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Storm star Swin Cash available as WNBA free agency opens
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 15, 2011 at 2:48pm

WNBA teams had to designate their core players by end of business-day Friday (EST) and only two were named. Washington cored G Katie Smith and Tulsa did the same for Deanna Nolan, who skipped the 2010 season due to injuries from year-round play. Nolan als...more

Storm's Jenny Boucek legally an assistant coach
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:13am

The Storm re-signed Jenny Boucek as an assistant coach, the team announced on Thursday. Boucek did all the work of an assistant for the 2010 championship season, but under WNBA rule, couldn't be classified as an assistant, travel nor sit on the bench with...more

WNBA players trash talk about NFL playoffs
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 13, 2011 at 5:10pm

Most Storm fans should know by now that free agent Swin Cash is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan (enter groan here). The All-Star SF makes sure all know that frantic towel waving originates with the "Terrible Towels" and nowhere else. With the NFL playo...more

Basketball Things of Note: ND almost beats UConn, Diana Taurasi Situation
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:54am

Coupla basketball things happened this weekend we wanted to note, sorry it took C and R awhile to get around to it, it was mostly because C was sore for two days after going to a friend’s birthday party at the Sky High Trampoline place (Ever play dodge ...more

Storm star Lauren Jackson speaks with Aussie radio
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:33am

Three-time MVP Lauren Jackson talks to SEN 1116 radio in Melbourne about her acute left Achilles injury, stating it's been a long "couple of weeks." No final word on when she'll return to play. You can hear the audio here. "It happened in a game," Jack...more

Back on the trail!
by kaaylac50
posted January 12, 2011 at 11:45am

Happy New Year everyone! Although you read that it took me 3 days to finally make it home to Cleveland and spend Christmas with my family, I did indeed have a wonderful time with them all.  You would think that after 7 seasons of packing up, say...more

Lauren Jackson news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 11, 2011 at 12:24pm

Lauren Jackson has left her Spartak Russia team and returned to Australia after sustaining an Achilles tendon injury. I honestly don't know how Jackson, who will be 30 this May 11, has played through all the injuries she's had over the years. She must rea...more

Diana Taurasi Receives Support From Phoenix Suns Coach Alvin Gentry
by Swish Appeal
posted January 7, 2011 at 1:40pm

Diana Taurasi is well respected in basketball circles and certainly within the Phoenix Suns organization. When the Phoenix Mercury are still playing in early fall and the Suns are arriving back in town to prepare for their season and in May and June when ...more

More b-ball links and updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 7, 2011 at 10:04am

Upsets:#25 Arkansas beat #10 Kentucky 78-67.Georgia Tech defeated #8 North Carolina 71-70. Wish I could have seen that one.Other games:Tennessee blew out Alabama, 110-45. It's their 37th consecutive win against the Crimson Tide, but that's not the Vols' l...more

The Candice Wiggins Overseas Experience
by Swish Appeal
posted January 7, 2011 at 9:48am

The Candice Wiggins Overseas Experience Minnesota Lynx guard Candice Wiggins is embarking upon a project for which "unique" doesn't quite seem adequate as a descriptor: Join WNBA All-Star Candice Wiggins on an exclusive 8-day tour through Spain. This t...more

Official results of Taurasi’s “B” sample: positive. Fenerbahce terminates her contract.
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 6, 2011 at 12:31pm

The official results of Diana Taurasi’s “B” sample are positive for the banned stimulant modafinil according to the Turkish Federation. The organization posted the outcome of the drug test on its website and said no decision has been made yet about ...more

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, Candace Parker! (and other items)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 6, 2011 at 9:38am

She's baaaaack: Candace Parker debuted for Russia's UMMC team today with 16 points and seven rebounds. Her last game was June 13, 2010 when she re-re-re-re-dislocated her shoulder.Angel McCoughtry has jumped teams to Fenerbahce of Istanbul.Diana Taurasi h...more

Storm post Camille Little talks about having jersey retired
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 6, 2011 at 9:33am

Storm restricted free agent Camille Little took time to speak with Dishin & Swishin regarding some fun happenings during a quick holiday break from play in Israel. North Carolina retired her No. 20 jersey on Dec. 28, giving the first 200 fans a cool draws...more

Geno Auriemma on Diana Taurasi & the Drug Test Result Allegations
by Swish Appeal
posted January 5, 2011 at 9:37am

At pracice today, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma was questioned regarding his thoughts on the Diana Taurasi positive drug test result stories that have been circulating. A long time favorite of Auriemma, Taurasi was an incredible success at UConn before...more

Where are they now: Janell Burse is having a baby
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 4, 2011 at 8:46am

Finally a rumor that can be fully confirmed, former Storm C Janell Burse isn't returning to her Polish team because she's pregnant with her first child. She's past her first trimester and settling back into life stateside in Houston, surrounded by family....more

Report: Taurasi’s “B” sample is positive, teammates resist tests
by HoopFeed.com
posted January 3, 2011 at 2:13pm

According to the Associated Press, a Turkish television report says WNBA star Diana Taurasi’s “B” sample for a doping test is positive for the banned stimulant modafinil. Taurasi tested positive for the substance last month and the results of the te...more

Multi-conference basketball news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 3, 2011 at 9:56am

With Syracuse's win last night, they are 12-1 and off to a program-best start. (Go, Kelley Gibson!)LA's own Brittany Spears is peaking, and this is a great thing for her Colorado Buffs.Arizona State has changed from being defensive to offensive-minded. An...more

2010: The Year UConn Has Shined the Brightest
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2010 at 3:40pm

More photos » Jim Rogash - Getty Images 10 days ago: HARTFORD CT - DECEMBER 21: Coach Geno Auriemma of Connecticut and his team pose for a picture after defeating Florida State on December 21 2010 in Hartford Connecticut. Connecticut set a record ...more

Dishin & Swishin Counts Down the 10 "Biggest Moments in Women's Hoops" for 2010 (Part 2)
by Swish Appeal
posted December 31, 2010 at 12:18am

Jim Rogash - Getty Images 9 days ago:HARTFORD CT - DECEMBER 21: Coach Geno Auriemma of Connecticut and his team pose for a picture after defeating Florida State on December 21 2010 in Hartford Connecticut. Connecticut set a record with 89 straight wi...more

Catching up with Loree Moore
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 30, 2010 at 10:26am

Loree Moore took in the LSU-UCLA game Tuesday.Loree Moore had a tumultuous year, to put it mildly. The longtime New York Liberty point guard was cut by the organization early in the spring, and was promptly picked up by the Seattle Storm. Two weeks into t...more

Big Thursday
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 30, 2010 at 10:05am

The stage is set for two big showdowns tomorrow: Rutgers and Tennessee, and UConn and Stanford.Yesterday, a helluva lot of folks showed up in Stockton to watch Pacific take on UConn.Candice Wiggins' website is up, people!Former Seattle Storm co-owner Anne...more

Paul Westphal’s days may be numbered as coach of the Kings
by Swish Appeal
posted December 30, 2010 at 9:51am

The thread goes like this: Out in Sacramento – as in NBA Sacramento – several reports have been suggesting that Paul Westphal’s days may be numbered as coach of the Kings, although the time frame could allow him to stay at the helm until the end ...more

Why the media needs to back off Taurasi
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted December 28, 2010 at 6:20pm

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been searching tirelessly for real media coverage of women’s professional basketball in Europe. With the exception of the athletes on Twitter, and a few sites like Eurobasket, FIBA and Basket Plus Internatio...more

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