Women's sports

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The world’s No. 1-rated female boxer is set to step into the boxing ring for the last time.

Holly Holm is scheduled Saturday to face Mary McGee at Route 66 Casino Hotel outside of Albuquerque, capping a decade-long boxing career.

NEW ORLEANS — Brittney Griner is ready to take Mark Cuban up on his offer to draft her.

The Baylor star says she’s open to an NBA tryout after the WNBA season ends.

“When are tryouts?” Griner asked Saturday at the Final Four. “The WNBA is where I’m at. That’s where I’m going. After that, if I get a shot, why turn down something like that? That’s big, even if you don’t make it. Hey, at least you tried. Somebody pushed the envelope.”

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Lauren Silberman’s NFL tryout lasted all of two kicks, neither of which traveled 20 yards.

Silberman became the first woman to compete at an NFL regional scouting combine on Sunday, but left the New York Jets’ practice field after re-injuring her quadriceps. She tried two kickoffs, the first going 19 yards and the second about 13 yards, and then asked to see a trainer.

As more than two dozen media, including E! Entertainment network, watched her every move, the 28-year-old Silberman was examined off to the side of the practice field. About 30 minutes later, while 36 other kickers continued their workouts, she called the scene “surreal” and thanked the NFL for “this tremendous opportunity.”

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy — American teenager Sarah Hendrickson won the women’s ski jumping title Friday, defeating Sara Takanashi of Japan at the Nordic skiing world championships.

The 18-year-old Hendrickson had a 347-foot, 9-inch effort on the first jump and scored a total of 253.7 points after two jumps.

Takanashi finished with 251 points, followed by Jacqueline Seifriedsberger of Austria with 237.2.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Condoleezza Rice’s first name comes from the Italian musical term con dolcezza -- “with sweetness.” That was how Rice played her round Thursday at Pebble Beach on the first day of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. She was all smiles and nods to the galleries, backslaps and friendly chatter with her group.

And that’s how Rice, intentionally or not, is quietly helping change the face of golf for women and people of color. She keeps popping up at golf clubs and in tournaments that were once fortresses of the white, male ruling elite.

There’s a snowboarder working on a trick so difficult that if the feat is pulled off in a competition, it just may be game over for everyone else.

Heard this one before?

Only, this time it’s not Shaun White honing the mechanics of an intricate maneuver in a hush-hush location as he did before capturing gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

OGDEN – The Weber State University Wildcat Club is pleased to announce the 2013 class of inductees to the Weber State Athletics Hall of Fame, presented by the Cutrubus Automotive Group.

A two-time conference MVP, a three-time conference champion and a team that captured a national championship highlight this year’s class that will be inducted to the Hall of Fame in February.