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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,...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Krakow (4-2) went on the road to play Super Pol Tecza Leszno (3-2) and won their fourth game in a row, 74-62, after outscoring Leszno 44-29 in the second half. The box score is here . At the level that Krakow is playing, Krakow might be well in the lead for PLKK title contention by the time Iziane Castro Marques arrives on November 6th. Ewelina Kobryn had 25 points and 9 rebounds to lead Krakow. Marta...
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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...
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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...
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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....
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Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Ta Da!: USA Basketball Women's National Team Set To Travel To Russia For First Test After training for six days in Washington, D.C., 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National Team members and Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) and Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) will lead a USA squad in Russia in the four-team 2009 Ekaterinburg International Invitational....
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
From USA Basketball via the Hartford Courant and John Altavilla: "After training for six days in Washington, D.C., 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National Team members and Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) and Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) will lead a USA squad in Russia in the four-team 2009 Ekaterinburg International Invitational. Also selected...
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hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
WNBL Kristi Harrower Australia’s WNBL kicked off their 30th season this week in Bulleen, north of Melbourne. Kristi Harrower of the Los Angeles Sparks signed to play with the Bendigo Bank Spirit. So far, she has short-term contract. The team had to raise money to fund her salary. Shortly after arriving from Los Angeles, she led Bendigo in a win over the Dandenong Jayco Rangers with a 23 point...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2009 Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, continues to have the No. 1 selling jersey based upon sales at the NBA Store in New York City and on WNBAStore.com during the 2009 WNBA regular season. Parker's No. 3 jersey appears for the second consecutive time at the top of the list. <p> Parker, who missed part...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2009 Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings was named the 2009 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors, the league announced today. Catchings received 34 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, beating out the Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker and Atlanta Dream's Erika de Souza, each of whom garnered two votes. Catchings previously...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Update: <p>PHOENIX(AP) Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury are heading to the WNBA finals, and Lisa Leslie is heading off to retirement.<p>Taurasi scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and added seven rebounds and three assists to lead the Mercury past the Los Angeles Sparks, 85-74 on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.<p>"It comes down to just...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
p>PHOENIX(AP) The Los Angeles Sparks played with the desperation of a team on the brink of elimination - and a player facing the end of her career.<p>Candace Parker had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Lisa Leslie scored 20 points, and the Sparks forced a deciding third game of the Western Conference finals with an 87-76 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.<p>"We're...
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WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2009 Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, a three-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2005, 2006 and 2009), headlines the 2009 WNBA All-Defensive Team, the league announced today. Catchings collected 24 points from the league's 13 coaches while Minnesota center/forward Nicky Anosike finished second with 13 points and Seattle Storm forward/center Lauren Jackson, the...
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