Jackson's WNBL return imminent
ABC (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Women's basketball superstar Lauren Jackson is said to be close to signing a $220,000 deal with the Canberra Capitals for an 11-game guest stint.
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LJ is in Demand
Chasing the Title (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The current word on the street is that the wife of the assassinated owner of the Spartak Moscow basketball team will take over ownership and continue employing Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and other WNBA stars this WNBA off-season. Despite that assurance, the Canberra Capitals (coached by Opals Head Coach and Jackson friend, Carrie Graf) of Australia's WNBL are aggressively...
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Will Lauren Jackson skip Russia and play for the Canberra Capitals?
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Lauren Jackson’s fans in her home country are now getting a taste of what Seattle Storm faithful endured last spring when her future with the team seemed to be in limbo. Jackson, who had plans to play for Spartak Moscow this winter, has not yet arrived in Russia. She went to Australia to recover from back injuries after the WNBA season and now the Australian WNBL is wooing the star. Further...
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Jackson poised for lucrative return
ABC (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The ACT Government has pledged $50,000 dollars to lure star Australian basketballer Lauren Jackson back to the WNBL with Canberra Capitals.
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Married To The Mob
Women's Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
There's a stretch of 280 South just outside San Francisco that looks like Israel. It's been on my mind in the week since Shabbatai Kalmanovic's murder. Her parents say Lauren Jackson cried when she heard the news. The man was...
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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-11-06
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Game thread: No. 16 Seattle Pacific at Washington (Seattle Times) http://j.mp/1Auz4y #ncaaw 08:30:05 NC State: Pack women regroup (NewsObserver.com) http://j.mp/4ixjwj #ncaaw 09:00:21 Michigan State: Women's basketball defeats Wayne State 79-47 in exhibition http://j.mp/2AITH3 #ncaaw 12:24:56 Baylor Continues exhibition play tomorrow http://j.mp/4xCo5n I'll be there seeing Brittney Griner for the...
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Owning A Russian Basketball Team Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Deadspin The irreverent sports blog broke this story about the drive-by murder earlier this week of a billionaire Russian oligarch sports team owner. If future Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov ever invites you to watch a game in the owner's box, don't accept. Not only will you be stuck watching the Nets, there's a decent chance you'll be caught up in an assassination attempt. Shabtai Kalmanovich, one...
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Russian magnate lavished cash on WNBA stars Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Shabtai von Kalmanovic bankrolled the world's most expensive women's basketball roster. Carl Schreck looks at the mystery a Russian magnate who was gunned down this week.
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WNBA: Seattle Storm Player Lauren Jackson
RightFielders (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Meet Seattle Storm player Lauren Jackson. She is a ballin’ beauty who’s as attractive as she is tall. Read more below. While the WNBA player was at the rehabilitation clinic in Australia taking care of a back injury, she received some dreadful news. Shabtai von Kalmanovic, owner of the Spartak’s was shot dead. The two-time [...]
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WNBA Notebook: League Watching Russian's Murder Investigation Closely
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
by Michelle Smith Filed under: WNBA When Spartak owner Shabtai von Kalmanovic was murdered in Moscow on Monday, the women's basketball world was rocked. Kalmanonic put together a powerhouse team in Russia with Diana Taurasi , Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson. He showered his players with huge paychecks and opulent accommodations, and he raised the standard for top U.S. players overseas. And he won championships....
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Storm star Lauren Jackson tearful upon hearing about death
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Storm PF Lauren Jackson's parents spoke with the Daily Telegraph regarding their daughter's feelings about the death of Russian tycoon Shabtai von Kalmanovic. A native Australian, the two-time MVP (pictured right) received the news at 4 a.m.
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An assassination in Moscow that has basketball...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
An assassination in Moscow that has basketball connections: Businessman and former spy Shabtai Kalmanovich was murdered. Three last woman Euroleague trophies belong to his team : Spartak Moscow Region. From the December '08 Sports Illustrated article : And then there are Kalmanovic's women. More precisely, there are his female basketball players, the three gemstones of which reside on the southern...
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Finding Storm players overseas
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
While All-Stars G Sue Bird and F Lauren Jackson have yet to join their Spartak Moscow team in Russia, C Janell Burse is making waves in Poland. She is pictured right by Marek, a Polish basketball fan who sent the images via Twitter account @rzymi. And C Suzy Batkovic-Brown is playing well in Australia.
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Q thinks about sports in general, about...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Q thinks about sports in general, about Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson in particular, about Sherman Alexie, and about the new film Sonicsgate, which you can apparently watch online. (We hope the women who saved the Storm get props.) Jayda has seen the film; she notes a few other women's hoops documentaries, including one about notorious former Penn State coach Rene Portland. Speaking of films, whatever...
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Lauren Jackson has no plans to slow down
The Age (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Australian women's basketball star Lauren Jackson has no plans to reduce her massive workload despite recovering from a serious back injury.