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Month: February 2011

Focus on retro

There's still backlash after ESPN's "Maya cam" last night. Berry Tramel said the split screen made a mockery of the UConn-OU game.Hoopfeed has a fantastic slideshow and story on last night's big Baylor-Texas A&M matchup.…

WBCA rosters announced

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association has selected 20 players to participate in the annual high school East-West matchup two days before the Final Four:Name (School/ Hometown) SignedCierra Burdick (Butler HS/ Matthews, N.C.) TennesseeBriyona Canty...

Slideshow: Texas A&M at Baylor, February 14, 2011

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Powerade Fab 50 rankings, week 11

A couple of the top tens fell out, and there are some new entries at the end. But no major shake-ups in week 11:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 25-0…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-02-15

Lady Vols, Vandy officer have 'a little conflict' after game (govolsxtra.com) http://j.mp/g2TJds #ncaaw # New homecourt advantage lifts Alabama women in old building (al.com) http://j.mp/f3lor8 #ncaaw # Tide women win debut at Foster Auditorium (tidesports.com)…

Baylor Lady Bears maintain reign in the Big 12, denies Texas A&M’s quest for revenge

Baylor’s Brittney Griner and Texas A&M’s Karla Gilbert Slideshow: Texas A&M at Baylor, February 14, 2011 WACO, Texas – Texas A&M rolled into Waco on a wave of confidence backed by a three-game winning streak…

Maya Moore, Baylor make for a big evening

Maya Moore became the Big East's all-time scoring leader tonight, as UConn routed Oklahoma 86-45. Moore put up 27 points to pass Angel McCoughtry's two-year-old record of 2,779 points.TV viewers were largely annoyed at ESPN…

Big Monday in Waco: Texas A&M’s thoughts on playing Baylor tonight

Comments after Texas A&M’s win over Kansas Saturday in College Station: Head coach Gary Blair We know what we’re playing for Monday. We’ll have a chance to win a ring and that’s all we want.…

Rematch: Texas A&M looks to get revenge, Baylor seeks to extend program’s best-ever start

at No. 1 Baylor (23-1, 10-0) hosts No. 5 Texas A&M (21-2, 9-1) Monday, February 14, 2011 Tip-Off: 8:00 p.m. CST TV: ESPN2, Talent: Dave O’Brien (pxp), Doris Burke (analyst), Rebecca Lobo (sideline) Web: ESPN3.com…

Nikki Caldwell makes Bruin history

Best season start in UCLA history with this weekend's defeat of Oregon State:The previous 20-2 record to start a season went back 34 years, while the previous 10-1 record to start conference play was performed…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-02-14

Washington St. rallies to defeat Cal 68-66 (wsucougars.com) http://j.mp/dEa5IP #ncaaw # Notre Dame: Tickled pink? Irish labor for win against Rutgers (southbendtribune.com) http://j.mp/e8qqV7 #ncaaw # Brown Bears win 3 straight with 57-56 victory over Harvard…

Games, a record, and ponderings

OOO, upsets:Virginia stunned #12 Maryland, 60-57.Louisville beat #17 West Virginia - a team that seems in a slump lately.#25 St. John's took out #16 Georgetown, 75-71 in OT.Arizona beat Arizona State for the first time…

Southern Section playoffs, round 1

Just announced, the pairings and schedules. Here are the top two divisions:SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS BASKETBALLDIVISION 1AAFirst round, Thursday, 7 p.m.San Clemente at #1 Brea Olinda#15 Long Beach Jordan at Mira CostaGreat Oak at #9 Corona…

Weekend wrap-ups

Every great team has an off-day, and for Stanford, that day was yesterday. They hung on to beat Washington, of all teams.Elsewhere in the Pac-10, Washington State beat Cal for the second time this season.…

Video highlights: Texas at Baylor, February 12, 2011

Highlights of top-ranked Baylor’s 96-68 win over Texas. (Feb. 12, 2011) Video: Baylor Athletics

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-02-13

McMorris' 3 lifts No. 23 Marquette past St. John's (AP) http://j.mp/e80SMI #ncaaw # Game thread: Oregon State at Washington (seattletimes.com) http://j.mp/f5Qvb7 #ncaaw # Oregon State downs Washington 51-46 (AP) http://j.mp/gdMYeW #ncaaw # Arizona St. stuns…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-02-13

Today's Texas at Baylor game is sold out http://j.mp/geQqq6 #ncaaw # Michigan St.: Spartans have a sellout for Sunday game vs. Michigan (lansingstatejournal.com) http://j.mp/h7jmHA #ncaaw # Mailbag: Where is former Storm guard Katie Gearlds? (seattletimes.com)…

LA City Section playoff brackets announced

First round begins at 7 p.m. Friday:DIVISION I#16 Los Angeles (2nd in Southern, 10-7) @ #1 Narbonne (1st in Marine, 26-3) #9 King Drew (4th in Marine, 15-10) @ #8 Crenshaw (3rd in Coliseum, 17-9)…

Just another basketball day

Strange case at Seattle University: senior Breanna Salley has been a member of the team, practicing diligently, while not being allowed to play.It seems that success was fleeting for Nebraska.The Texas Tech Raiders are trying…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-02-12

Tulsa Shock among 4 businesses to join Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program program (tulsaworld.com) http://j.mp/hzce6I #wnba # Reserve guard Rebekah Gardner helps No. 9 UCLA to best start in 34 years (AP) http://j.mp/hkdMcc #ncaaw # NC…

Playing catch up

Wow, this week felt like it was 15 days long.South Carolina beat Kentucky last night, 66-61. What?Also last evening, North Carolina State lost in quadruple overtime to Virginia. The most I've ever been through is…

Sam Mahnesmith’s perfect night leads SMU over Marshall, 62-46

DALLAS — It was a cold night in Dallas with temperatures in the teens when the Marshall Thundering Herd visited Southern Methodist Thursday night for a Conference USA matchup. SMU defeated Marshall 62-46 in a…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-02-11

RT @DishNSwish: Happy birthday to the WNBA original, @iamtinathompson in reply to DishNSwish # Charlotte: 49ers explode in 2nd half for 71-55 win over George Washington (charlotte49ers.com) http://j.mp/eGuORB #ncaaw # Duquesne wins 20th of the…

McDonald’s All-American teams announced!!!!!

BAM!!!!!2011 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball TeamGirls Alphabetical RosterEAST TEAMName Pos Hgt High School (Hometown) CollegeCierra Burdick F 6-2 Butler, NC (Matthews, NC) TennesseeBriyona Canty G 5-10 Trenton Catholic Academy, NJ (Ha...

2011 McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Team announced

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Girls Basketball Game. Teams are made up of the country’s top players. A selection committee of prominent high school coaches, prep scouts…

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