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Chiney Ogwumike, Odyssey Sims & Kayla McBride top selections in 2014 WNBA Draft

Chiney Ogwumike, Odyssey Sims & Kayla McBride top selections in 2014 WNBA Draft

Complete Draft Order The Connecticut Sun selected Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 WNBA Draft. The Tulsa Shock picked Odyssey Sims of Baylor with the second overall selection, and…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-14-2014

Official announcement: Natasha Adair named head coach at Georgetown http://t.co/GIleE0yS1R #ncaaw -> The Hoopfeed Guide to the 2014 WNBA Draft http://t.co/DXvztLv6hS #wnba -> RT @WNBA: It's Draft Day! #WNBADraft 2014 presented by @StateFarm 8pm/et on…

The Hoopfeed Guide to the 2014 WNBA Draft

The Hoopfeed Guide to the 2014 WNBA Draft

2014 WNBA Draft: April 14, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Tonight’s the night! At Mohegan Sun Arena, the Class of 2014 will hear their names called, and they will enter the WNBA. Their lives will change…

Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks at the Class of 2014: Is Odyssey Sims the best guard to enter the WNBA in years?

Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks at the Class of 2014: Is Odyssey Sims the best guard to enter the WNBA in years?

If Odyssey Sims had not played one minute this season, there still would be no denying that she had one of the greatest careers for a guard in NCAA women’s basketball history. She earned national…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-13-2014

Dishin & Swishin 4/10 Podcast: Focus on the WNBA Draft with analysis from Jeff House @BBbyJeffHouse (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/YKj4s4l1h2 #wnba -> Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks @ the Class of 2014: PSU's Maggie Lucas is the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-12-2014

Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-11-2014 http://t.co/Hfz9Z77Xc5 #ncaaw #wnba -> Hartford prepares for UConn victory parade (WFSB) http://t.co/OSsIltrMBg #ncaaw -> Rutgers' WNIT title run sparks debate about season (MyCentralJersey|com) http://t.co/y7ilhjUC4D #ncaaw…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-11-2014

Denver: Leading scorer, sophomore guard Kailey Edwards, to transfer (BoCoPreps) http://t.co/8E2yq6xKLX #ncaaw -> Dishin & Swishin 4/10 Podcast: Focus on the WNBA Draft with analysis from Jeff House @BBbyJeffHouse (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/YKj4s4l1h2 #wnba -> Catch up…

Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike wins the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award

Stanford University senior Chiney Ogwumike is the recipient of the 2013-14 John R. Wooden Award presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club Friday evening. Ogwumike is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year and three-time…

Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks at the Class of 2014: Maggie Lucas is the ultimate competitor

Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks at the Class of 2014: Maggie Lucas is the ultimate competitor

When you score 2,000 points, pull down 500 rebounds, hand out 250 assists, while winning three conference titles, you know you are doing something right. Maggie Lucas has achieved all of that; and perhaps most…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-10-2014

Geno Auriemma's postseason bonuses total $208,333 (Hartford Courant) http://t.co/bzqIb3q8Fc #ncaaw -> 2013-14 Season Final USA Today Coaches Poll http://t.co/5EtF09Li2g #ncaaw -> New Minnesota coach Marlene Stollings expects a faster tempo and better recruiting for team…

College players invited to the 2014 WNBA Draft

Odyssey Sims of Baylor, winner of the 2014 Wade Trophy as the NCAA Division I Player of the Year, and Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike, a four-time First Team All-American and two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year,…

Dishin & Swishin 04/10/14 Podcast: It is time to put the NCAA tournament behind us and focus on the WNBA Draft

Dishin & Swishin 04/10/14 Podcast: It is time to put the NCAA tournament behind us and focus on the WNBA Draft

[display_podcast] Congratulations to the Connecticut Huskies on completing the NCAA college basketball season with an amazing 40-0 record. Somehow, when the game was close at halftime, I imagined Stefanie “Big Momma Stef” Dolson (instead of…

San Antonio Stars announce local broadcast schedule

San Antonio Stars announce local broadcast schedule

The San Antonio Stars will broadcast eight games on FOX Sports Southwest (FSSW) during the 2014 season. The local broadcast schedule includes coverage of four home games and four road contests. FOX Sports Southwest’s coverage…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-09-2014

No more pursuit, perfection achieved. UConn defeats Notre Dame 79-58 to finish 40-0 (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/AFkeodcxFE #ncaaw -> RT @wbca1981: UConn received the WBCA Coaches trophy: http://t.co/sfqQcAHR4E -> Lawsuit against UConn's Geno Auriemma dismissed (NY Daily News)…

What do you do when you win a consecutive national championship?

You play cards. Last night after the postgame frenzy on the court from winning back-to-back national championships plus a press conference and a full locker room of media, UConn players relaxed by playing the card…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-08-2014

Odyssey Sims (Baylor) wins 2014 Wade Trophy http://t.co/BIpxWHiNUi #ncaaw -> Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame) receives inaugural Pat Summitt Trophy as the 2014 WBCA NCAA DI Coach of the Year http://t.co/6z6R1F7RlA #ncaaw -> Stefanie Dolson (UConn)…

No more pursuit, perfection achieved. UConn defeats Notre Dame 79-58 in championship to finish 40-0

No more pursuit, perfection achieved. UConn defeats Notre Dame 79-58 in championship to finish 40-0

By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – “President Obama, we’re baaaaaack,” exclaimed Stefanie Dolson, providing an exclamation point to a national championship game that saw her Connecticut Huskies defeat previously unbeaten Notre Dame, 79-58.…

Cindy Brunson on the Final Four and the battle of the undefeateds

Longtime women’s basketball fans who tuned in to ESPN broadcasts over the years are familiar with the face of Cindy Brunson. The former SportsCenter anchor was a frequent studio host of high-profile games and Final…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-07-2014

RT @BrendaVanLengen: I'm in the ESPN Production truck operating the "Super Telestrator" for my 10th NCAA Women's Final Four in a row…. ht… -> Santa Clara names JR Payne head coach http://t.co/kSD7zV1zQ1 #ncaaw -> Catch…

A Special Dishin & Swishin Championship Game Podcast: Lisa Leslie on UConn, Notre Dame and more

. @LisaLeslie with the Cup, signing autographs in Tourney Town! pic.twitter.com/YmM3MxtVke — Capital One Cup (@CapitalOneCup) April 6, 2014 [display_podcast] There is no denying that Lisa Leslie is one of the greatest players in women’s…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-06-2014

Dishin & Swishin Q&A looks at the Class of 2014: UConn's Stefanie Dolson, transformation complete (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/6julODLlPC #ncaaw -> Dishin & Swishin: Breaking down the Final Four w/Doug Bruno, Lindsay Gottlieb & Coquese Washington http://t.co/ir3J40hjO6…

UConn defeats Stanford in Final Four 75-56, sets up showdown vs. undefeated Notre Dame

UConn defeats Stanford in Final Four 75-56, sets up showdown vs. undefeated Notre Dame

NASHVILLE – It was not pretty, it was not dominant. Yet in the end, Geno Auriemma’s Connecticut Huskies persevered, defended, and hit enough shots to defeat a gritty Stanford (33-4) team, 75-56. The Cardinal, led…

Notre Dame advances to championship game, cruises past Maryland 87-61

Notre Dame advances to championship game, cruises past Maryland 87-61

By David Siegel and Cheryl Coward NASHVILLE – Notre Dame’s self-proclaimed status as underdog due to the loss of starting forward and Irish leading rebounder Natalie Achonwa to an ACL injury in the Elite Eight…

UMKC head coach Marsha Frese on supporting her sibling, Maryland’s Brenda Frese, in the Final Four

UMKC head coach Marsha Frese on supporting her sibling, Maryland’s Brenda Frese, in the Final Four

For the majority of the over 300 NCAA Division I coaches, the odds of reaching the Final Four more than once are slim. It is even rarer when two of the coaches in the penultimate…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 04-05-2014

Night night coaches! Go to bed, the weekend awaits! #GamesonGamesonGames #wnit #ncaaw #1HourUntilLastCall -> Runners ready for the Kay Yow run #ncaaw @KayYowFund eaaaarly!!! http://t.co/NIkFKT4X9C -> And they're off! Run 4Kay #ncaaw @KayYowFund http://t.co/vQ8HMLbU9E ->…

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