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The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
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...
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No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Deadspin The irreverent sports blog broke this story about the drive-by murder earlier this week of a billionaire Russian oligarch sports team owner. If future Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov ever invites you to watch a game in the owner's box, don't accept. Not only will you be stuck watching the Nets, there's a decent chance you'll be caught up in an assassination attempt. Shabtai Kalmanovich, one...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MOSCOW -- Of all the strange, colorful and often dangerous characters that traversed Russia's turbulent transition to a market economy in the 1990s, few had a more extraordinary biography than Shabtai von Kalmanovic, a real-life International Man of Mystery who bankrolled the most expensive women's basketball roster in the world.
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The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
by Michelle Smith Filed under: WNBA When Spartak owner Shabtai von Kalmanovic was murdered in Moscow on Monday, the women's basketball world was rocked. Kalmanonic put together a powerhouse team in Russia with Diana Taurasi , Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson. He showered his players with huge paychecks and opulent accommodations, and he raised the standard for top U.S. players overseas. And he won championships....
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Bob Lazzari On Sports (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The "Unwatchable NBA" Update (yes--sadly, this feature returns, folks): In a game played in Boston last week, the Celtics annihilated the Bobcats 92-59 ; Charlotte was 0-for-10 from 3-point range, had just 10 assists AS A TEAM, and shot a pitiful 52% from the free-throw line on 13-for-25 shooting. Geez, and I used to think that hippopotamuses, slugs, and Chihuahuas were ugly..........TRIVIA...
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Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
“You expect flamboyant wastefulness and outrageously shitty taste from Russian oligarchs,” wrote David Roth in this very space in March of 2008, “but Shabtai von Kalmanovic isn’t about show horses or dipping random things around his house in platinum or competitive jet-sailing or whatever it is that tacky ultra-billionaires do. He is more of [...]
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A Russian tycoon who organized a Michael Jackson concert in Moscow, was once jailed for spying in Israel and hired U.S. women basketball stars to compete in his homeland was slain Monday by gunmen in the capital, the Vesti television news program reported.
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Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
From the ( soon to be no longer?) honorably mentioned Pilypaitis: Love to trade places for a day with: Tiger Woods to see how he prepares for a competition Talent I'd most like to have: Be able to sing Favorite athlete to watch: Diana Taurasi
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Golf and rugby were reinstated for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics after a vote by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen. Also, Jacques Rogge, 67, easily won re-election...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The Phoenix Mercury are WNBA champions for the second time in three seasons, leaning on their 'big three' to pull out a 94-86 victory over the tenacious Indiana Fever in the deciding Game 5 Friday night.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The Phoenix Mercury is the WNBA champion for the second time in three seasons, leaning on its big three in pulling out a 94-86 victory over the Indiana Fever in the deciding game five Friday night in Phoenix. League and finals MVP<strong> Diana Taurasi</strong> scored 26 points, <strong>Cappie Pondexter</strong> had 24, and <strong>Penny Taylor</strong> sank two...
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Indy Star (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
So, Tamika Catchings, what would you think about shades and a stogie? Someone on the Indiana Fever needs to do her best Michael Jordan impersonation ahead of tonight's decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points and the visiting Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 90-77 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night to avoid elimination. Penny Taylor added 17 points for the Mercury. Diana Taurasi and Tangela Smith each scored 16...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
The son of former Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday for an on-ice beating that sparked a nationwide debate in Canada about violence in hockey.
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