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Why I Love the WNBA

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:58:06 GMT

At the creation of The W just a few weeks back, things got off to such an incredibly fast start that I never really was able to write an introduction or welcome post.
Source: SLAM Online

Quoted in 'Lazy? That's Crazy'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:37:35 GMT

Geno Auriemma said in Hartford Courant:

I'm just hoping Tina can lead this time by playing hard ... You don't have to call team meetings if you are a captain. Not everyone is Renee Montgomery or Diana Taurasi. Some people can get it done differently.

State recruits finding success outside Storrs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:55:15 GMT

On a glorious summer day, basketball courts from Greenwich to Griswold and impromptu pick-up games from New Haven to Newington feature starry-eyed prodigies eager to be the next Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Renee Montgomery or Maya Moore,...
Source: New Haven Register

Russian basketball magnate murdered in Moscow

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:34 GMT

Shabtai von Kalmanovic congratulated Sue Bird after the semifinal of the 2009 Euroleague Women's Final Four.
Source: Sports Illustrated

Analyzing the 2010 WNBA Draft Lottery

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:02:35 GMT

Which team has the most to gain? With just 13 teams comprising the WNBA, it certainly makes for an eventful and league-changing draft every single year.
Source: SLAM Online

Spartak owner's death is big loss for game

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:46:27 GMT

The murder of Spartak owner Shabtai von Kalmanovic in Moscow on Monday will have some kind of effect on the entire world of professional women's basketball. Exactly what that will be is what we'll have to wait to find out.
Source: ESPN

Top 10 Women's Losses

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:14:08 GMT

>>View John Altavilla's list of the Top 10 UConn Women's Basketball losses 1.
Source: Hartford Courant

Pro basketball: Reno's Troxel develops career as trainer to sport's elite

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:19:00 GMT

Todd Troxel will spend the next six months in the frozen city of Moscow. He will be half a world away from his wife and home in Reno. His only lifeline back to the U.S. will be Skype, the free online calling system.
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

Basketball: Taurasi pleads guilty to DUI, serves day in jail

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:45:14 GMT

PHOENIX Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge stemming from her July arrest. Taurasi, an all-star guard on the WNBA champions, spent a day in jail after a judge suspended nine days of her sentence.
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser

Photo from Getty Images

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:21:00 GMT

PHOENIX - OCTOBER 10: Tammy Sutton-Brown #8 of the Indiana Fever jumps for a tip off against Tangela Smith #50 of the Phoenix Mercury in Game Five of the 2009 WNBA Finals at US Airways Center on October 10, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:45:17 GMT

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, reacts with teammates during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Phoenix won 90-77.

Quoted in 'Taurasi WNBA MVP; Mercury Win Finals Opener'

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:45:05 GMT

Diana Taurasi said in Hartford Courant:

When I got the word two days ago from [Mercury GM] Ann Meyers, I was shocked. I felt like a little kid again ... I've gotten a lot of awards in my career, but this one truly means a lot, especially after my summer of ups and downs. I got to see the people who truly had my back.

Take a Timeout with Diana Taurasi

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:10:09 GMT