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Dishin & Swishin 3/08/12 Podcast: Putting a wrap on a Big East and MAAC championship weekend

Dishin & Swishin 3/08/12 Podcast: Putting a wrap on a Big East and MAAC championship weekend

[display_podcast] If you followed my tweets and writing on Hoopfeed, you know that I covered the Big East and the MAAC postseason tournaments this past weekend. It started at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the…

Upsets on first day of the Pac-12 tournament: Three lower seeds surprise opponents

Upsets on first day of the Pac-12 tournament: Three lower seeds surprise opponents

LOS ANGELES – The Pac-12 Tournament was rife with upsets on opening day Wednesday, as three of four higher seeds fell.

Video: UConn wins Big East tournament championship; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis named Most Outstanding Player

Video: UConn wins Big East tournament championship; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis named Most Outstanding Player

Hartford, Conn. — Connecticut (29-4) overcame a confident Notre Dame  (30-3) squad to win their fifth straight Big East Championship Tuesday night at Hartford’s XL center in front of 9,227  fans. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led…

Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In the end, it was the same result. When the nets were cut down and the trophies handed out, it was the Marist Red Foxes who were the MAAC champions again after…

Baylor’s Kim Mulkey wants her team to experience what she accomplished as a player

Baylor’s Kim Mulkey wants her team to experience what she accomplished as a player

It was 30 years ago this month that a 19-year-old point guard with long braids helped lead Louisiana Tech to the first women’s NCAA National Championship. The Lady Techsters, then the country’s dominant program, won…

Monique Oliver rises to the occassion in leading Rutgers’ resurgence

Monique Oliver rises to the occassion in leading Rutgers’ resurgence

From January 29th through February 15th, C.Vivian Stringer’s Rutgers team dropped five straight games, all to teams that ended up being seeded ahead of the them in the Big East tournament. They were a team…

DePaul’s Anna Martin taking matters into her own hands

DePaul’s Anna Martin taking matters into her own hands

If you look in the women’s basketball media guide issued by DePaul University, there are thirteen players on the team. In actuality, due mostly to injuries, the team is a seven-player rotation.

Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel found the right place and right coach to succeed

Before committing to Louisville, Shoni Schimmel was a highly sought after recruit. She is the total package – she can handle the ball, she can shoot, and she’s got charisma and personality. She is a package…

Fairfield, Marist advance to MAAC conference final

Fairfield, Marist advance to MAAC conference final

Marist coach Brian Giorgis postgame. #2 Fairfield 63, #6 Siena 48 It took a strong two strong second half performances, but top-seeded Marist and Fairfield, the second seed in the tournament finally pulled away from…

Baylor ends regular season undefeated after win over Iowa State

Baylor ends regular season undefeated after win over Iowa State

WACO, Texas – Iowa State gave No. 1 Baylor a run for their money Saturday afternoon in Waco in front of 9,435 fans but in the end the Lady Bears finished their regular season undefeated,…

Dishin & Swishin 3/02/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part two of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Dishin & Swishin 3/02/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part two of a look at ten “game-changing players”

[display_podcast] Throughout the NCAA women’s basketball season, Dishin & Swishin kept you up to date mostly through conversations with coaches and journalists. The reason for this is that at DNS, we respect how busy the…

Dishin & Swishin 3/01/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part one of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Dishin & Swishin 3/01/12 Podcast: Heading into the NCAA postseason, part one of a look at ten “game-changing players”

Throughout the NCAA women’s basketball season, Dishin & Swishin kept you up to date mostly through conversations with coaches and journalists. The reason for this is that at DNS, we respect how busy the schedules…

Senior Night: A look at the annual rite through the eyes of the Marist Red Foxes

Senior Night: A look at the annual rite through the eyes of the Marist Red Foxes

It is one of the most eagerly anticipated days on campus throughout the country, regardless of size or location of the school. It marks the end of the home season in most places plus the…

A Dishin & Swishin special: Carol Ross has a Sparks team to suit her style

A Dishin & Swishin special: Carol Ross has a Sparks team to suit her style

When I spoke to new Los Angeles Sparks coach Carol Ross on January 12, 2012, questions abounded. The Sparks' roster contained players like Ticha Penicheiro, Tina Thompson, Noelle Quinn, LaToya Pringle and Natasha Lacy. Just…

USC finishing out regular season on upswing, honors seniors and beats Arizona State

USC finishing out regular season on upswing, honors seniors and beats Arizona State

LOS ANGELES - USC overcame poor first-half shooting and an Arizona State surge in the second half to seal a 59-53 win Saturday, as the program's seniors were honored.

Dishin & Swishin February 23, 2012 Podcast: Kim Barnes Arico an overnight success, Doug Feinberg & Wendy Parker on brackets & more

Dishin & Swishin February 23, 2012 Podcast: Kim Barnes Arico an overnight success, Doug Feinberg & Wendy Parker on brackets & more

Today's podcast features St. John's women's basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico and a mini-roundtable with Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press and Wendy Parker of Basketball Times.

A Dishin & Swishin Special: Pokey Chatman from Russia on the signing of Ticha Penicheiro

A Dishin & Swishin Special: Pokey Chatman from Russia on the signing of Ticha Penicheiro

Pokey Chatman, head coach of and general manager of the Chicago Sky and I talked today, as the Sky announced the addition of Ticha Penicheiro to the Sky roster. Penicheiro, one of the greatest point…

What a difference five months can make for Tamika Catchings

What a difference five months can make for Tamika Catchings

Indiana Fever star forward Tamika Catchings tore the plantar fascia in her right foot in game two of last season's WNBA Eastern Conference Finals. The 2011 MVP played limited minutes in game three, and the…

No. 1 Baylor routs Texas, Shanay Washington injured

No. 1 Baylor routs Texas, Shanay Washington injured

WACO, Texas - After a gut check come-from-behind victory Saturday against Texas Tech in Waco, Baylor came out of the gates Tuesday night fired up and routed Texas 80-59 to clinch the Big 12 regular…

USC comes out on top against crosstown rival UCLA, 66-54, McGee sisters honored

USC comes out on top against crosstown rival UCLA, 66-54, McGee sisters honored

LOS ANGELES – The USC Trojans beat the UCLA Bruins 66-54 Sunday, sweeping their crosstown rivals this season and breaking a fourth-place tie in the Pac-12 standings with them to take the spot. The game…

St. John’s shocks the Huskies, halts UConn’s 99-game home winning streak

St. John’s shocks the Huskies, halts UConn’s 99-game home winning streak

Unranked St. John's (18-8, 10-3) stunned No. 2 Connecticut (24-3, 11-2) Saturday night beating the Huskies 57-56 after Shenneika Smith drained a three-pointer with just eight seconds left in the game.

Dishin & Swishin February 16 includes top coaches: Miami’s Katie Meier, WVU’s Mike Carey, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve and Amherst’s GP Gromacki

Dishin & Swishin February 16 includes top coaches: Miami’s Katie Meier, WVU’s Mike Carey, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve and Amherst’s GP Gromacki

On today's Dishin & Swishin podcast, we get to show how diversified our coverage of women's basketball can be. We talk with coaches of three different levels in four segments: University of Miami head coach…

USA Basketball announces finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team

USA Basketball announces finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team

USA Basketball announced 21 USA Women’s National Team members as finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.   The player selections were made by the USA Basketball Women’ National Team Player Selection Committee.…

Baylor routs Texas A&M in Waco in front of a sellout crowd

Baylor routs Texas A&M in Waco in front of a sellout crowd

WACO, Texas - Same story, story different team. Baylor routs a visitor to the Ferrell Center. Except this time, it was the reigning national champions. No. 15 Texas A&M had no answers for No. 1…

Defense and dominant second half propels UConn past Georgetown, 80-38

STORRS, Conn. – You knew after the success Louisville had this past Tuesday against Connecticut in an aggressive, physical game that Georgetown was going to try to do the same. For half the game, it…

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