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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

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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April 24th, 2008

‘Super Mom’ Lisa Leslie feature

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Los Angeles Sparks star Lisa Leslie might be falling to the background with the drafting of Candace Parker, but lest you forget, the People’s Daily Online from China would like you to remember that one of the best players in WNBA history is returning to the court after taking […]

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March 29th, 2008

An Indian prospect for the WNBA

I came across this article from India about Geethu Anna Jose, a 6-foot-1 center who’s apparently getting interest from some of the WNBA teams, according to an article in the Hindustan Times. It’s an interesting read about a woman from a league that doesn’t get much play when you consider the leagues around the world.
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March 13th, 2008

Becky’s defecting (kinda)

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(First off, this post needs a hat tip to the newly-found, long-running ChicagoSkyTalk.net)
San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon recently gained Russian citizenship and is now able to play for the Russian National Team.
I’m kind of torn on this. To me, one of the things […]

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January 19th, 2008

She’s staying in Seattle

Well, looks like the city of Seattle’s basketball outlook just keeps getting better and better.
The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Lauren Jackson will play in the WNBA this season, taking only a short break (five games, apparently) to prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
It was suggested the Australian captain might sit out the WNBA […]

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December 31st, 2007

Candace Parker’s Magical Mystery Tour

So based on my reading, it seems that as Candace Parker (oh, and the Lady Vols, too) travel around the country, there always seems to be the story about the woman some say may save the WNBA.
Today’s edition comes from the Chicago Sun-Times.
There’s no shortage of Candace Parker video on YouTube. You can watch footage […]

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December 30th, 2007

Aussie basketball recap

With the end of the year drawing close, we take a brief look back at the Australians and how they performed this year.
Well, The Melbourne Age did, at least.
Of course, there’s All-World Lauren Jackson, but the rest of the Opals starred as well, especially Penny Taylor, who along with teammate Belinda Snell, were part of […]

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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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