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Cheryl Coward

Report: College athletes with scholarships live in poverty

A report from the National College Players Association called “The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sport” examines the costs of student-athlete expenses with the salaries of coaches and athletic administrators. The NCPA and…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-13

Connecticut Sun beat New York Liberty 69-63 in regular season finale (courant.com) http://t.co/O1hsy8k #wnba # Sun getting ready for the playoffs (theday.com) http://t.co/AczowFr #wnba # Playing the Dream becomes a nightmare for Fever (indystar.com) http://t.co/JhiMJEP…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-12

Tayshana Murphy (New York City) was 18. Hoopgurlz profile: http://t.co/bD6FRA1 # Silver Stars come alive in second half, pop Mystics (mysanantonio.com) http://t.co/rchKFSP #wnba # Vandersloot coming home to Seattle (kitsapsun.com) http://t.co/zA302Hv #wnba # Indiana Fever:…

R.I.P. Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy

Tayshana “Chicken” Murphy, an 18-year-old prep star from New York City died Sunday morning from a gunshot wound to the head according to news reports. Her family told the New York Daily News that it…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-09-11

Silver Stars fall to Storm. Playoff trip rests on Tuesday's game at Los Angeles (mysa.com) http://t.co/nOeyLtL #wnba # Mercury clinch playoff spot with win over Sparks (azcentral.com) http://t.co/UZ7bO6P #wnba # Sun, a half-game out of…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-11

Liberty coach Whisenant believes team's defense gives it a chance to do well in playoffs (nj.com) http://t.co/A3mtGW9 #wnba # Smith helps Storm clinch No. 2 seed, home-court edge over Phoenix (seattletimes.com) http://t.co/nfMKfKb #wnba # Sheryl…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-10

Lynx: An MVP kind of a night for Whalen in win over Sky (startribune.com) http://t.co/wXae2g8 #wnba # Lynx backup center Jessica Adair was unsure a year ago if she had the skills to play in…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-09

WNBA reviews Connecticut Sun's game against Indiana Fever and revises stats, no triple-double for Tina Charles http://t.co/BuI6ZWI #wnba # A magical season for Lynx so far (startribune.com) http://t.co/iqZj7wf #wnba # WNBA-worst Tulsa Shock paying for…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-08

McCoughtry's 35 points help Dream move into 3rd in the East with 85-74 victory over the Sun (ajc.com) http://t.co/beN1B9x # Playoff contenders set, Silver Stars clinch berth (hoopfeed.com) http://t.co/YfOkJbv #wnba # Fever's Catchings, as usual,…

Playoff contenders set, Silver Stars clinch berth

Last night’s game between San Antonio and Los Angeles determined what team would fill the last slot in the field of eight for the 2011 WNBA Playoffs. Los Angeles hosted the Silver Stars and needed…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-07

Attorney assigned, no bond set in Starquineshia Palmer case, charged with killing FAMU's Shannon Washington http://t.co/AzRLhjd #ncaaw # Notre Dame coach McGraw recalls her close call on Sept. 11 (usatoday.com) http://t.co/FqAEUJ8 #ncaaw # New York…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-06

Dream shakes off slow start against Shock to clinch playoff berth (ajc.com) http://t.co/CkrE8aq #wnba # Maya Moore scores 19 points to lead Lynx to 86-68 victory over Liberty (nj.com) http://t.co/TZHwQKO #wnba # Mystics vs. Sun:…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-05

Silver Stars fall to Storm. Playoff trip rests on Tuesday's game at Los Angeles (mysa.com) http://t.co/nOeyLtL #wnba # Mercury clinch playoff spot with win over Sparks (azcentral.com) http://t.co/UZ7bO6P #wnba # Sun, a half-game out of…

FAMU player stabbed and killed, schools mourns loss of Shannon Washington

Florida A&M women’s basketball player Shannon Washington was stabbed and killed early Saturday morning according to the university. Police have a suspect in custody, Starquineshia Palmer, 20. Palmer was charged with first-degree murder. She was…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-09-04

Atlanta is thorn in Indiana's side (indystar.com) http://t.co/ooDpPqG #wnba # Sun avoid Hurricane Irene, play for postseason berth (norwichbulletin.com) http://t.co/h8APKqN #wnba # Best WNBA record this season within reach of Lynx (startribune.com) http://t.co/CdXIgxP #wnba #…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-04

Price, McCoughtry pace Dream in 95-73 win over Mystics, move Atlanta within win of playoffs (washingtonpost.com) http://t.co/PasVQMS #wnba # Tina Charles becomes first Sun player to earn a triple-double (courant.com) http://t.co/LeMG8s5 #wnba # Sun rout…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-03

Mystics vs. Dream: Monique Currie returns from ACL injury in victory (washingtonpost.com) http://t.co/WdKbcUy #wnba # Silver Stars make it two in a row (mysa.com) http://t.co/RrVX4wJ #wnba # Back-to-back road games will be a test for…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-02

WNBA viewership up on ESPN http://t.co/1lPQ9au #wnba # Dishin & Swishin 8/31/11 Podcast – Sharpshooters present & past: Katie Smith & Crystal Robinson (hoopfeed.com) http://t.co/r6OeDEM #wnba # Minnesota Lynx Sign All-Star Forward Rebekkah Brunson to…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-01

Maryland: Brenda Frese receives multi-year extension, through 2017 http://t.co/g1L0gwA #ncaaw # NCAA accepts IUPUI's self-imposed penalties on women's basketball program (indystar.com) hpfd.tk/oDXD29 #ncaaw # More siblings commit to Missouri (columbiatribune.com) http://t.co/V3tHKOl #ncaaw # Summitt and…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-08-31

IUPUI women’s basketball program admits NCAA violations (indystar.com) http://t.co/UoWLXlw #ncaaw # Storm's Ashley Robinson talks about her chances of winning WNBA's most improved player award (seattletimes.com) http://t.co/f5Xexfv #wnba # Results-oriented Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve taking…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-08-30

Silver Stars lose sixth straight, fall to Lynx (mysanantonio.com) http://t.co/bGnXOZS #wnba # Shock notebook: Rookie ailments (tulsaworld.com) http://t.co/Nqwh17n #wnba # Whalen deserves look for MVP, but probably is longshot (startribune.com) http://t.co/TCF0RaQ #wnba # Bird's free…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-08-29

Atlanta is thorn in Indiana's side (indystar.com) http://t.co/ooDpPqG #wnba # Sun avoid Hurricane Irene, play for postseason berth (norwichbulletin.com) http://t.co/h8APKqN #wnba # Best WNBA record this season within reach of Lynx (startribune.com) http://t.co/CdXIgxP #wnba #…

Hoopfeed Twitter Weekly Digest for week ending 2011-08-28

Countdown to the playoffs: Minnesota clinches its 1st playoff berth since 2004. Saturday's results: http://t.co/3PsaPwl #wnba # Late free throws and controversial call sinks Washington (washingtonpost.com) http://t.co/N7EHMxO #wnba # Lynx clinch playoff berth (startribune.com) http://t.co/oQuQOYJ…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-08-28

Candace Parker (@candace_parker) pledges to continue fundraising effort to help fight Alzheimer’s (hoopfeed.com) http://t.co/gKY1AUu #wnba # Lawson rallies Sun past Mercury (theday.com) http://t.co/5z3lCXF #wnba # Lawson excels with Summitt in mind (courant.com) http://t.co/EpRYzC4 #wnba #…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-08-27

Storm hands Shock 20th consecutive defeat, 74-57 (seattletimes.com) http://t.co/Z974f51 #wnba # Game thread: Tulsa at Seattle (seattletimes.com) http://t.co/xLTFFzt #wnba # After three-fourths of the WNBA season why Indiana’s Lin Dunn is coach of the year…

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