Amanda Vandervort's Blog (6)

Spammers Be Gone

Hey everybody, Amanda here from the WPS Web Department. I've noticed a bit of spam in the Fan Corner lately, so I wanted to send a note and let you know we're doing our best to Ban Members that appear to be link-dropping, selling products, or pitching unrelated items. I'm generally pretty good about catching them blogging and immediately deleting the Profiles, but if you see spammy posts in the Forums… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on November 17, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

64-team NCAA Division 1 Tournament Bracket set

The field of 64 teams for the D1 NCAA tourney has been set. Here's the story on the NCAA website: http://bit.ly/1ONi3o. And if you'd like to download the bracket (pdf), here ya go: http://bit.ly/3CsTAa 2010 WPS Draft Just Two Months Away (Women's Professional Soccer) http://www… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on November 10, 2009 at 1:20pm — 11 Comments

Twitter followers explode over night!

Hey guys, Amanda here from the social media/website department at the League office. Just thought I'd check in, say hello and share some of the online resources we're working on here in the off-season for you. First, I wanted to make sure you know that we update our Delicious account every day - http://delicious.com/womensprosoccer. Delicious is an online/social bookmarking tool where users can access all the news articles publi… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on October 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

In honor of Charlotte Moran

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share the passing of our friend and women's soccer champion, Charlotte Moran. Charlotte passed away peacefully early this morning at her home after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Charlotte Moran (center) pictured with her good friends Louise Waxler and Sue Ryan. Charlotte was one of the most active organizers for girls' and women's s… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on May 18, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Cutest fan letter ever

We received a letter from a WPS fan here at the League office yesterday, and it absolutely made my day, so I wanted to share it with you.

Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on May 12, 2009 at 1:34pm — 8 Comments

Let me be your bloglines - Top hits from around the blogosphere this week

Don't have unlimited time to sift through RSS feeds? Not subscribed to a news aggregate service? You're in luck. I am. Here's my selection of the top WPS blog posts from the week. April 24, 2009: WPS The Offside Me and this Sapporo 'bout to get comfortable and whip up a WPS Preview How long do you think it will take Ally Wagner to sneak a reference to Advocare into a tweet? Not only is it the drink for athletes but I bet it’s a huge hit at Burning Man Soccer News Topics.… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on April 24, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments