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Month: November 2011

Pre-season just about done…….

Three of my favorite Southern California Division I teams had their final exhibition game last night, and all came out on top.USC defeated Westmont, 77-65, behind 23 points from #23, senior Jacki Gemelos. Tugce Canitez…

Injury roll call

This is NOT a fun entry for me:Oregon freshman Janitah Iamaleava will miss the season after sustaining a knee injury last week. She was to be the Ducks' center.Iowa center Anna Prins will miss two…

Pac-12 Previews: Team-by-team

Sue Favor, Daniel Uribe and another Pac-12 aficionado compiled preseason rankings for teams in the league. As with the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN preseason polls, Stanford is on top followed by the Michael Cooper-led…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-11-08

Israel Basketball Association cancels women’s season in reaction to strike (hoopfeed|com) http://t.co/y7lWumxu #wnba # Miami Hurricanes women among the elite (miamiherald|com) http://t.co/7VY51Tme #ncaaw # UNCW women's basketball team ready to prove last year was no…

Mercury realign, Israel cancels

The Phoenix Mercury switched up the duties of its top people today: Amber Cox is now President and Chief Operating Officer; Ann Meyers Drysdale is Vice President; and Corey Gaines is now only head coach…

More committments

#8 Rachel Hollivay has chosen Rutgers:"I was crying and I called coach (C. Vivian) Stringer and she was screaming. She stopped practice and all the players were screaming too." Rutgers has had a good signing…

Israel Basketball Association cancels women’s season in reaction to strike

Female basketball players on teams in the Israel Basketball  Association will not grace the court this season. The  professional women’s basketball league canceled the season after the local player’s union called a strike due to…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-11-07

Notre Dame: Soph. post Natalie Achonwa to miss month, has MCL injury in left knee (southbendtribune|com) http://t.co/jI7zVCxG #ncaaw # Lady Vols trying to minimize any mysteries (govolsxtra|com) http://t.co/noA4yNfH #ncaaw # Lady Vols relish hard schedule…

ESPN previews the season

ESPN's pre-season top 25 includes great mini-summaries of each squad, and players to watch. Baylor is #1.Mechelle Voepel elaborates on the list.Notre Dame point guard Skylar Diggins is changing the game.But don't be too quick…

NCAA ball running deeper now

Last year's championship seems to have opened the door to all teams, one newspaper says.Other college:Missouri will join the SEC.Green Bay is not an "under-the-radar team" anymore.WNBA:Swin Cash is pissed, and she's speaking up. (Go…

Missouri leaving Big 12 to join SEC

The official announcement from the Southeastern Conference came on a Sunday morning. After last week’s gaffe when the SEC mistakenly posted a story on their website saying Missouri join the conference, there was no doubt…

Kara Lawson raises $17,000 for Alzheimer’s research and to honor Pat Summitt

Three miles and some yards, $17,000:"She's doing great," Lawson told The Associated Press. "She's excited about the season and this team. Getting back into the routine of the season is really good for her. She's…

Pat Summitt on 20/20

The full broadcast from last night is here - just skip to the 27:10 mark.A lot of great gems in there.Sure, she could wake up one day and just want to hang out at the…

Young Cal Bears make big impression in debut

The freshmen showed out in Cal's first exhibition game last night - especially Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray, who had 18 and 13 points, respectively. Coach Lindsay Gottlieb thinks it's a sign of the future:“Somehow,…

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidates announced

Feast your eyes on the list below:LaSondra Barrett, LSUDenise Beliveau, New HampshireBrogan Berry, HarvardCierra Bravard, Florida StateKaitlyn Burke, NebraskaBrittany Carter, MemphisJalana Childs, Kansas StateLauren Edwards, PrincetonAdaora Elonu Texas...

On the way to National Signing Day, committments flow

Confirming what I heard last weekend, #6 Jordan Adams of Mater Dei has committed to USC.#10 Imani Stafford has narrowed her choices to USC and Texas.The Pac-12 is raking them in so far.Maryland is riding…

Some inspiration, some news, and a few updates

Extremely inspirational:Big ups to New York City prep basketballer (and other sports) Jacquie Kennedy, who excels despite a learning disability.Euro update:So much news in this update.......Lindsay Whalen needed an ankle operation recently. (What?) So ...

Mo’ drama

The NCAA's plan to increase the scholarships of college athletes by $2,000 has raised concerns over whether or not schools will be able to afford it. Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush compared the NCAA to the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-11-02

Notre Dame: Soph. post Natalie Achonwa to miss month, has MCL injury in left knee (southbendtribune|com) http://t.co/jI7zVCxG #ncaaw # Lady Vols trying to minimize any mysteries (govolsxtra|com) http://t.co/noA4yNfH #ncaaw # Lady Vols relish hard schedule…

More of "As the Basketball World Turns"

Oh, the drama:West Virginia really wants to accept that wedding invitation from the Big 12, but it needs a quick divorce from the Big East. Hence, WVU's lawsuit.Downer news:Notre Dame sophomore post Natalie Achonwa will…

USA Today/ESPN pre-season poll is out

Here's a much more realistic top 25 pre-season list that that of the AP:1. Baylor2. Notre Dame3. Tennessee4. Connecticut5. Stanford6. Texas A&M7. Miami8. Duke9. Louisville10. Maryland11. Georgetown12. Georgia13. Florida State14. Penn State15. Kentucky1...

Brittney Griner headlines preseason All-America team

Baylor star center Brittney Griner is a unanimous pick to the Associated Press 2011-12 women’s basketball preseason All-America team. The 6-8 center was selected along with four other players to the squad and is the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-11-01

Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 10-30-2011 http://t.co/aiFGy3uu # DIII: Team 'great medicine' for Illinois Wesleyan coach Mia Smith in cancer fight (http://t.co/uoqUHrHk) http://t.co/UKT21Ojm #ncaaw # DePaul hosts…

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