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Swin Cash to receive an honorary degree from Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College is set to award Seattle Storm forward Swin Cash with an honorary degree at its annual Commencement ceremony on May 21. Cash will be lauded along with three other women who…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-05-19

Maya Moore on the Jordan Brand: "I’m truly motivated to take my career to the next level as a member of Team Jordan" http://j.mp/mcsAIy # Maya Moore is the first female athlete to join Team…

A little more

Two good pieces on Pokey Chatman's first three days with the Chicago Sky:Sylvia Fowles is reunited with her former college coach, who she says "don't take no crap."Courtney Vandersloot has already learned a lot.It's DeWanna…

UNCW player says she didn’t ask for release

Two days ago, it was announced that three players at Cynthia Cooper-Dyke's University of North Carolina-Wilmington had been granted releases from the team. One - Jessica Cohen - now says she never asked for the…

Mid-week WNBA update

It's day four of training camp, and several teams have had their media days. I went to Sparks media day today, and I'll provide more details later on hoopfeed.com.That website has a good update roundup…

Maya Moore signed by Jordan Brand

Today the decorated UConn star became the first female basketball player to be signed by the Nike Jordan Brand name, to represent their products. Now that's a good look for women's hoops.

Mid-week WNBA Training Camp Updates, Coverage Roundup

Coverage Roundup Team training camps for the 2011 WNBA season began at the beginning of the week. So far two teams have made moves to tighten rosters in anticipation of the June 2 deadline to…

Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand add Maya Moore

The Jordan Brand, a division of athletics company NIKE, added basketball star Maya Moore to its roster of athletes Wednesday. The former UConn star is the first female athlete to join the brand. “I am…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-05-18

Kye Allums to leave GWU women's team (gwhatchet.com) http://j.mp/mdhCvA #ncaaw # UTEP: Dietra Caldwell, Erin McGarrachan leave team. Caldwell cites personal reasons. McGarrachan to transfer http://j.mp/jK9Yxk #ncaaw # Colorado: LaTonya Watson named as an assistant…

More leaving

Departures:Wendy Larry steps down at Old Dominion after 30 years. She'll stay at the University, working in the Office of University Advancement. Wow.Kye Allums leaves George Washington University's basketball team, and doesn't give a reason.UTEP…

DI, DIII, total attendance up

Hey, here's some great news:NCAA women’s basketball attendance for the 2010-11 season surpassed 11 million for the fourth consecutive year as record highs were achieved in Divisions I and III. Attendance for all three NCAA…

ODU coaching legend Wendy Larry steps down

Old Dominion Press Release After a month of contentious negotiations with athletic director Wood Selig regarding renewing her contract, Old Dominion head coach Wendy Larry is stepping down. She will remain at the school assisting…

UCLA adds point guard Alexis Perry

Ah, the rumors I heard last week were true: Brea Olinda's Alexis Perry has signed with UCLA. Allegedly, the talented senior is a late signer because some colleges were scared away by her previous injuries,…

Attendance for 2010-11 Division I and Division III women’s basketball reach record highs

Attendance leaders by Division Overall attendance for NCAA women’s basketball surpassed 11 million for the fourth straight year. Fans totaled 11,159,837 falling just short of the 11,160,293 mark set in 2008-09 according to data released…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-05-17

The New York Liberty sign 4th year player Crystal Kelly #wnba # DII: West Virginia Wesleyan declines to renew contract of head coach Steve Tierney (therecorddelta.com) http://j.mp/lOCG9n #ncaaw # Payoff Would Be Playoffs For The…

Back in the swing!

Pro:Sheryl Swoopes' comeback is under way with the Shock.The Silver Stars' Jayne Appel is happy.Candace Parker talks about her past season in Russia and her upcoming season with the Sparks.The Dream's training camp roster, so…

Nike Regional Skills Academy Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. – This weekend in Hampton, Virginia seventy of the top college prospects in the Mid-Atlantic participated in the Nike Regional Skills Academy.  Lead by uber-trainer Ganon Baker and NBA veteran Dee Brown, the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-05-16

Charlotte: Ideal coaching opportunity for Cara Consuegra (fredericknewspost.com) http://j.mp/ih6kmG #ncaaw # Belmont University to join the Ohio Valley Conference (ovcsports.com) http://j.mp/js3gRL #ncaaw # PARADE's 2011 All-America High School Girls Basketball Team, POY: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (parade.com)…

More on West Coast Premier Spring Invitational

More pictures from yesterday.......Erica McCall (left) of Cal Sparks Gold battles a MOC Elite Black player for the ball in the first half of play.CSG guard Kari Korver has a word with Coach Elbert Kinnebrew…

First day of training camp

The Shock has quotes.The Mystics have pictures.So do the Silver Stars.The Storm have lots of information, via twitter.Hopefully the rest of the league's teams will post something about day one.In the meantime the Shock's top…

UCLA releases Justine Hartman from letter of intent

The top prospect from Brea Olinda High School is on the recruiting trail again after being released from her committment to UCLA. She had previously verbaled to Boston College, and was released from that too.Also…

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Day one recap

Pictures and slideshow.What a bangin, loaded tournament. High-quality teams. Just addicting.I'll have more pictures later today on flickr.com.I'm not at the tourney today, but IM in OC is. He reports that this morning, Boo beat…

Mercedes Russell: emerging from under the radar

Mercedes Russell makes a shot in the first half of play yesterday.I got a chance to see the Springfield, Oregon prep star - whom I wrote about in March - play in person yesterday at…

Oregon prep star Mercedes Russell emerging from under the radar

POMONA, Calif. – She is not yet 16 years old and from a small town in Oregon. Her stats are hard to find. She is not on the ESPN Hoopgurlz class of 2013 watch list.…

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Day One Recap

West Coast Premier Basketball Academy Spring Invitational, Pomona, California, May 14-15, 2011 DFW Gold 44, Cal Ballaz 23 DFW came last year with 2012 Moriah Jefferson – who just committed to Connecticut this week. This…

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