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Archive for the ‘WNBA’ Category

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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July 2nd, 2008

U.S. women have work cut out for them

This year’s Olympics (less than two months away now) are going to be much different for the United States, especially when you consider they’re the three-time defending gold medalists. Teams from Australia, Russia and Brazil are thought to be top contenders for Olympic Gold, as well as the Americans, but as Bob Kravitz of the […]

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July 1st, 2008

Becky Hammon diversifies her game

While Becky Hammon’s scoring numbers may have dropped off so far this season, her value to the San Antonio Silver Stars is as high as ever, writes Terrence Thomas of the San Antonio Express-News. (Props to the Silver Stars Nation for the find.)
Yet despite being double- and triple-teamed […]

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

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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

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.
Tags: candace-parker, lisa-leslie, los-angeles-sparks, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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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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