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Larry Novey, FSU AthleticsAs a Division I student-athlete, my goal is clear: To be a national champion. I share this goal with my 25 teammates on the FSU women’s soccer team.I spent the whole summer in France, which is home for me.
Courtesy of Courtney Force Coming off an amazing weekend in Seattle, where I got my first win in Funny Car, I look back over a week later and still can't believe what we accomplished. Winning in only our 15th race of the season in my rookie year, and having to take out a few champion drivers in the process, still seems unreal.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Anne Worcester sat in the front row of Petra Kvitova’s news conference Monday at the New Haven Open. The Czech tennis player was asked about the WTA’s parity, and an eyebrow went up.
In all, 2012 has been a pretty great year for women in sports. First, we honored the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the revolutionary legislation that allowed young women to participate in sports in unprecedented numbers.
Tamika Catchings On my flight home from London, gold medal in hand, I ended up taking pictures with just about every person in business class. Even the pilot came out to take a look at the hardware! Less than 24 hours before that trip back to the States, I was celebrating Team USA’s fifth straight gold medal with my family, friends and teammates at our hotel in London.
Jeff Cable Photography One minute showed on the clock. The score read USA 8, Spain 5. We were just 60 seconds from winning Olympic gold. But by the looks on our faces, you would have thought we were tied, or even down, fighting for our lives in that pool.
Jenny FletcherYou know not every day is rainbows and butterflies. I had a tough night last night dealing with some conflicts that came up in my life that needed serious evaluation. I need to make wise decisions. I fell asleep exhausted playing the outcomes through in my mind ... and still couldn't make a decision on what to do ... and when I woke up I still didn't know.
Lance King/Getty ImagesMy time here in Bristol has flown by. It feels like just yesterday, I was in Rookie Camp, not knowing anyone and wondering what to expect. Now I see familiar faces all over as I walk through the building, thanks in part to all of the departments that I have gotten the chance to work with. I have gained so much insight into the possible career choices that news, television and entertainment have to offer. I have also gained a lot of skills I can use in my final year of college to help prepare me for a professional career in television. I now have a better appreciation for all the hard work and effort it takes to put together a show -- everything from conducting an interview and editing highlights to researching information and writing a script.
Kirby Lee/USA TODAY SportsAfter winning a gold and a bronze, U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy is enjoying her reward: a warm bed instead of a cold pool.
Jenny FletcherTriathlete Jenny Fletcher finally gets to see some track cycling at the Velodrome, and now she wants to hop on board herself.
Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesThe Olympic experience -- for both the triumphant and the defeated -- is powerful. So powerful, that poems are written about it, songs sung of it and movies made of it, but most of all, dreams are born of it.
Jenny Fletcher for ESPN.comLONDON -- I loved that I was able to watch the track and field events Sunday at Olympic Stadium.It was definitely jam-packed with exciting events, from Mo Farah receiving his gold medal to watching Oscar Pistorius make history as he ran in the men's 400-meter semifinal to men's steeplechase, the women's 400 final and, of course, the main event, the men’s 100 semifinals nad final.
Jenny FletcherLONDON -- Such an amazing, amazing day!I was so fortunate to be able to head to the women's triathlon event in Hyde Park this past Saturday and sit in the grand stands.The amount of people who came to watch the event was out of this world.
Ron LewisBeing that Im in my rookie year, I still have a lot to learn, but Ive been having a lot of fun in the process. Being able to go out and be full time on the NHRA circuit with Traxxas on the side of my race car, and racing against my dad, is a dream come true. However, I never thought in my first professional season I would earn my first national event win in Funny Car!
Jenny FletcherLONDON -- I wanted to catch you up on my adventures around London the past few days.On Thursday, I started off my morning bright and early to head to Hyde Park, where the triathlon race was being held.