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Lauren Silberman, a 28-year-old from New York City, will make history March 2 when she becomes the first female to ever participate in a regional NFL Draft Combine according to NFL.com.
Silberman, who haskicked a 40 yard field goal but never played competitive football, will tryout as a kicker.
Do you know what today is? It's the first Wednesday in February which means it is National Girls and Women in Sports Day,a day to honor the athletic successes of women and girls in your community.
In fact, it's the 27th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.This year's theme: "Girls in Sports, An Investment in the Future.
Long distance swimmer Diana Nyad called upon her farflung crew to get themselves to Key West this weekend for her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Taking advantage of weather signs and conditions, Nyad (less than a week shy of her 63rd birthday) leaped into the waters off Havana on Saturday, August 18th, a day earlier than expected.
Justine Henin of Belgium, who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, had some news to pass along to her faithful fans via Facebook.
No ... not another comeback. Of course, at age 30, nothing is impossible.
It turns out Henin is pregnant and the baby is expected in March.
Henin retired, for the second time, in early 2011.
Are you an athlete, coach, teacher or school administrator at a middle or high school? If so,
here's a great opportunity we heard about to apply for some state-of-the-art concussion software
which can help combat concussions.
According to the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, up to 3.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Alex Morgan is in the headlines, again!
(via release)
Seattle Sounders Women have signed US Women's National Team forward Alex Morgan pending official
USSF/CSA approval, the team announced today.
"Alex is a world class player who has proven herself well beyond her 22 years.
After another weekend of play, the Los Angeles Sol (7-1-3) remain atop the WPS standings.
Camille Abily and PUMA spokeswoman Marta lead the team with six and four goals respectively.
Just prior to the start of the Women's Professional Soccer season, brand PUMA and WPS announced
an exclusive partnership making PUMA an official founding partner of the new league and an official
sponsor of all WPS franchises.
U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 21-player roster to face Japan on
May 20 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas (7:30 p.m. CT) and on May 23 at Rio Tinto Stadium in
Sandy, Utah (4 p.m. MT).
The roster to face Japan is chock-full of veterans, including team captain Christie Rampone,
co-captain Lori Chalupny, and outside back Heather Mitts, as well as midfielders Carli Lloyd,
Shannon Boxx, Angela Hucles, Heather O'Reilly and Lindsay Tarpley.
October 24, 2008 - SoCal's latest professional sports team, which will start play in April as
part of Women's Professional Soccer, will be known as the Los Angeles Sol (that's sun for
non-spanish speakers). The team's name and logo will officially be announced at the Home Depot
Center in Carson, California on Saturday.
September 29, 2008 - I am giddy with excitement. Last week, Marta was assigned to the as-yet
unnamed L.A. Women's Professional Soccer team when the new league, which begins play next April,
held its draft of the world's top foreign players. It always irked me that L.A. didn't have a
team during the last incarnation of [.
Boston Head Coach Tony DiCicco (far left) and WPS Part Owner and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash (far
right) pose with the Breakers three allocated players: Heather Mitts, Angela Hucles and Kristine
Lilly. (Women's Professional Soccer) September 16, 2008 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
announced the allocations of the U.
March 04, 2008 - Ian Sawyers, who guided the CyberRays to the inaugural Women's United Soccer
Association championship in 2001, has been named coach and general manager of the New Jersey team
that will play in the new women's professional league next year. "I always wanted to get back
into the professional game if I had [.
If you' re any sort of women's soccer fan, you know about Alex Morgan.
The 22-year-old wunderkind, known as the "super sub" during the Women's World Cup last summer
and in the recent CONCACAF Olympic qualifying matches, has a nose for the goal.  The former Cal
soccer star has also been noted for her amazing mix of strength and beauty which makes her the
epitome of Pretty Tough.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico April 12, 2008 – The U.S. Women's National Team got a dramatic overtime
free-kick goal from Carli Lloyd before Canada tied the game three minutes from the end, sending the
match into a penalty kick shootout where the Americans prevailed 6-5 to win the 2008 CONCACAF
Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament.
March 12, 2008 - Abby Wambach scored her 88th international goal today to help the United States
win the Algarve Cup for a record sixth time with a 2-1 victory over Denmark. The Algarve Cup
is a prestigious invitational tournament for national women's soccer (football) teams held
annually in the Algarve region of Portugal.
March 05, 2008 ALBUFEIRA, Portugal - The WNT came flying out of the gates in their 2008
Algarve Cup opener vs. China, scoring just five minutes in, and never looking back enroute to a 4-0
thrashing. The U.S. received goals from Lindsay Tarpley, Tobin Heath, Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd.
On the tournament's opening day, Denmark upset [.
Soccer hall of famer Joy Fawcett
The ultimate soccer mom reached the pinnacle of her sport Sunday.
"In my life, I've had two dreams: To play soccer at the highest level and to be a mother,"
former United States Women's National Team standout defender Joy Fawcett said midway through her
induction speech at the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Soccer hall of famer Joy Fawcett
The ultimate soccer mom reached the pinnacle of her sport Sunday.
"In my life, I've had two dreams: To play soccer at the highest level and to be a mother,"
former United States Women's National Team standout defender Joy Fawcett said midway through her
induction speech at the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The U.S. Soccer Supporters Club (is that kinda like a fan club?) just sent an email announcing
that they're launching the Official Fan Membership Program of U.S. Soccer (maybe that's the fan
club). Either way, looks like some cool stuff in store for fans of U.S. Soccer (both the men's and
women's national teams).
January 16, 2009 - Followed the 2009 WPS Draft on Twitter this morning, and it was no suprise when
the Boston Breakers selected Amy Rodriguez with the first pick. Beyond the A-Rod pick, tweets let
us know in near real time the other first round selections: 2nd: Chicago Red Stars select Megan
Rapinoe 3rd: FC Gold Pride select [.
January 9, 2009 - We've been waiting for this news since September when it was announced that Marta
was chosen as a draft pick by the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer. Now, according to
the LA Times, the Brazilian striker is close to finalizing a deal with the Sol to play
when the WPS launches its [.
December 16, 2008 - Junior forward Casey Nogueira of Raleigh, N.C., put a signature achievement on
her remarkable third season for the Tar Heels as she was named the National Player of the Year by
Soccer America Magazine Tuesday. Nogueira, whose two goals in the national championship game lifted
the Tar Heels to a 2-1 [.
December 14, 2008 - The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team defeated China PR 1-0 in an entertaining
match on a cool night at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles as Tina Ellertson scored her first
international goal in the 61st minute. Ellertson, a defender in her previous 32 caps for the USA,
was a forward [.
December 10, 2008 - U.S. legend Kristine Lilly trained with the U.S. National Team today for
the first time since October of 2007. The only woman in history to play in five Women's World Cup
tournaments took most of 2008 off to have her first child, a baby girl, who was born last June. The
Women's National [.
December 7, 2008 - North Carolina's junior forward Casey Nogueira provided the heroics in the
championship game of the Women's College Cup for the second time in three years, scoring two
second-half goals to lead the Tar Heels to a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame on Sunday. Notre Dame, the
only undefeated team remaining in D-I [.
December 5, 2008 - It's no secret we were rooting for UCLA to win the national championship. So
it's no suprise we were incredibly bummed when the Bruins saw their undefeated season come to an
end during the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup. They gave up only their sixth goal of the
year in [...]
November 25, 2008 - The pieces of the WPS puzzle are all coming together. Saint Louis Athletica is
now the name for the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) St. Louis franchise. Team owner Jeff
Cooper, alongside U.S. gold medalist Lori Chalupny and head coach Jorge Barcellos, unveiled
Athletica's name and logo on Tuesday afternoon at the [.
November 23, 2008 - It was a showdown in Tinseltown. Cross-town rivals USC and UCLA played last
night in the Third Round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. It was a cool night and in
typical SoCal fashion, spectators wore everything from shorts and flip flops to wool caps and
winter coats (I was happy to [.
November 20, 2008 - The San Francisco Bay area's entry in the new Women's Professional Soccer
league will be named FC Gold Pride. The franchise unveiled its name Wednesday along with its
gold-and-black color scheme and a logo featuring a growling lioness in mid-stride. Their
tagline? Welcome to the jungle.
October 30, 2008 - A 10-name shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award has been
published, including Arsenal's Kelly Smith and Brazil's Marta, who is aiming to win the award for
the third year running. Other female nominees include Canadian Christine Sinclair, Birgit Prinz of
Germany and Americans Hope Solo and Shannon [.
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A few articles to note this weekend: LA Sparks star Candace Parker talks for the first
time about her pregnancy, motherhood and coming back to play part of this season. At 21,
Allisa Czisny is the oldest first-time U.S. Figure Skating champion since Nancy Kerrigan in 1993.
U.S. Women's National Team soccer players Heather Mitts and Angie Woznuk came into
training camp [.
