UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Mike Thibault, the coach and player personnel director of the Connecticut Sun, does not need my help. He has done a pretty good job finding gems like Sandrine Gruda, Anete Jekabsone Zogota and Erin Phillips without me, and he has...
UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Courtesy of the Connecticut Sun media relations department, here's a quick look at how some of their players are doing in their part-time jobs as EuroLeague stars. UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated Galatasaray 69-54. Sandrine Gruda had two assists in 15 minutes...
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...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
This picture made the USA Basketball front page. Powered by a 23-0 run over the second and third quarters and a 20 point game from Angel McCoughtry , the USA Women's National Team swept the Ekaterinburg International Invitational with a 78-63 victory over their hosts, powerful Russian Superleague A team UMMC Ekaterinburg. The box score is here . A write-up of the game will probably be forthcoming on...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Hall Of Famer Compliments Sun's Sandrine Gruda (courant.com) http://bit.ly/qgOXX # wnba # Young Australian basketball star Kayla Ward aims high (Townsville Bulletin Sport) http://bit.ly/4h5gaN # Candace Parker is the Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign up Month http://bit.ly/IvvHC PSA: http://twitpic.com/4vj1r # Interview with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, honored by Mercury as '09 Woman of Inspiration by...
home (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Los Angeles extinguished any Lynx playoff hopes 90-61. Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson each had 19 points for LA. Candice Wiggins had 15 points for the Lynx. Atlanta beat Connecticut 88-64. The Dream make the playoffs for their first time in franchise history. Angel McCoughtry had 18 points for the Dream. Sandrine Gruda had 16 points for the Sun. Former Gopher Lindsay Whalen (Hutchinson) had 9 points...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Who : The Atlanta Dream (17-15) take on the Connecticut Sun (15-17) in the final regular season home game of the 2009 season. The Dream have a cast including Angel McCoughtry (12.4 ppg) and Sancho Lyttle (13.1 ppg, 7.6 prg). Iziane Castro Marques (14.5 ppg) leads the team in scoring. The Sun have Lindsay Whalen (12.7 ppg, 4.8 apg) and Sandrine Gruda (13.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg) What : The final of four games...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Braxton, Zellous help Shock toward playoffs (AP) http://bit.ly/2FXojf #wnba 20:28:53 Candace Parker is the Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign up Month http://bit.ly/IvvHC PSA: http://twitpic.com/4vj1r 08:00:05 Young Australian basketball star Kayla Ward aims high (Townsville Bulletin Sport) http://bit.ly/4h5gaN 08:00:05 Hall Of Famer Compliments Sun's Sandrine Gruda (courant.com) http://bit.ly/qgOXX...
UCONN | Women's Basketball (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Lindsay Whalen and Sandrine Gruda of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun will take part in a "Reading Time-Out" event with youth at the Public Library of New London as part of the "Fast Break To Reading Program" with the WNBA...
home (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
San Antonio beat the Lynx 84-82 in two overtimes. Minnesota was only able to scrape up 7 points in the first quarter. Becky Hammon (Rapid City Stevens) had 29 points for SA. Candice Wiggins had 19 points for the Lynx. Kelly Miller (Rochester Mayo) added 3 points for MN. Atlanta beat Los Angeles 84-79. Iziane Castro-Marques had 27 points for the Dream. Coco Miller (Rochester Mayo) had 3 points for...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
The Monarchs' Rebekkah Brunson, left, and the Sun's Kerri Gardin go up for a rebound during the first quarter. Rebekkah Brunson scored a career-high 32 points and had 13 rebounds, leading the Sacramento Monarchs over the slumping Connecticut Sun 90-70 Tuesday night at Arco Arena. A mismatch all evening for the Sun, Brunson made 13 of 18 shots and 6 of 7 free throws. Her three-point play with 2:35...
Rethinking Basketball (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen is certainly not the most athletically gifted player and she doesn’t necessarily even make spectacular plays, and yet she consistently stands out in almost every game she plays, even to fans who can hardly spell her name. Sometime during the first half of the Seattle Storm’s 86-74 home victory over the Connecticut Sun last Thursday, Bethlehem...
home (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Atlanta beat Sacramento 103-83. Iziane Castro-Marques had 30 points for the Dream. Coco Miller (Rochester Mayo) added 10 points for Atlanta. Rebekkah Brunson had 15 points for the Monarchs. Detroit beat Connecticut 90-70. Katie Smith had 19 points for the Shock. Sandrine Gruda matched that 19 point total for the Sun. Former Gopher Lindsay Whalen (Hutchinson) added 11 points for the Sun. Los Angeles...
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Sandrine Gruda of the Connecticut Sun and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for regular season games played Monday, August 17 through Sunday, August 23. Gruda wins the first Player of the Week award of her career after averaging 18.0 points on 51.0 percent (25-49) shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.0...
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Lynx Unfiltered: Quanitra Hollingsworth by Stephen Litel (Downtown Journal) http://bit.ly/JWZaO #wnba 07:00:03 Silver Stars' slump grows to three losses (mySA.com) http://bit.ly/UweZD #wnba 07:00:03 Sparks, Dream tantalize crowd (Scout.com) http://bit.ly/a3PZA #ncaaw 09:54:18 The learning never stops for Nicky Anosike (SILive.com) http://bit.ly/32hZe #wnba 09:54:55 Erlana Larkins lifts Liberty over...
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