Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-30

• 2-"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." – Audre Lorde. (random: I interviewed her in 1991) #women 13:08:51
• And the (correct) complete list: The Women's Top Twenty Five – College Women's Basketball (rivals.com) http://j.mp/2tngtA #ncaaw 13:10:29
• Stringer likes team, likes coaching again (SNY.tv) http://j.mp/3LpnNu #ncaaw 13:24:01
• RT @SLAMonline: The W Exclusives: Cappie Pondexter: Getting personal with the Mercury's star guard. http://bit.ly/1p0g9c #wnba 13:38:34
• Dear Mr. President: An Open Letter From A Female Hall Of Famer @nancylieberman (MORE Magazine) http://j.mp/ylfBC 14:18:21
• RT @minnesotalynx: @charhouston checks in with to update fans on her non-profit organization, Project Y.O.U.: http://tinyurl.com/d4t6qk 14:53:07
• RT @HoopGurlz: The All-Star Girls Report top 100 for 2010: http://bit.ly/1VmLNR 16:24:16
• Oregon: Tajuan Porter & Taylor Lilley are ready to write their names in the record books (Register-Guard) http://j.mp/3aobu5 #ncaaw 17:10:34
• Oregon: Paul Westhead and team–Ducks meet the media http://j.mp/rM26Y #ncaaw 17:11:49
• Video: Sylvia Fowles interview, USA Basketball at American University http://j.mp/R7PRe 17:12:52
• Oregon: Jasmin Holliday tries to

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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-29

• Big Ten: Ohio State's Lavender Named Preseason Player Of The Year; Buckeyes Selected To Finish First http://j.mp/1mV5I6 12:38:27
• Duke: Blue Devils driven to win (News & Observer) http://j.mp/2hWRLb #ncaaw 12:52:42
• Finding Storm players overseas (Seattle Times) http://j.mp/UOhZd #ncaaw 12:55:29
• RT @ConnecticutSun: Check out the newest Overseas Report, including a pic of @Lindsay_13 and her great goggles!! http://tinyurl.com/yjqorzh 13:34:58
• Mid-American Conference announces 52-game men's and women's basketball league television package http://j.mp/VMjvS #ncaa 14:14:02
• Big 12 to Host NCAA Division I Women's Basketball 2011 Dallas Regional http://j.mp/3ogX8n #ncaaw #big12 14:23:46
• FSU women land nation's No. 2 prospect (Tallahassee Democrat) http://j.mp/2NyfMc #ncaaw 14:30:28
• RT @minnesotalynx: Check out what @seimoneaugustus has to say about her rehabilitation and new hair style: http://tinyurl.com/ygdwx5y 14:54:37
• Baylor to host 2011 NCAA Championship games, Waco one of 16 cities selected to host 1st and 2nd round http://j.mp/2t5RC4 #ncaaw 15:19:14
• RT @bigtenconf: Transcripts from the women's basketball coaches interview session from today's media day: http://bit.ly/fwihI #bbmd

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Sheryl Swoopes to play in exhibition game

Nine months after being waived by the Seattle Storm and a summer of not getting picked up by another WNBA team, Sheryl Swoopes will resurface on the court—in Montana.

The basketball legend will play in an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 8 in Missoula against the University of Montana women’s basketball team for Northwest Sports, a traveling team run by Idol Sports and Entertainment.

Northwest Sports plays exhibition games against colleges but the Montana game will be the only one with Swoopes on the squad.

She last appeared in Missoula as a player in 1993 during West region play of the NCAA Tournament.

“Sheryl is one of the premier players in women’s basketball history,” said Lady Griz coach Robin Selvig, who was part of the huge crowds at Dahlberg Arena for the 1993 regional games. “She was so much fun to watch. She could beat her opponent in so many ways, yet she was always under control. The thought that comes to mind is that she was just smooth.”

Swoopes attended a Storm game at the end of the season and made a few other public appearances including serving as the master of ceremonies for Seattle Counseling Service’s Gala Oct. 18.

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The Atlanta Dream gets a new owner in businesswoman Kathy Betty

Kathy Betty, a prominent Atlanta businesswoman and widow of former EarthLink CEO Garry Betty, will become the new managing partner of the Atlanta Dream pending WNBA Board of Governors approval the league announced today.

“I am confident Kathy’s passion for the game and the Atlanta community, as well as her vision for the Dream, will ensure that the team continues to build on its strong start,” said WNBA president Donna Orender. “Atlanta has been a great market, and Lisa Borders has been a constant ambassador. We look forward to building upon the success the team enjoyed both on and off the court this past season. At the same time, on behalf of the league, I want to extend our thanks to Ron Terwilliger for helping bring the WNBA to Atlanta in 2007.”

In addition to serving as the CEO of the Garry Betty Foundation, established by her late husband Garry Betty, former Earthlink CEO, to fund cancer research, Betty is a former partner with Ernst & Young and previously served as the Executive Vice President of Scott Madden, Inc., an Atlanta-based management consulting firm. Betty has compiled a lengthy track record of business success and community involvement. She also is a major contributor to Georgia Tech’s men’s and women’s basketball programs.

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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-28

• Miami University: Young RedHawks are getting MAC respect (Star Press) http://j.mp/aLenz #ncaaw 06:30:02

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-28

• Despite last year's success, Ball St. women picked 2nd in MAC West preseason poll (Star Press) http://j.mp/IFd6B #ncaaw 03:47:01

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-28

• WNBL Adelaide Lightning will "pull the pin" on Amber Petillon if she isn't on a plane soon http://j.mp/25rpGF #wnbl 02:58:15

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-28

• RT @wnbachicagosky: http://twitpic.com/nagus – Big Syl tips off her Euroleague game today in which Spartak defeated Brno 95-71. 13:58:41
• RT @seattlestorm: Follow live as Janell Burse and her Polish team begin Euroleague play against Halcon Avenida: http://bit.ly/IfUQ0 14:41:59
• Dartmouth voted 2009-10 Ivy women’s basketball preseason fave in media poll http://j.mp/UTtcn #ncaaw 14:44:11
• RT @olympiahoops: We won our last game and had a lovely pre-game celebration for the President's Cup–pics & stats http://digg.com/u1FHUy 15:34:01
• RT @DrSportPsych @JanelMcCarville No anger, just continuing conversation re: women's sport & social media, pro/con. See http://bit.ly/352s8T 16:19:50
• RT @minnesotalynx: We previewed the EuroLeague on lynxbasketball.com… Take a look: http://tinyurl.com/yfq2qxu 16:46:34
• Jen Rizzotti's Hartford Women's Basketball Picked To Finish 2nd in America East Conference (Courant.com) http://j.mp/3LEaC9 #ncaaw 17:00:05
• Full Court’s Preseason Mid-Major Top 25—The Pursuit of Excellence Outside the Spotlight http://j.mp/Pczit #ncaaw 17:24:52
• Stanford's Jayne Appel & Cal's Alexis Gray-Lawson unanimous selections to Preseason All-Pac-10 squad http://j.mp/159yqG #ncaaw 17:57:01
• Storm co-owner/chair of Wash. Families Standing Together Anne Levinson weighs

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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-27

• WNBL action hot as Darwin match looms (Northern Territory News) http://j.mp/28XAoq #wnbl 06:00:55

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2009-10-27

• Big things predicted for lanky Lizzie Cambage: Liz meets Loz, Carrie Graf swoons (Herald Sun) http://j.mp/1Zeq8h #opals 09:10:32
• Creighton tabbed as the preseason favorite in Missouri Valley Conference http://j.mp/Thrbn #ncaaw 09:56:24
• Canberra Capitals center Marianna Tolo named Player of the Week in WNBL's Round 4 http://j.mp/j0l2T 10:14:24
• Plenette Pierson (@ppierson234) invites Shock fans to a get-together, Dave & Buster’s, Utica, Wed, Oct. 28,7pm http://j.mp/1fq9A4 12:15:23
• RT @ConnecticutSun: Check out @Lindsay_13's first blog of the offseason from Prague: http://tinyurl.com/yjztmet 12:31:27
• Most university presidents believe athletics spending is unsustainable, basketball coaches are overcompensated http://j.mp/2pcAr2 13:06:18
• WNBA: Player Efficiency Ratings for 2009 (Swish Appeal) http://j.mp/3bHv71 13:23:13
• RT @MechelleV: Waking up after some "bad" hoop dreams: http://tinyurl.com/yfevusd 14:41:05
• RT @JanelMcCarville: Broadcasting live now! See me at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jmactv 14:42:55
• Knee surgery will sideline Iowa St. forward Genesis Lightbourne for 4 weeks (Desmoinesregister.com) http://j.mp/14OigP #ncaaw 15:22:36
• her fans may disagree RT @DrSportPsych: Good example of how female athletes should NOT use social media….http://bit.ly/2p6M3N

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