Archive for the ‘The Sports’ Category
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
By Rachel Tompkins
Signs of Spring have appeared atop the Allegheny Front between the two Virginias. Here in Pocahontas County in West (By God) Virginia that includes shoots of green, the sound of robins --- and cheering from the gym at Pocahontas County High School as the Lady Warriors begin their ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
By Megan Wood and Laura Pappano
Justine Siegal, founder of BaseBall for All, made news this week when she became the first woman to throw batting practice to a major league baseball team at spring training. She threw for the Cleveland Indians on Monday and the Oakland A's on Wednesday. Siegal, ...
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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
By Laura Pappano
More people will watch Super Bowl XLV this Sunday than tuned in for the President’s State of the Union address last week.
It’s not even close (42.8 million watched President Barack Obama vs. an expected 110 million). That’s no dis to Obama because George W. Bush was out-viewed, too.
The ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
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By Laura Pappano
She is still wearing her UConn uniform, but Samarie Walker’s smiling face is already gracing the University of Kentucky’s athletic homepage.
The UConn freshman’s abrupt transfer (albeit after some bumpy months, says Swish Appeal), is spurring speculation and chatter (yes, Baylor fans ...
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
The Playbook: Year 2
An occasional series about the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program.
By Laura Pappano
Megan Shoniker is #10, URI team captain who hit the 1,000-point scoring mark on December 29. Shoniker, a senior with ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
The Playbook: Year 2
An occasional series about the University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program.
By Laura Pappano
The game got away.
The Richmond Spiders harassed the Rams, orchestrating a 66-53 victory in URI’s Ryan Center yesterday. It was ...
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Somehow, when Kristine Lilly announced her retirement from soccer last week, it felt real -- and appropriate, both a rarity these days among professional athletes trying to figure out if it's time to retire (or not).
Why is that?
Perhaps because she didn't do it impulsively, but took several months ...
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Friday, December 31st, 2010
Phew. The streak is over.
Sometimes when you lose, you win. And whether UConn's streak ended last night or next month - or next year, matters less than how it ended and what it has shown us.
The truth is that while UConn's 90-game win streak is a powerful accomplishment, once you ...
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
By Rachael Goldenberg
It’s now 89. Officially the NCAA college basketball win-streak record. And if this team’s composure so far is any indication, the streak isn’t ending anytime soon.
What do we do with this? How does the world look different for women’s sports today? What now?
Well, for starters, let’s go with ...
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Sunday, December 19th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Never mind that the crowd in Madison Square Garden – 15,232 the second largest in the venue for women’s basketball --- were on their feet in the final minutes chanting “Eighty-eight! Eighty-eight!”
The UConn Women’s Basketball team made it look like just another 31-point win (they beat Ohio State ...
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