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New news about the upcoming basketball season
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 1, 2011 at 8:04pm
I know I've been MIA for a little bit, but I have some good news to share with you! I recently signed a contract to play for a team in Limoges, France for this upcoming season. Naturally, it was difficult to tell my Swiss teammates, who truly became a hom...more
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Find the Courage
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted July 9, 2011 at 1:38pm
Since I’ve been home I’ve been working at my Alma Mater’s Alcohol and Drug Education Program. One of the first projects I got to work on while I was home was helping to coordinate the Peer Institute, a 3-day conference where colleges all over the tr...more
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Eurobasket – And in the end, Russia won
by Swish Appeal
posted July 5, 2011 at 8:56am
For those who watched the games, this women's Eurobasket was a real promotion to the women’s game.
During 15 days, we had great games, full of excellent players and unpredictable results. We saw favorites going down to their knees and we learned to ...more
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Hillary Klimowicz signing back on
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted June 3, 2011 at 3:53pm
This past weekend I headed down to Wildwood, NJ with one of my best friends (who helped give me the idea to write my blog, create it, and spice it up), Megan. On the car ride down she asked me how my blog was going and when I told her, "I signed off for...more
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Euro-Seasons: The champion that came in from the cold
by Swish Appeal
posted May 2, 2011 at 9:14pm
Three-time Russian league champion UMMC Ekaterinberg completed league play with no defeats either in the regular season or playoffs.
It was a historic season which would have been perfect if they hadn't lost to Spartak Vidnoje in the Euroleague semifinal...more
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UMMC beats Spartak for Russian championship
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 29, 2011 at 12:46pm
UMMC, aka the team of Cappie Pondexter, Candace Parker and Deanna Nolan beat Spartak, aka the team of Sue Bird, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Epiphany Prince and Noelle Quinn, 75-70. This is UMMC's second consecutive Russian championship.Box score:SPARTAK V MR...more
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Euro-Seasons: A Turkish Affair
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2011 at 5:45pm
Fenerbahce, led by Angel McCoughtry, won the Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL), in a season with a lot of stories to be told - Diana Taurasi's doping controversy, the growing number of WNBA players in the league, the rivalry between the two big Ist...more
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Au Revoir Switzerland…Hello USA
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted April 27, 2011 at 12:44am
Me @ Mont Saint Michel w/ Quicksand! Tomorrow’s the big day; I’m heading back to the good ol’ US of A!!! Gosh, thinking back to my first blog posts I feel like I’ve gone completely full circle– I’m sad to be leaving where I am, but also looki...more
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Basketball season's over - I'm back in the USA
by kaaylac50
posted April 20, 2011 at 4:04pm
Good Morning everyone, As of yesterday I am back in America! I could not have asked for a better travel day either! The only bad thing about that is my awful “travel karma” that I am sure will come back around in October, just in time for me to head b...more
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Alba Torrens, Queen of Europe
by Swish Appeal
posted April 18, 2011 at 2:25pm
"The moment the buzzer sounded in Ekaterinburg."
For Alba Torrens, it’s easy to define the happiest moment of this season. Halcón Avenidas Salamanca had won Euroleague and, a few minutes after, Torrens was named MVP. At 21, she’s reached the top sp...more
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Euro-seasons: Penicheiro's Impact On Portugal
by Swish Appeal
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:34pm
Ticha Penicheiro might be one of the big stars in WNBA history. But in Portugal, she’s a myth. That’s why her coming to play in Algés (Portuguese Women's League) this season changed almost everything in Portuguese Women Basketball. For good and bad.
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Take A Picture...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted April 13, 2011 at 12:25pm
I’ve recently decided that I should probably start walking around with wallet-sized pictures of myself in sweats to hand out to the random people I see on the street who seem to have serious staring problems. This way they can spend their time looking a...more
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Morning B-ball News Roundup
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 9, 2011 at 10:48am
More coaching stuff:Only a few months after resigning his assistant coach job at San Diego State to attend to personal matters, former USC coach Mark Trakh is a head coach again. He's taken the open job at New Mexico State.Ladyswish says ODU Coach Wendy L...more
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Fashion Bracket?
by kaaylac50
posted April 4, 2011 at 5:32pm
Hello everyone! Before I begin this week’s blog, I just wanted to send a “shoutout” to my team in Pamplona! Although we were not able to save our team from descending back down to the second division, we did finish the season with 2 cons...more
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Hillary Klimowicz's blog: Venice Pt. 4 - Finale
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 27, 2011 at 2:07pm
We woke up the next day ready to head out to the islands surrounding Venice. I had my heart set on seeing the island of Murano, which was notorious for its glass blowing. We hopped on a vaporetto bus, which to my dismay was a little more sunken than I w...more
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Hillary Klimowicz's blog: Venice Pt. 3 - Night life
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 25, 2011 at 8:37pm
(Ed note: Be sure to read Hillary's Venice Part I and Part 2 blog posts)
It turns out the bar we sought shelter in was none other than Madigans (the bar the waiter recommended)! Glancing immediately up at the sports television, Dani asked the bar tender,...more
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Hillary Klimowicz's Blog: Venice Pt. 2!!!
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 24, 2011 at 11:16pm
Rialto BridgeDani and I eventually made our way to the information center and picked up a map, which assisted us in finding our way to the famous Rialto Bridge and market. On our way we both stopped and each snagged a stromboli from a street vendor. There...more
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Hillary Klimowicz's Blog: Venice Pt. 1!!!
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 24, 2011 at 9:46am
This past weekend, Nyon Basket Feminin had off from basketball. Knowing this, I’d decided a few months ago that I’d take the opportunity of an off-weekend to visit another European city I've been dying to see: Venice. Like all the places I've been tra...more
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Venice Part I
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 23, 2011 at 10:52pm
This past weekend, Nyon Basket Feminin had off from basketball. Knowing this, I’d decided a few months ago that I’d take the opportunity of an off-weekend to visit another European city I've been dying to see: Venice. Like all the places I've been tra...more
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Kaayla Chones: Uh, did I say that?
by kaaylac50
posted March 17, 2011 at 2:08pm
Uh, Did I Say That?
Last night after losing yet another game, a game that brought the streak to six disappointing and frustrating losses in a row, I was mad. Although we played the best team in the league and arguably one of the best teams in Europe, w...more
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Only Me…
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 17, 2011 at 9:45am
By now, most of you have probably picked up on the fact that I’m not super fond of children. I don’t know why I seem to be lacking that maternal instinct, but for whatever reason it’s not really there. Whoever I marry is going to have their hands fu...more
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Hillary Klimowicz's blog: Makin’ friends…
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 11, 2011 at 11:31am
Seven years ago I was introduced to some really good friends: Kate, Jack, Sawyer, Hurley, Sayid, Jin, Sun, Charlie, and, of course, John Locke. Say what you will, but I learned a lot from these guys, and I miss them regularly. Whatever was happening in my...more
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Congrats Justine!!!
by kaaylac50
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:03pm
Today is International Women's Day and I am so excited to extend congratulations to a good friend of mine, Justine Agbatan. Justine and I played one season together in France 4 years ago. Since then she has now retired and just opened a women's only fitne...more
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