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EuroCup Quarterfinals Start With Big Nights From Courtney Paris and Temeka Johnson
by Swish Appeal
posted February 4, 2012 at 2:36am

I cannot deny that I have trouble keeping up with EuroLeague and overseas basketball. Partly due to the fact that there are so many teams, divisions, countries and players involved. And partly due to the fact that the system is just so different to what I...more

The Countdown to Christmas Away From Home
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted December 9, 2011 at 4:50pm

Tree w/ cathedral in the background Every year ABC Family does a ‘25 days of Christmas’ event. As you all know, I’m not home and I don’t get ABC Family in France, so I am not watching their 25 days of Christmas specials. Even ...more

Tweetin' and Ballin': Daily Twitter Hoops Links
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 8, 2011 at 10:25pm

Tuesday recap: UConn, Penn State and Georgia cruise to victories http://t.co/9gn1MGBc #ncaaw # Xavier earns 150th victory at Cintas Center with victory over Morehead St. http://t.co/4E3ahOqh #ncaaw 5 players in double digits for XU # Middle Tennessee esc...more

Renee Montgomery: "My Team Refused to Pay"
by Swish Appeal
posted November 14, 2011 at 10:45pm

Renee Montgomery: "My Team Refused to Pay" Renee Montgomery makes an official statement on the front page of her website about why she left her Hungarian team Gyor. From the website: I gave Gyor multiple opportunities to cure their repeated delinquen...more

B-ball News: Phoenix Mercury realign its top people, Israel cancels season due to player boycott
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 8, 2011 at 9:13am

The Phoenix Mercury switched up the duties of its top people today: Amber Cox is now President and Chief Operating Officer; Ann Meyers Drysdale is Vice President; and Corey Gaines is now only head coach but General Manager.The Israel Basketball Associatio...more

Basketball player Hillary Klimowicz hits the dance floor.
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted November 8, 2011 at 3:01am

Back by popular demand, this is a blog about me being awkward.After our game on Saturday, my teammates and I decided to go dancing. I need to preface this story by painting a picture of what it means to go ‘dancing’ in Europe. First of all, you don’...more

B-ball News: Renee Montgomery shortchanged in Hungary, Kristi Kingma talks ACL rehab and more
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:35am

I've heard that it happens sometimes overseas, that teams don't pay players their full salary. Now it looks like it's happened to Renee Montgomery in Hungary.Pathetic. Can women just catch a break?More on the upside:University of Washington forward Kristi...more

Renee Montgomery Booted from Hungarian Team
by Swish Appeal
posted October 31, 2011 at 3:10pm

Renee Montgomery Booted from Hungarian Team According to the article above: A WNBA source told me Sunday night the problem centered around Gyor [her Hungarian team] not paying Montgomery everything she had been contracted to receive. The resulting di...more

Hillary Klimowicz: First basketballl match of the season
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted September 19, 2011 at 12:40am

Last night was the first game of our official season. I honestly can't remember the last time I was so excited AND nervous for a season to start. As most of you know, preseason was not easy for me at all...each day I felt like I was trudging uphill in the...more

A new Euro basketball season: Opening Round
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted September 16, 2011 at 12:18pm

There is nothing quite like the beginning of a season. Tons of thoughts always rush through my head before an opening game: Will I play well? Will we win? Will I remember the plays? Will I get the rotation right on defense? Will I remember everything I ne...more

Kaayla Chones: A busy summer before heading back to Spain to play basketball
by kaaylac50
posted September 4, 2011 at 2:27pm

Well hello everyone! If you are doing a double take and wondering if this is really Kaayla blogging, no need to wipe your Sunday morning eyes.  It is indeed Kaayla again. Wow, I have had such an amazing and busy summer. My months here in the states have ...more

Hilary Klimowicz: Today I saw a cat on a leash...
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 23, 2011 at 2:34am

All right. I have to share my first awkward moment since coming here.Well first things first, I did actually see a cat on a leash today, which I've never seen before. At first I thought it was a guy walking a monkey, but when I got closer I recognized my ...more

“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” – Yogi Berra
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 22, 2011 at 10:11am

I’m having kind of a tough time settling in here…which also means I’m having a hard time articulating what’s going through my mind. I know I haven’t been writing much, and I just keep thinking about the two sayings, “No news is good news,” a...more

Pre basketball season: Waiting for the fun to begin
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 17, 2011 at 1:13am

Right now our team is in the beginning of preseason. This means a few things: My days consist of working out, sleeping, and eating. Then working out, eating, and sleeping. Blisters. My big toe nails are splitting - their ends are near. Both my basketball...more

Pro Basketball Year Two: Here We Go!
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 9, 2011 at 1:09am

Me with President Jean-Paul Robert @ Limoges train station I made it to France! That was quite a journey though, let me tell you. I left my house in New Jersey around 3pm, got to the airport at 3:40pm, to my terminal by 4:10pm, was in my seat on the plan...more

Catching up with Svetlana Abrosimova
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 5, 2011 at 5:02pm

Former Storm guard Svetlana Abrosimova stopped by practice on Thursday. No, she's not signing a seven-day contract to join the team. The Russian star is spending her vacation stateside, attending three Storm games, before returning home and preparing for ...more

New news about the upcoming basketball season
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted August 1, 2011 at 8:04pm

I know I've been MIA for a little bit, but I have some good news to share with you! I recently signed a contract to play for a team in Limoges, France for this upcoming season. Naturally, it was difficult to tell my Swiss teammates, who truly became a hom...more

Find the Courage
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted July 9, 2011 at 1:38pm

Since I’ve been home I’ve been working at my Alma Mater’s Alcohol and Drug Education Program. One of the first projects I got to work on while I was home was helping to coordinate the Peer Institute, a 3-day conference where colleges all over the tr...more

Eurobasket – And in the end, Russia won
by Swish Appeal
posted July 5, 2011 at 8:56am

For those who watched the games, this women's Eurobasket was a real promotion to the women’s game. During 15 days, we had great games, full of excellent players and unpredictable results. We saw favorites going down to their knees and we learned to ...more

Hillary Klimowicz signing back on
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted June 3, 2011 at 3:53pm

This past weekend I headed down to Wildwood, NJ with one of my best friends (who helped give me the idea to write my blog, create it, and spice it up), Megan. On the car ride down she asked me how my blog was going and when I told her, "I signed off for...more

Ros Casares’ Dream Team: Anticipation For 2011-12 Builds With Lauren Jackson, Maya Moore Signings
by Swish Appeal
posted May 17, 2011 at 12:05am

After a season when Ros Casares fell short of their desired titles (Spanish Liga Femenina and Euroleague), team president German Ros had only one option moving forward: in Valencia, it’s time to go big for the 2011-12 season. On their roster, we’ll f...more

Euro-Seasons: The champion that came in from the cold
by Swish Appeal
posted May 2, 2011 at 9:14pm

Three-time Russian league champion UMMC Ekaterinberg completed league play with no defeats either in the regular season or playoffs. It was a historic season which would have been perfect if they hadn't lost to Spartak Vidnoje in the Euroleague semifinal...more

UMMC beats Spartak for Russian championship
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 29, 2011 at 12:46pm

UMMC, aka the team of Cappie Pondexter, Candace Parker and Deanna Nolan beat Spartak, aka the team of Sue Bird, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Epiphany Prince and Noelle Quinn, 75-70. This is UMMC's second consecutive Russian championship.Box score:SPARTAK V MR...more

Euro-Seasons: A Turkish Affair
by Swish Appeal
posted April 27, 2011 at 5:45pm

Fenerbahce, led by Angel McCoughtry, won the Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL), in a season with a lot of stories to be told - Diana Taurasi's doping controversy, the growing number of WNBA players in the league, the rivalry between the two big Ist...more

Au Revoir Switzerland…Hello USA
by Eat. Play. Love.
posted April 27, 2011 at 12:44am

Me @ Mont Saint Michel w/ Quicksand! Tomorrow’s the big day; I’m heading back to the good ol’ US of A!!! Gosh, thinking back to my first blog posts I feel like I’ve gone completely full circle– I’m sad to be leaving where I am, but also looki...more