Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week ending 10-20-2012
- Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman bought 500 tix for Wed. game 2 for giveaway-1st 250 fans to call 612-673-8400 beginning at 8a CT #wnba #nba ->
- Fever stun the Lynx in game 1. Dunn on Larkins: “She does the dirty work.” Reeve on Larkins: “She’s relentless.” http://t.co/qGTES6Jr #wnba ->
- Catch up on yesterday’s news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-14-12 http://t.co/7SRYuetG #ncaaw #wnba ->
- Indiana Fever refuses to back down (ESPN) http://t.co/VKmS5NEZ #wnba ->
- Chip Scoggins: Lynx need more out of Maya Moore (Star Tribune) http://t.co/hx5COpLR #wnba ->
- Icy finish is costly to Lynx in WNBA Finals opening loss to Fever (Star Tribune) http://t.co/avrVxBAw #wnba ->
- Lynx and Fever begin prep for WNBA Finals game 2 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/UG3VWxKU #wnba ->
- Storm Exit Interviews: The Word from Tina Thompson (Seattle Times) http://t.co/p22uFeHF #wnba ->
- Oh intarnets how much we love you, top search term that leads to Hoopfeed today: “lin dunn panties” #wnba thanks @lindunnsays roflmbo! ->
- Brittney Griner focused on senior season with champ Baylor (AP) http://t.co/dxc6AMDR #ncaaw ->
- Lynx and Fever begin prep for WNBA Finals game 2 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/UG3VWxKU #wnba ->
- Taj on Lynx losing first game: “We will be fine” (Star Tribune) http://t.co/v9je7QJp #wnba ->
- Minnesota Lynx star Seimone Augustus speaks out against marriage amendment (Pioneer Press) http://t.co/TFkZyDgb #wnba ->
- Augustus’s fiance: ‘I couldn’t see myself with anybody else than her’ (Star Tribune) http://t.co/a8ewJpaJ #wnba ->
- Erika D. Smith: With a basketball team this good, it’s time to get the Fever, Indy (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/l3zLEcIx #wnba ->
- Spurned by Australian national team, Fever’s Erin Phillips comes up big (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/8tqmCRz3 #wnba ->
- 2012 WNBA Finals: Coaches and players discuss game two (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/8Iw7RkV4 #wnba ->
- WSC Radio Show: 10/16/12: @BrendaVanLengen & Mechelle Voepel discuss the WNBA Finals (wsportscentral|com) http://t.co/5bFqdypk #wnba ->
- NCAA withdrawing 2013 DI WBB regional from New Jersey because of new state gambling law (USA Today) http://t.co/A4jJJenD #ncaaw ->
- NCAA statement on pulling tournament games from New Jersey, new state law allows betting on college sports http://t.co/m1Mfr8Xr #ncaa ->
- NCAA prohibits conducting any “championship session in a state w/legal wagering that is based on single-game betting” http://t.co/m1Mfr8Xr ->
- Now the hosting league MAAC & the NCAA have to scramble for a new location for the March 30-April 2 WBB tourney games #ncaaw ->
- Back injury sidelines Lauren Jackson’s WNBL play, out until Nov. 2 (Sydney Morning Herald) http://t.co/pgkGkeZy #wnbl #wnba ->
- LJ on her back issues: “it’s been a problem for a long time. When I’d finished the WNBA season I couldn’t even walk without limping.” ->
- UConn: Donors contribute $24 million for new basketball center adjacent to Gampel Pavilion http://t.co/HyBPxsrK #ncaaw ->
- For Taj McWilliams-Franklin, ‘Mama’ knows best (ESPN) http://t.co/CbPCn9VM #wnba ->
- Legislation signed on Seattle arena deal, plan calls for a $490 million arena http://t.co/PXTDwpaK #nba #wnba ->
- Delaware tabbed to win 2013 CAA title, Elena Delle Donne selected as preseason POY for 2nd straight season http://t.co/faES3ISa #ncaaw ->
- CAA in transition, with departures and additions (Daily Press) http://t.co/aWzl9q4W #ncaaw ->
- Penn State women’s basketball team regaining elite status (The Morning Call) http://t.co/bDOVtd0C #ncaaw ->
- St. Bonaventure senior forward Chelsea Bowker to sit out season due to ankle injury http://t.co/QfK3StQk #ncaaw ->
- Duke is ACC preseason favorite, Alyssa Thomas (Maryland) is preseason POY http://t.co/uPr74CtG #ncaaw ->
- Holly Warlick embraces challenge of replacing Pat Summitt (AP) http://t.co/AQ2f14oW #ncaaw ->
- Once progressive Tennessee takes major hit with discrimination suits in athletics (SI) http://t.co/Az8jT3be #ncaaw ->
- After tragedy at Oklahoma St., transfer Vicky McIntyre finds family at Florida (Independent Florida Alligator) http://t.co/tC1AztpK #ncaaw ->
- Memphis: Transfer from Ole Miss, jr. center Pa’Sonna Hope granted NCAA waiver to play this season http://t.co/4d5T14RU #ncaaw ->
- Texas Tech: freshman guard Ivonne Cook-Taylor to miss season due to torn ACL (RedRaiders|com) http://t.co/WMtYQW9M #ncaaw ->
- 2 years at Kansas juco has new Lady Raider forward Jackie Patterson ready for Big 12 hoops (RedRaiders|com) http://t.co/3wTcGjoE #ncaaw ->
- Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott wants more coverage for women’s basketball (Boulder Daily Camera) http://t.co/uJOpdcBz #ncaaw ->
- With smaller players this year Washington women’s basketball team is vertically-challenged (Herald Net) http://t.co/aQKdrgfn #ncaaw ->
- Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins & Brittney Griner to make the rounds at ESPN on Wed., radio/TV/chats http://t.co/6Akcir8T #ncaaw ->
- Seimone Augustus not about to back down (Star Tribune.) http://t.co/k55Wq6hM #nwnba ->
- Minnesota Lynx need to recover quickly. Just don’t call it a must-win game (Pioneer Press) http://t.co/w6RHt1hp #wnba ->
- Perimeter play puts Indiana Fever ahead (ESPN ) http://t.co/qU9UpcKF #wnba ->
- Erlana Larkins leaving her mark on Fever, WNBA playoffs (USA Today) http://t.co/EeG6IXVa #wnba ->
- Today: Game 2 WNBA Finals, Indiana at Minnesota, 8p ET ESPN. Player & coach opinions http://t.co/8Iw7RkV4 preview http://t.co/mef3Prij #wnba ->
- Catch up on all the college and pro news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-16-12 http://t.co/NB9S4T0G #ncaaw #wnba ->
- Former Sacramento Monarch Edna Campbell, a breast cancer survivor who fought back (theGrio) http://t.co/ryuftVaa #wnba ->
- All-WNBA First & Second Teams announced http://t.co/XuWASKpS #wnba 1st team: C. Parker, T. Catchings, T. Charles, C. Pondexter, S. Augustus ->
- 2012 All-WNBA Second Team: M. Moore, S. Young, S. Fowles, K. Toliver, L. Whalen http://t.co/XuWASKpS #wnba ->
- RT @ESPN_WomenHoop: espnW’s Total Access (video) with Griner, Diggins and Delle Donne: http://t.co/apetkUpT ->
- UConn: Honesty is the policy for coach Geno Auriemma in previewing the 2012-13 Huskies (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/a4qaBpF4 #ncaaw ->
- RT @TichaPenicheiro: Erin Phillips has shot the ball with tremendous accuracy during these playoffs!! #wnbafinals Her and Larkins are my … ->
- End of 1Q: Indiana 18, Minnesota 11 http://t.co/8Iw7RkV4 #wnba Tamika Catchings 8 pts ->
- 2Q – 5:20: Indiana 25, Minnesota 17 http://t.co/8Iw7RkV4 #wnba ->
- Lynx roar back from 10 pt. deficit, IND 25, MIN 23 – 4:02 in 2Q http://t.co/mef3Prij #wnba ->
- RT @TichaPenicheiro: Well, basketball is a game of runs. Surely, u didn’t think that they were not gonna fight w everything they have be … ->
- Halftime: Indiana 33, Minnesota 31 http://t.co/8Iw7RkV4 #wnba Tamika Catchings 15 pts/4 rebs ->
- Fever’s Jeanette Pohlen is out for the rest of the game after injuring her left knee in the 1st half #wnba ->
- Seimone Augustus driving bank shot puts Minnesota in the lead, but Fever’s Catchings makes a jump shot to put the Fever back up 37-36 in 3Q ->
- When Erin Phillips takes her next trip to Australia she should wear a t-shirt that says “How you like me now?” #wnba #aus #2012 ->
- Tied again, 46 all in 3Q, 4:08 – IND at MIN #wnba ->
- Whoa Reeve, getting all Detroit in Minny. Threw her jacket off, getting held back,T’d up! and Whalen w/a tech too. #wnba ->
- Seriously half expected Reeve to pull her earrings out, rub some Vaseline on her face and go to town at the announcer’s “in this corner…” ->
- End of 3Q: ‘Mone and Moore going to town, Minnesota 60, Indiana 55 #wnba Augustus 19 pts/6 rebs, Moore 15 pts/4 rebs ->
- Now Lin Dunn gets a tech. This game is INTENSE! #wnba ->
- Haaaaa! RT @Fantasti_Co: Linn was NOT taking that jacket off… ->
- 4Q – 2:51: Minnesota 73, Indiana 64 http://t.co/mef3Prij #wnba ->
- Yep! RT @VChandler10 @hoopfeed Mone said thank you, God bless, good night with that last 3. ->
- Mama Taj fouls out, finishes with 8 pts/4 rebs/4 asts #wnba ->
- Seimone Augustus rescues the Lynx in the 2nd half, Final: Minnesota 83, Indiana 71 #wnba http://t.co/mef3Prij #wnba ->
- RT @swirlspice: Let this be proof that the @LynxCoachReeve strategic technical foul does indeed work. #LosLynx #lynxnation ->
- Seimone Augustus 27 pts/6 rebs, Maya Moore 23 pts/4 rebs/4 asts, Lindsay Whalen 14 pts/5 rebs/4 asts http://t.co/mef3Prij #wnba ->
- Another sellout at the Target Center. The Fever led by as much as 12 (2nd qtr), the Lynx’s biggest lead was 15 at 1:33 in 4Q. #wnba ->
- RT @TAMCoachStarkey: Only wish young players knew how hard @SeimoneAugustus has worked to become the great player she is…great practic … ->
- Lynx overcome Fever, take game two of the WNBA Finals, 83-71 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba ->
- RT @dgranger33: Me, @George_Hill3, @King24George & Coach bought 4K tix for Friday’s #FeverFinals game. Pick them up at @TheFieldhous … ->
- Lynx outwork Fever in rebounding & 2nd chance points, coaches talk about the emotions of the game (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba ->
- Lynx coach Reeve: “Obviously we owned them on the glass.” http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba ->
- Fever coach Dunn: “The thing that sticks out is the rebounding, the 2nd-chance pts that they got…” http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba ->
- RT @lindunnsays: On game 2 of the 2012 WNBA Finals: “It was just bodies flying, hitting, chucking, slamming, shoving.” ->
- Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins named Big East preseason POY; UConn’s Breanna Stewart named Freshman POY http://t.co/YmDadMyc #ncaaw ->
- UConn picked to win 2012-13 Big East regular season title http://t.co/i6irBCp1 #ncaaw ->
- Huskies, Irish dominate preseason Big East polls and awards (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/YrrV9a78 #ncaaw ->
- Tom Powers: WNBA Finals get nasty (Pioneer Press) http://t.co/R2PAKId1 #wnba ->
- Minnesota Lynx hit their own Fever pitch (Pioneer Press) http://t.co/uYMOsm2w #wnba ->
- Reusse: Emotions lift Lynx sky high (Star Tribune) http://t.co/ZA1rfm2e #wnba ->
- Lynx pummel Indiana on boards (Star Tribune) http://t.co/3ImNUBrh #wnba ->
- Photos from Game 2, WNBA Finals (Minnesota Public Radio) http://t.co/kcde0rG3 #wnba ->
- UConn’s Caroline Doty & Twitter remind @DishNSwish of what makes women’s hoops special (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/hArGUkpp #ncaaw ->
- Dishin & Swishin 10/18 Podcast: WNBA Pres. Laurel Richie talks about league stability, growth & more (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/KDfA1xBr #wnba ->
- RT @IndianaFever: Get an update on Katie Douglas’ condition, straight from the source. VIDEO: http://t.co/lda6ljhE #FeverFinals ->
- Game 2 of the WNBA Finals most viewed WNBA postseason game on ESPN since 1999 http://t.co/rvcExDiT #wnba ->
- Oklahoma sophomore forward Kaylon Williams to miss season after rupturing her left Achilles tendon http://t.co/gOvx1Q92 #ncaaw ->
- 2012-13 NCAA women’s basketball officials to closely monitor pace of play http://t.co/Rigo9rq9 #ncaaw ->
- UConn’s Auriemma pitches his plan for regional sites for NCAA tourney (Asbury Park Press) http://t.co/Jx8YJyoQ #ncaaw ->
- Rutgers: Q & A with C. Vivian Stringer (Scarlet Scuttlebutt) http://t.co/yJ6jidkl #ncaaw ->
- Oakland U. coach shares story of sexual abuse by her father as a child (Detroit Free Press) http://t.co/Zn0bPTyt #ncaaw ->
- LSU women’s basketball team adapting to 10-player roster (NOLA|com) http://t.co/2LuCwG87 #ncaaw ->
- Tulane counting down the days until season begins (NOLA|com) http://t.co/bEan0MQA #ncaaw ->
- WNBA Finals: Lin Dunn criticizes Cheryl Reeve for actions in Game 2 (AP) http://t.co/88tsjIVa #wnba ->
- RT @drose: S/o to Taj McWilliams- Franklin of the Minnesota Lynx for wearing the D. Rose 3 in the WNBA finals…Good Luck! ->
- RT @JamelleElliott: Leaving Big East Media Day in NY My peers picked us to finish 12th. Looking forward to continuing to practice like w … ->
- 5 Indianapolis Colts players (Bethea, Mathis, McAfee, Powers, Wayne) purchased 2,500 tix to give away for Game 4 http://t.co/tiybLsWY #wnba ->
- Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer” (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/85WGDIqx #wnba ->
- 2012 WNBA Finals Game 3 story stream: Fever rout Lynx (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/lnELh9sy #wnba ->
- Fever dominate Lynx in Game 3 blowout, 1 win away from title (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/4AHuSNlA #wnba ->
- Minnesota Lynx lose in unfathomable fashion (ESPN) http://t.co/pH6UrqlS #wnba ->
- Shavonte Zellous is on fire (Star Tribune) http://t.co/kwmb6HlK #wnba ->
- Game 3 photos: Fever 76, Lynx 59 http://t.co/ntBe8Ypf and http://t.co/tSPW7b9r #wnba ->
- Oct. 27 will be Tamika Catchings Day in Indianapolis (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/dNw3Bxaa #wnba ->
- Bob Kravitz: Magical effort has Fever oh so close to WNBA title (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/YfhfGeNN #wnba ->
- RT @RebeccaLobo: Watching Game 3 again. Briann January’s defense on Seimone was ridiculous. #lockdown ->
- RT @kmess65: Unfortunately, #Fever‘s Jeanette Pohlen ruled out for rest of Finals with torn ACL. #FeverFinals ->
- Fever’s Jeanette Pohlen is scheduled for ACL surgery on her left knee in the coming weeks. http://t.co/3eBREgI1 #wnba ->
- Mississippi: Head coach Adrian Wiggins on administrative leave over NCAA issues, school searching for new coach http://t.co/dwFtUzdm #ncaaw ->
- Ole Miss conducting an investigation “over impermissible recruiting contacts and academic misconduct” http://t.co/dwFtUzdm #ncaaw ->
- Ole Miss: “Asst. coach Kenya Landers & dir. of basketball operations Michael Landers, have been terminated effective immediately.” #ncaaw ->
- Ole Miss: 2 juco transfers are ineligible to compete after failing to meet NCAA transfer standards http://t.co/dwFtUzdm #ncaaw ->
- RT @parrishalford: No comment from Adrian Wiggins except to say matter is out of his hands and he will go through the process. ->
