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Brittney Griner, the newest member of the Phoenix Mercury and the number-one WNBA draft pick, took the stage with characteristic style and swagger at...
2013-05-13 13:50
Despite being taller and tougher than the other kids at school, Brittney Griner, the WNBA's number one draft pick and two-time Naismith Trophy winner...
2013-05-07 06:52

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South African runner Caster Semenya has been cleared to compete again after an international dispute over her biological gender following a major win at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. The...
2010-07-06 11:48
At 53-years old, Martina Navratilova is the most decorated tennis player. On Sunday added another trophy to her collection, winning the Wimbledon ladies' invitation doubles.Navratilova and Jana...
2010-07-04 11:17
Jennifer Capriati, once the top ranked women’s tennis player in the world, was hospitalized after a suspected prescription drug overdose over the weekend. The tennis prodigy, 34, was rushed...
2010-06-28 11:38
Time to rock the red, white and blue sweat bands for outdoor sports and become very good friends with someone having access to a pool. Time also to let go of my smoldering disappointment that the...
2010-06-25 11:15
Tennis icon Martina Navratilova says she completed radiation treatment for breast cancer last week. Navratilova was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, in February. DCIS is the most...
2010-06-24 16:18
For all of you soccer (ahem football) fans out there, today’s match between the U.S. and Algeria was one for the ages.  When the whistle blew, the U.S. had defeated Algeria 1-0. ...
2010-06-23 17:26
A women's softball team in Memphis, Tenn., was barred from a church league because its coach is a lesbian. Hmm. Jana Jacobson told The Commercial Appeal newspaper that officials at Bellevue Baptist...
2010-06-16 14:19
This Sunday more that 2,500 cyclists and roadies will embark on a 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise awareness and funding for HIV/AIDS. Now, in its 9th year, the event is...
2010-06-03 13:00
In a culture where corrective rapes exist and where homophobia is a way of life, being an out and proud member of the South African women’s national soccer team carries a negative, and...
2010-06-01 14:11
The news this week is chock full of French Open Tennis. The problem is no one is talking about the scores or the sport; everyone is gabbing about the attire. I was geared up to be righteously...
2010-06-01 10:17