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Liberty advance to Eastern Conference finals, but Fever fans mad at refs
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 2, 2010 at 7:42am

I didn't see the game, but I read about it twice. Well, three times if you count all the angry posts on twitter. Seems that fans are pretty pissed at referees Lamont Simpson, Denise Brooks and Eric Brewton."Home cooked refs," "Catch couldn't buy a call" a...more

More tourney changes in the Pac-10
by Left Coast Hoops
posted September 1, 2010 at 7:16pm

More news about changes to the Pac-10 women’s basketball tournament is coming out. And they are more changes for the good. San Francisco Chronicle photo/Michael Maloney As part of a press release to announce their schedule for the year, Oregon gave ...more

Stanford ups ante on its schedule again
by Left Coast Hoops
posted September 1, 2010 at 7:11pm

Three straight trips to the Final Four. Two runs to the national title game in three years. Tara VanDerveer It is, quite simply, a new universe for Stanford women’s basketball. Certainly a new standard for considering the season a success. If you a...more

Fever and Liberty go down to the wire in their semifinal series
by HoopFeed.com
posted September 1, 2010 at 2:46pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Liberty (2) vs. Indiana Fever (3) – Series Tied 1-1 Game 3: Wednesday, September 1 Fever at Liberty, 7:30 p.m., NBATV and LiveAccess Madison Square Garden The Fever vs. Liberty series is the only conference semifina...more

Tina Charles is WNBA Rookie of the Year
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 1, 2010 at 11:54am

No one dared vote against the Sun's Charles for the award. Her performance this season has been stunning.The All-Rookie Team features:Monica WrightEpiphany PrinceKelsey GriffinKalana GreeneIn the meantime, Mercury forward Diana Taurasi's contract extensio...more

Sheila Boykin chooses UCLA
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 1, 2010 at 7:43am

The Long Beach Poly star has verballed to Coach Nikki Caldwell.That's huge, because with Kacy Swain and Justine Hartman, the Bruins have a major local class on their hands next year. Caldwell, who enters her third year at the helm of the UCLA program this...more

Game Awareness: A Look At The Phoenix Mercury's On-Ball Screen
by Swish Appeal
posted August 31, 2010 at 8:47pm

In his recent newsletter Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter, Brian McCormick had an extended description of how the Phoenix Mercury used on-ball screens against the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Western Conference Semifinals. While the piece caug...more

Tina Charles named the 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year, headlines All-Rookie Team
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 31, 2010 at 3:29pm

After sweeping Rookie of Month awards during her first season as a professional player in the WNBA, it is no surprise that the league announced Tina Charles as  the 2010 Rookie of the Year. A national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcaste...more

Playoffs...time to go!
by kaaylac50
posted August 31, 2010 at 11:04am

  Every year around this time my life seems to become super busy and a little crazier. Although I am used to it, I never understood why my last few weeks stateside before I head to Europe get this hectic! Anyway, I am finally done moving, and have a...more

Back to school week
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 31, 2010 at 10:25am

It's back to school week for pretty much every high school and college kid I know. With all that chaos comes a bunch of interesting yet completely unrelated items.....Chamique Holdsclaw is one of seven being inducted into the Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame t...more

Atlanta Dream news and updates
by Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog
posted August 31, 2010 at 10:24am

The Dream have escaped the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, sweeping the top-seeded Mystics. The Dream will play the winner of the Indiana Fever/New York Liberty matchup on Wednesday night in the Eastern Conference finals.Since I'm pretty ...more

Dishin & Swishin: The Roundtable Kicks Around the All-WNBA Team
by Swish Appeal
posted August 30, 2010 at 3:24pm

 Angel McCaughtry (left, photo by Kailas Images) & Swin Cash (photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media)....All-WNBA?  It was one of the most fun segments of any of the Roundtable discussions we've had on Dishin & Swishin (www.wstrradio.com).  It's not j...more

"Why Lauren Jackson Deserved At Least One DPOY Vote"
by Swish Appeal
posted August 30, 2010 at 1:32pm

"Why Lauren Jackson Deserved At Least One DPOY Vote" To be totally clear: it's difficult to argue that Lauren Jackson isn't a strong candidate in Defensive Player of the Year conversation, Catchings' outstanding performance this season notwithstanding. ...more

Fever takes game two in East semifinals series vs. New York
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 30, 2010 at 1:19pm

The Indiana Fever defeated the New York Liberty 75-67 Sunday night in Indianapolis evening the best-of-three series at 1-1. Tamika Catchings led the Fever with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Game 3 is Wednesday in New York. Notes and Quotes Indi...more

Who Are You Rooting for in the WNBA Playoffs?
by Swish Appeal
posted August 30, 2010 at 10:49am

It's WNBA Playoff time. Who will you root for: Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury or the Seattle Storm?...more

Seattle Storm's Swin Cash's Storm Of Threes Helps To Extinguish The Sparks
by Swish Appeal
posted August 29, 2010 at 11:12am

A discussion about Seattle Storm's Swin Cash, as she elevated the team in their first WNBA playoff win since 2004....more

Seattle avoids three games with sweep of Los Angeles
by HoopFeed.com
posted August 28, 2010 at 10:23pm

Game Thread || Box Score The Seattle Storm overcame a slow start and withstood a run by a scrappy Los Angeles Sparks team in the third quarter to sweep them in the first-round Western Conference playoff series Saturday, 81-66. It was the Storm’s fi...more

WNBA today and tomorrow
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 28, 2010 at 9:29am

Wow! Atlanta takes the series with the Mystics in two! They advance to the Eastern Conference finals. I don't think anyone expected that. Angel McCoughtry and Iziane Castro-Marquez each had 21 while Sancho Lyttle had 20.ESPN says that if the Sparks get th...more

A look at USC’s schedule
by Left Coast Hoops
posted August 27, 2010 at 6:31pm

USC missed out on the NCAA Tournament last year, and the Women of Troy will be looking to get there this year on the back of a strong non-conference schedule that will rank second in the Pac-10 only to Stanford’s anticipated schedule, which has still to...more

Fourth-Quarter Surge Puts Liberty Over The Top
by Swish Appeal
posted August 27, 2010 at 3:02pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am Cappie Pondexter's 28 points, Taj McWilliams-Franklin's double-double, and a 17-2 fourth quarter run helped the New York Liberty defend home court in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, as they defeated the Indiana F...more

Mystics President Sheila Johnson wants more for her 'children'
by Swish Appeal
posted August 27, 2010 at 1:59pm

The Mystics huddle before game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. (Photo via LJRotter) View full size photo » President and Managing Partner of the Washington Mystics, Sheila Johnson, is no stranger to the public eye. She is a founding partner ...more
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