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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

The cult of Candice Wiggins is growing

For new fans of Minnesota Lynx guard Candice Wiggins, they’re learning what type of woman she is just now, but fans of her from her Stanford days have been waiting for you, according to Ann Killion of the San Jose Mercury News. (Give the assist to Rebkell via the Women’s Hoops Blog for the story.)
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June 27th, 2008

SLAM highlights five from the New York Liberty

Fresh off their triple-overtime thriller against the Connecticut Sun, SLAM Online talked to five of the New York Liberty for a look into their season so far (they jumped above .500 with Thursday’s win). This looks as though it’ll be a recurring blog, as these entries seemed to be introductions more than anything else.
Essence Carson, […]

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June 24th, 2008

Washington Mystics sign Kendra Wecker

According to WNBA.com via SilverStarsNation, the Washington Mystics have signed forward Kendra Wecker.
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June 24th, 2008

Phoenix Mercury give back

The Phoenix Mercury were honored for their 2007 championship season by President George W. Bush at the White House Monday, but the president also went out of his way to point out the community work the Mercury participate in as well.
The thing I love about this team and a lot of champions that I […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Seattle Storm acquire Camille Little

Following their 13th consecutive loss, the expansion Atlanta Dream traded forward Camille Little to the Seattle Storm for a 2009 second round pick, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Little is reunited with Storm head coach Brian Agler, who was an assistant coach of Little’s during her time with the San Antonio Silver Stars. […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Phoenix Mercury visit President Bush

The WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury were honored Monday morning by President George W. Bush at the White House.
President Bush singled out Mercury stars and Olympians Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter for their efforts in the WNBA and the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Now, this is not the first time that Diana has been […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Candace Parker dunks

Los Angeles Sparks rookie Candace Parker became the second woman (teammate Lisa Leslie was the first) to dunk in a WNBA game. From the Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times.
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June 22nd, 2008

WNBA rookies wrecking shop

Some might forget (well, not my readers) that the WNBA has a number of rookie stars not named Candace Parker are doing well this season. John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant and their impressive WNBA coverage touched briefly on the rooks making an impact.
Parker, the consensus national player of the year for the national champion […]

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June 20th, 2008

Five questions with Lindsay Whalen

The Connecticut Sun have gotten off to a great start this season and Lindsay Whalen is playing a huge part, averaging over 15, 5 and 5 so far. Internet Broadcasting’s David Zingler sits for five questions via KSAT.com.
Q: (The Sun) have gotten off to a great start this year, even with all of the new […]

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June 20th, 2008

Candace Wiggins’ transition to WNBA includes learning how to lose

In ten games of Candace Wiggins’ professional career with the Minnesota Lynx, she’s already lost the same amount of games that she lost all of last season with the Stanford Cardinal.
She’s doing well so far, averaging more than 17 points per game and leading the league with just under 4 assists per game, but she […]

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