Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Ten players are suspended one to four games; Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn is suspended for two games after on-court melee. The WNBA today suspended five Los Angeles Sparks players, including Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie, and five Detroit Shock players and assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their involvement in an on-court fight in Tuesday's game.
Hoops and Other Pop Culture (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I saw this, believe it or not, as it was happening. You can see from this picture that Mahorn clearly did push her (looks like he pushed her with his left hand and knocked her on her ass). It was not a slip. If you watch the original footage, Leslie has both feet clearly planted in the ground and the soles of her shoes are flat on the floor. He didn't catch her when she was off balance. He pushed her...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Ten players are suspended one to four games; Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn is suspended for two games after on-court melee. The WNBA today suspended five Los Angeles Sparks players, including Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie, and five Detroit Shock players and assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their involvement in an on-court fight in Tuesday's game.
FIBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (Olympics) – USA internationals Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and Delisha Milton-Jones of the Los Angeles Sparks were on Thursday slapped with one-game suspensions for their roles in a brawl that broke out earlier this week against the Detroit Shock. All three were deemed to have thrown a punch in the fracas which started when ...
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Yes, there was a fight, but it was all smoke and mirrors. The real reason for the brawl was so Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn could prepare for his upcoming match against Kimbo Slice with practice dummy Lisa Leslie. Really, who’s more scary - ultimate fighter that looks like Mr. T., or WNBA basketball player [...]
Sports Bastards (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Alright, people. While Ron's whoring out to others, I figure I'll write for your amusement. So, what's news.... NEW RULES Yes, these are coming out to you hard and fast, like a Rick Majorn shove to the she-man, Lisa Leslie. 1. Ricardo Ricco - Nice one, fuckstick. You were rated as the upset special for the Tour de Frog... I mean France. And instead you get to be a 2nd rate Floyd Landis. New rule, for...
YesButNoButYes (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
From the sort-of Sports Desk... Last night on the WNBA, the ladies took a break from the layups and had a good old fashioned throw-down. Candace Parker, Cheryl "I Talk Like My Daddy Karl Malone" Ford, Rick Mahorn, Lisa Leslie...
The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Talk about an old-fashioned catfight! Here’s a video of the violent brawl between the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock last night, featuring biting and kicking cameos from Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie.
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
(heh..!..) go to source/story> > WNBA Brawl: Fight Between Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie Breaks Out During Sparks, Shocks Game (VIDEO)
Celebrity Baby Blog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
WNBA star Lisa Leslie is heading back to the Olympics for the fourth time as part of the U.S. Basketball Team, but one thing is different this time -- the 36-year-old is mom to daughter Lauren Jolie, 13 months. The birth of Lauren did add some challenges for Lisa who...
Sportscolumn Blog - (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
In case you missed it - wait, what the hell are we saying? Of course you missed it, we're talking WNBA here. The odds of someone actually catching the Malice in the Palace Part Deux live is about as likely as Andy Dick being crowned winner of season two of The Pick-up Artist. But, as with any catfight, word spread quickly amongst the male community and televisions around the world simultaneoulsly tuned...
Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Last night the girls of the WNBA went wild. Candice Parker, Lisa Leslie and the rest of their teammates let loose at the LA Sparks and Detroit Shock game. Four players were ejected from the game and two technicals were called and to make matters worse - a coach got involved too. Five [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The L.A. Sparks’ Candace Parker was ejected and Lisa Leslie was shoved to the floor by Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn in a late-game W.N.B.A. melee Tuesday night.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
July 23: WNBA veteran Lisa Leslie says Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn pushed her for no reason during the brawl. (NBC Sports)
Celebridiot (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Los Angeles Sparks were about to celebrate a big victory of the Detroit Shock when things turned ugly in a hurry. WNBA superstar Candace Parker was involved in an ugly altercation with under five seconds remaining that saw three player and one coach ejected, Lisa Leslie getting pushed to the ground by Rick Mahorn, [...]
