please excuse the dust! We are in early ‘beta’ and just made this site available to the public on August 8th. We are working hard to make this the premier destination for women’s sports. What you see are the early steps toward that goal. Women’s sports articles are...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Women's Sports on 12 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Abby Sunderland Prepares for Solo Voyage

Another teenager is preparing to sail around the globe alone. This time, the solo sailor is an American, Abby Sunderland: “As Australia’s Jessica Watson has passed the 5,000-mile mark during her journey around the world, alone in a 34-foot sailboat, Abby Sunderland is embarking Thursday...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Tennis on 12 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Amélie Mauresmo Retires from Tennis

In an emotional announcement, Amélie Mauresmo has retired from competitive tennis. Ms Mauresmo indicated that the demands of professional tennis were arduous: “… “I don’t want to train anymore,” Mauresmo said in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, after shedding tears about...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Basketball, Featured Articles, Track & Field on 11 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Marion Jones Considers a Return to Competition

After the turmoil of steroid use during a track and field career, Marion Jones is considering a comeback. She is considering a return to competition as a basketball player: “The former track star Marion Jones was released from federal prison about 15 months ago, but her comeback officially began...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Tennis on 11 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Resolution of the U.S. Open Behaviour for Serena Williams

The verbal outburst by Serena Williams at the 2009 U.S. Open may be settled finally. She will be fined: “Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her U.S. Open tirade and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another “major offense” at any Grand Slam in the next...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Skiing & Snowboarding on 11 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Leanne Smith Returns to the Slopes

It was a serious knee injury for Leanne Smith. She has recovered to the point where she is back on the slopes and back on the World Cup circuit: “US Ski Team member Leanne Smith is rebounding from the torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee suffered in last January’s Cortina downhill...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Basketball, Featured Articles on 11 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Lauren Jackson Decides Against Russia

Lauren Jackson will not be playing in Russia. She has changed her plans after the recent murder of the Spartak Moscow owner: “… In the wake of the assassination of team owner Shabtai von Kalmanovich, Jackson announced Tuesday that she would not return to Spartak Moscow, opting out of a...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Track & Field on 11 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Jordan Hasay Runs to All American Honors

This is Jordan Hasay’s freshman year at the University of Oregon. Many track and field fans are watching to see how she makes the transition to stronger competition at the collegiate level. She is doing very well: “… Hasay, an Arroyo Grande native, ran the 6K women’s race in 20...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Health and Fitness on 11 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Different Exercise Results for Men and Women

In a longitudinal study of exercise results for men and women, the men have a decided advantage when it comes to stroke risk: “Moderate-to-high intensity exercise such as jogging, swimming or tennis may help reduce stroke risk in older men but not in women, researchers report. The study included...

Posted by Catherine Forsythe in Featured Articles, Golf on 11 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment

Anna Nordqvist Wins LPGA Tour Championship

Rain shortened the LPGA Tour Championship to three rounds. In the final round, Anna Nordqvist shot a seven-under sixty five to claim the win and two hundred twenty five thousand dollars ($225,000): “… Nordqvist, meanwhile, earned her second career victory and made it through the season...

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