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Hillary Klimowicz's Blog: The things I’ll do for a crêpe…
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:37am

Back in the year 2007, I went on spring break down to Clearwater Beach, Florida with two of my basketball friends. In my opinion there is only one version of spring break that people talk about - the ‘Let’s get wasted, do Jell-O shots off someone’s ...more

Hillary Klimowicz's Blog: Home Stretch
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 27, 2011 at 11:03pm

Before I begin “home stretch” talk, I thought I’d share one awkward thing I did this week. Some of you may know that I’ve changed my diet a lot over the last year… I switched from eating simple carbohydrates and have seriously committed to compl...more

Playing overseas: There’s poop everywhere…
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 26, 2011 at 1:12pm

Yes, I literally mean there is poop everywhere. It’s really warmed up here the last couple of weeks and I’ve noticed the kids and dogs are outside running around a lot more. Who knows who’s providing all the poop, but I do wish somebody would pick i...more

Lauren Jackson on missing Australia, being considered world's best women's b-baller
by Swish Appeal
posted February 24, 2011 at 10:37am

Seattle Storm center Lauren Jackson on missing Australia, being considered the best women's basketballer in the world, whether Australians recognize how good she is, and the worst thing she's ever done to a teammate (hint: Sue Bird was involved). ...more

Kristi Harrower: It's Different in Russia
by Swish Appeal
posted February 21, 2011 at 10:09am

Kristi Harrower: It's Different in Russia Q: It sounds like quite an experience.... A: In Russia, it is just another world. The clubs are so rich that we had our own plane, so we chartered everywhere. Every player had their own individual translator...more

More Than Words: Diana Taurasi Had Friends & Facts on Her Side
by Swish Appeal
posted February 19, 2011 at 6:23pm

Diana Taurasi has always had a flair for the dramatic. Whether it’s a behind the back pass or a 3 so far behind the arc that she might as well have made it from China or a buzzer beating half court shot that the Harlem Globetrotters would have a har...more

There’s poop everywhere…the joys of playing b-ball overseas
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 19, 2011 at 11:13am

Yes, I literally mean there is poop everywhere. It’s really warmed up here the last couple of weeks and I’ve noticed the kids and dogs are outside running around a lot more. Who knows who’s providing all the poop, but I do wish somebody would pick i...more

Fenerbahce to sue Turkish lab after Taurasi false positive
by Swish Appeal
posted February 18, 2011 at 12:25pm

Fenerbahce to sue Turkish lab after Taurasi false positive Interesting partial quote from Sekip Mostruoglu who serves on Fenerbahce's executive board - "this is the greatest scandal in world sports". Among demands from Fenerbahce: 1. that some lab of...more

Diana Taurasi speaks about “the greatest sigh of relief” and clearing her name of doping allegations
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 18, 2011 at 10:23am

Around the world, students were on vacation, workers were looking forward to having at least a day or two off during the Christmas holiday and many U.S.-based professional women’s basketball players were enjoying time away from playing overseas as they ...more

Why Diana Taurasi's clearance was so important to Connecticut
by Swish Appeal
posted February 17, 2011 at 6:38pm

Diana Taurasi's meaning to Connecticut basketball fans might be a bit deeper than we think. View full size photo » Let’s face facts, there’s not a whole lot to be excited about living in Connecticut right now. We have sn...more

What's up with Cal? Taurasi Speaks...and other odds and ends
by They're Playing Basketball
posted February 17, 2011 at 9:50am

Interesting analysis on the struggles of the Cal Bears this season. Theories advanced by the writer: trouble with a continuity offense, no true point guard, and lack of depth. You be the judge.Diana Taurasi speaks after being cleared of doping allegations...more

Appreciating Diana Taurasi After Being Cleared By The Turkish Basketball Federation
by Swish Appeal
posted February 17, 2011 at 9:43am

Photo: Christian Petersen - Getty Images Last September during Game 2 of the WNBA Western Conference Finals, I opened up a file and titled it "Why I love Diana Taurasi" with the Phoenix Mercury up 12 points at home with 3:21 left in the game against th...more

Turkey lifts provisional doping ban on Taurasi
by Swish Appeal
posted February 16, 2011 at 1:51pm

Turkey lifts provisional doping ban on Taurasi In a startling turn of events, the lab that gave Diana Taurasi a positive result for performance-enhancing substances, has retracted the report. The Turkish basketball federation has lifted the ban and Tau...more

Diana Taurasi’s defense against doping ban helps clear her name
by HoopFeed.com
posted February 16, 2011 at 12:42pm

The Turkish basketball federation lifted a provisional doping ban on basketball star Diana Taurasi Wednesday according to Fenerbahce, the club she plays for in Turkey. A Turkish-based World Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping control lab first reported that t...more

Where are they now: Katie Gearlds checks in from Spain
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted February 15, 2011 at 4:14pm

My apologies for not being able to combine all of the updates for former Storm G/F Katie Gearlds into one post, but she has been global hopping in pursuit of getting back on the basketball court. A star at Purdue, Gearlds was home in Beech Grove, Indiana ...more

Hillary Klimowicz: Let's Talk Defense...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 14, 2011 at 10:55am

Yesterday we played Pully, a team that has the #1 leading scorer in the conference (I know, I’m sad I don’t hold that spot too), averaging 32.7 points per game. I repeat, averaging 32.7 points per game. The most number of shots I’ve taken in a game ...more

Let's talk defense...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 13, 2011 at 3:14pm

Yesterday we played Pully, a team that has the #1 leading scorer in the conference (I know, I’m sad I don’t hold that spot too), averaging 32.7 points per game. I repeat, averaging 32.7 points per game. The most number of shots I’ve taken in a game ...more

Me awkward? No way...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 9, 2011 at 12:49am

As some of you may know, I am a really 'calm, cool, and collected' type of person. Picture Barney in How I Met Your Mother suited up and hitting on the ladies…that’s my reality in everything I do…at least when my eyes are closed and I’m in a deep ...more

How do you rest from rest?
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted February 4, 2011 at 12:15pm

When I first came over to Switzerland I went through a month of feeling, well, lazy. Last year I was going to graduate school full time, working as an assistant women’s basketball coach, and working about twenty hours a week at the alcohol and drug ed...more

Penny Taylor leaves Fenerbahce, reasons unclear
by Swish Appeal
posted January 25, 2011 at 3:18pm

Penny Taylor Leaves Fenerbahce, Reasons Unclear In this report Taylor is quoted as citing personal reasons for leaving her Turkish club team but the team speculates that the her frustration Tuarasi doping situation played a role. h/t to @AjotaNelsona ...more

“A Hillary in Paris” IMDb (2011)… Pt. 2
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted January 25, 2011 at 12:50pm

I woke up the next morning fully rested and eager to see more of Paris. I ran to the window to see if the Eiffel Tower was still there or if I was just dreaming. To my delight it still stood strong, all 980 feet (300.51 meters) of it. I showered, dressed,...more

Storm star Sue Bird fine; team missed Moscow airport attack
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted January 24, 2011 at 11:44pm

In what Moscow Spartak coach Pokey Chatman called an eerie turn of events, the team traveled through the same Domodedovo Airport on Monday morning that was attacked by a suicide bomber that afternoon. Storm All-Star Sue Bird (pictured right by SportsPage...more

"A Hillary in Paris" (IMDb 2011)....Pt. 1
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted January 24, 2011 at 12:34am

After our game on Wednesday night where we fell to Fribourg (by quite a bit), we found out we would have off from basketball for four days. I decided I needed to get away from Nyon for a little while. So, in the spur of the moment I decided to take a leap...more

Women's Hoops: Light as a rock
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 21, 2011 at 12:35am

Interesting statements released about Penny Taylor's departure from Fenerbahce:Penny Taylor didn't want to believe the doping control results of Diana Taurasi, who is one of the best women basketball players in the world. Penny Taylor believes that she pl...more

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