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Russia Superleague A 4/2009 - Ekaterinburg 92, Dynamo Kursk 65

Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Even with the death of Shabtai Kalmanovich, life goes on. Dynamo Kursk (2-2) hosted the top team in the Russia Superleague A - Ekaterinburg (5-0) - and in front of a crowd of 850 would have ten good minutes before overcoming to Ekaterinburg 92-65. The box score is here . According to the only write-up I've found, the first half of the game was dominated by foreign players. For Kursk, it was Michelle...

Parker Tops WNBA Most Popular Jersey List for Second Consecutive Year

WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2009 – Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, continues to have the No. 1 selling jersey based upon sales at the NBA Store in New York City and on WNBAStore.com during the 2009 WNBA regular season. Parker's No. 3 jersey appears for the second consecutive time at the top of the list. <p> Parker, who missed part...

The One-on-Zero

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...

Fever top Shock, reach first WNBA finals

WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009

Update: <p>INDIANAPOLIS(AP) The Indiana Fever advanced to the WNBA finals for the first time, beating the defending champion Detroit Shock 72-67 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.<p>The Fever, who were eliminated by the Shock the last three seasons, open the finals on Tuesday against Phoenix.<p>Tammy Sutton-Brown led the Fever with 17 points. Katie Douglas...

• Fever top Shock, reach first WNBA finals - Pat Summitt/Lady Vols News

2009 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced

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...

Diana Taurasi Named 2009 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors

WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2009 – Phoenix Mercury guard/forward Diana Taurasi has been named the 2009 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors, the league announced today. Taurasi received 323 total points and 27 first place votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, earning her first career MVP award. Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings ranked second with 163 points (three...

• Diana Taurasi named 2009 WNBA Most Valuable Player - hoopfeed.com
• Taurasi Officially Named WNBA MVP - Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix.

Diana Taurasi Named MVP; Lyttle Gets a Mention

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...

Finals Set--Phoenix vs Indiana: Professional Reports 9.26.2009

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EAST #1 Indiana beat #3 Detroit 72-67. This will be the Fever's first time in the finals. Tammy Sutton-Brown had 17 points for the Fever. Deanna Nolan had 16 points for the Shock. WEST #1 Phoenix beat #3 Los Angeles 85-74. Diana Taurasi had 21 points for the Mercury. Lisa Leslie had 22 points for LA in her final game. Here is the Finals schedule . The series opens Tuesday at Phoenix.

• Fever Rises Into First WNBA Finals: Shock Detroit In Semis - The Inquisitr
• IND. 72, DET. 67: Shock falls in Game 3 - Detroit Free Press
• See the 17 articles on the same subject

Conference Finals Tied, Anosike on D 1st Team: Professional Reports 9.25.2009

home (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009

EAST #1 Indiana beat #3 Detroit 79-75. Tamika Catchings had 22 points for Indiana. Deanna Nolan had 23 points for the Shock. Pacer President Larry Bird bought out the entire 3rd level for the deciding third game tonight. WEST #3 Los Angeles beat #1 Phoenix 87-76. Candace Parker had 24 points of LA. Diana Taurasi had 25 points for Phoenix. The Fever's Tamika Catchings was named WNBA Defensive Player...

Lyttle, McCoughtry Make All Defensive Second Team

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,...

• Tamika Catchings three-time defensive player of the year, headlines All-Defensive team - hoopfeed.com

Detroit's Deanna Nolan and Los Angeles' Candace Parker Named WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week

WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2009 – of the Detroit Shock and of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for regular season games played Monday, September 7 through Sunday, September 13. Deanna Nolan wins her third consecutive Player of the Week award and the sixth of her career to become the second player in league history (Cappie Pondexter,...

The Sparks lost in L.A. in a...

Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

The Sparks lost in L.A. in a fast-paced back-and-forth game: they trailed, then came back, then trailed, then came back, and so on. "Our team does things the hard way," said Candace Parker. CP and DT scored 28 apiece; Swish Appeal's Mike Lisboa asks, "Can we put them in the Hall of Fame tomorrow?" The game took place not in Staples (thanks to a Britney Spears concert) but in UCLA's...

Detroit and Phoenix Take Opening Games of WNBA Conference Finals

Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Shavonte Zellous scored 23 points and Deanna Nolan had 22 to lead Detroit to a 75-56 win over Indiana in the first game of the Eastern Finals. The second game is Friday night at Indiana. Detroit, which has won 12 of its last 14 games after a 9-14 start, is looking for a fourth straight trip [...]

Shock is a win away from WNBA Finals

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Deanna Nolan and Shavonte Zellous led quite a comeback for the Shock on Wednesday at the Palace. The Shock trailed by 11 points with 3:08 left in the second quarter and went on to beat the Indiana Fever, 72-56. The Shock took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Eastern Conference finals. Game 2 is Friday in Indiana.

• Fever, unable to hit shots after halftime, fall to Detroit - Indy Star
• Zellous, Nolan Help Shock Beat Fever - Washington Post
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-09-23

hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Gameday Wednesday: WNBA Conference Finals tip off tonight on ESPN2 (hoopfeed.com) http://bit.ly/1khkpD #wnba 14:37:05 Patriot League women's and men's basketball games to appear on CBS College Sports Network in 2010 http://bit.ly/14mYIP #ncaaw 14:43:25 LPGA narrows down list of prospective commissioners. WNBA pres. @DonnaOrender on the list? (Golf Digest) http://bit.ly/N7PIa #wnba 15:01:14 WNBA.com:...