July 23rd, 2008
Something about the Palace at Auburn Hills.
At least the league’s not sweeping it under the carpet with its coverage.
Safe to say Candace Parker and Delisha Milton-Jones are getting suspended for a game, though.
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July 5th, 2008
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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June 30th, 2008
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 23rd, 2008
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
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 14th, 2008
In case you hadn’t heard yet, there’s this rookie in the WNBA wrecking shop. We’re gonna have a bunch more of these throughout the season, but since it’s Los Angeles Sparks rook Candace Parker, it’s OK.
Ailene Voisin of the Sacramento Bee is the latest to stumble upon the greatness that is Parker. Courtesy of the […]
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May 31st, 2008
The names you’d expect fill the roster (so far) of the U.S. Women’s National Team. From the AP via ESPN:
Candace Parker
Lisa Leslie
Sue Bird
Cappie Pondexter
Diana Taurasi
Katie Smith
Tina Thompson
Seimone Augustus
Sylvia Fowles
But it wasn’t that hard, according to head coach Anne Donovan.
“These nine players are no-brainers,” U.S. Olympic coach Anne Donovan said. “It’s so exciting to have these […]
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May 30th, 2008
When prompted at a recent autograph session, your favorite WNBA rookie Candace Parker belted out “Rocky Top.” Courtesy of WBIR.com.
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May 22nd, 2008
First, it causes too many people to go (as my friend Scooter would say) ape-poopy. WNBA.com released its first power ranking list yesterday and the West is all a-shambles right now.
1. LA (1-0)
2. Seattle (2-0)
4. San Antonio (1-1)
5. Minnesota (1-0)
6. Sacramento (1-1)
9. Phoenix (0-2)
Okay, now let’s look at how I think (and I know you […]
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May 18th, 2008
Oh, she didn’t do a whole lot in her WNBA debut… she only scored more than any other league player’s debut ever.
Candace Parker scored 34 in her debut with the Los Angeles Sparks, a 99-94 victory over the defending champion Phoenix Mercury on their home floor. Cappie Pondexter did everything to keep the Mercury in […]
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