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Month: October 2011

Seimone Augustus propels her team to victory, works past fatigue to give Lynx 2-0 series lead

Box score MINNEAPOLIS – Even with starting center Erika de Souza back in the lineup, the Atlanta Dream did not have enough stamina and firepower down the stretch to overcome a tenacious Minnesota Lynx in…

2011 FILA Futures tournament is Saturday

The last Michael T. White tournament of the year is this Saturday at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. Top teams include Long Beach Poly, Mater Dei, Windward, Troy, La Jolla Country Day…

USA Women’s National Team falls

Our ladies lost, 80-76. Brittney Griner lead the way with 22 points. Quote gallery.Cal's first day of practice was today, and they took pictures.Tennessee's first day of practice yesterday drew a full house of media,…

Lynx take game two, 101-95

What was that? It was Angel McCoughtry and Seimone "sick filthy crossover" Augustus duking it out for the game two win. Both broke the finals scoring record - McCoughtry with 38 and Augustus with 36.…

Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Hawks buy tickets to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals

From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream are back in the WNBA Finals for a second straight year, and metro Atlanta pro sports teams are stepping up to support the team’s quest for a championship. The…

2011 WNBA Finals: Looking back at game one’s fun moments Sugarhill Gang style

October 2, 2011 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game two starters, stats head-to-head

WNBA Finals Game 2 Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Target Center, Minneapolis Lindsay Whalen, G, Lynx Regular Season Stats: 13.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.9 APG Playoff Stats:…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-10-05

FIBA Americas Championship: Brazil beats Argentina 74-33 for title, Olympic qualification http://j.mp/q26UGZ #fiba #2012 # FIBA Americas: Canada wins bronze medal with victory over Cuba http://j.mp/nDqXky #fiba # FIBA Americas: All in a day's work…

First week of NCAA Division I practices

Sunday was the first day DI schools could begin practicing, and some did. Other schools are falling into the groove other days this week. UCLA began yesterday. First pre-season games in just over a month!…

Pat Summitt has become a harbinger for Alzheimer’s fundraising

It started out as a T-shirt idea to call attention to Alzheimer's Disease, after Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt announced in August that she had early-onset dementia. But it's become revolutionary:“This is really changing the face…

Finals notes

Lynx forward Seimone Augustus is peaking, says Mechelle Voepel.Lynx guard Lindsey Whalen wants to bring a championship to her home state.Erika de Souza is in Minneapolis, and hoopfeed caught up with her.Angel McCoughtry speaks.Amazingly, this…

All-WNBA first and second teams announced

2011 ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAMTamika Catchings Angel McCoughtry Tina Charles Diana Taurasi Lindsay Whalen 2011 ALL-WNBA SECOND TEAMPenny Taylor Seimone Augustus Sylvia Fowles Sue Bird Cappie Pondexter StoryFirst team photo gallerySecond team photo galleryWha...

Video: Erika de Souza proud of Brazil’s FIBA Americas Championship

After missing games two and three of the Eastern Conference Finals and game one of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, Erika de Souza is back. The starting center for the Dream missed the…

Video: Dream’s Angel McCoughtry on confidence in the playoffs and refusing a sub in the Eastern Conference finals

MINNEAPOLIS – Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry talks about maintaining confidence in adverse situations with her team down a game in the Finals and her actions during the last game of the Eastern Conference Finals.…

Minneapolis Mayor Rybak and the Lynx to host a Skyway breakfast for fans

WHAT: Minnesota Lynx Skyway Breakfast WHO: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, Lynx Mascot Prowl and the Lynx front office WHEN: Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 6:30 to 9:00 a.m. Mayor Rybak will be in attendance from 7:15…

Timberwolves donate another 2,000 tickets for game two

Inspired by the over 15,000 fans who attended game one of the WNBA Finals and watched the Minnesota Lynx win, new Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman and president of basketball operations David Kahn purchased an…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-10-04

Recap: Minnesota Lynx take game one of the WNBA Finals (hoopfeed.com) http://j.mp/rp2gJV #wnba # WNBA president Laurel Richie addresses the media at the Finals, answers questions on attendance figures, etc. http://j.mp/pSVLON #wnba # WNBA Finals…

Catchings checks in

WNBA MVP Tamika Catchings reflects on the season, the end of the season, and her Indiana Fever teammates. She's also soon going to join Kara Lawson in raising funds for Alzheimer's research. No surprise there.......

Class of 2012 recruiting rankings, so far

About six weeks before signing day, so far it's Connecticut, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Duke rounding out the top five of the signing classes. The 21st-ranked prospect in the class - Katie Collier…

More game one wrap-up, and Monday reports

Atlanta Dream notes and quotes.Minnesota Lynx notes and quotes.WNBA President Laurel Richie's statements.Game one photo gallery.Today both teams had an off-day, but of course they were on a full schedule.Minnesota off-day report. Lovin Mama Taj.......A...

2011 WNBA Finals: Game one coverage roundup

Game Recap WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Minnesota Lynx WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Atlanta Dream Laurel Richie addresses the media at the WNBA Finals Box Score Around the Web Lynx…

WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Minnesota Lynx

The attendance of 15,258 was the second largest in Lynx history. They Lynx had a crowd of 16,227 against Connecticut on July 14, 2004. Rebekkah Brunson had a playoff career-high of 26 points. The Lynx…

WNBA Finals Game One Notes and Quotes: Atlanta Dream

Notes Angel McCoughtry set a WNBA Finals record for points in a quarter with 19 in the third. The previous record was 14 set by the Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi in Detroit on September 8,…

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