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Dishin & Swishin 10/25/12 Podcast: Celebrating the WNBA Finals with Angela Taylor and the Indiana Fever with chat replays of Lin Dunn & Briann January

Dishin & Swishin 10/25/12 Podcast: Celebrating the WNBA Finals with Angela Taylor and the Indiana Fever with chat replays of Lin Dunn & Briann January

[display_podcast] The WNBA season has come to its conclusion, and it is time for Dishin & Swishin to celebrate a fantastic WNBA finals series. The Indiana Fever certainly had a difficult path to the Finals,…

Former Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer named coach and GM of the New York Liberty

From the New York Liberty: The New York Liberty announced today that Bill Laimbeer, a WNBA Coach of the Year and three-time WNBA Champion, has been hired as the team’s general manager and head coach.…

Penn State, Nebraska dominate Big 10 Preseason polls and awards

Both the coaches and the writers chose Penn State in their respective polls as the preseason favorite to win the Big 10 conference for the 2012-13 season. Both also chose Nebraska, in their second season…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-24-2012

With gritty title run, Fever give all Hoosiers reason to be proud (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/2ujFetSj #wnba -> Rain can't steal joy from celebration of Fever's first WNBA championship (Indianapolis Star) http://t.co/BaZBZC8j #wnba -> Prep: Guard…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-23-2012

Ole Miss AD addresses removal of head coach Adrian Wiggins (WTVA) http://t.co/7oFtYmTV #ncaaw -> Ole Miss AD: "We have no findings at this time that coach Wiggins was involved in our violations" http://t.co/7oFtYmTV #ncaaw ->…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-22-2012

Lin Dunn: "If we won the boards we'd win the game; if we win the game, we win the championship. So we won the boards." http://t.co/Lnk6hlVr -> A true team effort and unlikely contributors bring…

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

After a week of back-and-forth exchanges stemming from an intense, physical game two punctuated by the jacket-tossing of Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, the coaches of Indiana and Minnesota only had nice things to say about…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-21-2012

Catch up on all of last week's news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week ending 10-20-2012 http://t.co/Rdfnj1ns #ncaaw #wnba #wnbl -> All four commissioners, NCAA president to be deposed in New Jersey gambling case (CBS…

Indiana Fever win the 2012 WNBA Championship, beat the Lynx 87-78

Indiana Fever win the 2012 WNBA Championship, beat the Lynx 87-78

The Indiana Fever won the 2012 WNBA Championship beating the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 in front of a sellout crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Sunday night. The Fever took four games (3-1) to earn the title…

Smith College honors Senda Berenson during inaugural athletics hall of fame ceremony

Smith College honors Senda Berenson during inaugural athletics hall of fame ceremony

Smith College’s athletics department inducted its first-ever class into the Smith College Pioneers Hall of Fame at a ceremony Saturday. Inductees included the founder of women’s basketball, Senda Berenson, who adapted basketball for students at…

Video: A Smith First: The New Game of Basketball

Experience the exhilaration of students as they play the new game of basketball and participate in the first women’s collegiate basketball championship — between Smith sophomores and freshman — more than a century ago. In…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for week ending 10-20-2012

Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman bought 500 tix for Wed. game 2 for giveaway-1st 250 fans to call 612-673-8400 beginning at 8a CT #wnba #nba -> Fever stun the Lynx in game 1. Dunn on Larkins:…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-20-2012

5 Indianapolis Colts players (Bethea, Mathis, McAfee, Powers, Wayne) purchased 2,500 tix to give away for Game 4 http://t.co/tiybLsWY #wnba -> Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer” (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/85WGDIqx…

Ole Miss places head coach Adrian Wiggins on administrative leave over NCAA issues, fires three staff members

From Mississippi: The University of Mississippi announced today that women’s basketball head coach Adrian  Wiggins will no longer serve as head coach and has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation continues over impermissible…

Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer”

Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer”

After a drama-filled, intense WNBA Finals game two that resulted in a viral video of her throwing off her jacket in disgust at the officials and a back-and-forth about game behavior between coaches, Lynx head…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-19-2012

Familiar story: "Stress" & "lack of support" leads to resignation of top prep coach, Ed Beattie (Seacoast Online) http://t.co/rOUMiAEc #prep -> Former UCLA player Natalie Nakase dreams of becoming an NBA coach (ESPN) http://t.co/EBeNUbDS #nba…

2012 WNBA Finals Game 3 story stream: Fever rout Lynx 76-59

2012 WNBA Finals Game 3 story stream: Fever rout Lynx 76-59

By the numbers Rebounds Lynx: 30, Fever 39 Points in the Paint Lynx 22, Fever 30 Second Chance Points Lynx 12, Fever 14 Fastbreak Points Lynx 5, Fever 14 Biggest Lead Lynx 4, Fever 37…

2012 WNBA Finals: Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve fires back at Fever coach Lin Dunn

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve responded to criticism of her behavior in game two when she threw her jacket off and received a technical after getting angry at officials for not calling a foul when…

Indiana Fever enters deal with Finish Line, company logo to appear on team jerseys

Just hours before game three of the WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis franchise announced a marquee partnership with sports retailer Finish Line. Indiana’s jersey sponsorship is the sixth…

2012 WNBA Finals: Indiana Fever excited and optimistic about game three

After two hard-fought games in the WNBA Finals leaving the series tied at 1-1, the Minnesota Lynx travel to hostile quarters to face the Indiana Fever on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 10-18-2012

Lynx outwork Fever in rebounding & 2nd chance points, coaches talk about the emotions of the game (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba -> Lynx coach Reeve: “Obviously we owned them on the glass." http://t.co/vYFF188K #wnba -> Fever…

Oklahoma sophomore forward Kaylon Williams to miss 2012-13 season after rupturing her left Achilles tendon

From Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma women’s basketball sophomore forward Kaylon Williams will miss the upcoming season after rupturing her left Achilles tendon in practice this week, OU head coach Sherri Coale announced today. Williams suffered…

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals most viewed WNBA postseason game on ESPN since 1999

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday, Oct. 17 was the most viewed and highest rated WNBA Playoff game on ESPN since 1999 reported the league Thursday.…

Dishin & Swishin 10/18/12 Podcast: WNBA President Laurel Richie on stability, growth and more

Dishin & Swishin 10/18/12 Podcast: WNBA President Laurel Richie on stability, growth and more

[display_podcast] Val Ackerman and Donna Orender are a tough act to follow. They both brought a basketball and sports background to their time as president of the WNBA, and that was reflected in the perception…

Caroline Doty and Twitter remind Dishin & Swishin of what makes women’s hoops special

Caroline Doty and Twitter remind Dishin & Swishin of what makes women’s hoops special

It has been a few years now that I have had the privilege of covering Connecticut women’s basketball online and hosting the Dishin & Swishin podcast. It is a labor of love for me, and…

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