Women's Hoops Blog

Hai. Surprize. Iz me, da visitin WBI cuzin. Why iz you heer agin? Dem hoomans moved . Iz our dominun nao. Yu go nao. No wurry. We can haz ou...

Oh, hi. It's you. What are you doing here? What, you didn't get the email? Well hack up a hairball! That's what comes of delegat...

My Liberty fandom demands that I wish losses on the Sparks at every turn. But, dear L.A. friend Maria is, hands down, the best women's b...

Jayda. When she's not bloggin' she's Wright-in'. Tanisha Wright has won over Storm fans with improved play (Sorry. Got a li...

OT: Sigh. It's the birding doldrums. Migration is over and all our feathered friends are, well, making eggs or worried that their fledgl...

Speaking of the NABI, this news from Indian Country Today: The 8th Annual Native American Basketball Invitational, the largest NCAA-certif...

With a h/t to Peggy for the reminder: The 2010 Native American Basketball Invitational is on tap July 6-10. Drop in if you're in Phoeni...

Congrats to the US Softball squad, winners of their 7th consecutive World Softball Championship. Graham has been following the games. And tw...

Heads up, deja vu: Come tomorrow, July 4th, expect us to be inane-ifying at http://womenshoopsblog.wordpress.com/ This site will continue t...

Interesting and important point from the Title IX blog: Coaches' Title IX Literacy Called Into Question Coaches are sorely lacking found...

HoopGurlz' Glenn Nelson reflects on the recent FIBA tourney: Girls' basketball in the rest of the Western Hemisphere, it seems, is ...

From Mel: WNBA: West's Second Place An All-Time Worst The gap between first and second place in the WNBA's Western Conference could...

From the AP's Jeff Latzke: Growing pains for Jones, Richardson in WNBA The wins are rare and the playing time scarce. The living quarte...

From the Hawai'i Tribune Herald: Mercury lots of fun for Pilipaa The Pilipaa girls 14 volleyball team had a good time Thursday in Phoen...

From the AP: NCAA to publish APRs for coaches Guess how many coaches of women's sports they interviewed.

On the Road with the Phoenix Mercury - SLAM gets unprecedented access inside the WNBA. “How was it?” My fiancée excitedly asked. I had just ...

Speaking about USA BBall, some good news: 2010 FIBA Men's And Women's U17 World Championship Games To Be Streamed Live Online Quarte...

From USA Basketball: Six Olympic Gold Medalists Among 11-Member Team Set To Participate In WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Ga...

Good questions and answers during Mechelle's chat today. Gosh, it would be nice if I got an email reminding me that it was happening....

So you think you want to be a coach? Check out Aaron McMann's piece from Central Michigan Life.com: Growing up with Guevara: new assista...

Heads up part tres: Come July 4, you will find our inanity has moved to: womenshoopsblog.wordpress.com

To Russia with Love: Spartak Keep Pace High in Offseason ...expectation for next season isn't necessarily going to be reduced in line w...

From Clay Kallam at Slam Online: Peeking Over the Women’s Basketball Horizon; USA Basketball, WNBA Playoffs and Gonzaga on the come up Y...

The Star Tribune's Gail Roseblum profiles Charde Houston and the work she is doing with her group Project Y.O.U.

It's just about ASG time, and I've been expecting some "So, how are those off-season, early season trades holding up?" che...

So, do we consider this a " slap upside the head ?" From The Day's Mike DiMauro: Dear Diary: I'm having some problems with...

OT: Worst Writer-Award Winner Disgusts With Sexy Rodent Metaphor It's a writing award that most authors would want to avoid. However, ...

Seeing double-double? Perhaps it's because your team is playing against Tina Charles. From SwishAppeal's freelantz: It's hard to...

From my fellow educator in LA: Kathy Goodman: Focus and effort The last time I played basketball -- the only time, really -- I was in eight...

From Sports, Media and Society: Sports blogging: Don't look for big payoff Damn. Well, there go my retirement plans! But, more to the po...

Top 10 Fan Favorites Announced for 2010 WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Balloting Presented by T-Mobile **sits back an awaits...

An interesting article in light of the ACLs that plague women athletes: Phys Ed: What Exercise Science Doesn’t Know About Women After his or...

Interesting: I.O.C. to Seek Gender Equality The International Olympic Committee says it will be promoting the U.N. goal of equality for wome...

They may not have many players, but Oregon State has found a new coach who will try to lead the program out of their current mess. Scott Ru...

Geez, how many shoes are the Beavers wearing? 'cause they keep on dropping. From Lindsay Schnell: Oregon State women's basketball pr...

Those of us who remember Michelle Agins from her time photographing the Liberty might enjoy checking out some of her latest work for the Ti...

From Donald Barnat at SportsPageMagazine: As Losses Pile Up, Sparks Owner Digs In The first thing that hits you is the exuberance in her rad...

Mechelle talks about The Donna's old stomping ground ( on edit: as in, the worked the pro golf circuit, not the LPGA ): The LPGA Champio...

From Jeremy Rosenthal of the .com: Team Chemistry Key to Fever Success Rookie Jené Morris realized the strength of the team bond before she...

To Lib fans who frequent Cafe 31: Just found out that owner John is ill. I'll be putting together a "Get Better!" card for hi...

Ooooo! With a h/t to the Title IX blog, Dr. Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center , pulls a flip test: "How would people react i...

From the Title IX blog -- another myth v. fact post: Cuts to Men's Teams and the Shark Attack Phenomenon. Myth : Coach of Qunnipiac...

From the NY Posts Lenn Robbins: Liberty turn to rookie Greene as closer With all the changes the Liberty has made since last season, coach A...

The Terps Insider reflects on Debbie Yow's departure: Yow Legacy Mostly Positive Enter Yow, who was hired as Maryland’s athletic directo...

Heads Up Part Deux: The blog'll be moving July 4th to http://womenshoopsblog.wordpress.com/ You can visit and bookmark now, but it's...

Road Trip! She who produces much copy was in OK for the Tulsa-Seattle game: Resilient Storm push past Shock - Bird out, LJ under the weath...

From the OANow.com site: AU ROUNDUP: Mixed bag for WNBA’s former Tigers From Matt Stout at the Norwich Bulletin: Sun forge on, likely witho...

So from Milton Kent, there's more talk about "taking time off for recuperation ." I was intrigued by this quote from Milton...

From 5 Vinez Monkeys (in Atlanta): WNBA: Not What You'd Expect (Review) Everything about the game was amazing. From the moment we found...

ESPN Chat time: On Tuesday, we'll have Washington Mystics forward, and current WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Crystal Lang...

It's Monday, which means no games, but does meant the next installment from Richard Cohen at SportsPageMagazine: This Week in the WNBA: ...

Well, look who's on the front page of ESPN.com ! I'm not sure if this is an example of " blog and effect ," but I'm ta...

Inside Women's Basketball: The Magazine .

WATN? with Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil. Coaching in Texas .

Deja vu all over again. From an email from MSG that I get 'cause I'm a Liberty subscriber: PRESALE AT NOON! USA BAS...

So, you want to go the Final Four ? Ticket applications for the 2011 Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis are currently available online and...

All due respect, those-in-charge at ESPN.com, but it's June 28th and you've still got the U-18 story from June 25th up. Lindsay has ...

Kathy Goodman on her Sparks: Hope springs eternal We did not play a good game on Thursday night against the Washington Mystics, so I was, no...

Oro! Oro! Oro! The USA Women's U18 National Team outscored its opponents in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship by an average of 55...

Lucky Brian?

The men's FIBA match is being streamed, but the women's isn't. Give me a moment while I put on my surprised face.... At least y...

Quick hits from the Lib-Sun game: Well, that was unexpected! First half: No really, can we give Charles the ROY award now? Second half: Wel...

Heads Up: Looks like we're going to be moving in a week or so over to wordpress.com. Currently, we're running the two sites in para...

Jayda on Nolan: Thumbing through his wardrobe, Nolan Richardson came across a gem: his coveted pink sports coat. "I've got that o...

Lindsay Schnell: Team USA learns lesson in focus For the first time at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship that's being held at the Olymp...

Looks like Lindsay Schnell (of the U18 reports) is keepin' busy. From OregonLive: Oregon State women's basketball: The past, the pre...

The USA U18 team's earned a shot at gold.

A tough loss, eh?

From the Washington Post's Katie Carrera: Washington Mystics look for Marissa Coleman to regain her shooting touch When the third shot ...

From Mel: Like former Tennessee sensation Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks three years before her, WNBA newcomer Tina Charles, the ...

Brian Heyman from the Times writes: For Liberty, New Faces Are Taking Time to Fit In Carol Blazejowski, the Liberty’s president and genera...

In honor of a beautiful June day, some basketball beach reading suggestions: Shattering the Glass: The Dazzling History of Women's Bask...

Mini Mi !!!! Great crowd in Seattle sa w a g reat game . Equally great crowd in Connecticut saw another great game .

So, what is it about men and their faulty balls ? (sorry. i couldn't resist.)

OT: Good news about the best all-around women's tennis player ever: Navratilova’s Will Is Tested, but as Always, She Prevails Martina Na...

From USA BBall: USA Women's U18 National Team Rolls Into Medal Semifinals With 108-44 Defeat of Puerto Rico USA Shoots 31-of-46 From ...

It took several weeks, but yet another shoe has dropped at OSU : Angela Misa has been granted her release from the Oregon State women's ...

From Atlanta The unofficial “John Smoltz Life After Baseball Tour” found Smoltz in an unfamiliar spot Friday, practicing with the Dream at G...

Could there be an Aussie flavor to the All-Star Game weekend?

From the Seattle PI blog: Storm first round pick taking one step at a time From the Chicago Now blog: The WNBAs Chicago Sky is a women'...

Mel on the LA-D.C. game: WNBA: Mystics' Langhorne Shatters Sparks Billed as a WNBA game in the nation's capital Thursday night, the ...

In another example of ESPN.com not understanding "integrating the brand," you kinda have to search for Schnell's coverage of t...

Out of the U-18 games, two articles: From Lindsay Schnell: Hartley finds mentor in Rizzotti Hartley's offensive onslaught was a reversal...

ot: Ah, the first Jersey tomato of the summer. Bliss!

From John Reid at... the Daily News Group? The MercuryNews.com? Growth spurt: Stanford athletics reached new heights by embracing Title IX a...

Disconcerting : Practice canceled due to illness - Tulsa Shock dealing with staph infections.

ESPY Time: Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Lindsey Vonn and Serena Williams are the nominees for the Best Female Athlete award. The nomination...

Wow: Reports: Debbie Yow to leave Maryland Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow ( WHB note: one of 28 female ADs ) will take the same posit...

US 89, Brazil 46. The USA Women's U18 National Team (2-0) began its game against Brazil (1-1) similar to how it left off the night befo...

Jayda has an ode to Tammy Sutton-Brown: The 6-foot-4 former Rutgers star has played in the shadow of teammates, but is one of the most effe...

Looks like Live Stats are working for FIBA: US v. Brazil.

Glenn Nelson has a nice U18 slide show .

FullCourt's Christopher Thompson has the Dribble and Dish: 2010’s Most Improved WNBA Players

Oweee, oweee, oweee. Betty, knee. Ruth, pinkie.

WATN? with Kelly Gibson. Syracuse.

From MV at ESPN.com: Fowles keeps focus in Chicago - Finally injury-free, Fowles has scored in double figures in all 13 Sky games Chicago ...

From MV's blog: Ace and Ice, on the sidelines This can happen at the Final Four, or maybe any “big event” that finishes your season-long...

From Ben York at SlamOnline: Mercury’s Candice Dupree Having a Career Year - All-Star forward loving Phoenix

News from the NCAA: Women's basketball grants awarded to 12 DI institutions The NCAA is awarding women’s basketball grants to 12 Divisi...

USA BBall update: U18 National Team Beats Argentina In FIBA Americas U18 Championship Preliminary Round Opener On Olympic Day, the 2010 USA...

Appreciating the advanced knowledge: Chat with Mechelle on ESPN.com today at 2:15pmEST. And you can chat with Tina Charles , the newest mem...

An article from Wyoming that reminds us of history and the fact that spell-check is the devil. McDonald honored for legendary career Her tre...

Erin of the Title IX blog emails: Though I feel like my entire blog is a response to that infernal column , I did post about it today: htt...

So John Altavilla is warning that the 11 player roster is turning out tired play and that the stars are pondering walking away from the W ...

The Seattle branch of the West Coast WBI chapter checks in on Blue Star's " opinion " piece. From Q at SwishAppeal: On Title I...

The WNIT Preseason brackets are set . Games start November 12th - championship'll be on the 21st.

See, this is the kind of crap that gets us members of the Women's Basketball Intelligentsia up in arms. From BlueStar Basketball, the ...

From OurSportsCentral: WNBA Honors Decorated Coach For Two Consecutive Undefeated Seasons In recognition of his impact on athletes and his d...

SPOILER ALERT! All hail Donovan, but tell me what's wrong with this paragraph : The best player on the U.S. national team confirmed his...

From Mel: WNBA: Lynx Take Liberty; Sky Shade Sun As the clock was winding down in the fi...

Interesting news out of the NCAA , especially in light of the Knight Commission report: The Division I Recruiting and Athletics Personnel I...

From Mechelle's blog: The Pat and Geno convo By now, you’ve probably seen the picture of UConn coach Geno Auriemma and Tennessee coach...

From Jayda: Practice? Yes, we're talking about Storm practice

Women in basketball: Causing conundrums since 1892. Basketball body hopes for solution to women’s uniform row ...

Speaking of Kelsey, her rookie teammate is having a ridiculous year, and The Day's Mike DiMauro is noticing: Charles has graduated to th...

Jon Nystawa of the Omaha World-Herald writes: Basketball: Ex-Husker Griffin eager for quick climb in WNBA Kelsey Griffin, not trying to sho...

Quick hits from the Lib-Lynx game: In the battle of the dispersal draftees, Nicole and Becky both had nice games, but Beck gets the W. The ...

From Mel : WNBA: Connecticut Sun Shines Out West Let’s consider this premise as the Guru’s thematic Thrive and Survive week concluded Sunda...

Mechelle blogs in on CP's bum wing: Injury forces Parker to rest, take break Do you ever think this "regulator" in your brain ...

From Q: Rookie Report: What Jayne Appel adds to the Silver Stars During a Sunday night game in which seemingly every able body got a chanc...

From SI.com's Rhiannon Potkey: Fittingly, Moore, Hodge share Honda-Broderick Cup Award For only the second time in its 34-year history, ...

Under list of people who can't seem to catch a health break: Shock guard Crossley hospitalized

Errps -- clearly we've been distracted by how early the W season started...Richard Cohen from SportsPageMagazine has been producing a fu...