Email synergy offers up a couple of linked links.

From Milwaukee: Monfre for Three, while Mom's "There For Me"

On December 22, 2003, the day after Brett Favre's father Irv died, he played the game of his life against the Oakland Raiders. Perhaps no one could fully understand the shoes he had to fill that night.

Perhaps no one, until Saturday in East Lansing, Michigan.

In Marquette's 81-66 win over Michigan State in the finals of the WNIT, Marquette junior guard Erin Monfre came off the bench and had her own game of a lifetime, while her mother Maureen, who passed away in January from breast cancer, was still on her mind.

"Especially with everything I had gone through, it was just a special
moment."

At the article link you can hear audio of the article's author Jay Sorgi speaking with Monfre, as well as find links for organizations supported by Marquette's "Think Pink" game.

The other email brings the news that Holly and Nikki will ride again!

Cruisin’ for a Cause is a long-haul motorcycle adventure to raise dollars and awareness for a cure for breast cancer. (Remember when they checked in last September?)

Last year, Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coaches Holly Warlick and Nikki Caldwell raised over $50,000 through their 11-day, over 3,000 mile cross-country ride from Berkeley, California to Knoxville, Tennessee. On May 11th the riders head south, taking their ride against breast cancer from Knoxville, Tennessee to Key West Florida and back to Knoxville.

You can donate here.

You can also register for the May 10th TaTa tour and join Holly and Nikki on a cruise through the East Tennessee countryside and rocking after-ride Party on the Patio at Wild Wings. Riders pay $50 ($75 for a double) for the ride, a commemorative ride shirt, great music and all the wings they can eat. Pre-registration for the ride is required. Non-riders can join in the party for $10 at the door.

Which leads me to the stupendoulsy successful "Think Pink" breast cancer awareness initiative, held February 8-17, 2008 that galvanized what Coach Kay Yow called "A Nation of Coaches."

Over $930,000 has been raised for breast cancer awareness and research and more than 830,000 fans have been reached in arenas across the globe.

“We were amazed by the enormous support of coaches, teams and communities across the nation and the outpouring of dedication that each of the participants portrayed. The wave of pink seen throughout the month of February was one of the largest movements in women’s basketball history,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass.

At the Final Four, the WBCA unveiled a new brand identity that will more closely align the initiative with sports: The WBCA Pink Zone™. Said Coach Yow:

"Despite all the games I have coached and all the great opponents I have battled on the court, breast cancer by far has been the toughest opponent I have ever faced. My hope is that the money we raise will change the lives of the many individuals who face this opponent daily. Join me and let’s beat cancer once and for all."

Check out the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund and the Fund's impressive Board of Directors here.

Don't forget to check out the rockin' video highlights of this past year's "Think Pink" campaign.