Seimone Augustus

Jim Souhan: Lynx's skill and pace too much for Griner and Mercury

2013-06-06 21:05:03

MINNEAPOLIS Brittney Griner would have had to dunk about five times to become the story of the game on Thursday night at Target Center. She may have had to dunk about a dozen times to win the game. Faced with a 6-8 rookie known for dunking and collegiate...

Lynx dominates Sun in season opener

2013-06-02 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS It got especially hard the past few days. The Lynx, weeks into camp, were ready, waiting, watching other teams play. They were impatient. "We were like caged animals," Maya Moore said. "Waiting to get unleashed. That, really, is what...

Openly gay player signs with Los Angeles Galaxy

2013-05-25 22:52:00

LOS ANGELES -- Until about a month ago, Robbie Rogers had no interest in being one of the highest-profile openly gay athletes in the world.� �Rogers didn’t want the pressure or attention, and he was weary of soccer itself. After coming out and...

Gay, Lesbian, Does It Really Make A Difference In Recruiting?

2013-05-24 19:43:44

When Brittney Griner, one of the defining players in women's basketball history, came out as gay in April, the sporting world seemed to yawn, offer a collective shrug and forget about it in one news cycle. Nobody cares about women's sports …...

Stallworth Invited to USA Basketball Women's World University Game Team Trials

2013-05-08 12:57:00

Kentucky women’s basketball junior DeNesha Stallworth is one of 31 top student-athletes in the country who have�accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team trials. Trials will take place...

Gay athletes have come out while active or retired

2013-04-30 09:17:00

Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly...

Mathies named finalist for Wooden Award

2013-03-14 11:22:00

The senior is one of 15 finalists for the nation’s best player for the second straight season � LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky senior guard A’dia Mathies has been named one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award for the second...

Mathies, Stallworth, Walker Honored by SEC

2013-03-05 13:09:00

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Three Kentucky women’s basketball players were honored by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday including senior guard A’dia Mathies, who was named the 2013 SEC Co-Player of the Year along with Tennessee’s Meighan...

Northwestern team treated to Target Center trip

2013-01-23 23:44:00

Saturday will be a day that the Northwestern girls’ basketball team won’t soon forget. �The squad found itself center stage during the Minnesota Timberwolves-Houston Rockets professional basketball game at the Target Center in Minneapolis....

WNBA: Minnesota Lynx stars back from London with gold

2012-08-16 01:05:35

MINNEAPOLIS - Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore were back in Target Center after a five-week absence on Wednesday. The first duty was to go through a practice session with Lynx teammates, and the second was to show off some precious metal to...

Seimone Augustus #5 of United States celebrates with teammates after scoring against Australia in the Women's Basketball semifinal on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 9, 2012 in London,

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Sylvia Fowles #13 of United States, Maya Moore #7 of United States and Seimone Augustus #5 of United States talk while playing against Croatia in the first half during Women's Basketball on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Basketball Arena on July 28, 2012 in London, England.

2012-07-28 00:00:00

Seimone Augustus (R) of the USA womens Olympic basketball team vies with Natalie Stafford of Great Britain during their Olympic warm up game against Great Britain at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, north-west England on July 18, 2012.

2012-07-18 00:00:00