Courtesy of National Pro Fastpitch USSSA Pride NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  On Opening Day for Major League Baseball, official development partner National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) held its 2013 College Draft. The professional women’s fastpitch softball league is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. and currently has four teams. USSSA Florida Pride (Kissimmee, Fla.) won the 2012 Ringor Cup [...]

One of the toughest things to get 21st Century kids to accomplish is to be self-sufficient. Parents don’t let kids fail anymore because they are so concerned about their psyche being damaged. Failure is one of life’s greatest teaching tools but 21st Century kids aren’t allowed to fall so they don’t learn how to get up, [...]

Why do people choose to coach? Is it for money or love of the game? Is it for altruistic reasons, a need for affiliation, or something else? I have often wondered if people ask themselves this question or if they “just do it.” The answer is important because understanding your choice will determine whether or [...]

On Wednesday night Rob Riggle hosted ESPN’s 2012 ESPYS. Sport experts and fans voted for their favorite male and female athletes who dominated all season long. Legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award and former Rutgers University football standout Eric LeGrand received the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. We compiled a list [...]

By SI.com Ken Eriksen can only hope the near-perfect softball his American team played to win a sixth straight World Cup crown can help convince the International Olympic Committee to include the sport again in future Summer Games. Samantha Fischer doubled in two runs, Michelle Moultrie circled the bases after dropping a bunt just in [...]

As a rising star in the National Physique Committee bodybuilding circuit, Callie Bundy never met a challenge that she couldn’t beat as she climbs up the ranks in this popular sport. Going back to her days as a child, Bundy has always been surrounded by sports and excelled in them in high school and college. Her [...]

My first introduction to sports was at eight years old as the lone girl on a little league baseball team. Soon after, I readily picked up track & field. Dwight Howard Sr., my first basketball coach, suggested that my parents put a ball in my hand and basketball quickly became my favorite sport. I vividly [...]