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Posted in Soccer, Sports Headlines on Dec 9th, 2008
Some more exciting soccer news - team USA won the under-20 World Cup title on Sunday, defeating champion North Korea 2-1.
Before I even move on to the details of the game, I have to say - it’s incredible that women under 20 years of age are given the opportunity to compete on a world level [...]
Posted in NCAA, Soccer, Sports Headlines, Sports Programs on Dec 9th, 2008
Below is a recap of the NCAA championships across divisions for women.
On the Division III level, the Messiah Falcons defeated the Greensboro Thunder, 5-0, for Messiah’s second national title in four years. According to NCAA, the 5-0 victory was the largest winning margin in the 23-year history of the tournament.
There was an exciting game on [...]
Posted in Feminism, Soccer, Sports Programs, Sportsmanship, inspiration on Nov 18th, 2008
A new documentary (released this year) discusses the reality of women’s soccer players in Iran.
The plot: An amateur female soccer team from Berlin goes on a nerve-wracking journey trying to carry out the first female soccer match in the history of Iran. And it happens in front of over 1,000 cheering female fans.
According to Cinema [...]
Posted in From the blogosphere, Soccer, Sports Journalism on Oct 12th, 2008
I must say - it’s exciting when you browse through the NCAA’s student-athlete blogs and come across an NCAA Division III blog from an athlete at your former college. I’m so glad to see Laura Delaney, the captain of the women’s soccer team at The College of New Jersey posting her thoughts on this season [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Soccer, Swimming on Aug 18th, 2008
Dara Torres clinched the silver medal in the 50m freestyle event on Sunday, losing by 0.1 seconds to Britta Steffen of Germany. “Holy crap” is the only thing that came to mind when I saw that finish. She exited the pool with watery eyes. She deserves nothing but congratulations for her efforts this year, and [...]
Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
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Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
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Posted in Soccer, Sports Headlines on Jul 17th, 2008
I read on the Pretty Tough blog [one of my new favorites in the blogosphere] that the US women’s soccer team played Brazil the other night for a friendly game. Only it didn’t turn out to be a regular night. Amy Wambach rushed to try to reach a ball defended by Brazilian player Maria Rosa late in [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Soccer, Sports Headlines on Jul 2nd, 2008
When I say “soccer,” that’s really my ignorant American culture coming out. What I meant to say is “football,” as that is the official name for the 2008 competition on the national arena.
This could be the year for USA. With a roster packed with a new coach (Sundhage) and a combination of youth and experience, [...]
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