Everybody’s MVP: INDIANA FEVER’S TAMIKA CATCHINGS 2011 WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
After 10 years, one of the most universally beloved stars in league history gets her due. And with a win on Sunday, she’ll have her team back in the Promised Land.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 – Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today. Catchings [...]
China beat Japan to win Asian Women’s Championship and earn World Cup spot
Taiwan, Chinese Taipei, September 23, 2011 – China added another gem to their extensive collection of gold medals in the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship with a thrilling 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 25-27, 25-17) victory over Japan in the title match of the 16th edition on Friday at Taiwan University Gymnasium.
In [...]
BOXING: Latino In America 2: Olympic Hopeful
Women compete in the last male-only Olympic sport, boxing. This September Soledad O’Brien follows one Olympic hopeful.
Reporter’s Notebook: The changing face of women’s boxing
By Soledad O’Brien, CNN
The top four boxers who medaled at the National Championships in late June have a rare distinction this year: Women’s boxing has been added [...]
USA dominate the Archery World Cup in Compound
Erika Anschutz defeated Christie Colin, 142-138, in the compound women’s gold-medal match that also featured two U.S. archers. Anschutz also captured the Longines Prize for Precision.
TEAM women comp GOLD
Istanbul – 24 September 2011 courtesy of www.archery.org
The 32 best archers of the world have gathered this weekend in Istanbul, Turkey, for the Archery World [...]
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SOCCER: WNT vs. Canada: Highlights – Sept. 22, 2011
The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Canada 3-0 to wrap up the Celebration Series in front of a typically loud crowd at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Ore. Abby Wambach (2) and Alex Morgan grabbed the goals for the WNT.
U.S. WNT Forward Abby Wambach opens the scoring for the USA in their match against Canada at [...]
PREVIEW: The 2011 Solheim Cup begins Friday
Team USA
Christina Kim
Michelle Wie
Angela Stanford
Vicky Hurst
Stacy Lewis
Ryann O’Toole
European Team
Maria Hjorth
Anna Nordqvist
Laura Davies
Melissa Reid
The 2011 Solheim Cup is set to kick off this Friday at Killeen Castle in Ireland and there is plenty of excitement building around this year’s U.S. and European teams. With the days ticking down to the start of the biennial event, let’s [...]
WNBA 2011 AWARDS ANNOUNCED
1st overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, Mya Moore, won the Rookie of the Year award while the coach of her Minnesota Lynx team, Cheryl Reeve, took the honors for Coach of the Year. Kia Vaughn of the NY Liberty was awarded the Most Improved Player title, and Dewanna Bonner of [...]
16-YEAR OLD LEXI THOMPSON YOUNGEST WINNER IN LPGA HISTORY
16-year Old Thompson Talks About LPGA Win
Two days after becoming the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour, 16-year-old Lexi Thompson said she plans to petition for an exemption to the tour’s 18-year-old age requirement. Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic last weekend. (Sept. 20)
Lexi Thompson became the youngest winner in the 61-year history of the [...]
GOLF: Terri Frohnmayer Wins 2011 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Title
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Terri Frohnmayer, 55, of Salem, Ore., who is nicknamed “Little Bit,” was a giant-killer in defeating Mina Hardin, 51, of Fort Worth, Texas, and winning the 2011 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur at the 5,876-yard, par-72 Honors Course.
Consistently out-hit from the tee, Frohnmayer beat Hardin, the defending champion, 2 and 1. On Wednesday, [...]
