TRACK & FIELD: U.S.A Women Shine at Penn Relays
PHILADELPHIA – Team USA on Saturday dominated the biggest international field ever assembled for USA vs. the World to sweep all six races at the 13th edition of the event at the Penn Relays.
With Americans setting meet records in the women’s 4×100m and 4×400m relay and a historic first win for the [...]
TRACK CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Anna Meares (AUS) defends her Keirin Title; Sets new World Record
Anna Meares wins Keirin Championship
Track Cycling World Championship: Following the day she set a world record, Meares wins a second Keirin Championship title.
2012, Melbourne, Australia, Track Cycling World Championship, after setting a new record in the 200m sprints, Anna now claims the 500m Time Trial title with a record at 33.01 seconds.
2012, Melbourne, Australia, Track [...]
Asjha Jones Named To 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 23, 2012) – With the addition of 2010 FIBA World Championship gold medalist Asjha Jones (Connecticut Sun), the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team was finalized today by USA Basketball. Jones, who joins the 11 previously announced team members, was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee, [...]
2012 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS: PARKIN UNDEFEATED IN MATCH PLAY; KULICK EARNS TOP SEED FOR MATCH PLAY
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EULESS, Texas – Defending champion Missy Parkin of Lake Forest, Calif., is one of eight players still undefeated in match play at the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Queens.
Parkin, who qualified as the fifth seed, posted victories over Sandra Andersson of Sweden (642-613) and No. 12 seed Anne Marie Duggan of Edmond, [...]
PRO SURFING: Courtney Conlogue (USA) Claims the Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Crown
DEE WHY, Sydney NSW/AUS (Saturday, April 21, 2012) – Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, has won the prestigious 2012 Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic, over Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, at Dee Why beach today. In clean, but challenging two-to-three foot (1.5 meter) waves, the world’s best female surfers battled head-to-head for the biggest [...]
ICE HOCKEY: Canada Defeats Team USA in OT to claim 2012 Women’s World Championship
2012, Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, VT, USA, Women’s Hockey World Championship, After a tough 9-2 lose last week to the defending champs team USA, CAN bounced back to beat USA in overtime 5-4.
Canada won gold at the world women’s hockey championship with a 5-4 overtime win over the U.S.
BURLINGTON – Caroline Ouellette knocked in her [...]
PRO SURFING: Stephanie Gilmore Triumphs at the TSB Bank New Zealand Surf Festival
TARANAKI, New Zealand (Saturday, April 14, 2012) – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, has won the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival’s blue ribbon event, the Dow AgroSciences Pro in clean three foot (1.5 meters) surf over Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, at Taranaki, New Zealand.
Stop No. 3 of 7 on the 2012 ASP Women’s World [...]
USA BOXING: Six Gold Medals for USA Women in Continental Championships
The United States won six gold medals Saturday night in the Women’s Continental Championships in Cornwall, Ontario. Claressa Shields, a 17-year-old middleweight from Flint, Mich., knocked off three-time world champion Mary Spencer from Canada 24-17 in the final. The bout was just the second of Shields’ international career. The Outstanding Boxer [...]
Denise’ Blog – I’m Just Sayin’ – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
2012-04-05
The Good…actually, the GREAT!!!
The World of Women’s Sports continue to fascinate me. I, like so many other Women’s Basketball fans, watched in awe as the Baylor Lady Bears became the first women’s or men’s team in Division I history to go undefeated in a season at 40-0. I don’t usually root for any particular team, [...]
U.S SAILING: Gold for Anna Tunnicliff in Spain
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (April 7, 2012) The final day of racing at Princess Sofia Trophy Regatta brought gold to US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics’ (USSTAG). Anna Tunnicliffe’s “Team Maclaren” of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi won the final match against Claire Leroy (FRA) to win the gold medal in women’s match racing. After a very [...]
