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Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright back in Seattle for 2012
Well Storm Crazies its official.
WNBA Seattle Storm guards Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright re-signed Thursday.
Both players are on record as saying they want to finish their WNBA careers with Seattle.
Bird and Wright each signed multiyear contracts believed to be worth $105,500 for this summer.
Since Bird's arrival as the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2002, the Storm has...
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Seattle re-signs Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright
Sue Bird is returning to the Seattle Storm for an 11th season and likely beyond after agreeing to a multi-year deal with the only WNBA franchise she's ever played for.
The re-signing of Bird and backcourt mate Tanisha Wright was announced by the club on Thursday. The two make up the longest-tenured starting backcourt in the WNBA, having started 117 games together since Wright...
Via AP on Fox
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2 days ago
Catchings re-signs with Fever
Tamika Catchings is staying with the Indiana Fever.
The reigning WNBA MVP signed a free agent contract in a deal announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed.
She has played 10 seasons in the league, all with the Fever. After missing her first season due to injury, she was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 2002 and has established virtually every season and career record...
Via Fox Sports
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3 days ago
Storm signs Belgium star Ann Wauters
Brian Agler, the Storm's coach and general manager, cashed in on the salary cap space cleared with a big trade in January to announce the signing of Belgium star C Ann Wauters on Monday. Wauters, 31, was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2000 but didn't play in the WNBA the past two years in order to start a family.
Wauters currently plays in Spain with Storm C Lauren Jackson...
Via Seattle Times
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5 days ago
Storm brass overseas for WNBA scouting
Storm coach/general manager Brian Agler and Karen Bryant, the team's president and CEO, arrived in Europe this week to connect with current players and possibly sign a few new ones. WNBA free agency began Jan. 15 with teams making decisions on players to core and starting the negotiating process with those it had the first-rights.
The league released the results of those early...
Via Seattle Times
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11 days ago
WNBA opens 16th season on May 18; Seattle vs LA (AP)
Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks will open the 16th WNBA season against Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm on May 18. The defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, featuring finals MVP Seimone Augustus and rookie of the year Maya Moore, will play Phoenix on May 20 on ABC. The 12-team summer league will take a break for the London Olympics from July 14 to Aug.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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23 days ago
Video: Behind the Scenes with Angel McCoughtry
Angel McCoughtry Behind the Scenes of her music video Illusion from Stephen Philms on Vimeo.
While taking a break from filming her upcoming documentary, Angel let us in on her other hustle: music. Already an established WNBA baller, McCoughtry is now expanding into the music world and is in the process of filming a video for her single “Illusion”. The former No. 1 pick...
Via SLAM Online
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January 12, 2012
Tamika Catchings practices with team
Former Lady Vol Tamika Catchings was in town to visit with Coach Pat Summitt and practiced with the team Tuesday at the arena. Go inside with Inside Tennessee to hear from Catchings and for the latest on the Lady Vols.
Via tennessee.scout.com
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January 10, 2012
Pasadena Poly's Miller entering rare air
Lisa Leslie enjoyed one of the greatest high school careers to ever be played in the shadows of the Forum at Morningside High School in Inglewood.
She started every game of her four year career for the Monarchs. Her career was probably most known for her 101 point performance in 1990 against South Torrance --in the first half.
Her high school career concluded with 2,896 career...
Via Fox Sports West
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January 07, 2012
Angel McCoughtry cuts a new music video
Angel McCoughtry, the best women’s basketball player ever at the University of Louisville, is out with a new music video.Her version of “Illusion” is never going to make Billboard’s top 10, if that still exists, but her musical talent is another example of her versatility and the approach she takes in life, never backing down from a challenge. She also looks...
Via Louisville Card Game
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
W. Basketball. Sophia Young Added To USA Basketball National Team
After playing five games with the USA during its 2011 European Tour, Sophia Young (San Antonio Silver Stars) has been added to the 2012 USA Basketball Women's National Team, from which the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team will be selected. Young's selection to the USA National Team was made by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee.
Via BaylorBears.com
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January 04, 2012
Sportsperson of Year: Seimone Augustus
Locked somewhere inside Seimone Augustus was the potential to be phenomenal. When she rededicated herself, she reached a new level of dominance and inspired the Lynx to their first WNBA championship.
Via Star Tribune
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December 28, 2011
Q+A: Sheryl Swoopes
by Dan Shapiro / @danshapiro413
The name Sheryl Swoopes is synonymous with women’s basketball. The resume’s long, prolific and unmatched: a not-so-small collection of titles, Olympic Gold(s) and ground-breaking endorsements—including the honor of being the first woman to ever have her own signature shoe.
I caught up with Sheryl at her office in Houston to talk to her about...
Via SLAM Online
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December 07, 2011
Apparently Maya Moore Is Still Playing For The UConn Women
Even though she was the No. 1 draft pick by the Minnesota Lynx and won the WNBA Rookie of the Year and a WNBA Championship, Maya Moore is still apparently playing basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball team.
Just take a look below at the box score from Tuesday night's win over Pacific.
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Via Sox and Dawgs
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November 15, 2011
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November 15, 2011
Augustus goes off for 36, paces Lynx
There was no smile from Seimone Augustus as she walked alone through the bowels of Target Center. Her shoulders were slunk, her head was down. It took all the gas remaining in Augustus tank and in her surgically repaired left knee just to make it to the Minnesota Lynxs locker room.
With one more victory, she can rest.
Augustus was a one-woman wrecking crew Wednesday night at...
Via Fox Sports North
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October 06, 2011
Video: Liberty’s Cappie Pondexter Proves She Can Play With The Men
Any thing a NBA player can do Cappie Pondexter can do better. Pondexter, guard for the New York Liberty, was playing in the Impact Basketball’s “Lockout League” in Las Vegas this weekend when she got into a one-on-one match with NBA free-agent Sebastian Telfair. The two tried to prove who can shoot jumpers and three-pointers better. Pondexter won.
Check out the video below...
Via BlackSportsOnline
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September 30, 2011
Moore: The postseason can re-energize you
Minnesota Lynx rookie forward Maya Moore has a bit of a reputation: She is a winner. Moore was voted the college Player of the Year twice at the University of Connecticut and led her team to a pair of national championships.While at UConn, her Huskies won an NCAA-record 90 consecutive games, the greatest streak ever in men's or women's basketball. Now Moore is enjoying a...
Via Fox Sports North
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September 29, 2011
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