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NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance: Winners and Losers for 2012
by Swish Appeal
posted September 6, 2012 at 8:21am

Well, it's time again to start thinking about the Top 100 Programs in Women's College Basketball. (I can hear the reader knives sharpening right now.) In order to think about top programs, you have to think about attendance, and my magic spreadsheet n...more

Thinking ahead to college season
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 3, 2012 at 1:34pm

Charlie Creme compiled this 2012-2013 projected list before last year's Final Four even went down:1. Baylor2. Connecticut3. Duke4. Maryland5. Kentucky6. Stanford7. Penn State8. Notre Dame9. Georgia10. St. John's11. Louisville12. Oklahoma13. Delaware14. Ge...more

You can deal with this, or you can deal with that (Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 25, 2012 at 7:27am

Last night's WNBA action:Fans thought the red-hot Silver Stars vs. the eight-game winning streak Sparks would be the match up last night, but LA dominated the game from start to finish. They won easily, 101-77, snapping San Antonio's 12-win run. Sparks gu...more

Rollin' in news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 17, 2012 at 8:44am

WNBA:State of the season.Liz Cambage will return to the Shock in time to play in the Aug. 30 game. The Australian star turns 21 Sunday.League President Laurel Richie hopes the WNBA can build on the Olympic momentum.Former NBA player Awvee Storey is a play...more

Washington loses another recruit, this time to academic eligibility
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:41am

Former Hazen High PG Airashay Rogers will not be enrolling at Washington this season because she didn't academically qualify. The school confirmed her status. Rogers is signed to play at Bellevue College this season on a full scholarship. BC has four-yea...more

Washington freshman Katie Collier suffers season-ending knee injury
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 6, 2012 at 6:03pm

Washington can't seem to escape its injury jinx, Katie Collier becoming the latest to dampen a previously highly anticipated season for the Huskies. The incoming freshman suffered a torn ACL during a summer workout and will be out for the 2012-13 season. ...more

Erica McCall narrows her list down to five schools
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 4, 2012 at 2:58pm

Erica McCall, #11 in the 2013 class, has narrowed down her final list of five colleges going into the last three months before the November signing period.The Bakersfield, Calif. native will choose between Stanford, Duke, UConn, UCLA and Cal State Bakersf...more

July viewing period, part II, begins Sunday
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 19, 2012 at 3:28pm

We're currently in the NCAA dead period zone, but come July 22, part II of this month's viewing period will be on like Donkey Kong.Here's the full list of July tournaments, with the second batch beginning on page 21. Big tournaments are:Nike/BSN Midwest S...more

Washington Mystics 70 NY Liberty 53: The stat analysis
by Swish Appeal
posted July 16, 2012 at 11:27am

Hoping to get the slightest semblance of pre-break momentum, the Liberty came up empty. The Washington Mystics defeated New York 70-53 at the Prudential Center on Friday. The win was only the fourth (4-14) for the Mystics. The Liberty dropped to 6-12. Wi...more

Gatorade Athlete of the Year, Breanna Stewart Talks About Expectations and UConn
by stephaniemp
posted July 14, 2012 at 11:03am

Breanna Stewart was the 2011-2012 Gatorade Athlete of the Year recipient. She plans to head off to UConn in the fall. She sat down to talk with WTS about how she feels about receiving the Gatorade award and what she's expecting to accomplish in her upcomi...more

Basketball Player Breanna Stewart Wins 2012 Gatorade AOY Award
by Pretty Tough
posted July 12, 2012 at 9:53am

Incoming UConn freshman Breanna Stewart was selected as the country’s top female prep athlete at the Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year ceremony Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Stewart joins Tina Charles (2005-06) and Maya Moore (2006-07) as pa...more

Oklahoma State's Toni Young Takes To The Track At The Olympic Trials
by Swish Appeal
posted June 29, 2012 at 5:00pm

Oklahoma State women's basketball player Toni Young might be more comfortable on the court than when she takes the 10-step approach toward the high jump pole at the fabled Hayward Field infield in Eugene, Ore., today at 5:00 p.m. But comfort aside, You...more

Happy birthday, Title IX
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 24, 2012 at 5:49pm

I spent much of the day at The League - a Los Angeles adult women's basketball league - watching some of my kids, and other players I know, play ball. A fitting way to spend my time on Title IX's 40th anniversary.Happy anniversary to all female athletes. ...more

Celebrate: Mariah Burton Nelson Taught Me Something About Title IX
by stephaniemp
posted June 19, 2012 at 9:51am

  I attended the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships in Indianapolis in 2011. The highlight of the trip was listening to the amazing panel Women Talk Sports lined up to discuss the media coverage of women’s sports (particularly baske...more

Geno Auriemma sued for sexual harassment
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 12, 2012 at 7:49pm

An NBA security director is suing Geno Auriemma for sexual harassment:A security director for the National Basketball Association said in a lawsuit Monday that Geno Auriemma, the coach of the United States Olympic women’s basketball team, followed, ...more

UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Being Sued for Discrimination
by Swish Appeal
posted June 12, 2012 at 7:39pm

Update: Hartford Courant Posts Geno Complaint, NBA and USAB Get Slammed Too As reported by the New York Times, University of Connecticut Head coach Geno Auriemma is being sued for discrimination. N.B.A. official, Kelly Hardwick -- also a former narcot...more

Taurasi out indefinitely with hip flexor injury
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 1, 2012 at 1:13am

Tonight's game:As Diana Taurasi is out indefinitely with a hip flexor injury, Atlanta beat Phoenix handily, 81-65.Other pro stuff:It's the battle of the unbeatens tomorrow night, as Connecticut hosts Minnesota.On the other side of the country, as the Stor...more

Pat Summitt receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Award
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 30, 2012 at 1:05pm

Legendary Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award today at the White House. President Obama put the medal on Summitt himself. His comments about her:President Obama’s introductory comments about Pat Summitt:&ldqu...;more

College news takes the spotlight on WNBA's day off
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 29, 2012 at 1:09am

Matt Daniel is leaving the University of Central Arkansas to take the head coaching job at Marshall University.Not-so-good blood between Daedra Charles-Furlow and Tennessee:On April 20 — the day after a press conference detailed the coaching transit...more

News on every basketball channel May 15
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 16, 2012 at 2:45am

WNBA:In the last exhibition today, the Lynx bench lead the way in beating Chicago, 82-61.Sparks media day photos.Today's transactions.......May 15The Washington Mystics signed Jessica BrelandThe San Antonio Silver Stars waived Kalisha KeaneThe Connecticut...more

Baylor star Brittney Griner breaks wrist
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 10, 2012 at 7:29pm

Baylor center Brittney Griner broke her right wrist skateboarding. Picture. Guess it all worked out that she opted out of the Olympics.......Other NCAA news:The NCAA has established a new position - the vice president of women's basketball championships. ...more

Results are in: Farther 3-point line makes a (small) dent in scoring
by Fair Game News
posted May 9, 2012 at 2:34pm

By Ashleigh Sargent One foot might not seem like a major difference – unless it’s on a basketball court. And unless it’s the three-point line you’re talking about. Last year, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel decided to move...more

Pat Summitt and the power of personality
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted May 7, 2012 at 5:07pm

Tweet The sport that Pat Summitt helped transform is going through a massive upheaval just as she steps away from the sideline. The designation last month of the Tennessee Lady Vols legend as “head coach emeritus” added to the more than 60 h...more

The NCAA basketball coaching hires that just won't stop
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 1, 2012 at 12:59pm

Georgetown assistant Keith Brown will be elevated to head coach.Former Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone is expected to be named St. Louis coach.Tasha McDowell joins Cincinnati as an assistant, coming from Western Michigan.Beth Cunningham returns to Notre Dame a...more

WNIT-Champion Oklahoma State Loses Trio To Transfer
by Swish Appeal
posted May 1, 2012 at 12:54pm

There will be some changes on the roster in Stillwater come fall. Three members of the WNIT-champion Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball squad have announced their intention to transfer to other institutions. OSU media relations has confirmed th...more

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