Blogs Posts in Women Sports category; 209 blog posts

Women’s basketball pulls out another last-minute victory, wi...

Indiana out-rebounded Illinois 47-32 on Sunday, but the Illini women’s basketball team controlled the boards when it mattered most. The Illini (10-16, 4-9 Big Ten) secured every rebound in the final minute of a 61-60 victory over [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

LPGA season begins with more events, optimism

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been taking its lumps over the last couple of years. The colors are u [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Tigers Fall To No. 14 Texas A&M, 78-52

Sydney Carter and Adaora Elonu each scored 16 points and No. 14 Texas A&M beat Missouri 78-52 on Wednesday night to give coach Gary Blair his 200th win with the Aggies. It is Texas A&M's eighth straight win over Missouri (10-6, 0-5 Bi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Cincinnati women fall to No. 2 Notre Dame 76-50

CINCINNATI — Coach Jamelle Elliott shook her counterpart's hand and thanked her for easing up. Second-ranked Notre Dame went ahead by 35 points in the second half and rested its starters. Coach Muffet McGraw substituted freely d [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Women's Basketball Earns Fourth Staright Win With 71-54 Vict...

The Saint Joseph's women's basketball took control early and never trailed as the Hawks downed Quinnipiac, 71-54, Tuesday evening at TD Banks sports Center. The win, the fourth in a row for the Hawks, improved their record to 9-4 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Qatar pushes women forward in Olympic sports

DOHA // Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing. Surprised – and a bit scared – the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh, wow! Sure!" [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Ohio State Rolls Over Charlotte 88-58

I start this recap with an apology for not posting a recap of the women’s basketball game against California on Saturday as I ended up in Chicago that day without internet access and a dead cell phone battery. The trip to face the G [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Vote for Sarah Stevenson to win William Hill award

WORLD champion Sarah Stevenson is on the shortlist for the inaugural William Hill Sports Woman of the Year award. Stevenson, who was recently crowned Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year, is joined by heptathlete Jessica Ennis and world [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Sports: Women's Roller Derby Offers a Screaming Good Time in...

Roller derby is back! Yes, teams of women with cheeky names wearing short shorts as they skate around a loop, knocking each other over, are right here in the Capital Region, and watching them do their thing on a Saturday night is somethin [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Female Boxers: Sex objects or athletes?

After the long fight to get into the Olympic boxing ring next summer, women are still battling – not to be seen as sex objects. Boxing’s governing body, the AIBA (an acronym for the International Boxing Association), will deci [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's hoops season starts with 14 ranked games

A couple of the biggest stars in women's basketball helped their top teams cruise to easy victories as the season got under way Friday. No. 1 Baylor routed Howard 82-28, scoring the game's first 28 points, and second-ranked Not [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Irish woman boxer who fought for sports' inclusion in London...

She has defeated more than 100 opponents in a 14-year career that has elevated her to the pinnacle of her sport. But for Katie Taylor, the shy, softly spoken boxer who represents Ireland's best medal prospects at the 2012 Olympics, th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Wambach, Tseng win women's sports awards

Abby Wambach has added another accolade to her long list of honors. She was selected Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation on Wednesday night. Wambach led the U.S. with four goals at the World Cup in Germ [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Women’s sports: Biggest participant levels

As a young girl, I loved sports. Naturally a tomboy, but very shy by nature, I found that sports brought me out of my shell and gave me confidence I needed in other areas of life as well. While I never went professional, I continued to lo [...]