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Jun 6, 2012
03:18 PM

By Justine Harris

ANNIKA Inspiration Award Nominations Now Open

The ANNIKA Inspiration Award is our award given annually, in partnership with golf star Annika Sorenstam's ANNIKA Foundation, to a young female athlete who not only excels in her sport, but demonstrates leadership, provides inspiration for others and gives back to her community.

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Nov 30, 2011
03:01 PM

By Lindsay Hock

Outstanding female athletes nominated for Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year

Four of 25 candidates for Sports Illustrated’s coveted Sportsman of the Year award are female athletes --- and three have already been honored by the WSF as Sportswoman of the Year award finalists. Maya Moore, Yani Tseng, Japan’s women’s soccer team and Abby Wambach will compete for the award against male stars like Stanford QB Andrew Luck, Dodger Matt Kemp and swimming sensation Ryan Lochte.

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Sep 9, 2011
11:32 AM

By Lindsay Hock

2011 Sportswoman of the Year: Fans Speak Out

(Photo by: Erich Spiess)

For the past ten days, we have been conducting our yearly Sportswoman of the Year voting, where we ask the fans to choose their favorite Individual Sport and Team Sports Athletes. We received thousands of votes, and while we won't reveal the winners until October 19 at our Annual Salute to Women in Sports, we do want to share with you some of the best Facebook comments on a handful of our 20 incredible finalists. Women’s sports fans were alive and well last week, and they definitely let their voice be heard.

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Aug 25, 2011
02:39 PM

By Lindsay Hock

Vote for our 2011 Sportswoman of the Year Awards

Every year, at our Annual Salute to Women in Sports, we recognize an individual sport athlete and team sport athlete whose performances over a 12-month time span have been exceptional. Past winners of this prestigious award include Venus Williams, Nastia Liukin and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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