SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE: Carissa Moore, Surfer
Video: Jun 25, 2011 Carissa Moore surfing beach break lowers world champion
Surfer Carissa Moore (HAW) earned a Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Nomination for 2011 and with good reason. In only her second year competing amongst the world’s best, Moore made ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) history as the youngest [...]
SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE : Alissa Czisny – Figure Skating
The Comeback Kid
ALISSA CZISNY is the the defending ISU (International Skating Union) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Grand Prix Final Champion , the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, two-time (2009, 2011) U.S. national champion, the 2007 U.S. national bronze medalist, and two-time (2005, 2010) Skate Canada champion.
Czisny began skating at age 1½ when she and [...]
Featured Athlete: JORDYN WIEBER – Gymnastics
by Denise J. Saul
For Jordyn Wieber, 16, and Team USA, this was a very successful World Championships 2011. As part of a young and talented U.S. Women’s team, Wieber won the world title at the Tokyo (Japan) Metropolitan Gymnasium, besting second place Russia by over 4 points. Wieber competed on all [...]
SPOTLIGHT: Destinee Hooker, Volleyball
Lausanne, Switzerland, September 5, 2011 – 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix MVP USA’s Destinee Hooker has revealed sister Marshevet, who helped USA’s track and field team to gold in the women’s 4×100m relay of the IAAF World Championships over the weekend, was the person who first inspired her to play volleyball.
Speaking to the FIVB [...]
VIDEO: Pressure Makes Us – Abby Wambach
Scoring goals. Playing defense. It doesn’t matter.
Abby Wambach will do anything for her team.
She doesn’t feel pressure. She overpowers it.
Need proof? Check out the quarter-final match vs Brazil.
The Drama of the Women’s World Cup 2011: Wambach Goal in the 122nd Minute is Latest Goal in Women’s World Cup History; Score Comes in [...]
WNBA UPDATE: NEW YORK LIBERTY SIGN FELICIA CHESTER, JESSICA BRELAND WAIVED
NEW YORK, NY – July 5, 2011 – The New York Liberty have signed forward Felicia Chester and waived guard Jessica Breland, it was announced today by Head Coach and General Manager John Whisenant.
Chester was the 15th overall selection in the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and immediately traded to the Atlanta [...]
SHERYL SWOOPES BACK IN THE WNBA
The Shock Sign Sheryl Swoopes
The Tulsa Shock signed four-time Women’s National Basketball Association Champion (WNBA), Sheryl Swoopes, welcoming her back to the WNBA after a two-year hiatus.
Swoopes is one of the most decorated players in the 15-year history of the WNBA. To go along with her four championships, Swoopes has been named the Most Valuable [...]
NASCAR: DANICA MAKES HISTORY
Danica Patrick was shooting for a Top-10 finish Saturday at Las Vegas. Her fourth-place finish set a record for the best by a woman in a national NASCAR series.
Patrick’s finish was the best by a woman in a national NASCAR race since Sara Christian finished fifth at Pittsburgh in 1949 in the Cup Series.
LINDSEY VONN WINS 2011 LAUREUS SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
At this year’s Laureus Sport Awards, held at Abu Dhabi on Monday, Spain’s Tennis World Number 1 Rafael Nadal and USA’s Skiing Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn bagged the top honors of ‘Sportsman’ and ‘Sportswoman’ of the year, respectively.
Hosted by Hollywood’s double Oscar winner actor Kevin Spacey, the event was attended [...]
VIDEO REWIND: CAMMIE GRANATO & ANGELA JAMES INDUCTED INTO THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME
In what was a very exciting, historic weekend, Cammie Granato (USA) & Angela James (Canada) became the first ever female hockey players to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
WSENetwork.com was on hand to capture the sights & sounds of this wonderful weekend.–
HOCKEY HALL TO INDUCT FIRST FEMALE PLAYERS
Cammi Granato and Angela James will [...]