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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

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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March 12th, 2008

Connecticut Sun forward Nykesha Sales to miss season

Nykesha Sales, one of the iron women if you will, of the WNBA, announced this week that she will sit out the upcoming WNBA season. Sales, a 31-year-old forward, cites various injuries are forcing her withdrawal from the season, but does vow to return to the Connecticut Sun next season.
Now I’m not saying she should […]

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March 11th, 2008

Top WNBA off-season additions so far

If your choice is anybody other than my No. 1, then you’re just wrong, but just to keep you waiting, here’s my list in reverse.
5. Iziane Castro Marques, Atlanta.
WHY? This move isn’t likely to pay as many dividends early on as it will in the future. Castro Marques is a veteran player who can […]

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February 26th, 2008

WNBA Draft date announced

The WNBA Draft will be held on April 9 in Tampa, Florida, according to a WNBA press release.
The draft is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. CST and will be televised on ESPN 2, according to the release.
The Los Angeles Sparks currently have the No. 1 pick and are likely to take All-American Candace Parker, […]

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February 21st, 2008

Fever, Sun swap stars

Alright, alright, so I’m playing catch-up, but it seems as though we have the server issues resolved.
As you’ve no doubt read already (again, apologies), but the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun swapped players on Tuesday, bringing local star Katie Douglas back to Indiana for Tamika Whitmore, the rights to Aussie Jessica Foley and a draft […]

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February 21st, 2008

WNBA releases preseason schedule

Apologies once again for the delays, we’re having some server issues which are preventing me from updating the site in a timely fashion.
The latest news from the WNBA is the Wednesday release of the pre-season schedule. Take a look at it. I haven’t had a chance to take a longer look at it, but hopefully […]

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February 8th, 2008

Some reaction to the expansion draft

Height will hopefully be an advantage for the Dream.
New coach Brian Agler shakes up the Storm.
Detroit reacts to loss of two players on expansion draft day, but the bigger news just might be Swin Cash’s ultimate departure.
The Connecticut Sun find it hard to hire a translator.

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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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