Outstanding Student-athlete: Kathleen Kavanagh - 22 WSBT
25 May 2012, 10:52 pm
When the top-ranked Marian softball team was upset in the opening round of the Class 3A sectionals, it brought an end to the exceptional career of Knights senior third baseman Kathleen Kavanagh. She might be Marian's best hitter. "Somewhere ...

Norland’s Duke Johnson and Jackson’s Robin Reynolds among top winners at All-Dade awards - Miami Herald
25 May 2012, 10:24 pm
Thompson, a football and baseball star for four years at Westminster Christian, was named the Class 4A-1A Male athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season. Thompson became The Herald’s first three-time athlete of the Year in the 55 ...

Arizona high school 2012 boys track athlete of the Year: Brophy Prep's Devon Allen - AZCentral.com
25 May 2012, 2:17 pm
School: Phoenix Brophy Prep | Year: Junior. Events: Hurdles, sprints. | College choice: Undecided. Season recap: Allen rewrote the state record book on three occasions: He broke Mossy Cade's 32-year-old 110-meter high hurdles record (13.69) at ...

Arizona high school 2012 girls track athlete of the Year: Canyon del Oro's Jaide Stepter - AZCentral.com
25 May 2012, 2:17 pm
School: Oro Valley Canyon del Oro | Year: Senior. Events: Hurdles, sprints, long jump. | College choice: Southern California. Season recap: Stepter, whose mother and coach LaTanya Sheffield once owned the American record in the women's 400-meter ...

Does Gender Matter for athlete Injuries? - Yahoo Finance
24 May 2012, 3:08 pm
KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the predominance of male athletes featured on television and covered in the media year-round, most Americans are familiar with some of the most common injuries sustained by men in various sports.

Lolo Jones, Olympic athlete, Talks Virginity On TODAY Show - Huffington Post
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Lolo Jones is a 29-year-old Olympic track and field star who holds an American record for the 60-meter hurdles and is favored to win the 100-meter hurdles in London this summer. However, her athletic training isn't the biggest challenge in her ...

Transgender athlete Competes For Olympic Spot - NPR News
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
A central question of gender and sports is facing officials as they prepare for London's Summer Olympics: In a system that segregates athletic competition by sex for reasons of fairness, where do transgender athletes fit? Take, for example ...

Olympic athlete Lolo Jones Struggles to Find Steady Boyfriend While Remaining a Virgin - Entertainment Online
22 May 2012, 3:18 pm
Lolo Jones is a beautiful, intelligent Olympic athlete, but like many women, she's still searching for her Prince Charming. But this 29-year-old isn't willing to kiss as many frogs as it takes to find her special guy. In fact, much like Tim Tebow, Jones, a ...

Does Smoking Hot Olympic athlete Virgin Have a Chance at Popularity? - Gawker
22 May 2012, 10:17 am
You wouldn't wish Lolo Jones' problems on your worst enemy. She was an Olympic hurdler in 2008. She's one of the biggest track and field stars in America. Next month, at age 29, she'll be running to qualify for the Olympics again. Imagine the pressure (and ...

Tiger Woods Is Still The World's Most Powerful athlete - Forbes
17 May 2012, 9:33 am
Tiger Woods has taken a beating for the better part of two-and-a-half years. It started with the 2009 Thanksgiving car crash, which led to 20 straight days on the cover of the New York Post as a string of women came forward with tales of Woods ...