The Phoenix Mercury entered tonight's game on a league-high 16-game winning streak. The Minnesota Lynx ended that streak and left the court with an eight-game streak of their own. While the Phoenix Mercury were storming through the WNBA, the Minnesota Lynx were quietly keeping themselves within … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
The Inner Circle for Women Who Coach - OPENS TOMORROW @coachquam
Welcome to the Inner Circle+ACE Login to your program dashboard to access INNER CIRCLE+ACY-nbsp+ADs-content starting TOMORROW+ACE STEP ONELogin to the+ACY-nbsp+ADs-program dashboard+ACY-nbsp+ADs-using your unique username and password +ACoAKg +ACY-nbsp+ADs STEP TWOComplete +ACY-amp+ADs submit your Coach Profile - so I can learn more about you and … [Read more...]
Lashinda Demus: My trip to the OTC to find out what the heck is wrong!
Have any athletes out there ever got to the point where you actually wish something terrible was wrong with you so that you had a valid excuse for your disappointing performance? 2014+ACY-nbsp+ADs-was the first +ACY-ldquo+ADs-bad season+ACY-rdquo+ADs of my career. I have dealt with injuries and setbacks before, but … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned in Softball Propel Broadcasting Success
In a fast-moving sport like college softball, where nuances such as the grip of a pitch, path of a swing, or angle taken to a batted ball can determine a game+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s outcome, it is easy for inexperienced eyes to miss the finer details of the game. For college softball broadcasters Michele Smith, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday: Hoopism blog is 6!!
Today marks the sixth anniversary of Hoopism. I started it on this date in 2008 with the intention of shining light on women's basketball, from the high school level to the pros. As of today, I've had almost one million page views.The fun I've had blogging for the past six years has been worth at … [Read more...]
Lynx vs. Mercury preview: Made-for-television WNBA basketball
The Phoenix Mercury will face the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis on NBA TV tonight (8 p.m. EST) in a game that could be the best of an otherwise lackluster 2014 WNBA season thus far. And as if their records weren't already an indication, they're both scorching hot entering this game. Tonight's game … [Read more...]
Liberty vs. Sky Preview: New York begins three-game road trip on a roll
The New York Liberty enter tonight's game against the Chicago Sky (8 p.m. EST) having won four of their last five games and playing their best ball of the season. But what might have mattered more than getting that fourth win on Tuesday night was the way that they won it: they had the lead and lost … [Read more...]
NCAA - Updated Class of 2015 Recruiting Rankings
Teams ranked 26-50 after the jump. 1. Stanford 2. Penn State 3. North Carolina 4. Tennessee 5. Duke 6. Virginia 7. Notre Dame 8. UCLA 9. Boston College 10. Washington 11. Florida State 12. Michigan 13. BYU 14. Santa Clara 15. Wake Forest 16. Florida 17. Kentucky 18. LSU 19. Colorado 20. Miami (FL) … [Read more...]
Pro WMMA Fighter Brittney Elkin Interview with Iconici TV MMA
How did you into get MMA? I was a cocktail waitress at my hometown bar in Gillette WY+ACY-nbsp+ADs-and my boss was friends with the owner of a promotion out of Rapid City SD he was in town for a summer bash he told me I should give the sport a try and I did and never stopped So getting into MMA didn't … [Read more...]
Access free educational materials for espnW Nine for IX films
I recently had the opportunity to work in collaboration with espnW to develop discussion guides for the Emmy-nominated Nine for IX film series. Nine for IX premiered June 18, 2013, as part of ESPN???s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Inspired by the 40th anniversary of Title IX, ESPN … [Read more...]