olympics
Victory over Australia marks 4th straight championship
Associated Press Aug 23, 08 12:21 PM CDT
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Lisa Leslie and the US women's basketball team were once again too good for Australia at the Olympics. Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal, scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory against Australia today. She joined former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players ever to win four gold medals.
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Taurasi layup sparks surge to 97-57 victory
Associated Press Aug 9, 08 5:29 PM CDT
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With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth-straight gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic. Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to lead the US to the 97-57 victory in the opener tonight. The Americans got off to a slow start, trailing 13-2 after giving up layup after layup to the feisty Czech team.
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Hall of Famer to play
for short-handed
Detroit for 7 days
ESPN Jul 24, 08 3:24 PM CDT
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Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman is headed back to the WNBA at age 50, reports ESPN, which is losing her from its airwaves to the Detroit Shock, a team she played for and coached. Lieberman signed a 7-day contract to help a team hurt by injury and looming disciplinary action; she’ll be the league’s oldest player ever—breaking a record she set in 1997, at 39.
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March Madness
Tar Heels on brink of their third straight trip
to Final Four
Associated Press Mar 29, 08 6:00 PM CDT
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Angel McCoughtry did everything she could to lift Louisville past North Carolina today, but it wasn't enough to keep the Tar Heels from a 78-74 win in the women's NCAA Tournament, reports the Associated Press. LaToya Pringle had 27 points and 11 rebounds as UNC came back from 18 down in the first half.
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'Crazy people to do some crazy things,' billionaire says of his lavish hoop jones
Los Angeles Times Mar 26, 08 12:45 PM CDT
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Basketball-crazy Russian billionaire Shabtai von Kalmanovic is pouring money into women's hoops—flying WNBA players to Russia in the off-season and paying them 10 times what they make in the US. Players like Diana Taurasi are put up in luxury digs and chauffeured around. "They should be treated like people of art, like stars," Kalmanovic tells the Los Angeles Times .
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March madness
Winn 3-pointer
helps PIttsburgh
put away Wyoming
Associated Press Mar 22, 08 9:12 PM CDT
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Ashley Walker led third-seeded California to its first NCAA women's tournament win in 15 years today as the Golden Bears downed San Diego, 77-60, reports the Associated Press. Walker dominated the inside with 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Devanei Hampton also had 22 points. Cal (27-6) led by 20 at halftime. In other women's action:
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March Madness
Lacey leads Iowa State by Georgia Tech, GW beats Auburn
Associated Press Mar 22, 08 4:17 PM CDT
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Texas-San Antonio literally handed Texas A&M a 91-52 win in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament today, reports the Associated Press. The Roadrunners turned the ball over 30 times, and the Aggies scored 38 points off the miscues. Thanks to their sloppiness with the ball, 15th-seeded UTSA attempted only 15 shots in the first half. In other women's action:
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North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland also claim top spots
Associated Press Mar 17, 08 9:51 PM CDT
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Four traditional powers in women’s college basketball, Connecticut, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina, are the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels are the only team in that group never to have won a national championship. In order for UNC to change that, they may have to get past perennial title-hopeful LSU to reach the Final Four, reports the Associated Press.
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Huskies avenge earlier loss to No. 4 Rutgers
Hartford Courant (Conn.) Mar 3, 08 11:19 PM CST
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Top-ranked UConn avenged its only loss of the season tonight, dominating C. Vivian Stringer's Rutgers squad, 66-46, to clinch the Big East regular season title. The Huskies, now 29-1, were led by their trio of stars: Tina Charles with 15 points, 17 rebounds; Renee Montgomery, 21 points; and Maya Moore, 19 points. Essence Carson led Rutgers with 15, reports the Hartford Courant.
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Strong second half is the difference for the nation's No. 1 team
Associated Press Jan 21, 08 10:35 PM CST
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The North Carolina women's basketball team is the only one with a winning record against Geno Auriemma's UConn squad since 1995. But that record slipped some tonight after blowing an 11-point halftime lead to the No. 1 team in the nation, falling 82-71 at Storrs, CT. Connecticut's Renee Montgomery scored 26 including her 1,000th career point, writes the AP.
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Former deputy mayor, Microsoft execs pay $10 million for franchise
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Jan 9, 08 10:29 AM CST
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Though the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics could be on the way to Oklahoma City, the WNBA's Storm appears set to remain in the Emerald City thanks to a deal by four local women to buy the women's basketball franchise. The foursome, which includes a pair of Microsoft executives, will pay Sonics owner Clay Bennett $10 million, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
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Huskies take over top spot with assist from Tennessee
ESPN Dec 26, 07 9:51 AM CST
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For the first time in nearly 4 years, the UConn Huskies (9-0) are No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball coaches' poll. Connecticut, which has spent the season ranked #2, moved to #1 after previous #1 Tennessee fell to Stanford.
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Mercury smother the Detroit Shock, 108-92
Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Sep 17, 07 7:15 AM CDT
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Champagne was flowing after the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock, 108-92, in the final game of a 5-game championship series last night, reports the Arizona Republic. Cappie Pondexter, the series MVP, had 20 points in the second half, and teammate Penny Taylor led the scoring with 30 points in an offensive showdown.
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Associated Press Apr 10, 07 12:31 PM CDT
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Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer struck back at Don Imus in a press conference today, calling his comments " deplorable, despicable and unconscionable"—but confirming that her players will meet with the foul-mouthed radio host. Stringer says her players are "valedictorians, future doctors, musical prodigies," not the' "nappy-headed hos" Imus so artfully called them last week.
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No. 1 seed returns to top of NCAA tourney in easy brush past Rutgers
Associated Press Apr 4, 07 7:34 AM CDT
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The Tennessee Lady Vols won the NCAA title last night, sweeping No. 4 seed Rutgers 59-46 behind a suffocating defensive effort. All-American Candace Parker wo