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Wizards hope win carries momentum

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

No one in the Washington Wizards' locker room is calling Wednesday's 108-91 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers a signature win. The team is simply hoping the performance, which snapped a six-game losing streak and marked the season debut of forward Antawn Jamison, can serve as a building block for a turnaround in what has been a trying month. "Right now it's a win, but it's a win against a team...

• Jamison shines in season debut, Wizards whip Cavs - Summary - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

Rutgers Rallies Over Boston College

Women's Hoops Guru (Free subscription) | yesterday

shareemailfont sizeoptions Friday, November 20, 2009 By Mel GreenbergPISCATAWAY, N.J. – In a game that could be considered Rutgers’ best gauge of things in the early stage of the season, the Scarlet Knights rallied from a 12-point deficit midway through the first half Thursday night to beat Boston College, 59-53, at the Louis A. Brown Athletic Center.Rutgers (2-1) had opened the season...

Wizards top the Cavaliers in DC: Final wrap and the two turning points

Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | yesterday

by Susan Walsh - AP View full size photo » So what's the operative word of the day, one day after the Wizards routed the Cavaliers ? Excitement? Sure, anytime you beat Cleveland, you're excited. LeBron James bugs me more and more every time these two teams play. From all the whining to the officials, the self-promotion, the way he freezes out his teammates (ok, that's a good thing for us, but...

Game notes (pdf) for today's game at...

UConn Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Game notes (pdf) for today's game at Holy Cross Crusaders . Location: DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Time: 7:00pm (ET) TV: CPTV Radio: WTIC/NewsTalk 1080 Internet: CPTV Hoop Streams Live Stats: N/A

Coogs Shut Down Beavers

Houston Roundball Review: Women's Hoops (Free subscription) | yesterday

HOUSTON, TX -- If you like physical basketball combined with low scoring, Hofheinz Pavilion was the place to be Thursday evening. The Houston Cougars and the Oregon State Beavers combined for 81 points; however, the Coogs scored the majority of those points and defeated the Beavers 49 to 32 in front of an announced crowd of 373 fans. The 32 points were the fewest points allowed by the Coogs since December...

The Vagaries of Youth There were times...

DC BasketCases (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Vagaries of Youth There were times during the Terps' 84-67 win over Old Dominion tonight when the young Maryland players looked as though they had been playing together for years, most notably early in the second half, when Maryland used a series of exciting, well-executed plays to open up a 26-point lead on the visiting Monarchs. But, alas, there were also times when it looked as if they had just...

Senseless Tragedy, Help if You Can...

Chasing the Title (Free subscription) | yesterday

As a parent, and now a coach, I beg you to help two helpless victims who face so much adversity from an overwhelmed and under-supported foster care system. Thank you to former Connecticut Husky and current Minnesota Lynx star, Charde Houston for bringing this tragedy to the national stage. http://www.thefemalesportsnetwork.com/charde/charde.html

Video From ESPNU's Road To The Final Four Banquet

UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | yesterday

Courtesy of the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars, here is a video from the banquet that preceded Tuesday's doubleheader in San Antonio. Note the nifty sweatsuits some of the players and coaches chose to wear to the banquet - to a BANQUET...

Heather Buck Says Bad Practice Led To Reduced Minutes

UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | yesterday

Not much to report from UConn women's practice this afternoon. They are playing Holy Cross. What did you expect? Two things: Lorin Dixon will very likely, almost certainly not play because she didn't practice. Her injury is coming along very...

Bad news for Michigan State: Courtney Schiffauer...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bad news for Michigan State: Courtney Schiffauer will miss the remainder of the season after tearing her ACL.

From Ben York at Slam: "Heart, Personified...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Ben York at Slam: "Heart, Personified - Tamika Catchings captures the essence of the WNBA.

From Hoopfeed.com: Tragic loss for a young...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Hoopfeed.com: Tragic loss for a young player in San Antonio, South Texas Hoyas spearhead suppor t While the nation’s top women’s basketball teams prepare for a showcase at San Antonio’s AT&T Center, a young player in the city is coping with the loss of her biggest fan. Saturday morning, the mother of an 11 year-old player for the South Texas Hoyas, an AAU girl’s basketball...

From Yaniv Orgad at Haaretz.com, Basketball...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Yaniv Orgad at Haaretz.com, Basketball / Sister act moves from Oklahoma to Israel A few moments after Courtney Paris sealed Maccabi Ashdod's 84-82 win in the Winner Cup final from the free throw line, her twin sister Ashley felt her throat choke up. Ashley explains that it was weird enough playing against Courtney, since that had never happened before, but watching her twin celebrate taking "her...

The Naismith "Watch List" has been announced...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Naismith "Watch List" has been announced.

Good news for the educators amongst us...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Good news for the educators amongst us sports fans: Division I graduation rates reach all-time highs According to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate data, 79 percent of Division I freshmen student-athletes who entered college in 2002 earned their degrees, matching last year’s rate. The average Graduation Success Rate for the last four graduating classes is 79 percent, one percentage point...

Arenas scores 32 to lead Wizards past Nets 123-104

butler0dkzq | 11/07/2009

WASHINGTON – Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Washington Wizards overcame the absence of both of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a 123-104 win over the New Jersey Nets. With injured two-time All-Stars Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison on the bench in their expensive dark...

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