WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2009 – The lottery to determine the top five picks in the 2010 WNBA Draft will be held Thursday, Nov. 5. <p> The Sacramento Monarchs, who posted a record of 12-22 this past season and missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years, have the best opportunity to secure one of the top three picks in the draft. <p> The Minnesota Lynx have the next best odds of...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2009 – The Minnesota Lynx won the ninth annual WNBA Draft Lottery and earned the top pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, the league announced today. <p> Minnesota had 428 chances out of 1,000 to receive the first overall selection by virtue of owning New York's combinations (261) in addition to its own (167). The Sacramento Monarchs, who had 420 chances, will have the second pick...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The WNBA Draft lottery for 2010 was held today and the Minnesota Lynx have won the #1 draft pick...however, in a strange turn of events, it wasn't Minnesota's #1 pick, but New York's. Both Minnesota and New York had finished among the bottom five teams in the WNBA and each team was eligible for a #1 Draft Pick. However, neither of those teams had the worst record - that belonged to the Sacramento Monarchs,...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The top five picks in the 2010 WNBA Draft will be determined Thursday, November 5. The Sacramento Monarchs, who posted a record of 12-22 this past season and missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years, have the best opportunity to secure one of the top three picks in the draft. The Minnesota Lynx have the next best odds of winning the lottery. The team has the second-highest odds because...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
p>SEATTLE(AP) Camille Little felt like everything was going in slow motion. She was fast enough to extend the Seattle Storm's season.<p>Little stole an inbounds pass, took a return pass from Tanisha Wright, and converted a layup with 5 seconds left Friday night, helping the Storm stun the Los Angeles Sparks 75-74 and even the best-of-3 WNBA Western Conference semifinals.<p>Game...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Close to 10,500 watched the Sparks clinch a playoff berth , but their 7668 win over San Antonio wasn't a cakewalk. Solid games by Lisa (18pts) and Tina (15pts) matched by a nice game by Noelle Quinn ( 7-15 for 15pts. And 6 assists ). From the big boss Kathy: I had a lot of possible titles for this post. I thought about “A Tale of Two Teams” and “What a difference a day makes.”...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Lisa Leslie scored 18 points and Noelle Quinn had 15 points as the Los Angeles Sparks secured a WNBA Western Conference playoff ...
home (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Phoenix beat Chicago 106-99. Diana Taurasi had 27 points for the Mercury. Shyra Ely had 26 points for the Sky. Los Angeles beat Washington 72-69. Lisa Leslie had 20 points for the Sparks. Matee Ajavon had 20 points for the Mystics. Seattle beat Detroit 79-75. Lauren Jackson had 36 points for the Storm. Deanna Nolan had 29 points for the Shock. Indiana is still #1 in the WNBA power rankings . The Lynx...
Rethinking Basketball (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
When the Washington Mystics face the Los Angeles Sparks tonight in Los Angeles it will include a match-up of two former Minnesota Lynx point guard teammates who are enjoying career years in their third season on new teams. Last year, Mystics point guard Lindsey Harding and Sparks point guard Noelle Quinn split point guard duties in Minnesota and both experienced drop-offs in production from their...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
Candace Parker scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks rout the Monarchs 78-61 Saturday night at Arco Arena. Parker made her first six shots as Los Angeles established a double-digit lead and never allowed the Monarchs to get within 14 points in the second half. Noelle Quinn added 14 points, DeLisha Milton-Jones 13 and Lisa Leslie had 12 points and nine rebounds...
home (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Atlanta beat San Antonio 92-84. The win was Atlanta's fourth in a row. Chamique Holdsclaw had 21 points for Atlanta. Coco Miller (Rochester Mayo) added two points for the Dream. Becky Hammon (Rapid City Stevens) had 26 points for SA. Los Angeles beat Seattle 79-75 in overtime. In a rare move for a pro team LA only used seven players. Former Lynxster Noelle Quinn had 23 points for LA including 8 in...
Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Chamique Holdsclaw scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Dream win their franchise-best fourth consecutive game, 92-84 over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Thursday night. The win puts the Dream one game up on Chicago for the 4th playoff spot. Noelle Quinn scored eight of her career-high 23 [...]
USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Noelle Quinn scored eight of her career-high 23 points in overtime to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 79-75 ...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
A demanding Sunday practice had Hayden visibly frustrated, but her teammates, particularly Lisa Leslie and Noelle Quinn, kept encouraging her. Hayden says she's grateful to the team -- and Cooper. Before the running drills started, Sparks Coach Michael Cooper offered a stern warning to backup center Vanessa Hayden .
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Thought Exercise: Assume the following players were assembled as a team: Ruth Riley Katie Douglas Cathrine Kraayeveld Kara Lawson Noelle Quinn Tasha Humphrey Candice Dupree Rashanda McCants Erlana Larkins Delisha Milton-Jones Marie Ferdinand-Harris 1. How well would the 2009 Atlanta Dream fare against this team? Would home advantage matter? 2. How well would the 2008 Atlanta Dream fare against this...
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