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Month: June 2011

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-06-19

Fever save their best for last in victory over New York (indystar.com) http://j.mp/ivgJlK #wnba # Liberty dealt 1st loss of season (nypost.com) http://j.mp/m86ayk #wnba # In home opener, Washington falls to the Sky (washingtonpost.com) http://j.mp/kPfLo6…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-19

Brunson, Lynx remain on a roll (startribune.com) http://bit.ly/kTugc3 #wnba # Storm gets defensive in rout over Indiana (seattletimes.com) http://bit.ly/ljPV1B #wnba # Game thread: Indiana at Seattle (seattletimes.com) http://bit.ly/jh18X5 #wnba # Big third quarter lifts Silver…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-18

Tina Charles has 26 points, 10 rebounds to lead Sun over Mystics 79-71 (AP) http://wapo.st/jN2nKM #wnba # Fever road trip begins in Seattle (indystar.com) http://bit.ly/jwHT8m #wnba # Storm looking to bounce back after loss (seattletimes.com)…

From high school to grown – are you certified?

Recruiting:Arizona State has lost another recruit, as Simone Westbrook of the class of 2012 decommitted and re-opened her recruitment. This follows the de-committment of Kiki Alofaituli, class of 2011, and Cassie Harberts of the class…

U16s beat Puerto Rico, head to gold medal game tomorrow

Our U16 team used a 23-0 run in the second quarter in today's semifinals to bury Puerto Rico, 99-51. The US was lead by 20 points and six rebounds from Rebecca Greenwell, 16 and eight…

U16s enjoy day off; will take on Puerto Rico today

Yesterday our USA youngins visited a local school and took a trip to the beach on their day off from play. Photo gallery.The U16s take on Puerto Rico today at 2 p.m. PDT/5 p.m. EDT…

Atlanta’s Sancho Lyttle to miss six games to compete for Spain in EuroBasket

Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle will miss six games to  compete for Spain in EuroBasket Women 2011. She will not be competing in tonight’s game against Minnesota and the remaining five games in June. The…

Imbalanced offense dooms Mystics in loss to Sun

Box score Attendance: 7028 Officials: #39 Michael Price, #48 Marissa Whaley, #55 Eric Brewton WASHINGTON – The Mystics dropped their second game in row to the Connecticut Sun 79-71 at the Verizon Center on Thursday…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-17

Catching Up With WNBA's Cappie Pondexter: Talks New York, Fashion & New Season (ballerstatus.com) http://bit.ly/iogp9u #wnba # Candace Parker: ‘Shelden is an amazing father’ (slamonline.com) http://bit.ly/kbpKJb #wnba # A whirlwind arrival for the Mystics’ Kerri…

A lil father’s day love

Candace Parker talks about her husband Shelden Williams, and their daughter. She calls Shelden "an amazing father."Parker also talks about her father, Larry Parker, who she says believed in her before she did.WNBA bonus:Hard work…

2012 McDonald’s All-American game will be in Chicago (again)

From McDonald's All-American HQ:Today we are thrilled to announce that Chicago will become the first back-to-back host of the McDonald’s All American High School Basketball Games when the 2012 Games take the court at the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-16

Liberty players, coaches involved in minor car accidents hours before 79-58 loss to Dream (nj.com) http://j.mp/loXnJp #wnba # Maya Moore coming home (Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream on Sunday) http://j.mp/mT2YPa #wnba # Lynx: Rebekkah Brunson…

U16s whump Venezuela, 114-32

Do we have some depth, or what. Today's victory puts our USA youngins in the medal semifinals.

Southern California high schools will be re-divisioned again

This formula doesn't make anymore sense to me than the last one. How do other states do this?In other high school news, Mater Dei is getting a new transfer in Nirra Fields. This stuff is…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-15

Blount: Brunson expects Lynx to win now (startribune.com) http://j.mp/iVf1eB #wnba # Big East Announces Repeat Opponents for 2011-12 Women's Basketball Season http://j.mp/ih5gL4 #ncaaw # USA Women Open 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship With 71-54 Win…

A couple more things

The venerable Tina Thompson isn't slowing down anytime soon.With role models like this......brawl breaks out amongst two New York elite ball clubs after the coaches get into it. As the kids would say, "smh."

Seattle University will join the Western Athletic Conference

SU will jump conferences in 2012-2013.

Around the league, NCAA coach survey, catching up with the Hall of Fame

Hoopfeed has a great summary of what's up around the WNBA: marketing talk, Eastern and Western Conference standings so far, and individual statistical leaders - both overall and rookies.Katie Douglas, Crystal Lanhorne and Diana Taurasi…

Around the League: Marketing buzz, statistical leaders, rookie performances and more

Marketing Brouhaha Since the preseason, several articles about the league’s marketing have made their way into print. Some of them talked about the lack of impact of WNBA marketing among marginal fans (including new president…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-14

Sun, with plenty of room to improve, take care of Shock at home (theday.com) http://j.mp/jVHsD5 #wnba # Connecticut Sun cornering market on Alaskan players (norwichbulletin.com) http://j.mp/mJqpe6 #wnba # WNBA Players of the Week: East: Katie…

Class of 2013 rankings

ESPN is wasting no time ranking the class of 2013.Top 25:RK NAME GRADE COLLEGE POS HT WT SCHOOL 1 Kaela Davis 97 Tennessee G 6'2" Buford H.S. (GA) 2 Diamond DeShields 97 None W 6'2"…

A bit of W news

ESPN's Mechelle Voepel says the Tulsa Shock is not only a bad team, but they have no hope of being a good one. That's too much only four games into the season. And there's never…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-06-13

Fever save their best for last in victory over New York (indystar.com) http://j.mp/ivgJlK #wnba # Liberty dealt 1st loss of season (nypost.com) http://j.mp/m86ayk #wnba # In home opener, Washington falls to the Sky (washingtonpost.com) http://j.mp/kPfLo6…

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011 coverage roundup

Pearl Moore, Vicky Bullett, Val Ackerman, Muffet McGraw, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Lometa Odom. Photo: Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Bios of inductees The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2011 on Saturday evening…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-06-12

WNBA Opening Weekend: Day 2 recap and Day 3 schedule (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/k4Usiy #wnba # Catch up on last week's news! Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest, week ending 6-5-2011 http://j.mp/mcV1N0 || facebook.com/hoopfeed # Former WNBA players making…

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