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Women's Equality
by kaaylac50
posted August 26, 2010 at 11:31am

Equality Going to the polls to vote, or stepping out on the court to play a basketball game, I realize that I have a voice. My voice stands for all women. Women who were not and still cannot vote for anything. For women who cannot participate in sports a...more

Hello again
by kaaylac50
posted August 24, 2010 at 10:20am

Hello again   I know that it has been a while since I have blogged so here we go!  The surprise birthday party for my grandmother went off without a hitch. Thank you everyone for all of your help.  Last week I learned my departure date fo...more

Professional athletes and violence against women
by Women Undefined
posted August 19, 2010 at 9:41pm

A personal reflection on the allegations against Indiana Pacer Lance Stephenson . Lance Stephenson is a New York native, attending the same high school as Sebastian Telfair and Steph Marbury. He was a decorated high school athlete, winning numerous ac...more

Time Flies
by kaaylac50
posted August 19, 2010 at 5:02pm

Time flies Wow. I cannot believe that it is already Thursday. This busy week of mine is flying by! I just got a call from my agent telling me that I may be heading over to Spain sooner than we both had anticipated.  Although that phone call was a li...more

Gator Pride
by kaaylac50
posted August 16, 2010 at 5:02pm

Gator Pride             Hello everyone.  I am so busy right now.  This is going to be a very long week for me.  This is the final week before the awesome surprise birthday party for my...more

Lance Stephenson, Indiana Pacers NBA player, arrested for pushing his girlfriend down the stairs
by Women Undefined
posted August 15, 2010 at 7:41pm

The New York Daily News with the full report: Coney Island basketball star Lance Stephenson - a second-round Indiana Pacers pick in the June NBA draft - was busted Sunday for pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, cops said. Stephenson, 1...more

Fueling the fire
by kaaylac50
posted August 13, 2010 at 3:50pm

Anyone who is a serious athlete understands how easy it is to spark that competitive drive.  For me, it only takes a quick memory of someone, or something to set me off and bring out my “attack mode”.   Usually for opponents thi...more

Breast cancer awareness
by kaaylac50
posted August 5, 2010 at 12:23pm

I can go through my family tree and name many family members who luckily survived breast cancer. My heart also goes out to my family and friends who succumbed to it.  After attending the funeral of my beloved college coach Kay Yow almost two years ago,...more

Change the Cycle
by kaaylac50
posted August 3, 2010 at 3:27pm

The Pepsi Refresh Project has been going on since January 2010, offering small businesses and non-profit organizations a chance to help and provide opportunities for individuals.  From children to adults, this Project is helping everyone around Ameri...more

Cleveland Gladiators
by kaaylac50
posted August 1, 2010 at 9:26am

     Last night I attended my first arena football game.  The Cleveland Gladiators had their last regular season game at the Quicken Loans Arena.  Going in, I thought that it would be just like a regular NFL game, just indoors.  To my surprise, it w...more

A day at camp is a sweet reminder
by kaaylac50
posted July 28, 2010 at 8:36pm

Sweet reminder      Today in camp we had a wrap session with the kids.  We sit them down after lunch to discuss anything on their minds.  They were allowed to ask us questions about basketball or anything else they wanted us to speak about.  Today,...more

On the run
by kaaylac50
posted July 26, 2010 at 7:12pm

I just got back from one of my best runs yet.  Since I do not play basketball year round, I enjoy keeping myself in shape with long runs and weight training. And with my long days at camp, coaching 15 nine-year-olds, I definitely feel the need to run off...more

U17s advance to gold medal game today
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 25, 2010 at 2:30pm

Our young women didn't surge until late in yesterday's semifinal game against China, but it was enough to put them away, 97-74. The U17s face France in the gold medal today in just a few moments (8:30 a.m. PDT).Fingers crossed!! ...more

The Portland Trail Blazers organization is blatantly sexist
by Women Undefined
posted July 21, 2010 at 9:52am

A Black Eyed Peas song is bumping and a group of girls swing their heads from side to side while they perch their hands on their knees. No one pays much attention, except maybe to glance the girls’ way while getting up to refill their micro-brew. The g...more

There is no "I" in team
by kaaylac50
posted July 20, 2010 at 5:38pm

For the last month my hometown, Cleveland, Ohio has come to a halt, to hail a King.  I said that I was not going to partake in this whole spectacle.  However, after the "decision" was made, I have changed my perspective on His whole free agent issue.  ...more

Oh Mark Cuban, shut up
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 12, 2010 at 7:15pm

Mark Cuban, NBA big mouth extraordinaire, is bringing his typical sour grapes to the media and everyone else, by insisting that the NBA needs to investigate LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade for tampering for their unprecedented collective signing ...more

I follow women's basketball, of course. Women get overlooked.
by Swish Appeal
posted July 12, 2010 at 12:55pm

I follow women's basketball, of course. Women get overlooked. They get overshadowed because of men's basketball. They play the game, they play for the love just like we do. And to have a team still in Seattle is definitely a blessing. So of course we s...more

LeBron James has an ego and it’s on Twitter too
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 9, 2010 at 5:22pm

When LeBron James gave himself a Twitter account, he called himself KingJames, of course — or that’s @KingJames, to us subjects. When someone else made up a Twitter account for King LeBron (James.) (Can you stop saying that? Because I can’t. Someth...more

ESPN dishes out big assist to LeBron James
by Sports, Media & Society
posted July 9, 2010 at 3:12pm

In devoting one hour of prime-time coverage to LeBron James Thursday night in its “The Decision” special, ESPN further blurred the lines between entertainment and sports journalism. The network effectively ran a 60-minute ad for the LeBron James bran...more

One step forward...
by After Atalanta
posted July 9, 2010 at 11:36am

It's not an inaccurate characterization to describe me as a little bit cynical. I know it's a turnoff to some. I do have my hopeful moments, however, and I am not, despite recent opposing beliefs (can you tell I'm still not quite over this, yet?!) an extr...more

LeBron James goes to Miami
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 9, 2010 at 10:45am

After an agonizing day of ESPN and talk radio speculation, LeBron James spent 20 minutes being late to his own press conference and then another five minutes – possibly the longest five minutes of my Twitter life – blah blah blahing until he finally a...more

R.I.P. Manute Bol – We Will Remember You
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 20, 2010 at 11:48am

I was really sad to hear about the passing of Manute Bol yesterday. In my mind he was the epitome of what a professional athlete should strive to be off the court. Bol died at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. No cause of de...more

Let's see NBA players do this
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 18, 2010 at 7:16pm

I'm very impressed with the Los Angeles Sparks.They recently visited the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts to conduct a clinic/activity day for kids and their parents. The video at the top of this page encapsulates the day.Non-Angelinos may not app...more

We are the champions: The Los Angeles Lakers
by A Glam Slam
posted June 18, 2010 at 4:52pm

The 2010 NBA Finals featured one of the greatest rivalries in sports – the Boston Celtics vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. And the rivalry did not disappoint. To cap off an exciting series, the Lakers won the title in a game 7 thriller. It was a hard fough...more

The NBA Series, by Someone Who Doesn’t Care
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 18, 2010 at 10:00am

Living in LA during the NBA finals can be awful, especially when the Lakers are playing. You see, my favorite NBA team is the Nuggets (long suffering, I know,) OR whoever is beating the Lakers. For the last two days, leading up to tonight’s game, all w...more
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