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CIF Southern Section announces its 100 greatest athletes

2013-04-15 13:12:24

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Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne are picked 1-2 in WNBA draft

2013-04-16 08:06:00

Baylor's Brittney Griner, Delaware's Elena Delle Donne and Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins were the top three picks in Monday night's WNBA draft. No surprises there, but still plenty of excitement among the players, the teams that selected them and the...

Chicago Sky give Prince multi-year extension

2013-05-17 13:41:00

Chicago Sky standout guard Epiphanny Prince received a multi-year contract extension, head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman announced Friday in a press release. The terms of the contract were not yet disclosed, per team policy. Last season,...

Sun GM Chris Sienko Excited About New Role

2013-05-09 13:12:24

Chris Sienko has been as much a part of professional women's basketball in Connecticut as the multicolored ball. He was a founding executive of the ABL's New England Blizzard two decades ago. But his experience, most recently over the past decade as...

UK Hoops Signee Harper Invited to U19 World Championship Team Trials

2013-05-07 10:53:00

Kentucky women’s basketball signee Linnae (La-NAY) Harper is one of 34 top athletes in the country age 19-years-old or� younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1994), who have accepted�invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World...

Newport Harbor Big 3 on CIF Southern Section 100 list

2013-04-16 23:38:00

The Bird. Turtle. The Backstroke King. They are known as three of Newport Harbor High's greatest athletes. Newport Harbor's "Big Three" can also be known as among the best in CIF Southern Section history. George Yardley (basketball), Misty May-Treanor...

Chambers picked in second round of WNBA Draft

2013-04-15 18:49:00

Kansas State's Brittany Chambers was taken by the Los Angeles Sparks with the 22nd overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft.� Here is the full release from Kansas State on Chambers being drafted: Kansas State guard Brittany Chambers was selected with the...

UConn's Greatness Arrives Earlier Than Expected

2013-04-09 21:38:00

NEW ORLEANS — We heard greatness was coming, as sure as the distant whistle of an oncoming train. As sure as Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore, we all knew it was coming. We just didn't know exactly when. Today, we do. Greatness arrived in the City...

UConn women win 8th title in rout of Louisville

2013-04-10 14:24:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — His eighth national championship in hand, Geno Auriemma wanted to savor the moment and not talk about a dynasty just yet. He had just tied Pat Summitt for the most titles in in NCAA history and wasn't ready to discuss a repeat....

After Slump, UConn's Breanna Stewart Heads To Final Four On A Roll

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine the outline of the prototypical female athlete. Notice the musculature in the legs, upper body and shoulders, how the frame flows in sync when she runs and jumps. Now open your eyes. Look at Breanna Stewart. "I...

Short Refresher On The UConn Vs. Notre Dame Women's Basketball Rivalry

2013-04-04 18:19:19

If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the UConn-Notre Dame rivalry, now tops in the world of women's college basketball, you still might want to take this short refresher course on their history before Sunday's national semifinal game...

Final Chance: Can UConn Get Past Notre Dame?

2013-04-04 15:14:00

The UConn women's basketball series with Notre Dame this year has raised Husky frustration to an art form. Three times the Huskies had a great chance — or several great chances — and three times the Fighting Irish fended them off, once by a...

Key dates: July 28, U.S. opener against Croatia; Aug. 9, semifinals; Aug. 11, medal games Venue: Olympic Park Basketball Arena (pool play, quarterfinals); North Greenwich Arena (semifinals, finals) Big story: It will be stunning if Team USA doesn't win a fifth consecutive gold. The U.S.

2012-07-14 00:00:00