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A 3-1 win over Sweden puts Japan in the World Cup final for the first time and gives the still-recovering country something to feel good about.

Here's a proposition to inject life into the struggling horse racing industry while helping to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer. Some events are in place but a Triple Crown for the Cure would up the ante.

Women's boxing will be reinstated in the 2012 Olympics and the U.S. has a pair of power-punching sisters, LaTonya King and Monaya Patterson, battling to make the team in separate weight classes.

In the second installment of a two-part series, NBA referee Violet Palmer, the first female referee and a 13-year veteran, talks to espnW about her hectic travel schedule and being on the floor during a legendary NBA fight.