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Archive for the ‘News’ Category

July 9th, 2008

The Becky saga continues

It’s almost over, and while the Becky Hammon saga continues, so does the hypocrisy.
Over the past few weeks, another basketballer has made it known he would be playing for another team rather than his home country. Chris Kaman of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers received his German citizenship and will play for their team in […]

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July 6th, 2008

The nightmare is over

With four starters in double figures, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Chicago Sky 91-84 for its first ever franchise victory Saturday evening.
After a league-record 17 straight defeats to begin the franchise, the reserves were the stars of the show, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
For the second game in a row, Atlanta’s reserves pulled their team […]

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July 5th, 2008

The wild, wild west from Scout.com

Bob Corwin of Scout.com revisited his Western Conference predictions this week, and with a tip of the hat to the Women’s Hoops Blog, I present a bit of those recaps to you.
Update: (Candace) Parker continues to live up to the hype, drawing larger than average crowds for away games. However, […]

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July 2nd, 2008

New York Liberty plan Outdoor Classic Game

There’s been talk for a while, but with the recent success of the NHL’s outdoor game last season, the New York Liberty will be the first to take the plunge by holding a regular-season game outdoors on July 19 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, home of tennis’ U.S. Open.
Here’s the team’s promotional video at YouTube.

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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.
Tags: “kendra wecker”, san-antonio-silver-stars, washington-mystics, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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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 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 19th, 2008

Opals to face Brazil in Olympic warm-up

A two-game series is scheduled between Team Australia and Team Brazil a few weeks before the Olympics in August, according to an article in The Age.
“It is a major coup for Australian basketball to have the second and fourth ranked women’s teams in the world playing in the country so close to the Beijing Games,” […]

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