Not that it's the sole standard for determining NCAA Player of the Year, but no player has meant more to their team this season than 6-foot-8 Baylor Lady Bears superstar center Brittney Griner. For her efforts this season, Griner has been awarded with the AP's women's college basketball Player of … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Griner Strategy
They are probably trying to get Brittney in as many screens as possible on the outside to take her away from the basket and allow other players to do their thing. If that takes Nneka not scoring or whoever Brittney is guarding, then that+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s what it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s going to take. I think that+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s … [Read more...]
Notre Dame’s Rebounding Balance Key Against UConn In NCAA Women’s Final Four
Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma believes that rebounding will be a decisive factors in tomorrow's Final Four matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. If so, Notre Dame's performance in the Elite Eight has to be encouraging for Fighting Irish fans. One of the more surprising things about … [Read more...]
Gender and coaching women’s basketball, Part II
+ACY-nbsp+ADs I had no sooner pushed the button on yesterday+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s post on the issue of gender and coaching women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s basketball than ESPN The Magazine, as part of the Worldwide Leader+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s flood the zone Title IX coverage, published +ACY-ldquo+ADs-The Glass Wall+ACY-rdquo+ADs on the same topic, but that reached … [Read more...]
Connecticut Huskies Peaking At The Right Time
From Brian McCormick, contributing to Swish Appeal from Denver. +ACI-At UConn, it is tantamount to treason if you say that you're not going to win the National Championship and something worse if you say you're not even going to make the Final Four, +ACI said UConn Head Coach Geno Auriemma at the NCAA … [Read more...]
Friday’s BJJ Pan-Am Results
Courtesy - John Cooper Active Day 1 at the 2012 BJJ Pan-Am tournament as many female fighters from across the planet took home some medals. Team Alliance BJJ has taken a strong lead in the female teams competitions. Here are the Friday results: FEMALE TEAMS: 1 +ACY-ndash+ADs Alliance +ACY-ndash+ADs 43 2 +ACY-ndash+ADs- … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh Marathon Director is Pretty Tough
Banana counting, conference calls with Homeland Security, working with local Churches that are on the Marathon route about transporting parishioners for their services on race day+ACY-hellip+ADs. All in a day+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s work for Dick+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Race Director, Patrice Matamoros. … [Read more...]
Push coming to shove at Augusta National?
Shoving does not happen at Augusta National, of course. But the management does find itself in a tight spot these days. IBM--a sponsor of the Masters, and one of the few that returned after television sponsorship of the prestigious major was halted amid the no-woman controversy--just voted in a new … [Read more...]
A Recovery Day Diet for Javelin Thrower Kara Patterson
There are four different kinds of days in my typical week right now:Monday/Thursday: Two practices, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Tuesday/Friday:One practice in the morning, plus one massage in the afternoon+ACE-Wednesday/Saturday:Recovery workout and whatever I want+ACE-Sunday:Rest and … [Read more...]
And your 2012 USA Olympic women’s basketball team is……
.....named, except for one more slot. Who in the Brittney Griner could they be saving that spot for?Sue BirdTamika CatchingsDiana TaurasiSwin CashSeimone AugustusSylvia FowlesCandace ParkerTina CharlesAngel McCoughtryMaya MooreLindsay WhalenThis team has a great mix of vets, mids and newbies. Gold … [Read more...]