My last official duty as the Nike Field Reporter was to host the opening of the Nike Store in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is the birthplace of Nike, so what better place to have the birth of its newest store!

The first day I greeted new customers to the store and interviewed Adam and Kara Goucher, who have both made big names for themselves in the running world. They came down to Eugene with their coach and running legend Alberto Salazar. I talked to the three of them about their ...

On the field, the Passion are a hard-hitting, no-nonsense women's tackle football team. Off the field, the players are taking lessons they have learned on the field to the local schools.

For the past two years, the Pittsburgh Passion have teamed up with Propel Schools, a group of charter schools in the Pittsburgh area, to positively influence young girls. ...

The world of competitive running is not for the faint of heart. Lauren Fleshman should know. She is one of the premier long distance runners in the United States and holds several College and National titles. But don't worry,Lauren has some advice to help you improve your performance on the track and trails.

First, a little background on Lauren's training....

I consider myself lucky to have lived near the beach the majority of my life. This summer, while at home, I really wanted to take advantage of my surroundings. I went kiteboarding, parasailing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and now surfing. I first tried surfing when I lived in Hawaii, but I wanted to go through a lesson to learn the basics and proper techniques.
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The world loves soccer, but I think the people of Portland love soccer even more! I had the chance to go to a Portland Timber Soccer game and it turned out to be a really fun and rowdy experience!

Before the game started I had the chance to chat with Chris Brown from the team. Brown is a native of Portland and has been playing soccer all of his life. He's...

The River Flow Soccer Club in Rochester, New York has a mission to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change. After talking to President Deon Rodgers, it appears that the club is doing tons to empower and support girls in the community.

The club engages girls at risk for teenage pregnancy, drug-use and obesity who live in urban areas by providing opport...

Like Many Californians I have always been enamored with the sport of surfing. The elegance in which a human becomes one with the wave seems to be an extraordinary state of being. I started surfing about 2 years ago with my expert surfer boyfriend teaching me the ways and pushing me into my first waves. I quickly learned that the elegance I was so enamored with was not ...

Indianapolis was recently home to Leo's Black Iron Gym State Fair Competition. At first, I was not sure what to expect, but soon found out this was a competition designed to allow individuals to show their talents and abilities in weight lifting. Jodi Alexander, a female bench press competitor was no doubt someone who shined! At the event, Jodi ended up breaking 2 reco...