Two arrested in the killing of Tayshana Murphy
I was thinking about this hard today - why the two suspects hadn't been arrested in the death of Tayshana Murphy yet. But now they have. And in South Carolina, no less.Thank god.
I was thinking about this hard today - why the two suspects hadn't been arrested in the death of Tayshana Murphy yet. But now they have. And in South Carolina, no less.Thank god.
Just a little bit:The Minnesota Vikings bought 500 tickets to tomorrow night's round one playoff game, and are giving them to fans. How dope is that?The Fever is full of Vols."If they can play for…
Seimone Augustus exploded for 22 points in Minnesota's 85-67 defeat of San Antonio.Here's the finals schedule:WestNo. 1 Lynx vs. No. 3 MercuryGm 1: PHX @ MIN Thur, Sept. 22, 9 ET - ESPN2Gm 2: MIN…
What a heart-stopper and a screamer, tonight's Mercury-Storm game. Phoenix came behind from a huge first-half deficit to win by two, 77-75, on a Candice Dupree putback.Earlier, the Fever beat the Liberty 72-62, thanks as…
What a tough break for Los Angeles native Jasmine Dixon, who was to head into her senior season.
The Dream got off to a slow start, but rallied to beat the Sun 69-64 and take the series.Meanwhile, the Silver Stars had their revenge from Friday night, defeating the Lynx 84-75 and forcing a…
Hundreds attended the wake Friday night for Tayshana Murphy, shot and killed last weekend in an apparent housing project feud. Her funeral yesterday was standing room only. Her body was taken to New Jersey for…
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Every weekend in September and early October is visitation weekend across the land. ESPN looks at some of the top recruits and what schools they are considering.ESPN prefaces another recruiting update piece with the question…
The Dream beat the Sun 89-84.The Lynx held on to beat the Silver Stars 66-65.Hopefully today's games will be just as exciting:The Liberty and Fever play at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT.The Storm and Mercury…
Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall are among the inductees to the Lady Volunteers Hall of Fame in two weeks.Even after they graduate, Pat Summitt is happily stuck with her players for life. (I know how…
I had the pleasure of speaking to three WNBA fans who have been season ticket holders for the entire 15 years of the league's life: one from New York, one from Los Angeles and the…
Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve is Coach of the Year.The Lynx' Maya Moore is Rookie of the Year.The Liberty's Kia Vaughn is Most Improved Player of the Year.The Mercury's DeWanna Bonner is Sixth Woman of the Year…
A wake for high school basketball sensation Tayshana Murphy, gunned down last Sunday morning, just ended in New York City. Her funeral is tomorrow.Send condolence cards and/or donations to cover funeral and burial expenses to…
It's feeling a little like 2009 so far for the Fever, who had to rely on a last-second jumper from Erin Phillips to pull out the 74-72 first-round win tonight.Box score.Meanwhile, the Storm beat on…
Business:The Minnesota Twins have bought 500 upper-deck seats for Friday night's Lynx playoff game.Ceal Barry will be the head coach for USA Basketball. She and assistant coaches Jennifer Gillom and Debbie Ryan will whip the…
Abruptly, senior forward Alyssia Brewer is no longer a Lady Vol.Wow.
The family of the slain basketball star has invited the families of the suspects in her death to a public meeting tonight, in hopes of stopping the feud between the Grant and Manhattanville housing projects.A…
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A report from the National College Players Association found that college scholarship athletes live in poverty.Top class of 2013 guard Rebecca Greenwell has torn her ACL.On the upside, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen…
The analysts, players and coaches speak.ESPN's Mechelle Voepel has previews of two matchups:Liberty vs. FeverSilver Stars vs. LynxMichelle Smith has the other two:Dream vs. SunMercury vs. StormVoepel, Smith and Rebecca Lobo make their predictions:Liber...
I can't get this story out of my mind.The latest, posted just a short time ago, indicates investigators now think Tayshana Murphy was targeted in the shooting and that her death wasn't a case of…
Players of the week are Katie Smith for the West and Angel McCoughtry for the East. Smith scored her 6,000th career point in the Storm's final regular season game last night.In their loss last night,…
My recap of a touching and humorous moment after Friday night's Sparks game.
