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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

November 15th, 2007

Sooners attempt to climb Rocky Top in Tampa

No. 1 vs. No. 9. (Or, No. 8 if you’re an ESPN poll person)
Candace Parker vs. Courtney Paris.
For the eight of you that have ESPNU, this should be a great game to watch. For the rest of us, there’s various stat trackers. Just reading Mechelle Voepel’s column over at ESPN.com and I didn’t realize Paris […]

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November 12th, 2007

USA Basketball toys with No. 11 Aggies; blogger laughs

As you’ve probably seen already, the U.S. National Team utterly embarrassed the Texas A&M Aggies 75-24 on Sunday afternoon.
And I’m not being facetious, either. The Aggies — ranked No. 11 in the AP Poll *chortle* — shot 11-64 from the field, including 19 consecutive shots at one point.
Now you may be wondering why I’m posting […]

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October 30th, 2007

Guess who’s back?

Yeah, I guess I spoiled that surprise.
Lisa Leslie, four months after giving birth to her first child, has joined Team USA for their college tour, which begins Wednesday night at the University of Maryland.
“I have been looking forward to getting Lisa back in the program for a long time now,” said U.S. coach Anne Donovan. […]

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October 12th, 2007

Monarchs’ forward arrested for DUI

Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson was arrested on DUI charges early Thursday morning reported the Sacramento Bee.
Brunson, a 2007 All-Star, was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County jail.
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September 30th, 2007

Americans dominate FIBA Americas, advance to Beijing

With its 101-77 victory over Cuba, Team USA secured its place in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Candace Parker and Tina Thompson led the Americas with 13.8 PPG, but what makes Parker’s more notable is she averaged less than 19 minutes per game.
Head Coach Anne Donovan was also pleased with the challenge the tournament provided, as well […]

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September 28th, 2007

Americans defeat Jamaica in first half, keep playing anyway

Team USA scored enough points to defeat Jamaica with a 48-point showing in the first half, but rules are rules and they played the whole game out - a game the Americans won 115-47.
The Americans shot 60 percent from the field and had five players in double figures.
I didn’t watch this game, and even if […]

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September 21st, 2007

Chilean dreaming at FIBA Americas

Eight teams will battle for one automatic berth to Beijing while three others will advance to the play-in tournament. Team USA is the favorite entering the five-day tournament beginning Sept. 26 in Valdivia, Chile. The tournament will also include Canada, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico and host Chile.
I’m still searching for some way to watch […]

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September 19th, 2007

Team USA - Australia exhibition webcast

Candace Parker is in tonight’s starting lineup as Team USA plays its final exhibition before the FIBA Americas tournament. If you’re interested in listening to Team USA vs. The Opals, SportsJuice.com has a link to a free audio webcast. The link will (or at least it should) open your media player.
(Photo Credit: Bob Child/The Associated […]

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