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Bowdoin Announces Girls and Women in Sports Day Festivities

The Bowdoin College Athletic Department will host its annual "Girls and Women in Sports" celebration the weekend of February 4-6, 2011. The weekend will culminate with "Girls and Women in Sports Day" on Sunday, Februa [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Afghan's women cricketers aim to hit rivals for six

In a park where men are banned, surrounded by walls topped with barbed wire in a country embroiled in war, a group of Afghan women play a controversial game -- cricket. Afghanistan's first national women's cricket team -- whose e [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Women in Sport

The series between January 17 - 22 looks at why fewer women than men participate in sport in England and what affect this has. According to a recent study 1 in 8 women participate in sport in England, while the figure for men is 1 in 5. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Hens fall short again vs. ODU women 62-59

The University of Delaware’s bid to upset Old Dominion fell short in the second half as the Blue Hens dropped a 62-59 decision to the Monarchs in a Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball showdown at the Carpenter Ce [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Hospital Specialist Women's Health

After a successful merge between two of the most successful Top Pharmaceutical Companies, resulting in a stronger pipeline and more products to help patients; they are now in a position to expand the sales force and this presents as an e [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Brown Voted Honda Award Winner as Top Women's Volleyball Ath...

Senior Penn State women's volleyball player Blair Brown (Purcellville, Va.) has won the 2011 Honda Sports Award in volleyball, designating her as the nation's top collegiate female athlete in that sport. The honor was based on th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Curling may be good for health of women

Forget the image promoted in endless commercials, TV shows and sports pages of small-town life unified by the hockey rink. For many small-town Canadian women and girls, curling is the sport keeping their endangered communities and their [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

New Sport England initiatives aim to get more women playing ...

Initiatives to bring netball to city centres, encourage more women to ride bikes and provide childcare while they exercise will be part of a £10m scheme announced today to try to reduce the gender gap in sports participation. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

NCAA Women's Basketball: Rutgers 57 v. Villanova 43

Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer and Villanova head coach Harry Perretta share some laughs before the game. (NCAA Women's Basketball: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 57 v. Villanova Wildcats 43, Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Utah State Women's Basketball To Host Fresno State Saturday ...

Utah State women's basketball (7-7, 1-0) will host Fresno State (9-5, 0-0) on Saturday, January 8, in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum which is also the WAC Pack The House Night. Everyone wearing blue will receive free admission. The Bull [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Teva Expands Women's Health Biz

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA - Analyst Report) recently completed the acquisition of Theramex, a Europe-based women’s health business with a presence in several countries. Teva had initially announced its intention to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Women can help prevent cancer

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and women may want to learn more about proper health practices to prevent the disease from creeping up on them as it has done to hundreds of other local women. Cervical cancer occurs when [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Women's Basketball Hosts Washington in Pac-10 Home Opener

LOOKING AHEAD — Oregon State (7-6, 0-2 Pac-10) hosts Washington (5-6, 0-2 Pac-10) in its Pac-10 home opener on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in legendary Gill Coliseum. TRACKING THE BEAVS — Full results from Thursday’s gam [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

West Chester Hospital campaign promotes women's health year-...

West Chester, OH – During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, typically held in October, women are frequently reminded to receive a mammogram. The Women's Imaging Center at West Chester Hospital wants women to think about the import [...]