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First day of training camp

The Shock has quotes.The Mystics have pictures.So do the Silver Stars.The Storm have lots of information, via twitter.Hopefully the rest of the league's teams will post something about day one.In the meantime the Shock's top…

UCLA releases Justine Hartman from letter of intent

The top prospect from Brea Olinda High School is on the recruiting trail again after being released from her committment to UCLA. She had previously verbaled to Boston College, and was released from that too.Also…

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Day one recap

Pictures and slideshow.What a bangin, loaded tournament. High-quality teams. Just addicting.I'll have more pictures later today on flickr.com.I'm not at the tourney today, but IM in OC is. He reports that this morning, Boo beat…

Mercedes Russell: emerging from under the radar

Mercedes Russell makes a shot in the first half of play yesterday.I got a chance to see the Springfield, Oregon prep star - whom I wrote about in March - play in person yesterday at…

Oregon prep star Mercedes Russell emerging from under the radar

POMONA, Calif. – She is not yet 16 years old and from a small town in Oregon. Her stats are hard to find. She is not on the ESPN Hoopgurlz class of 2013 watch list.…

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Day One Recap

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Pomona, California, May 14-15, 2011 DFW Gold 44, Cal Ballaz 23 DFW came last year with 2012 Moriah Jefferson – who just committed to Connecticut this week. This…

Three different takes on WNBA training camp

Lauren Jackson is stressed out, but the rest of the Storm is "a little old happy family."The Fever roster is taller this year.The Sparks were running a hospital last year. This year, they're starting out…

WNBA training camp: players are excited

It's been over a month since the WNBA draft, and players finally begin training camp tomorrow. What a long haul. And perhaps because of this, athletes seem to be more excited than usual.A number of…

Parade All-American team

Congrats to the Parade Magazine All-American team:Name, Position, Ht. High School College* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Promise Amukamara, G, 5'8" Apollo (Ariz.) Arizona State Kaneisha Atwater, G, 5'7...

Toppa the mornin’

USA Basketball:Hoopfeed interviewed Renee Montgomery about her USA Basketball experience this week.Brittney Griner made a big impression at USA training camp......and the experience seems to have made an even bigger impression on her. This is…

Two days before WNBA training camp starts……..

Catching up on stories I wanted to post last night and couldn't because blogger was down.........Recruits:Peyton Little picks Texas A&M.More on Bria Smith choosing Louisville.The OSU Beavers are loading up on Junior College players.Another great…

Big teams, big names at West Coast Spring Invitational

DFW Gold isn't featuring Moriah Jefferson this year, who just committed to UConn a few days ago. The roster is full of players from the class of 2013.Game Time Basketball, from Oregon, features top 2013…

5/11/11

Wow, is Lauren Jackson really 30 today? I remember her at 20 when she was a stick kid with hair plastered to her head during games.USA Basketball:The lone college student on the USA Basketball team…

West Coast Premier Spring Invitational

Brackets are out. But the 17U Super Elite Pool is the one most will be watching:Pool Play Schedule & Results Sat 5-14-11 10:10 AMCal Poly Court 1 [E] CAL SWISH BLACK[E] RAMPAGE 10:10 AMCal Poly…

Bria Smith picks Louisville

Bria Smith, the seventh-ranked 2011 prospect who renewed her search for a school when Debbie Ryan left Virginia last month, has chosen Louisville. She opted for the Cardinals over Tennessee.Bonus:New NCAA president Mark Emmert is…

USA Basketball back in full effect; NCAA hirings

Those pros don't get a break.....it's right from overseas to USA Basketball camp. Sounds like they're each glad to be back.Here's the roster of the World University Games Team.On the college coaching tip:University of Washington…

Maine takes one from North Carolina State

Richard Barron - assistant at North Carolina State - is the new University of Maine coach. He replaces the fired Cindy Blodgett.The Shreveport Times provides an LSU report card, and they don't seem outwardly optimistic…

ESPN’s 2012 top 100

ESPN has its latest, freshest top 100 of the class of 2012.The list:RK NAME GRADE COLLEGE POS HT WT SCHOOL 1 Breanna Stewart 98 Connecticut F 6'3" Cicero-North Syracuse High (NY) 2 Moriah Jefferson 98…

More Mother’s Day good stuff

Taj McWilliams-Franklin has kept her family intact throughout her pro career.Candace Parker wants and gets it all.Happy Mother's Day to all the great moms out there.

Couple of quickies

Pre-Mother's Day:WNBA players win at career and motherhood.Tamika Catchings will speak at Wednesday's commencement ceremony for UT's College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.

UCLA students reject Pauley Pavilion new seating plan

UCLA students overwhelmingly rejected the administration's plan to move the student section behind one basket when Pauley Pavilion re-opens next year. Only eight percent supported the plan, while 69 percent opposed it, and 23 percent…

Basketball de Mayo

USA Basketball:The U19 court coaches were named today, and they're Kenya Larkin-Landers of Trinity Valley Community College, and Mark Youngs of Davenport University in Michigan. Congratulations to them.The athletes who will be at the trials…

Three-point line change?

The NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee recommended that the three-point line be moved back one foot, to 20 feet, nine inches.They provide data, but it doesn't support the action. Here's the real impetus, I think:…

DeNesha Stallworth to Kentucky

The former McDonald's All-American, who left Cal last week, will attend Kentucky.

More on monumental Pac-12 deal

ESPN's official release on yesterday's deal, and their plan to show Pac-12 sports "across multiple entities."Reactions to what is probably the biggest agreement for a college conference.

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