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Month: September 2011

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-26

Indiana Fever: Bench work lets starters stay fresh (indystar.com) http://t.co/BIproiq1 #wnba # Dream post players must pick up slack in de Souza’s absence, a look at the stats (hoopfeed.com) http://t.co/M1lEq8gH #wnba # Lynx 'Superhero' Taj…

Dream force a game three; Lynx take first Western Conference championship

Oh, what an afternoon.The Dream came out strong and capitalized on Fever turnovers and poor shooting, and took the game, 94-77.Tamika Catchings came down on her right foot funky at the fourth quater 4:54 mark,…

Minneapolis reaches WNBA Finals for first time in franchise history, defeat the Phoenix Mercury 103-86

Schedule | Notes | Quotes The Minnesota Lynx (27-7) continued their historic season by sweeping the Phoenix Mercury (19-15) in the WNBA Western Conference finals. The Lynx won game 2 of the series 103-86 on…

Atlanta Dream force game three in Eastern Conference finals series against the Indiana Fever

Even without starting center Erika de Souza the Atlanta Dream handily defeated the Indiana Fever 94-77 in game two of the WNBA Eastern Conference finals on Sunday afternoon. Playing on their home court, the Dream…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-09-25

Candice Dupree, Diana Taurasi help Mercury avoid elimination in WNBA first round (azcentral.com) http://t.co/sMBP1OFz #wnba # Silver Stars face elimination today (mysa.com) http://t.co/x4hWMlP0 #wnba # Sun have made difficult road for themselves (courant.com) http://t.co/agwnFVqi #wnba…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-25

Dream center Erika de Souza to miss remainder of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals (hoopfeed.com) http://t.co/sErneYLP #wnba # De Souza joined the Brazilian national team for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship which begins today http://t.co/sErneYLP…

A twist in the playoff plot, and more on Catchings and Taurasi

Advantage, Indiana: Atlanta Dream Center Erika de Souza will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference finals. She has returned to her home country Brazil to play for the Brazilian national team in the FIBA…

Dream post players must pick up slack in de Souza’s absence, a look at the stats

The Atlanta Dream announced early Saturday morning that star center Erika de Souza would not be participating in the remainder of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals due to obligations with the national team of her…

Video: Cappie Pondexter schools NBA player Sebastian Telfair in a pickup game

The New York Liberty’s Cappie Pondexter shows her moves against Sebastian Telfair of the Minnesota Timberwolves during a pickup game on Friday at the Impact Basketball Facility in Las Vegas. Pondexter’s squad won the game. The…

Dream center Erika de Souza to miss the remainder of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals

Atlanta Dream center Erika de Souza will miss the remainder of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals the team announced early Saturday morning. De Souza, who recorded eight points and 13 rebounds in game one on…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-24

Game 1 epitomizes Catchings' MVP credentials (indystar.com) http://t.co/BgZlsIHl #wnba # Catchings plays supporting role in Fever win, MVP happy to let Smith carry scoring load (indystar.com) http://t.co/tgW7lBj6 #wnba # Lynx blow out Phoenix in series…

Forbes profiles Sparks owners Kathy Goodman, Carla Christofferson and Paula Madison

It's nothing that hasn't already been printed elsewhere, but it's in Forbes, baby.

More on the playoffs

The Indy Star says last night's Fever win over the Dream epitomizes Tamika Catchings' MVP credentials. And they got a picture of Iziane Castro Marques' flagrant, when she tried to take Catch's head off.Catchings took…

2011 Conference Finals Game 1 Notes and Quotes: Fever prevails over Dream, Lynx beat Mercury

In last night’s first games of the 2011 WNBA Conference Finals, home court advantage served teams well as the Indiana Fever beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 82-74 and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-23

Storm guard Sue Bird contemplates surgery (seattletimes.com) http://t.co/YR2bsKZG #wnba # Tamika Catchings becomes WNBA star by overcoming adversity (nj.com) http://t.co/47FkAayc #wnba # Angel McCoughtry: Leaving it all out on the floor (usatoday.com) http://t.co/LeyXJnmP #wnba #…

Fever, Lynx take game one

Eastern Conference semifinal game one:Fever 82, Atlanta 74It was the Tangela Smith show for a while, but the league MVP Tamika Catchings made a crucial, outrageous basket late in the fourth quarter that fueled her…

Quick catch-up at halftime

(No pun intended, as the Fever lead the Dream 42-40 right now)As the Eastern Conference semis play out, the mayors of the Western Conference semi teams have placed a bet on the outcome of the…

Tamika Catchings is WNBA’s MVP

Tamika Catchings has come so close to winning this award so many times, but this time's a charm: she's the MVP. And she won handily over the runner-up.Catchings' career in pictures. What an incredible walk…

Apples or Hot Sauce? Minneapolis and Phoenix mayors place friendly wagers over Western Conference Finals Series

Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak and Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the WNBA Western Conference Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury. Mayor Rybak is putting up SweeTango…

Dishin & Swishin September 22, 2011 Podcast: Previewing the WNBA Conference Finals

Today’s Guests are Indiana Fever coach Lin Dunn, television broadcasters Debbie Antonelli and LaChina Robinson, and Slam! writers Ben York and Stephen Litel. [display_podcast] Finally (please pardon the pun), we have reached the conference finals…

Tamika Catchings named the 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Player

From the league: Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the 2011 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today.  Catchings received 292 points (21 first place votes) from a national panel of 40…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-22

Lynx dash to history, move on to Round 2 (startribune.com) http://t.co/YZQDzBnk #wnba # Souhan: After shaky start, Lynx create own brand of history (startribune.com) http://t.co/Vjj0zf8H #wnba # Minnesota Lynx not ready to bow out, coach…

It’s Taurasi, not a double-standard

The Phoenix Mercury were in Seattle Monday night playing the Storm in game three of the Western Conference semifinals. With 6:38 to go in the game, Mercury forward Diana Taurasi fouled out of the game.…

Two arrested in the killing of Tayshana Murphy

I was thinking about this hard today - why the two suspects hadn't been arrested in the death of Tayshana Murphy yet. But now they have. And in South Carolina, no less.Thank god.

Not much the night before the conference finals begin

Just a little bit:The Minnesota Vikings bought 500 tickets to tomorrow night's round one playoff game, and are giving them to fans. How dope is that?The Fever is full of Vols."If they can play for…

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