Followers of women's college basketball (and I consider myself one) know that often, superstar players swing titles. That's why Baylor's Brittney Griner is going to receive truckloads of speculation , why Candace Parker won her fame as the difference-maker for Tennessee two years ago, and why UConn's Geno Auriemma could utter "We have Diana (Taurasi) and you don't" and usher a phrase into...
More photos » Jared Dudley demonstrates how he and his bench-mates held down the Boston Celtics. (Photo by Max Simbron) Browse more photos » The play of the Suns bench in this win can not be overstated. While Rasheed Wallace and his Vitiligo spot was going 0'fer six behind the arc and Goran Dragic was running Eddie House of the line and forcing him to do something he doesn't like to do...
Since his days at Inglewood (Calif.) High, Paul Pierce spent his summers playing pickup basketball against NBA players. He was a mainstay at the famed summer runs at UCLA...
And now, playing Power Forward for your Boston Celtics..... # 13, Shelden Williams !!! by DerrenMatts Once regarded as one of the premier big men in all of college basketball, Williams is now probably known more for being married to the uber talented and beautiful Candace Parker (I wonder who wins when they play 1 on 1 in their backyard'). His days of being a force in the paint at Duke seem so distant...
by Michelle Smith Filed under: WNBA , USA Basketball Camp Geno breaks today. The current incarnation of the U.S. women's national team, coached by Geno Auriemma, leaves today for Ekaterinburg, Russia to take on a group of club teams in an invitational tournament. Following six days of training camp in Washington, the 13-player roster was selected for Monday's flight. It includes 2008 Olympians Sue...
Many things change when a baby comes in the family . There are mothers who give up their career to devote themselves to the family and mothers who come back victorious, showing to the whole world you can have both: career and a loving family. Around us are many mothers who teach us that family life doesn’t mean ending a career. From millions of such great women, I’ll present you nine of
Quick hits on fringe sports? Why not? It's better than chasing Tebow's ambulance. Neither Predator Nor Prey. Kenny Perry fired a 64 to take a two-shot edge over Tiger Woods on Saturday at the Tour Championship, but it's Woods who controls his fate. For Perry to win the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize, he must win and hope Tiger falls into a tie for third or worse. Given that Tiger's Saturday 69...
I said before the playoffs started that Candace Parker could carry her team. Parker had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Lisa Leslie scored 20 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks forced a deciding third game of the Western Conference finals with an 87-76 victory over the Phoenix Mercury. Tamika Catchings had 22 points and the Indiana [...]
Tamika Catchings scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever avoided elimination with a 79-75 win over the Detroit Shock in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night.
p>LOS ANGELES(AP) Diana Taurasi made herself at home on the road, burying shot after shot against the Los Angeles Sparks and even shaking hands with Magic Johnson in the fourth quarter.<p>Taurasi scored 28 points before fouling out and the Phoenix Mercury hit 14 3-pointers to win 103-94 Wednesday night in Game 1 of the WNBA Western Conference finals.<p>Playing the fourth quarter with...
As working moms playing gold-medal-worthy competitive beach volleyball in bitsy bikinis, Treanor-May and Walsh may just be giving the rest of us a little more room to move.
Many things change when a baby comes in the family . There are mothers who give up their career to devote themselves to the family and mothers who come back victorious, showing to the whole world you can have both: career and a loving family. Around us are many mothers who teach us that family life doesn’t mean ending a career. From millions of such great women, I’ll present you nine of them.
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