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B-ball News: Some inspiration and a few updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:48pm

Extremely inspirational:Big ups to New York City prep basketballer (and other sports) Jacquie Kennedy, who excels despite a learning disability.Euro update:So much news in this update.......Lindsay Whalen needed an ankle operation recently. (What?) So Tic...more

Former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea starts, scores 7 points in Seattle U exhibition game
by Swish Appeal
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:57am

Former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea starts, scores 7 points in Seattle U exhibition game Seattle University coach Joan Bonvicini has worked hard to improve the Redhawks' talent with former Oregon State star Talisa Rhea being among their biggest additio...more

2011-2012 UConn Women's Basketball: Mayan Effort Not Needed
by Swish Appeal
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:34am

Excuse the Connecticut Huskies if the last six months they have been a bit dazed and confused. For the first time in any of their careers they had a summer of workouts following not getting their ultimate goal. Up until last season the oldest players on...more

Who are the best 'shot creators' in the WNBA?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 3, 2011 at 4:04pm

In a previous piece about potential assists in the WNBA, I mentioned that I didn't have the numbers to calculate a metric SB Nation's Tom Ziller created called "creation ratio" (CR). I took a bit of a break from writing in between the women's pro and c...more

Stanford's First Women's Basketball Exhibition Game
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 3, 2011 at 3:13pm

Last night against UC San Diego, C and R couldn’t wait to see what the six Stanford Women’s Basketball freshmen could do, and apparently, neither could head coach Tara VanDerveer. Tara wasted no time in inserting the freshmen into the lineup, usually ...more

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Preview: Can Cal Meet Expectations This Season?
by Swish Appeal
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:13pm

SB Nation blog California Golden Blogs contributor norcalnick picked his Golden Bears to finish third in the Pac-12 in his Pac-12 women's basketball preview and wondered if he might've been a homer for picking Cal third. Maybe, but there's a lot of rea...more

B-ball & NCAA News: Mo' Drama
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:06pm

The NCAA's plan to increase the scholarships of college athletes by $2,000 has raised concerns over whether or not schools will be able to afford it. Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush compared the NCAA to the mafia.Wow.Rankings:ESPN ranks mid-majors for the first ...more

SEC Media Predicts Tennessee and Georgia Women's Basketball To Lead Conference
by Swish Appeal
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:19am

In not so surprising fashion, the Tennessee Lady Vols were picked by the SEC media to once again take the conference championship. The Lady Vols enter the season ranked No. 3 in both the AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today coaches poll. Tennessee's Glory...more

Basketball player Ann Strother wants to change the world
by SLAM Online -W
posted November 2, 2011 at 3:08pm

by Ben York / @bjyork I remember it like it was yesterday… It was a relatively normal August day in Castle Rock, Colorado. The year was 1998. I was a new student at Castle Rock Middle School and couldn’t have been more nervous. In fact, I think I v...more

More of "As the Basketball World Turns" College Edition
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 2, 2011 at 1:18am

Oh, the drama:West Virginia really wants to accept that wedding invitation from the Big 12, but it needs a quick divorce from the Big East. Hence, WVU's lawsuit.Downer news:Notre Dame sophomore post Natalie Achonwa will miss a month due to a bad knee.Loui...more

Stanford Women's Basketball Season Starting (Finally)
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted November 2, 2011 at 12:43am

Hi everyone, it’s finally, finally November, and finally, finally time for women’s basketball! Stanford has an exhibition game, let’s check here, oh, tomorrow! They play UC San Diego at Maples at 7 PM. And we finally, finally get to see the six fres...more

USA Today/ESPN pre-season basketball poll is out
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 1, 2011 at 5:24pm

Here's a much more realistic top 25 pre-season list that that of the AP:1. Baylor2. Notre Dame3. Tennessee4. Connecticut5. Stanford6. Texas A&M;7. Miami8. Duke9. Louisville10. Maryland11. Georgetown12. Georgia13. Florida State14. Penn State15. Kentucky16....more

B-ball News: Renee Montgomery shortchanged in Hungary, Kristi Kingma talks ACL rehab and more
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:35am

I've heard that it happens sometimes overseas, that teams don't pay players their full salary. Now it looks like it's happened to Renee Montgomery in Hungary.Pathetic. Can women just catch a break?More on the upside:University of Washington forward Kristi...more

Renee Montgomery Booted from Hungarian Team
by Swish Appeal
posted October 31, 2011 at 3:10pm

Renee Montgomery Booted from Hungarian Team According to the article above: A WNBA source told me Sunday night the problem centered around Gyor [her Hungarian team] not paying Montgomery everything she had been contracted to receive. The resulting di...more

Left Coast Hoops Preseason Top 10
by Left Coast Hoops
posted October 31, 2011 at 12:28am

Stanford– The Cardinal will be young in the backcourt, dominant in the frontcourt and the biggest question will be how long does it take the freshmen to play at a Stanford-like level? Stanford might not get through the Pac-12 unbeaten this season. USC'...more

They're Playing Basketball Pac-12 pre-season poll
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:42pm

This week my staff - Daniel Uribe and IM in OC - and myself sat down to compile our votes on how the Pac-12 will finish this season. We were unanimous on the finish of four schools: Stanford, USC, Cal and OSU. On the rest, we disagreed, so we scored our v...more

Dr Samaya Farooq on BBC 4: Muslim Women's Basketball and Globalisation
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:18pm

Dr. Samaya Farooq from University of Gloucestershire tells Laurie Taylor on her new study of Muslim sports women who combine faith and fitness. In the program called "Thinking Allowed", Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society work...more

Gonzaga drops out of Associated Press Basketball poll
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:15pm

The loss of All-Star PG Courtney Vandersloot is having its ripple effect on Gonzaga. After finishing 20th in the Associated Press poll last year, advancing to the school's first-ever NCAA Elite Eight, the Zags weren't ranked in the preseason poll released...more

Top 50 Basketball Programs of Recent History - NAIA Division I
by Swish Appeal
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:37pm

After James's NCAA Top 100 programs in recent history post, I decided to try to do the same with the Top 50 programs in NAIA Division I recent history. I cannot even pretend to know all about the NAIA's top programs, so I decided utilize my own math...more

Pac-12 preview: the University of Utah
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:33pm

This is the twelfth of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.In the movies, when a kid gets to a new school and can keep up with or beat the students there, that new kid catches heat. Hopefully the Pac-12 will be hospitable enough to the Utah Utes,...more

Baylor tops Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll.
by HoopFeed.com
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:32pm

Baylor tops the Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the first time in program history. The Lady Bears, led by junior center Britteny Griner, started last year at No. 2 eventually taking the top spot for seven weeks. "This is great r...more

Pac-12 preview: the University of California, Los Angeles
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 28, 2011 at 10:49am

This is the eleventh of a 12-part series previewing the Pac-12 teams.Even the most diehard UCLA fans have to admit that the Bruins face an uphill climb this year. They've had an incredibly bumpy ride the last seven months.First, two of their top three sco...more

Pat Summitt speaks on SEC media day
by They're Playing Basketball
posted October 28, 2011 at 10:43am

Tennessee head Coach Pat Summitt answered numerous questions about her health, her involvement in practices, and her outlook on SEC media day: Recap of highlight quotes.A different angle from the Associated Press.Support for Summitt includes some from ...more

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