DC BasketCases (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
The Future Is Now How lucky are we?!! The USA Basketball Women's National Team convened its first training camp this week (since the last Olympics) right here in Washington, D.C., at -- appropriately enough -- American University. Today the team held an open practice, and those of us who passed up the glorious fall day outside to spend several hours indoors at Bender Arena made an excellent choice....
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
That's what I call it. Others call it the "fast break". The "transition game". And Swanny's Stats has some extra stats involving fast break points. Most points scored . Cappie Pondexter of the Mercury is the leader with 132 total fast break points, but Iziane Castro Marques is 4th with 103, Angel McCoughtry is 5th with 91, and Chamique Holdsclaw is 18th with 60. Highest percentage...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2009 – Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, a three-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006 and 2009), headlines the 2009 WNBA All-Defensive Team, the league announced today. Catchings collected 24 points from the league's 13 coaches while Minnesota center/forward Nicky Anosike finished second with 13 points and Seattle Storm forward/center Lauren Jackson, the...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Diana Taurasi received a majority of votes for MVP - my understanding was that no other person received a first place vote. The complete list of votes and vote getters: 323 Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 163 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 128 Katie Douglas Indiana Fever 99 Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury 77 Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars 73 Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm 39 Candace Parker Los...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
From the WNBA , the top finishers for the WNBA All-Defensive teams are: First team Tamika Catchings, Fever Lauren Jackson, Storm Nicky Anosike, Lynx Tanisha Wright, Storm Tully Bevilaqua, Fever Second team Sancho Lyttle, Dream Angel McCoughtry, Dream Lisa Leslie, Sparks Candace Parker, Sparks Alana Beard, Mystics Deanna Nolan, Shock Verrrry cool. It would have been cool to have a first-team defender,...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 22, 2009) -- Fourteen athletes who have been members of prior USA Basketball teams have accepted invitations to attend the 2009 USA Basketball Women's National Team's fall training camp as the U.S. begins preparations for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. <p> The 14 athletes will join the previously announced eight members of the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Angel McCoughtry has accepted an invitation to attend the 2009 USA Basketball Women's National Team fall training camp. The camp meets from September 30th to October 5th at American University in Washington, DC. A 12-member team will be assembled at some point in the future. Currently attending the camp: Alana Beard Swin Cash Tina Charles * Shameka Christon Candice Dupree Lindsey Harding Ebony Hoffman...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Some new names added to the USA Basketball Training Camp Roster: Jayne Appel (Stanford / Pleasant Hill, Calif.); Alana Beard (Washington Mystics); Swin Cash (Seattle Storm); Tina Charles (Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.); Shameka Christon (New York Liberty); Candice Dupree (Chicago Sky); Lindsey Harding (Washington Mystics); Ebony Hoffman (Indiana Fever); Asjha Jones (Connecticut Sun); Crystal Langhorne...
DC BasketCases (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Welcome Additions! U S A Basketball announced today that 14 additional players have been invited to this fall's USA Women's National Team Training Camp, which will be held right here in DC at American University from September 30th to October 5th. The 14 "newcomers" will join the 8 players already selected for the 2009-12 National Team, and will be vying for roster spots on the 12-member...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
The Washington Mystics were eliminated from the WNBA playoffs on Saturday night with an 81-74 overtime loss to the host Indiana Fever in Game 2 of the best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinals. Crystal Langhorne (Maryland) scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half. Lindsey Harding and Alana Beard scored 10 each for Washington, but Beard shot a 10-foot airball from the left side as the fourth...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Woman From Shanghai , by Yang Xianhui, translated by Wen Huang Yang Xianhui's Chronicle of Jiabiangou (夹边沟纪事), a book of stories of a rightist camp in Gansu Province during the 1950s, was recently translated by Wen Huang and published under the title Woman From Shanghai . Subtitled "Tales of Survival From a Chinese Labor Camp," the book tells fictionalized...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Thursday’s semifinal matchups – Indiana at Washington and Phoenix at San Antonio Indiana @ Washington , 7:00pm ET, ESPN2 Game 2: at Indiana, Sat., 9/19, 7 p.m. ET, NBA TV Game 3 (if necessary): at Indiana, Mon., 9/21, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Indiana: Roster | Statistics | Results Washington: Roster | Statistics | Results Previews WNBA.com Analysis/Breakdown Yahoo!/Stats preview Fever’s...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Eastern Conference semifinals [1] Indiana Fever (22-12) vs. [4] Washington Mystics (16-18) MATCHUPS Point guard Player, team Ht Wt Skinny Tully Bevilaqua, Fever 5-7 145 Brings championship experience ('04 with Seattle) Lindsey Harding, Mystics 5-8 139 True floor general rarely comes off the court Edge: Mystics Shooting guard Player, team Ht Wt Skinny Katie Douglas, Fever 6-0 165 Smart, lethal scorer...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
There are a few positives for the Fever heading into this series, including the leadership abilities of guard Tully Bevilaqua (6.1 ppg, 2.1 spg). The Aussie native already has one title from 2004 while playing for the Seattle Storm. Catchings has said that Bevilaqua's championship experience has led to valuable advice for her 10 teammates. The Fever have also received strong contributions from forward...
home (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The WNBA has released their peak performer list : Scoring: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Rebounding: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Assists: Sue Bird, Seattle Alana Beard and Matee Ajavon of the Washington Mystics are blogging about the playoffs Rookie Angel McCoughtry has helped Atlanta achieve one of their Dreams. From the Detroit Free Press. Former UW Milwaukee player Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) has signed...
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