Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Political blogger John Cole reacts with outrage to last week's somewhat manufactured flap over all-male pickup games at the White House: "Are they really proposing that Janet Napolitano come out and do some half court? Do they want Lisa Leslie on retainer?" Actually, that might happen. (Next time she's in D.C.) Want to see the President play basketball against talented women? Look here, or...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Lisa Leslie isn't just sitting around after her recent retirement from the WNBA.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four-time Olympic gold medal winner and three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Lisa Leslie is teaming with Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, to launch an educational program and Web site, www.MyLiverCancerOptions.com, that provide information to help patients and their families understand the treatment options available to manage...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
RT @WNBA_Guy In case you missed it – Champions and Respect :- )My video to wrap up game 5 – http://bit.ly/1EPYE7 #wnba 11:50:46 Gallery: Women's Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports (SportsPageMagazine.com) http://j.mp/3Fhn8T 13:02:08 Conference USA Women's Basketball Preseason Team http://j.mp/3knBfm #ncaaw 13:07:39 Nicole Anderson announced as head women’s basketball...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
RT @CharHouston : I am determined to see who has the most tweets! if you know someone with more, [send] me their name please! Should be fun! 13:21:06 RT @HoopGurlz : Media's blurred line between leading and cheerleading: http://tinyurl.com/TheBuzzCheerleading 14:03:43 RT @HoopGurlz : Sue Phillips calls Tierra Rogers an "inspiration": http://bit.ly/iDrlh 14:17:47 Officials at George Washington...
The FanHouse - NCAAbasketball (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
by Michelle Smith Filed under: USC , Pac-10 , Women's Basketball Michael Cooper was introducing his new staff at USC on Tuesday, the coaches who have been holding down the fort for the past five months as he finished out his term as the head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Except that he forgot one of their names. Oops. That's what happens when you are the new guy. Who, in this awkward moment, just...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
by Elie Seckbach Filed under: WNBA , FanHouse Exclusive Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Lisa Leslie is arguably the greatest player in WNBA history. In her career, Leslie collected two WNBA titles, three MVP awards, eight All-Star appearances and four Olympic gold medals. But after starting for the Los...
SoCal Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
To make a long story short, former Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie is helping to promote a new website called MyLiverCancerOptions.com, which will provide liver cancer victims with information regarding various treatment options. As part of her promotional efforts, a few bloggers such as myself were given the opportunity to individually interview her for [...]
RightFielders (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
As Lisa Leslie retires from the Los Angeles Sparks, the original WNBA member looks back on her career and has no regrets whatsoever. Read more about the story here. Leslie’s last game was last Saturday - Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks [...]
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Yikes! So much for breathing room.... Instead of looking back (though if you want to reflect , you're welcome to! 'cause it's been great, no?) we're looking forward to tonight: From the Indy Star's David Woods: Fever's season comes down to tonight: In past 12 Finals, 11 teams won it at home, but Fever have played well in Phoenix Mercury Rising All but a select few are witnessing the greatest team in...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
by Michelle Smith Filed under: WNBA People came, they saw and they cheered. WNBA fans have filled the US Airways Center in Phoenix and Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. They have purchased jerseys and T-shirts and, most importantly, tickets. They have given the league a huge boost, a proper sendoff for a 13th season that has been marked by the retirement of a legend (Lisa Leslie), stories about...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
p> INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 6, 2009 -- For four of the first five years of the WNBA the Most Valuable Player of the league won a championship that same season. <p> In 1997 and 1998 it was Cynthia Cooper winning the award and leading her Houston Comets to the WNBA title each year. Then in 2000, the Comets captured the championship thanks in large part to regular season MVP Sheryl Swoopes....
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
UConn players will be in the finals: Eyes on the prize (New Haven Register) http://j.mp/14Wdp8 # wnba # Canada earns spot at women's world basketball championships (TheStar.com) http://j.mp/1hDePL # wnba # Mercury show versatility at right time http://j.mp/ZPv5W # wnba # Hoops event boasts big names: Cooper, Lehning, Stiles, Riley, Gipson http://j.mp/TYDxh # Arizona women's basketball honors late...
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....
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From Anne Donovan and Katrina McClain to Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson, the U.S. women's basketball team has always been able to wear down its opponents with its depth at the post.
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