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Archive for the ‘WNBA’ Category

May 12th, 2008

Would you like some fries with that WNBA season opener?

According to an article in Advertising Age, the WNBA will debut this season (next week, whee!) with a McDonald’s logo on all 14 team jerseys.
As part of a sponsorship of the WNBA’s season-opening week, the fast feeder’s logo will appear on the front of all 14 team jerseys during early-season contests, including three nationally televised […]

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May 8th, 2008

Comets hope Year Two brings changes

After a 13-21 finish with rushed first-year coach Karleen Thompson at the helm, a full off-season is expected to bring a full change to the Houston Comets. From the Houston Chronicle:
The team promoted Thompson, a former Comets assistant, to general manager and head coach on Feb. 14, 2007, and she went to work with a […]

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May 6th, 2008

WNBA offering 90 live webcasts for 2008 season

I’m ashamed to admit, but I didn’t know this. The WNBA is offering livestreams of some of its games — for free. A few weeks ago, I made a mention of the New York Liberty offering up some livestreams, too, so it’s very likely you can catch most of your team’s games online.
I’m a big […]

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May 5th, 2008

Seattle Storm may be without Janell Burse

Various injury issues may end up keeping Seattle Storm center Janell Burse out for an extended period of time this season, we learned from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
According to the article, Burse has missed her last few games with her European team and the team will have an announcement this week about her condition. The biggest […]

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May 5th, 2008

WNBA holds rookie camp

If you happen to be a fan of the men’s sports, you may already know that leagues hold rookie camps designed to teach players about various aspects of being a professional athlete, but I found this article on the WNBA’s rookie camp a little more interesting. The league holds a rookie camp on style and […]

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May 4th, 2008

WNBA injury updates

Two WNBA players have already gone down with major injuries suffered in offseason play or training camp. Quick roundup.

Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsey Harding suffered another injury to her left knee (but no damage to her previously repaired ligament) and is out indefinitely.
Sacramento Monarchs forward DeMya Walker can’t get healthy as she broke her right kneecap […]

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May 1st, 2008

Penny Taylor will not join Phoenix Mercury immediately

Well, it looks as though we’re not going to be seeing much of Penny Taylor in the WNBA this season.

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More reaction and analysis after the jump.
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April 30th, 2008

WNBA preseason kicks off tonight

A depleted new Seattle Storm roster will take the court Wednesday evening to begin the 2008 WNBA preseason against the Chicago Sky. Both teams bring new coaches to the sidelines (Seattle with former San Antonio Silver Stars assistant coach Brian Agler and Chicago with Steve Key, recently promoted from assistant coach after the not-so-subtle departure […]

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April 29th, 2008

Congrats to Margo Dydek

Former Connecticut Sun center Margo Dydek gave birth to her first child earlier this month and the team posted a picture of Mom and David Jr. on its Web site.
You’ll remember I mentioned that Dydek was considering retiring from the game to spend time with her family, and while nothing’s yet official, it seems that […]

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April 29th, 2008

Silver Stars sign their own French point guard

(First off, the headline choice is shamelessly ripped from my old 4th Floor buddies at the San Antonio Express-News).
Anyway, the San Antonio Silver Stars signed Edwige Lawson-Wade, the starting point guard from the French national team, to a free-agent deal today. Lawson has been playing in Europe and […]

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