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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

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

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 14th, 2008

Sparks guard remembers Hurricane Katrina

As the NBA prepares to travel to New Orleans for All-Star Weekend, WNBA.com sat down with Los Angeles Sparks guard and Louisiana native Temeka Johnson to talk about her memories of Hurricane Katrina and how her family was affected.
“I was in Washington, D.C., sitting in my living room watching it unfold on […]

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January 15th, 2008

Larry Smith to join Sparks

Adding to the new faces coming to Los Angeles, the Sparks hired former NBA player Larry Smith as an assistant coach.
Smith shared the floor with Sparks head coach Michael Cooper in the NBDL when the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the league’s title.
This adds to the list of Lisa Leslie and likely No. 1 draft pick Candace […]

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December 17th, 2007

Will this woman save the WNBA?

According to Kurt Streeter of the Los Angeles Times: Yes.
Tags: 2008-Olympics, candace-parker, college-basketball, college-basketball-news, FIBA, lisa-leslie, los-angeles-sparks, Olympics, sec, sports-blogs, tennessee-lady-vols, WNBA, wnba-basketball, womens-basketball

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December 13th, 2007

Lisa Leslie to give Los Angeles a spark

No, her baby’s not playing — she is.
Tags: lisa-leslie, los-angeles-sparks, Olympics, USA-Basketball, WNBA, wnba-basketball

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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.
Tags: 2008-Olympics, atlanta, chicago-sky, connecticut-sun, detroit-shock, FIBA, los-angeles-sparks, minnesota-lynx, new-york-liberty, Olympics, phoenix-mercury, sacramento-monarchs, san-antonio-silver-stars, seattle-storm, USA-Basketball, washington-mystics, WNBA, wnba-basketball

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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.
Tags: 2008-Olympics, chicago-sky, connecticut-sun, detroit-shock, FIBA, houston-comets, indiana-fever, los-angeles-sparks, minnesota-lynx, new-york-liberty, Olympics, phoenix-mercury, san-antonio-silver-stars, seattle-storm, sheryl-swoopes, sports-blogs, sports-news, […]

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December 4th, 2007

Chamique Holdsclaw talks about the game she left and why

I got a great lead tonight on a column from CNNSI about former WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw. Emphasis on former.
You’ll remember Holdsclaw abruptly left the Los Angeles Sparks and retired from the league early last summer. The 30-year-old spoke to CNNSI and said her leaving wasn’t about depression — which was why she took a […]

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