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Possible Defection? Two Women Soccer Players Missing from Cuba Lineup

1/24/12 4:38pm by @jschonb
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When Cuba’s national women’s team showed up for Monday night’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match against Haiti in Vancouver, BC two players were conspicuously missing.  Read more >

An Olympic-Sized Achievement: Scholar-Athlete Amanda Scott

1/12/12 8:24am by HLeveyFriedman
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Marathoner Amanda Scott

2012 is not only a leap year, it’s an Olympic year. That means that in the next few months thousands of hopefuls are gearing up for Olympic Trials to try to secure a spot to represent their country at the summer games, to be held in London.  How many of those who have qualified to compete can say that they were also one of the top collegiate scholars in the world?  Read more >

Skirting The Issue: Femininity in Boxing

11/2/11 6:16am by @WomenTalkSports
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women's boxing via wikimedia commons

A hot-button issue on the Women Talk Sports website last week centered on the Amateur International Boxing Association's request that female boxers wear skirts when competing in the ring. WTH? Didn't the AIBA learn anything from the Badminton World Federation's ill-fated plan to do the same?  Read more >