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January 29th, 2008

Top Ten WNBA Games To Watch (Early Season Edition)

When last we saw some WNBA action, the Phoenix Mercury were celebrating their WNBA Finals victory over the Detroit Shock.
But now that we have this whole CBA business out of the way, we can begin thinking about next season. Here’s my Games To Watch for the first few weeks of the season.
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December 13th, 2007

Here’s the schedule

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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December 13th, 2007

The schedule’s a comin’

The WNBA schedule is expected to be released today, but still no collective bargaining agreement.
Yep, there’s going to be an OIympic break this season (July 28 - August 27) and the season will go into October to compensate.
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November 16th, 2007

WNBA Photo of the Year contest

In addition to working as a print and web journalist, I’m also starting to learn photojournalism. I just bought a nice Nikon DSLR last week and have been trying to get used to it more and more. Anyway, I saw this over at WNBA.com and thought you’d like to join in.
Which are your favorite photos? […]

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October 23rd, 2007

WNBA Draft Lottery to be held today

Fourteen ping-pong balls will determine five of the first six picks in the WNBA Draft. The annual lottery takes place later on today in which four of 14 balls will be drawn at least three times to determine which non-playoff team will have the first, second and third pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft.
The newly-announced […]

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October 9th, 2007

The Sky dynamic

There’s a great article from the Chicago Tribune about the Chicago Sky and how they’ve managed to support each other as women and teammates.
Off-setting that competitiveness, however, is a shared goal. Price, at the tender age of 22, understands the responsibility of playing in a women’s league that must be constantly promoted by its players […]

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October 3rd, 2007

Where are my favorite players going?

Funny you should ask, actually.
The WNBA has posted a running list of its players and their whereabouts in overseas play
Most will be playing in Russia, Spain and Turkey. I’m giving myself a primer on Euroleague and Eurocup, so I can pass that along to you soon.
(Photo Credit: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images for ESPN.com)
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