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Courtesy Cassie TysarczykHowdy from Aggieland!This past weekend, the Aggie softball team had the privilege of traveling to Oxford, Miss., to take on Ole Miss. Our team handled business versus the Rebels and came out victorious.
Courtesy Michelle GascoigneThe theme of this year’s OU softball poster is “Dreams Will Come True.” The poster features all of our seniors and throwback pictures of us playing when we were little. I remember first seeing the poster and the four of us getting a little emotional.
Courtesy of Simona de SilvestroHockey is a pretty big sport in Switzerland and I watched it a lot growing up, but since moving to the U.S. I haven’t really followed it that much. Indianapolis doesn’t have an NHL team, so that doesn’t make it easy, either.
Courtesy of Christie Rampone I'll be honest -- it's not easy to take a seven-hour bus trip to games instead of hopping on a plane. But it does give my team, Sky Blue FC, valuable time to get to know one another! I've been playing on different pro teams and for various leagues for more than 10 years, so I definitely understand the circumstances of a start-up league -- and I'm so excited to be playing for the National Women's Soccer League.
AP PhotoBefore there was Jackie Robinson, there was Fleet Walker. On this date in 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first African-American to play Major League Baseball when he made his American Association (modern-day American League) with the Toledo Blue Stockings.
Courtesy of Emily Young Last Friday, our team visited the LAC+USC Medical Center's pediatrics unit to bring some cheer and smiles to the patients, who really welcomed the pleasant change from their regular hospital routines.
Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesThe battle for the Stanley Cup begins tonight, which got us thinking about an MVP from years gone by. In 1977, Barbara Williams, a former figure skater, became the first female skating coach in the NHL when she was named the New York Islanders’ power skating instructor.
Courtesy of Chiney OgwumikeLions are not roaming through the streets. My ride is not the back of an elephant. I'm not living in a hut. I am in Africa, studying abroad in the country of my mother and father, a country with so much primitive beauty, potential, promise; I am in Nigeria!
Rob Carr/Getty ImagesAre you ready for some football? Relax. After tonight, we only have to make it through 18 more Monday nights until regular-season "Monday Night Football" returns to ESPN. Washington hosts Philadelphia in the first game of the doubleheader on Sept.
Courtesy of The V FoundationTwenty years ago today, Jim Valvano -- affectionately known as Jimmy V -- passed away at the age of 47 after a yearlong battle with bone cancer. Eight weeks prior, the former North Carolina State basketball coach (who led his team to the 1983 national title on a buzzer-beater) accepted the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award at the first annual ESPYS.
AP Photo/Martin MeissnerOn this day in 2002, soccer star Abby Wambach scored her first international goal, against Finland, in a 3-0 win for the Americans. It also was her first career start and her second appearance for the red, white and blue.
Courtesy Natalie GulbisI have been lucky in my professional career to enjoy many great moments, but not one golf accomplishment or tournament round compared with what I was so fortunate to achieve April 8. That is when we officially opened the Natalie Gulbis Boys & Girls Club near my home in Las Vegas.
ASU AthleticsWords cannot describe the feelings I have on game day. I would definitely say I live for the weekend. There is something different in the air when I walk into the locker room and see all of my teammates.
Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesOne month from today, on May 26, the French Open opens at Roland Garros. The tournament dates back to 1891, and the first women’s singles champion was crowned in 1897 when Adine Masson won the trophy.
Courtesy of John WilliamsonHello softball fans! My name is Michelle Gascoigne, and I am a senior pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. I grew up in a small town called Benicia in the San Francisco Bay Area. However, I consider Norman, Okla.