Erie's Finest has her own day while her overseas team is on holiday break. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Donations to Lauren Hill’s cancer charity reach 1 million
Here's a week brightener: CINCINNATI -- A cancer charity backed by Ohio college basketball player Lauren Hill has used a final push to reach her goal of +ACQ-1 million in donations by the end of the year. Hill got national attention when she played in a Division III basketball game with Mount St. … [Read more...]
NCAA Basketball: Things staying interesting
Some interesting results today: UCLA beat USC, 59-52. Long Beach State downed Colorado, 62-56. Princeton took out Fordham, 67-53, to stay unbeaten. Iowa State thumped UC Riverside, 71-54. Texas Tech edged Houston Baptist, 60-59. Villanova defeated NC State, 74-65. Missouri State … [Read more...]
Texas Continues Hot Start, Knocks off Rice 77-54 for 11-0
Tuesday evening marked the Longhorns final non-conference matchup before beginning Big 12 play and Karen Aston's squad took advantage of the much smaller Owls. Senior post Nneka Enemkpali led the Texas with a double-double, tallying 14 points and 14 boards. Guards Empress Davenport and Brooke … [Read more...]
Mystics Roundtable Part 3 of 3: What direction should they take in 2015, and will the rebuild be a success?
How far have the Mystics really come along since Mike Thibault was hired and how far can they go? We are now in the last part of our Mystics Roundtable, with Andy Livingston, Ebenezer Famutimi, Sara Flannigan, and myself. Read Part 1 here on questions regarding the backcourt. Read Part 2 here for … [Read more...]
How the St. Mary’s Gaels made a 24-point comeback to win at USF
After getting down by 24 points in the first half, the St. Mary's Gaels made a huge comeback at USF to remain undefeated in conference play with a 68-66 win. Similar to what one could have said after the San Francisco Dons' 38-point loss to the Pacific Tigers on Saturday, there's never a singular … [Read more...]
Stephanie White hires Gail Goestenkors and Gary Kloppenburg as assistants
New Indiana Fever head coach, Stephanie White, has hired two well established veterans to her staff for the 2015-16 season: Gail Goestenkors and Gary Kloppenburg. Earlier today, it was announced that new Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has hired two highly respected coaches to her staff: … [Read more...]
Indina Fever hires former Sparks assistant coaches
Maybe the Sparks are getting ready to hire a new head coach, as the Fever has hired their former assistants: INDIANAPOLIS ??? The Indiana Fever has named Gail Goestenkors and Gary Kloppenburg as assistant coaches to join Stephanie White in her first season as head coach on the Fever … [Read more...]
The State of the WNBA: 2014 Version
The year is almost over, and with people recovering from the Christmas holiday and looking forward to the resumption of the women's college basketball season, Swish Appeal takes its annual look at how the league is doing and how it might do next year. When I last wrote the State of the WNBA for … [Read more...]
Washington, Minnesota with the upsets
The University of Washington upset +ACM-5 Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M, 70-49. What a game. Minnesota knocked off +ACM-12 Nebraska, 72-69. More results: +ACM-14 Maryland downed Ohio State, 87-78. Vanderbilt edged James Madison, 66-62. Miami beat LSU, 76-71. Cal routed Old Dominion, 79-59. Arizona turned … [Read more...]