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Month: May 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for week ending 2009-05-17

Lauren Jackson visits old team in Australia, talks about happiness in resigning with Seattle http://cli.gs/HmegQp #wnba #basketball # C. Vivian Stringer to speak at Unsung Heroes Banquet (baltimoresun.com) http://cli.gs/Q9uVqu #ncaaw #rutgers # Two Virginia Coaches…

WNBA loses Discover sponsorship

Remember that awesome Kiara Nowlin WNBA Discover Card commercial that also featured Tamika Catchings? Well, Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal is reporting that the financial services company did not renew its sponsorship deal with…

Grab the popcorn, it’s time for Roster Roulette ’09

Training Camp is upon us. Finally. The long stretch between the end of the NCAA Championship and the cusp of the season is over. Yeah, I know there were some European championships in the mix…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-16

Rested, LIndsay Whalen ready for Connecticut Sun’s season http://cli.gs/gpAhgh #wnba 06:00:47 Dawn Staley’s recruiting class ranked 4th in nation http://cli.gs/pN5d3E #ncaaw 06:00:49 Cheryl Miller: The Real Deal, G.O.A.T. (SLAM Online) http://cli.gs/gM1QYt #ncaaw #usc #basketball 06:05:30…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-15

Bummer, can’t see the Lynx Media Day stream. http://twitpic.com/58b73 11:43:42 RT @IndianaFever: Yolanda Griffith has announced that 2009 will be her 11th and final WNBA season. http://tinyurl.com/osnqml 12:44:10 RT @minnesotalynx: If you missed Lynx Media…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-14

Tara Owens out as Norfolk State women’s basketball coach http://cli.gs/rqdrWA #ncaaw 07:27:24 RT @minnesotalynx: Reminder: @candicewiggins Twitterview is TODAY at 2pm/CST. 08:47:39 WCU to announce Kellie Harper replacement Friday, 1:30p ET. Karen Middleton ( http://cli.gs/GnTTNs…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-13

If Twitter is down, you can read hoopfeed updates at http://friendfeed.com/hoopfeed & for previous days, the archives at http://hoopfeed.com 08:27:42 Shalee Lehning’s college jersey to be on permanent display at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-12

Audio: Lauren Jackson happy to be home in Albury for a short time (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://bit.ly/118IKi #wnba 07:34:44 Video: Marissa Coleman getting ready for the WNBA season with Kevin Durant and Greivis Vasquez: http://bit.ly/IhH6x…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-11

Missed a hoopfeed tweet last week? Catch-up via the weekly digest plus a new featured video: http://cli.gs/SW68PZ #basketball 06:31:12 Former GW center & Mecury draftee Jessica Adair hard at work , wants to “wow them”…

Lauren Jackson visits old team in Australia, talks about happiness in re-signing with Seattle

Lauren Jackson watched her former team in Australia, the Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits, play Saturday night and reminisced in an interview with The Border Mail newspaper: “Coming back here to the stadium brought back some of…

Weekly Photo – Monday, May 11, 2009

Lisa Leslie’s Game Face Game 2 of the 2008 Western Conference Finals: the San Antonio Silver Stars vs. the Los Angeles Sparks,  AT&T Center,  San Antonio, Texas Photo: Cheryl Coward/hoopfeed.com

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-10

RT @wnba: Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms in the WNBA family! 08:09:22 Motherhood and Basketball (fullcourt.com) http://cli.gs/JLbhXs #wnba 08:34:10 And a happy mom’s day to all twitter moms, headed to brunch with…

Twitter Weekly Updates for week ending 2009-05-10

Two players leave Bowling Green women’s basketball team: freshman Niki McCoy and redshirt junior Victoria McGowan http://cli.gs/qYsYgM # Wisconsin’s contract extension for women’s basketball coach Lisa Stone sends wrong message http://cli.gs/PjBm3m #ncaaw # Social Media or…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-09

Chattanooga Sports and Events Committee to NCAA: Women’s tourney lineup cost us $60,000, sends complaint letter http://cli.gs/WmUP3b 10:14:32 Will Obama’s charisma help bring Olympics to Chicago in 2016? According to the European Olympic head–yes it…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-08

Former Auburn Tigers star & 2nd round WNBA draft pick Whitney Boddie honored by area alumni http://bit.ly/10G5Vv #basketball #ncaaw 08:22:04 Courtney Clements & Malia Nahinu leave Arizona, transfer to SDSU. 4 have left Niya Butts’…

Splash Pages: Interesting or Annoying

I’ve seen college athletic departments use souped-up (and usually slow-loading) splash pages for a couple of years or so to announce major events in high-revenue sports like football or to publicize winning a championship. Last…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-07

Wolfpack calls for Ragsdale graduate: Profile of Stephanie McCormick, NCSU asst. to Kellie Harper http://bit.ly/u9v8n #ncaaw #basketball 06:46:44 Profile of Lady Vol Angie Bjorklund: Book smart and a gym rat (scout.com) http://bit.ly/C0okd #ncaaw #basketball 07:07:59…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-06

April was a busy month in women’s basketball, catch up with hoopfeed’s tweet archive: http://cli.gs/JbMXS6 or summary: http://cli.gs/XMXad1 06:18:04 A tribute to Lovedy Brydon will be held at the LA Sparks opening game, June 6…

Nation’s top women’s college players invited to 2009 USA Women’s World University Games Team Trials

USA Basketball invited 29 women’s college players to try out for the 12-member  2009 USA Women’s World University Games Roster. Trials will take place May 14-17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs,…

Month in Review – April 2009

Folks continue processing the loss heard around the (women’s basketball) world: Tennessee’s stunning defeat in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the hands of 12th seeded Ball State. Glaring irony: the worst season…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-05

Ready to rank LJ with the greatest players? by Mechelle Voepel ( @MechelleV) http://bit.ly/GBE2b #wnba #sports #basketball 07:09:54 Video: Former Arizona State guard Briann January on transitioning to the WNBA http://bit.ly/17fM6s #ncaaw #sports #pac10 07:29:54…

Weekly Photo – Monday, May 5, 2009

2009: Texas players Carlia Cortijo and Britney Raven get direction from coach Gail Goestenkors Photo: Cheryl Coward/hoopfeed.com

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-04

Two players leave Bowling Green women’s basketball team: freshman Niki McCoy and redshirt junior Victoria McGowan http://cli.gs/qYsYgM 06:11:50 Wisconsin’s contract extension for women’s basketball coach Lisa Stone sends wrong message http://cli.gs/PjBm3m #ncaaw 06:15:08 Social Media or…

Twitter Digest for 2009-05-03

Michael Cooper’s hire at USC “…instead of pomp, there was a whole lot of weird circumstance” http://cli.gs/LWAz85 #ncaaw #wnba 07:28:44 Georgia Tech women’s basketball team begins tour of Tunisia and Paris http://cli.gs/1q9TPB #ncaaw 07:37:14 Chantelle…

Twitter Weekly Updates for week ending 2009-05-03

Lakers-Utah get ESPN’s ladies, Burke and Lieberman, on the microphone http://cli.gs/3Zb1v8 #basketball # The search for a new coach for University of Hawaii women’s basketball team (Starbulletin.com) http://cli.gs/G2hg9Y #ncaa #sports # Former Texas player Johanna…

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