Strong show for US women
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Though she gave it her best shot to win a third medal at the World Alpine Championships yesterday, Julia Mancuso, the 20-year-old American sensation, could not break through the European slalom powerhouse of Croatia's Janica Kostelic, Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, and the Czech Republic's Sarka Zahrobska, who filled the podium after last night's second run.
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A marathon day ended with a loud crack of thunder, but not before Lorena Ochoa and Cristie Kerr charged up the leaderboard Saturday as the U.S. Women's Open finally came to life.
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Why you should watch: Given the longstanding American hegemony in the shot put, it&#39;s plausible that the three-man US delegation could sweep the competition. But the most compelling reason to watch is the unparalleled setting.
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Where the United States was concerned, there was little unlucky about Day 13 of the Athens Olympic Games. Abby Wambach&#39;s goal in the second overtime vaulted the United States women&#39;s
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Several cable networks  were blessed Sunday night with strong ratings from a range of  high-profile shows, including Lifetime Television&#39;s &quot;Army  Wives.&quot;
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If fashion mirrors a national mood, this week's catwalk extravaganza in New York will reflect the spirit of strong, confident women, observers predicted.
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Cindy Parlow scored three goals to lead the U.S. women's national team over Ireland 5-1 Wednesday night.
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Three new broadcast network shows that most media agencies and TV critics did not expect to last very long produced solid ratings last week, proving that audience viewing patterns are unpredictable.
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This might have been one of the few times Michelle Wie was happy with a 73 on the LPGA Tour.
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Both WE: Womenâs Entertainment, the cable channel and BridesDecide.com, a site for engaged and newly married women, are starting efforts to educate women about the election.
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The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest at the Solheim Cup. Dominating the singles matches, the Americans celebrated one of the most coveted wins in women's golf yesterday, a 16-12 decision over Europe that ended any thought they might be the "chokin' freakin' dogs" Dottie Pepper said they were.
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Watching the Jonathan Woss Show last week, I was more than impressed with U2&#39;s fabulous live performance, thinking that the Irish supergroup were right back at the top of their form.
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Few female viewers can  resist makeover shows, no matter how unreal they seem.
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. women's basketball team got just what it wanted against Spain - a victory and a test...
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They are America&#39;s newest golden girls -- powerful and just a shade from perfection. The US softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished
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The "independent woman" has been a driving force behind the spring 2007 collections presented at New York Fashion Week. In their notes to editors, retailers and stylists explaining what influenced their clothes, various designers wrote that the women they had in mind were strong, confident and independent, who dress mostly to please themselves, and not to impress a man, a boss or their social circle.
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LOS ANGELES  - When this new Pussycat Dolls reality series was announced last year, an executive with the CW used the phrase "female empowerment" to describe its essence. When you see scantily clad young women singing and gyrating together on a stage, the feminist ideal is what first springs to mind. Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan would surely concur.