[display_podcast] A few years back, I started a Dishin & Swishin tradition. You see, every week for the remainder of the year I get to talk basketball with the greatest players, coaches, administrators and journalists…
North Carolina versus Duke. Baylor versus Stanford. Tennessee versus Kentucky. All great games, either having history or building it as time goes on. Perhaps the best rivalry in women’s hoops right now, however, is Connecticut…
[display_podcast] All things considered, this has been a good week for Duke women’s basketball and coach Joanne P. McCallie. Yesterday, they landed four recruits that as a group is ranked number two nationally by Blue…
STORRS, Conn. – The day started with a ceremony commemorating 800 victories for Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma and a surprised honoree, his associate head coach, Chris Dailey. Then it was time to tack on one…
[display_podcast] Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes The roundtable discussions on Dishin & Swishin have been some of the most fun to do, and definitely are the most listened to among the podcasts. With the…
STORRS, Conn. —Â The question was not if the Connecticut Huskies would win their preseason opener versus Indiana University (Pa.), or even what the margin of victory would be. For the record the final score was…
[display_podcast] Four years as a player, 27 years as an assistant coach, and now, after 31 years playing for and coaching with Pat Summitt, the Holly Warlick era begins for Tennessee women’s basketball tonight when…
While so many are writing about Geno Auriemma’s rule change suggestions, the members of the 2012-13 Connecticut women’s basketball team are readying themselves for what should be an outstanding season. One thing the UConn Huskies…
[display_podcast] The WNBA season has come to its conclusion, and it is time for Dishin & Swishin to celebrate a fantastic WNBA finals series. The Indiana Fever certainly had a difficult path to the Finals,…
Both the coaches and the writers chose Penn State in their respective polls as the preseason favorite to win the Big 10 conference for the 2012-13 season. Both also chose Nebraska, in their second season…
[display_podcast] Val Ackerman and Donna Orender are a tough act to follow. They both brought a basketball and sports background to their time as president of the WNBA, and that was reflected in the perception…
It has been a few years now that I have had the privilege of covering Connecticut women’s basketball online and hosting the Dishin & Swishin podcast. It is a labor of love for me, and…
The Big East conference kicked off the first of several years of transition with their preseason polls and awards announcements. Gone is West Virginia this season, to be followed by Pitt, Syracuse and eventually Notre…
STORRS, Conn. – Connecticut women’s basketball head coach Geno Auriemma has been known to tell a story or two over his coaching career. Shocking revelation, right? Yesterday at Gampel Pavilion someone mentioned to Auriemma that…
Postgame videos “If you were to tell me this game would play out like this beforehand, I would have said you were crazy,” said Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault with disappointment in his voice…
[display_podcast] It is a sign of respect when a veteran or mentor is referred to with a nickname like “Mama” or “Pops.” But when the president of the United States calls you that while honoring…
It was just last Friday that the Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever, 76-64 to give the Sun a one game to none advantage in the WNBA Eastern Conference finals. After the game, Fever coach…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault could not be happy with the way the first game of the Eastern Conference finals began for his team. Having watched the Los Angeles Sparks start slowly…
Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut Fri, Oct. 5, 8 ET, ESPN2 Game 2: Connecticut at Indiana Mon. Oct. 8, 8 ET, ESPN2 Game 3*: Indiana at Connecticut Thu, Oct. 11, 8:30 ET, ESPN2 * if…
[display_podcast] The WNBA season is nearing completion, and soon we will in the college season. Tonight begins the conference finals and Dishin & Swishin is all about the WNBA this week. First, for the second…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The day at Mohegan Sun started with three awards and a special announcement. Pregame, the league honored Tina Charles with the 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player award, Kara Lawson the Kim Perrot…
Players on the team that ended the season as the best in the Eastern Conference took home three individual players awards led by Tina Charles, the 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player. Last year Tamika Catchings…
If you are a WNBA fan you have seen or heard predictions, analysis, breakdowns, and more of the playoffs this week. Since I know I have seen about enough, here are some interesting points to…
[display_podcast] Today on the Dishin & Swishin podcast, we look a bit at the past, the present, and the future of the WNBA. First, the past. Last week point guard extraordinaire Ticha Penicheiro retired, ending…
Normally, I do not write opinion pieces for Hoopfeed. I have always considered it our responsibility to give you, the reader, all of the facts possible, and let you make your own conclusions. However, last…
