TINA CHARLES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Charles wins WNBA MVP award
Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles is the WNBA's Most Valuable Player, easily topping Los Angeles forward Candace Parker in voting for the honor.
Charles received 25 first-place votes and 345 points overall from a panel of 41 sports writers and broadcasters, the league said Thursday. Parker had seven first-place votes and 253 points, and Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings...
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September 27, 2012
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Raggedy US gals overcome Croatia
Tina Charles scored 14 points and Angel McCoughtry added 13 Saturday to lead the U.S. women's basketball team to a sloppy 81-56 victory over Croatia on Saturday in their Olympic opener.
Coach Geno Auriemma had said he was hoping the Americans could play a style of basketball that would be entertaining and help grow the game internationally. That didn't happen Saturday as...
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July 21, 2012
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Lawson, Charles lead Sun in 77-70 win over Mystics
After struggling on the road last season, the Connecticut Sun are thriving away from home this year.
Kara Lawson scored 17 points and Tina Charles had 16 as Eastern Conference-leading Connecticut beat the last-place Washington Mystics 77-70 on Tuesday for their third straight win.
Tan White added 11 points to help the Sun (13-4) improved to a league-best 7-1 on the road after going...
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July 10, 2012
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Sun 86, Shock 75
Tina Charles had a team-high 24 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Connecticut to an 86-75 victory against Tulsa on Friday.
Charles, who had just four points in the first quarter, had 12 by halftime and tallied 12 more in the second half to post the 55th double-double of her career, a Connecticut franchise record.
Asjha Jones also had a double-double for the Eastern Conference...
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July 06, 2012
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Dream lead stolen in final seconds by Sun
ATLANTA (AP) -- Tina Charles scored 23 points, pulled down a season-high 22 rebounds and hit a pair of free throws with 3.1 seconds left to give the Connecticut Sun their first lead of the game in a 75-73 victory Sunday over the Atlanta Dream.
Renee Montgomery finished with 19 points and Kara Lawson added 11 for Connecticut, which has won five of six.
Armintie Price scored a season...
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June 17, 2012
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Charles, Jones not looking ahead to Olympics
Tina Charles and Asjha Jones say they won't let their selection to the U.S. Olympic team distract them from their goals with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.
The team opened training camp Tuesday, coming off a 21-15 season that ended in a first-round playoff loss to Atlanta.
Charles said she'll have plenty of time to think about the Olympics in July, when the league takes...
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May 01, 2012
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