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Quick notes From LA
posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:45pm

A quick hello again from LA where we have no idea what time it is! Daylight Savings happened sometime last night and although we remember “Spring Forward, Fall Back”, that means the clocks…..um, we don’t know. All we know is the Stanford Women’s...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Southern, SWAC
posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:25pm

Who? The Jaguars of Southern. Where? Baton Rouge, LA. Southern's band, the Human Jukebox, is one of the most famous in the country. When? Saturday the 13th, in Shreveport, LA. How? Ashley Augerson scored 19 points off the bench, and three players in d...more

Strictly Come Dancing: Vermont, America East
posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:12am

Who? The Catamounts of Vermont. Where? Burlington, VT, in western Vermont; it is the "smallest city to be the largest city in its state", according to Wikipedia. When? Saturday the 13th in West Hartford, CT. How? Courtnay Pilypaitis's 20 points led the...more

Stanford beats Cal for a third time
posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:11am

Hello from LA, CA! C and R here reporting from the Galen Center on USC’s campus, flying in just in time to see the Stanford Women’s Basketball team play Cal (again) in the semi-finals of the PAC-10 tournament. The neat thing about being here (and not ...more

"And you thought WNBA Live Access was disappointing...."
posted on March 13, 2010 at 12:42pm

From the Spanish sports site enCancha.com:Feb.es. The website of the Spanish Federation continues to provide coverage for the day of very poor quality. In broadcasting, the actual quality of the image and position of the chambers are very poor in most gam...more

In defense of the Pac-10: Underclassmen pave the way for brighter future
posted on March 13, 2010 at 11:05am

While University of Arizona All Pac-10 freshman Davellyn Whyte was selected as Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, USC All Pac-10 sophomore Brianna Gilbreath was arguably the most versatile defender in the conference, garnering All Pac-10 defensive team honors...more

Stanford Vs. Arizona in the PAC-10 Tourney
posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:58am

So the Stanford Women’s Basketball team takes the floor against Arizona for their first PAC-10 tournament game. No Jayne Appel, of course, still bum ankle, so Joslyn Tinkle starts. Then, we lose the jump ball. We NEVER lose the jump ball. So much so tha...more

March Madness seeding biased
posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:11pm

Is there automatic bias in the selection process for the NCAA Tournament brackets? Faye Merrideth says there is. And she has statistics to back it up. Using the SAS Analytics-powered “Dance Card” formula developed by Jay Coleman of the University of...more

News from the Pac-10 Tournament-Friday
posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:09pm

First of all, if you can’t make it down to LA, you can see it LIVE and FREE on the Internet, courtesy of CBS Sports at this link. You can even get the audio. Class act to help generate and keep interest.It was sad to see so many empty seats on Friday, e...more

Game thread: Pac-10 tournament UW vs. Oregon State
posted on March 12, 2010 at 7:03am

HUSKIES LOSE: This was a shocker. UW had the size and more talented shooters, but they faded tonight in a 52-42 loss at Galen Center. Tilleman had 11 rebounds for her team and kept kicking the ball out to Futch for jumpers. Futch, an Auburn Riverside prod...more

2010 Atlanta Dream shaping up
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:51pm

Okay, what does the Atlanta Dream currently look like? This is the makeup of the team so far:C Yelena LeuchankaF-C Erika de Souza ()F Chamique HoldsclawF Jennifer Lacy ()F Sancho LyttleF Angel McCoughtryF Demetress AdamsF-G Iziane Castro MarquesG-...more

Michelle Snow traded for Dalma Ivanyi and second round draft pick
posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:28pm

Michelle Snow is no longer with the Atlanta Dream. She just got traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars for a second round draft pick and the rights to Dalma Ivanyi, a player out of Hungary.The news is right here.So what is this trade about? When Leuchan...more

Pac-10 coaches get (Co-)Defensive Player of the Year right
posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:25pm

Pac-10 Coaches Get (Co-)Defensive Player of the Year Right I'm not sure what the media voters were thinking when they voted for the Pac-10 awards, but the coaches -- perhaps people who have actually bothered to watch the players play -- seem to have got...more

DIII NCAA St. Louis Sectional: Can George Fox do it again?
posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:20pm

That is the big question on a lot of people’s minds this year (it’s on my mind at least). Can the George Fox Bruins do it again? Last year they won the National Championship with no returning starters and 10 freshmen on the team. That means that the m...more

Dream, Silver Stars Trade Analysis: Snow fills rebounding needs
posted on March 11, 2010 at 3:38pm

When I spoke with Silver Stars General Manager Dan Hughes in February, he was very clear about the fact that the team needed rebounding help. San Antonio Free Agency Breakdown: An Opportunity to Fill Rebounding Needs - Swish AppealWith a roster that in...more

Pac-10 media award winners
posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:36pm

UPDATE: Here's a link to the coaches' award winners announced Thursday. Read more here. I'll update this entry with the coaches' votes, which should be released Wednesday and Thursday. But I wanted to share the media votes, which were publicized on Tues...more

More Stanford PAC-10 Honors (We think)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:27pm

Okay, so remember how C and R reported that Nneka Ogwumike won the PAC-10 Player of the Year Award? And four Stanford starters, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pedersen, and Jeanette Pohlen made the All PAC-10 team and Ros Gold-Onwude made the five-...more

Lauren Jackson re-signs with Seattle
posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:27pm

Australian star Lauren Jackson (pictured right by Getty Images) re-signed with the Storm on Thursday, preparing to play her 10th -- yes 10th -- season in Seattle. The announcement is actually a formality since Jackson verbally agreed to a two-year deal wi...more

Coach's Corner: Off-season work sets the stage
posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:45am

This comes from an article by Jon Nyatawa, Special for USA TODAY:A year ago, Nebraska ended a season of disappointment with maybe its most frustrating display. The 'Huskers lost a second-round WNIT game at New Mexico 54-43, making 11 shots and committing ...more

Let’s Go, Huskies!
posted on March 11, 2010 at 8:43am

Last weekend, I rolled out to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, luckily in my big back yard of Houghton. The Michigan Tech team has been killing it the last few seasons, and I couldn’t miss the chance...more

Pac-10 coaches and media teams
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:47am

Trying to keep up here. Just landed in KC for the first two days of the Big 12 tourney for Fanhouse. Traveling Saturday to LA to arrive at the Galen Center in time for the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament. USC's Kayla Pedersen and USC's Briana Gilbr...more

WNBA Hall of Fame Probability: The "Perfect Ten"
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:16am

Let's review the Hall of Fame Probability calculator from our previous post. The calculator, used by Basketball-Reference.com, attempts to determine the probability of a given NBA player making the Naismith Hall of Fame given the player's statistics and ...more

Marion Jones signs with Shock
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:15am

According to the WNBA website, Marion Jones has just signed a contract with the Tulsa Shock. Whether she'll make the team is another question but...she's been signed up."Watching her go through drills, I saw a player who's perfect for our system," Richar...more

Erica White, Demetress Adams signed to Dream training camp contract
posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:12am

Wow. It looks like training camp is going to be crowded. I didn't even know that the WNBA transactions page was active. And now it is. Things are finally heating up in the W.On February 25th, the Atlanta Dream signed point guard Erica White to a train...more

From barn floors to arenas of thousands
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:49pm

UConn becomes the winningest women's basketball team in history:   While South Dakota State celebrates its victory in the Summit League tournament: ...more
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