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May 31st, 2008

Olympic squad announced

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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March 11th, 2008

WNBA’s Detroit Shock re-sign three players

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The Eastern Conference champions re-signed three of their All-Stars on Monday, keeping intact the core (sans Swin Cash, of course) that got them the 2006 title as well as last season’s trip to the WNBA Finals.
Cheryl Ford, Deanna Nolan (pictured right) and Katie Smith all […]

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