April 9th, 2008
Just came upon it and not sure if it’s still going on, but Becky Hammon speaks more about her playing for Team Russia.
Craig, South Dakota: Becky, What did your folks say when you said you were considering playing for the Russians in the olympics?
Becky Hammon: (12:13 PM ET ) My mom gave me a […]
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April 9th, 2008
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As I touched upon last month, Becky Hammon is going to play for Russia in the 2008 Olympics.
From what Becky told the Associated Press, she’d have played for USA if given the chance to compete, but you can’t really fault her for wanting to play for Team Russia […]
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March 13th, 2008
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(First off, this post needs a hat tip to the newly-found, long-running ChicagoSkyTalk.net)
San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon recently gained Russian citizenship and is now able to play for the Russian National Team.
I’m kind of torn on this. To me, one of the things […]
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March 6th, 2008
The women of Team USA return to the practice tour next week in Spain and head coach Anne Donovan is itching to get back to work, it would seem. From DetroitShock.com:
“I am very excited to resume our training,” said 2008 U.S. Olympic Team head coach Anne Donovan. “We have a chance to compete against the […]
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January 19th, 2008
Well, looks like the city of Seattle’s basketball outlook just keeps getting better and better.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Lauren Jackson will play in the WNBA this season, taking only a short break (five games, apparently) to prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
It was suggested the Australian captain might sit out the WNBA […]
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January 4th, 2008
Although most have been good ones, it’s nice to see some other ladies get their run.
Candice Wiggins, Stanford’s stellar shooting guard, had a great profile in the Los Angeles Times.
Ask about her most memorable moment from the Tennessee game and Wiggins doesn’t bring up the game-tying free throws she converted with 1:32 remaining in regulation, […]
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December 31st, 2007
So based on my reading, it seems that as Candace Parker (oh, and the Lady Vols, too) travel around the country, there always seems to be the story about the woman some say may save the WNBA.
Today’s edition comes from the Chicago Sun-Times.
There’s no shortage of Candace Parker video on YouTube. You can watch footage […]
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December 30th, 2007
With the end of the year drawing close, we take a brief look back at the Australians and how they performed this year.
Well, The Melbourne Age did, at least.
Of course, there’s All-World Lauren Jackson, but the rest of the Opals starred as well, especially Penny Taylor, who along with teammate Belinda Snell, were part of […]
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December 17th, 2007
According to Kurt Streeter of the Los Angeles Times: Yes.
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December 13th, 2007
The WNBA schedule is out.
While the WNBA has their own “Games To Watch,” I’m going to wait a little bit to see where free agency falls out, but I’ll release an initial list sometime tonight.
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