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Los Angeles Sparks players in sync, healthy and ready for 2011

Photos © Sue Favor. Coaches photo courtesy of the LA Sparks LOS ANGELES – There are a whole lot of things different about the Los Angeles Sparks’ training camp this year. To begin with, all…

Getting to know the Tulsa Shock’s Amber Holt: The forward talks about Tulsa’s tough first season and her hopes for 2011

Amber Holt Video Highlights (YouTube.com) Amber Holt on Twitter (@amber_holt) The first year of the Tulsa Shock was a rough one. With a revolving roster, player discontent and an abysmal record, the team had few…

Mid-week WNBA Training Camp Updates, Coverage Roundup

Coverage Roundup Team training camps for the 2011 WNBA season began at the beginning of the week. So far two teams have made moves to tighten rosters in anticipation of the June 2 deadline to…

Nike Regional Skills Academy Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. – This weekend in Hampton, Virginia seventy of the top college prospects in the Mid-Atlantic participated in the Nike Regional Skills Academy.  Lead by uber-trainer Ganon Baker and NBA veteran Dee Brown, the…

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…

Renee Montgomery enjoys her time at USA National Team Training Camp, looks forward to upcoming WNBA season

2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Roster Renee Montgomery on Twitter (@da20one) Renee Montgomery Website (r21m.com) USA National Team Training Camp Coverage Roundup During the three intense days of USA National Team Training Camp in…

New WNBA president Laurel Richie does not see lack of basketball background as an issue in marketing the league

Last week the WNBA ended speculation surrounding the appointment of a new leader when the league announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the new president of the 15 year-old organization. Richie, the Girl…

Veteran marketing executive Laurel Richie named WNBA president

Photo courtesy of WNBA Who is Laurel Richie? Less than a month before preseason games begin, the WNBA announced veteran marketing executive Laurel J. Richie as the league’s new president. She comes to the league…

No surprises in early draft picks, several trades at conclusion of draft

As expected Connecticut senior Maya Moore went first in the 2011 WNBA draft held Monday, picked by the Minnesota Lynx. Elizabeth Cambage, a 19 year-old 6-8 center from Australia, was the second pick and is…

Irish no match for Aggies in title game

Danielle Adams and Gary Blair INDIANAPOLIS – In the end, it was the trademark defense of Texas A&M orchestrated by associate head coach Vic Schaefer that propelled the Aggies into their first national championship. A&M…

Champions! Texas A&M beats Notre Dame to win their first national title

Texas A&M won its first national championship in program history Tuesday night defeating Notre Dame 76-70 in front of a crowd of 17,473 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. More to come…

Notre Dame point guard Skylar Diggins on facing Texas A&M

Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins talked about facing Texas A&M in response to a question about what excites her about facing the Aggies. April 3, 2011

Texas A&M: The day after the Final Four, on to the title game: Videos and quotes

Videos Texas A&M’s Adaora Elonu on playing with and against fellow Houstonians Sydney Carter on facing Notre Dame in the 2011 national championship Texas A&M’s Sydney Carter on being underestimated in the 2011 NCAA Tournament…

Notre Dame delivers a stunning Final Four blow to UConn

Skylar Diggins led Notre Dame with 28 points. Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – In a night of upsets during the NCAA Division I Final Four, Notre Dame delivered the evening’s finale in…

Video: Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens on reaching the NCAA tournament final

INDIANAPOLIS – Notre Dame Associate Coach Carol Owens talks about being a team that was underestimated in the tournament, facing Texas Tech and how she ruptured her Achilles tendon shortly after the team arrived in…

Texas A&M makes history again, beats Stanford to reach NCAA tournament final

Box score Notes Around the Web INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M (32-5) extended its historic run in the NCAA tournament Sunday night with a 63-62 victory over No. 1 seed Stanford (33-3) in the Final Four…

Video: Texas A&M’s Sydney Colson talks about facing the Ogwumike sisters

In the first game of the women’s basketball Final Four Sunday night, a few players from both teams will be meeting again after playing against each other in high school. Texas A&M’s senior starting guard…

Nikki Caldwell leaves UCLA to head to LSU, other high-profile DI jobs still open

The coaching carousel began to spin faster this week after the last month’s round of firings and resignations began to result in movement in the coaching ranks. Many coaches are in Indianapolis for the Women’s…

Foes and friends: Baylor’s Brittney Griner and Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams

INDIANAPOLIS – At Saturday morning’s award presentation for the WBCA All-America team, Final Four participant Danielle Adams of Texas A&M sat among her peers smiling and enjoying their company. Baylor sophomore center Brittney Griner was…

Nation’s top players honored in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS – The nation’s top women’s college basketball players received honors Saturday morning as festivities for the Final Four kicked off in Indianapolis. Ten players were selected for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches…

Let the games begin! 2011 NCAA DI Final Four

vs. vs. Semifinal 1 – Texas A&M (31-5) vs. Stanford  (33-2) April 3, 2011 Indianapolis, IN. Time: 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN / ESPN3.com Semifinal 2 – Notre Dame (30-7) vs. Connecticut (36-1) Time: 9:30 p.m…

WNIT Final Set, Toledo vs. USC on Saturday

Toledo beats Charlotte, 83-60 USC beats Illinois State, 63-36 USC travels to Toledo to play the Rockets in the championship at 3 p.m. ET Saturday on CBS College Sports Game recaps Toledo, Southern Cal roll…

East beats West 78-66 in McDonald’s All-American game, MVP Elizabeth Williams sets records

Ariya Crook Williams (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach, CA) won the skills competition in Monday night’s Jam Fest. Rosters and coaching staff Led by the record-setting performance of Duke-bound Elizabeth Williams (Princess Anne High School,…

Texas A&M breaks a spell and advances to the Final Four for the first time, beats Baylor in Elite Eight 58-46

A&M’s Sydney Carter was named the region’s Most Outstanding Player Box Score Photo Gallery Notes DALLAS – Texas A&M took a page out of Notre Dame’s book Tuesday night by breaking a losing streak and…

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