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In Azerbaijan, Peace Corps volunteers and former athletes Todd and Sarah France left a legacy of working to widen athletic, cultural and educational opportunities for girls.

The LPGA has had an ever-shifting rotation of major tournaments, so the introduction of the Evian Masters this year is likely to do more good than not.

Samantha Davies' dream of winning the solo around-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race came to a sudden end Thursday, but her family knows the skipper will "bounce back quickly."

The emotions were complex on the departure dock at the Vendee Globe. The skippers inspire confidence; their talent and resourcefulness are beyond dispute.

New mom Samantha Davies faces three months of solitude and danger as the lone woman in the Vendee Globe, the only solo, nonstop, around-the-world sailing race.

Hope Solo discloses many details of her life in her new memoir, but in her words, there is only black and white and no room for interpretation.

If Hope Solo were a man, the reaction to her outspokenness might be different. Our writers weigh in with their thoughts from all sides of the debate.

A hot-button topic the first week of the Olympics was Hope Solo's reaction on social media to Brandi Chastain's analysis of the U.S. vs. Colombia game in pool play. Here is what ensued in the aftermath of Solo's tweets.

The London Olympics were a benchmark for women, especially U.S. women. But what does that mean beyond the Games? For two team sports, the hope and expectation is their accomplishments in London will be a springboard to something more.

The U.S. women got control early and went on to rout France 86-50 to win their fifth consecutive gold medal and 41st straight Olympic contest.

France is already assured of its first women's basketball medal. But to make any run for the gold against a more talented and experienced U.S. team, France must play the best game it ever has.

The United States' 4-3 victory over Canada was an instant classic. We asked our writers to reflect on the match and predict what might be coming in the gold-medal match against Japan on Thursday.

Yes, nothing seems to faze this U.S. women's soccer team, but it received an important reminder in its Olympic opener.

All the talk this year has been about the Asians and Americans. With the next big event in France, maybe a European can break through.

For Carissa Moore, the ASP women's world surfing champ, it's competing in the men's Vans Triple Crown this month that has her totally stoked.

Women have refereed in MLS and lower tiers of the men's international game, and those who have think they are better for it.