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Jun 9

Friday Feminist Fuck Yeah: Brittney Griner

I know it’s been a while since my last post.  The WNBA season has started, my Seattle Storm are in for a challenging ride without our two main stars LJ & Bird. But WNBA news these days are more about the fantastic rookie class, particularly the #1 pick Brittney Griner. Kudos to Griner for being her full self and not give portions of herself to make others comfortable with their issues around gender & sexuality.

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Mar 8

Inside Major League Baseball's Dominican Sweatshop System

Teen shortstop Yewri Guillén died the day the Nationals were supposed to ship him to America. Has MLB learned from the tragedy?

Posted 3 months ago

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Feb 17

Danica Patrick wins historic pole position at Daytona 500

She says she was brought up to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl.

On Sunday, none of the boys was faster than the girl.

Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500, considered the Super Bowl of NASCAR, posting a lap of 196.434 mph Sunday.

In doing so, she also became the first woman to win a pole at any NASCAR top-division race, racking up another milestone in her barrier-breaking career.

Patrick, 30, is in her first full year as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver. Last year she made 10 Sprint Cup starts, qualifying no better than 23rd. NASCAR says Patrick still qualifies as a rookie for the 2013 season, and she’s the first rookie to win the Daytona 500 pole since Jimmie Johnson in 2002.

Posted 4 months ago

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Feb 8

Storm signs Temeka Johnson & Noelle Quinn as Free Agents

Temeka has career averages of 8.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. She is approaching the 2,000-point plateau, with 1,922 points over her eight year career. Temeka spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks (2006-08) and three with the Mercury (2009-11).

Noelle is a 6-0 guard out of UCLA and a six-year veteran who most recently played with the Washington Mystics. She played in all 30 games and averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game for the Mystics in 2012. Noelle spent her first two seasons with Minnesota followed by another three with Los Angeles. She has career averages of 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds.

Posted 4 months ago

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Feb 8

LJ to miss 2013 season - Wauters not returning

SEATTLE - The Seattle Storm announced today that Lauren Jackson will not compete with the team during the 2013 season. Jackson has chosen to remain in Australia to rehabilitate following her recent hamstring surgery. Her contract has been suspended and she is expected to play for the Storm in 2014.

In addition, the Storm announced that center Ann Wauters will not return. She has chosen to spend the summer resting and with her family and does not plan to participate in the WNBA in 2013.

Posted 4 months ago

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Feb 8

2013 WNBA schedule came out today!

wnbalove:

Get all the details from the link below!

http://www.wnba.com/news/2013_wnba_schedule.html

The countdown has begun! 

Reblogged 4 months ago from wnbalove

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Jan 29

Rapinoe takes next step in changing the game

Megan Rapinoe, who recently came out of the closet publicly, will be appearing in a Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) video, which coincided with the organization’s annual No Name-Calling Week. Rapinoe’s involvement focuses on respect towards one another on the field.

Posted 4 months ago

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Jan 18

Stadium Journey Announces 101 Best Stadium Experiences of 2012

Stadium Journey Magazine released its 2nd annual list of the best stadium experiences of the past year. For the second consecutive year, the Indianapolis Colts and Lucas Oil Stadium were recognized as the best stadium experience.

 Jan. 14, 2013 - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Stadium Journey utilizes its FANFARE scale for ranking the stadiums on its website and for the purposes of creating this list. The scale takes into account the food & beverage at the stadium, overall atmosphere, the neighborhood in which it resides, the fans, access outside and inside the stadium, return on investment, and allows for room for “bonus points” for unique features.

Reviews are submitted by Stadium Journey’s 80+ contributors, and tiebreakers are settled by a stadium’s “Crowd Score,” (the average of ratings submitted by members).

Stadium Journey Magazine is a monthly publication, available exclusively on the Stadium Journey website -http://www.stadiumjourney.com/magazine
  • Our Seattle Sounders FC came in as #7th [only MLS team listed]
  • our Seattle Storm at the Key Arena as #62nd [only WNBA team listed] &
  • our Seattle Seahawks in #95th

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Jan 14

bitchville:

Star Wars x Dr. Seuss Mash-ups by http://www.peltzproductions.com/Home.html

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Jan 11

NWSL Announces Allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs

The awaited allocation of international players took place today. In this process 23 USWNT players, 16 Canadian Nationals and 16 Mexican Nationals were distributed among the 8 founding teams of this new National Women Soccer League.

Following are the team-by-team allocations:

Seattle Reign FC
Megan Rapinoe (USA)
Amy Rodriguez (USA)
Hope Solo (USA)
Kaylyn Kyle (CAN)
Emily Zurrer (CAN)
Jenny Ruiz (MEX)
Teresa Noyola (MEX)

Boston Breakers
Sydney Leroux (USA)
Heather Mitts (USA)
Heather O’Reilly (USA)
Adriana Leon (CAN)
Rhian Wilkinson (CAN)
Anisa Guajardo (MEX)
Cecilia Santiago (MEX)

Chicago Red Stars
Shannon Boxx (USA)
Amy LePeilbet (USA)
Keelin Winters (USA)
Erin McLeod (CAN)
Carmelina Moscato (CAN)
Maribel Dominguez (MEX)
Dinora Garza (MEX)

FC Kansas City
Nicole Barnhart (USA)
Lauren Cheney (USA)
Becky Sauerbrunn (USA)
Desiree Scott (CAN)
Lauren Sesselmann (CAN)
Renae Cuellar (MEX)
Marylin Diaz (MEX)

Portland Thorns FC
Rachel Buehler (USA)
Tobin Heath (USA)
Alex Morgan (USA)
Luz Saucedo (MEX)
Marlene Sandoval (MEX)
Karina LeBlanc (CAN)
Christine Sinclair (CAN)

Sky Blue FC
Jill Loyden (USA)
Kelley O’Hara (USA)
Christie Rampone (USA)
Sophie Schmidt (CAN)
Melanie Booth (CAN)
Monica Ocampo (MEX)
Lydia Rangel (MEX)

Washington Spirit
Ashlyn Harris (USA)
Ali Krieger (USA)
Lori Lindsey (USA)
Robin Gayle (CAN)
Diana Matheson (CAN)
Alina Garciamendez (MEX)
Teresa Worbis (MEX)

Western New York Flash
Carli Lloyd (USA)
Abby Wambach (USA)
Bryanna McCarthy (CAN)
Jodi-Ann Robinson (CAN)
Veronica Perez (MEX)
Pamela Tajonar (MEX)

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Jan 10

Prediction guru Nate Silver: The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl

Nate Silver and his sabermetrics pick Seattle vs New England for the Super Bowl!

I was thinking Seattle & Denver… hey, that means I got 50% right… the 50% that matters to me ;)

Posted 5 months ago

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Jan 9

Seattle Pro Sports… what a month so far!

Wow… January 2013 started with a bang!  It’s been a crazy couple of days for Seattle’s Pro Sports.  Here’s a summary of all that is happening:

Sounders loaned striker Freddy Montero to Colombia’s Millonarios Club for 6 months with option for 1 year. Suuuupa Fred sent his goodbye thank you tweet to Seattle fans for 4 great years. His tweeter profile (@Goleador17) already reads: ExDeportivo Cali , ExAtletico Huila , Ex Seattle Sounders FC. This move frees up salary cap and a designated player spot.  Thankfully for us Alonso (midfielder) was not chosen by West Ham. Opening game will be March 2, 2013 agains t Montreal at 7pm (C-link stadium).

On the Football front, our Seahawks moved on to the divisional round of the playoffs after winning 24-14 against the WA DC Redskins. In a game in which RGIII left injured. Next Sunday Jan 13 the Seahawks will face the Atlanta Falcons at 4pm PST. Unfortunately, Clemons is out for the season with an ACL injury. The good thing, Russell, Lynch, Sherman, Miller, Wagner, and the rest of the gang are playing extremely well and have the momentum on their side.

The biggest news of the year, NBA’s Sacramento Kings rumored to be bought by Seattle’s Chris Hansen investing group. Talks are ~$500M, this after the Virginia Beach Arena went down. News have been flying all over the web and they claim the deal will be completed by the end of January pending approval of the NBA in March. If all goes along what is being reported, the Sonics will be back in Seattle for the 2013-2014 season! I would have preferred an expansion team rather than moving a franchise up here. I feel for Sacramento and their 28 year long ownership.

Along with NBA potential return to Seattle goes the possibility of a professional NHL team and the Phoenix Coyotes have been struggling to finance their operations. NHL’s lockout have left their energy in trying to get a season going rather than paying attention to what is happening or not in Seattle.

Our beloved Edgar Martínez, will have to keep his fingers crossed for another year… Sports writers did not select any player to MLB’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Gar obtained 35.9% of the needed 75%. He got 36.2% in 2010 and 32.9% in 2011. Still, he has enough votes to remain elegible for next year. As long as he reaches over 5% of the votes he can remain on the ballots for a period of 15 years. Four years have already passed… he has 12 more years and I’ll keep hoping and praying! I will not lose faith that one say, Edgar will make it to Cooperstown as the 4th Boricua and join Roberto Clemente, Orlando ‘Peruchín’ Cepeda & Roberto Alomar.

In women’s sports, our new soccer professional team, Seattle Reign FC, awaits the college draft next Jan. 18th. There is plenty of speculation about which international players will land in Seattle. Most likely candidates: Hope Solo, Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, Verónica Pérez (Mexico). Teams will get an allocation of 3 US international players, 2 from Mexico and 2 from Canada. One team will get 2 US players. Check this article for more details.

Seattle Storm and gold olympian point guard, Sue Bird stepped into the court for a game on Jan 6th. First game since her hip surgery last October.  She played +23 min. She joined WNBA’s Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker and Ewelina Kolbryn in Russia all of whom play for UMMC Ekaterinbur.

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Jan 8

Racist Chanting At A Professional Soccer Player Causes Something Awesome To Happen

When AC Milan’s midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng hears some vulgar and racist chants from the crowd, he decides enough is enough. He punts the ball toward the racist fans, and in a display of sportsmanship that will surely be talked about for some time, he proceeds to leave the field followed by his teammates and the ENTIRE opposing team. As all the players left the field together, the message to the fan community couldn’t be clearer: It doesn’t matter if you’re a supporter, we will not play for racists.

The player hears the chant and retaliates at 0:09, and both teams make their decision by 0:31. Great shot at 0:52.

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Jan 5
aquisihay: ¡Feliz dia de los tres reyes magos, Puerto Rico!

aquisihay:

¡Feliz dia de los tres reyes magos, Puerto Rico!

Reblogged 5 months ago from aquisihay

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Jan 5

chillin' like a villian: I forgot! Feliz Dia de Reyes! Epiphany Day!

vivimaria:

I know it is tomorrow but I wanted to do it now.

In Spain, and some Latin American, including Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, and other countries Epiphany day is called El Día de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings), i.e., the day when a group of Kings or Magi, as related in the second…

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