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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Anyone paging through the end of The Times ' business section Wednesday might have noticed an unusual legal notice nestled in between the commercial real estate classifieds and a bank ad (a reader had to point it out to us): NEW YORK LIBERTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Notice of Public Hearing World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein, it seems, is eager to issue the $2.6 billion in tax-free bonds...
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Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Some were laying bets that she'd figure a way to squash it -- but the article's reappeared.... Clay Kallam asks: Did Blaze Burn the Liberty? And the WNBA suffers as a result. The two most important franchises in the WNBA are the Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Liberty – not necessarily in that order. And while the Sparks are a competent, if not superior, franchise, the Liberty are unlikely...
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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...
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Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Oh, well, why don't you just rub it in, Mechelle ! You look at the results of Thursday's WNBA draft lottery and are hit by two thoughts immediately. One: Surely the Minnesota Lynx finally will have enough good players to actually make it to the postseason again. Two: What will be the most hilarious rant from a New York Liberty fan? Oh, and I've got your hilarious rant right here. (Need musical accompaniment?...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Monarchs won the second overall selection in the WNBA draft after being aced out of the top pick during the draft lottery today. The Monarchs, who had the worst record in the WNBA last season at 12-22, lost the top pick to the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx, who were 14-20 last season, won the lottery with a pick they received in a three-player trade with the New York Liberty. The Connecticut Sun earned...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Newest changes: Kathy Betty replaces Ron Terwilliger as owner of the Dream. Bill Cameron and David Box replace Jean Davidson as owners of the Detroit/Tulsa franchise. Atlanta Dream -- Kathy Betty Kathy Betty is the newest of the WNBA owners. Betty was married to Gary Betty, who was the CEO of Earthlink, an internet service provider. After Gary Betty died of cancer, his widow used his fortune to found...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Wisla Can-Pack Krakow (4-3) had made a turnaround after losing their first two Polish league games, but today they ran into Lotos Gdynia (7-1) and Gydnia showed why they were one of the toughest teams in the PLKK, beating Krakow 78-70 in Krakow. The box score is here . I won't be writing these games until Iziane Castro Marques shows up next week. Marta Fernandez scored 23 points for Krakow, with Liren...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Ivory Latta greets her new teammates. It looks like I'm a little bit late on reporting on the President's Cup in the TBBL - the Turkish Women's Basketball League. It looks like the Turkish season gets started with the President's Cup, and Mersin - which was swept 3-0 in the TBBL championship last year - gained some measure of revenge with an 86-74 win over defending champion Fenerbahce. Finding a box...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
At the Ekaterinburg (Russia) International Invitation, the newly-assembled USA Women's National Team continued its winning ways, winning the second game of the tournament against Euroleasing Sopron, a team from Sopron, Hungary. The box score is here . A detailed write-up of the game is here . An 11-2 run in the fourth quarter sealed the deal for the United States. Angel McCoughtry didn't lead the USA...
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Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Ethan at Actionless Activity wraps up the Year in WNBA hoops: Despite the various technical difficulties it faced this year, HUGE props to the WNBA for introducing Live Access. I thought I’d see lots of the New York Liberty (disclosure: I am wearing my 2009 Liberty shirt as I type this), but I saw a great many Phoenix Mercury home games. I know all about Cash Four® by the Phoenix Lottery....
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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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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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hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings joined Sheryl Swoopes as the only three-time winner of the 2009 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award. In a landslide vote, a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters cast 34 ballots for Catchings, an eight-year league veteran. Los Angeles Sparks’ Candace Parker and Atlanta Dream’s Erika de Souza , each had two votes. Catchings previously...
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