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Shalee Lehning at Hoops for Hope
6 Nov 2009, 4:50 pm |
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What happened at “Tweet – Blowing the Whistle on Social Media”?
6 Nov 2009, 4:28 pm |
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Maria Jose Martinez Sanches reach Bali semifinals after beating Samantha Stosur
6 Nov 2009, 4:13 pm |
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Inspiration and feeling blessed
6 Nov 2009, 3:01 pm |
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I'm coming out
6 Nov 2009, 4:01 pm |
Generally speaking, exhibition games for Division I basketball teams give coaches the opportunity to tune up for the regular season. Their opponents, usually in-state Division II schools, benefit from the on-court experience of playing in big arenas against more talented teams.“Exhibitions are ju...
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<p> "I was really pleased with our bench -- they just had nice contributions," said Seattle University coach Joan Bonvicini (right) of her team's 70-44 victory against Saint Martin's last night. The Redhawks' bench scored 15 points during a game-deciding 17-0 run. <em>...
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Watch this interview with a local reporter (Jared Lloyd/Desert News) who covered this match. He points out that the "refs allowed" for a "physical game" - and offers a well informed perspective on the tone of the game (explaining New Mexico's use of a physical style of play to break ...
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And this, my friends, is why boxers wear gloves. That one dude’s arm is soooo gonna be sore. I also don’t recommend fighting on the stairs. (Special thanks to @brauhze for finding this and thinking of me.) Related posts:Flight Fight SportsFight tradingWhat Mayweather’s Fight Really Means
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Italy win Fed Cup after taking 3-0 lead over U.SItaly won the Fed Cup 2009 title after Flavia Pennetta defeated Melanie Oudin 7-5 6-2 to give the locals a 3-0 lead over USA“It’s incredible, the girls have rewritten the history of Italian tennis,” captain Corrado Barazzutti said.Pennetta gave Ital...
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Imagine that you're sitting at home and you're stuck watching School of Rock for the ninth time because you were channel-surfing and happened to wipe out on the Jack Black Channel. Half-asleep, you are unaware that your favorite school is playing a great women's basketball game on higher-level c...
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Assuming the main card runs short and CBS airs it, we’ll get to watch Roxanne Modafferi fight Marloes Coenen live at 9 pm on the East coast (delayed for the Pacific coast, who will probably see it sooner on YouTube) on CBS.com.Roxanne Modafferi is my favorite to win, although a little par...
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vs. Nov. 7, 2009 7 p.m. CT Waco, Texas Live Stats: BaylorBears.comWaco, Texas — Baylor meets Incarnate Word for the first time in its second and final exhibition game of the season. The Lady Bears beat Division II St. Edwards 97-43 on Tuesday.The Incarnate Word Cardinals (Sa...
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Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai to meet at the final in BaliMarion Bartoli beat Kimiko Date Krumm 6-1 6-3 to reach the final at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali.Bartoli will play against Aravane Rezai who defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-2 6-3.Bartoli came out all guns...
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Now that fall is on its way, the fresh summer bounty is dwindling down; but the truth is your diet doesn’t have to hibernate for the winter. You can get lots of great foods in the canned and frozen food aisles that are full of nutrition at a price that will have you dancing to the cash register. ...
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Game thread: No. 16 Seattle Pacific at Washington (Seattle Times) http://j.mp/1Auz4y #ncaaw 08:30:05NC State: Pack women regroup (NewsObserver.com) http://j.mp/4ixjwj #ncaaw 09:00:21Michigan State: Women's basketball defeats Wayne State 79-47 in exhibition http://j.mp/2AITH3 #ncaa...
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A new do for Lehning?Shalee Lehning was one of several current and former WNBA players who took part in the Hoops for Hope Game in Ashland, Kansas. The event was scheduled to provide a digital mammogram machine to Ashland in order to provide better protective care for the citizens of five small ...
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Last night I attended Alex Kotler’s Football Partnerships panel, “Tweet: Blowing the Whistle on Social Media.” Greg Lalas, Chris Schlosser, Chris Toy and myself were the panelists, and there were some seriously smart people in the room, all with incredible perspectives. It was humbling and insig...
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Maria Jose Martinez Sanches reach Bali semifinals after beating Samantha StosurMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset Samantha Stosur 7-6 7-5 and reached the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali.Stosur broke Venus Williams’ record of the fast serve after hitting a 208kph...
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Shalee Lehning at Hoops for Hope
A new do for Lehning?Shalee Lehning was one of several current and former WNBA players who took part in the Hoops for Hope Game in Ashland, Kansas. The event was scheduled to provide a digital mammogram machine to Ashland in order to provide better protective care for the citizens of five small ...
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A new do for Lehning?Shalee Lehning was one of several current and former WNBA players who took part in the Hoops for Hope Game in Ashland, Kansas. The event was scheduled to provide a digital mammogram machine to Ashland in order to provide better protective care for the citizens of five small ...
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womentalksports: What happened at “Tweet – Blowing the Whistle on Social Media”? http://tinyurl.com/y964clv #women #sports
womentalksports: What happened at “Tweet – Blowing the Whistle on Social Media”? http://tinyurl.com/y964clv #women #sports
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womentalksports: What happened at “Tweet – Blowing the Whistle on Social Media”? http://tinyurl.com/y964clv #women #sports
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With the introduction of lists in twitter, we have been working hard to make lists so that it is easy for you all to follow sports that you are interseted in. We also have a Pro Athletes list, which I have been meticulously adding athletes to. The huge upside is that I have been introducted to so...
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’Soccer can be a tough game and it appears that's especially true in the Mountain West Conference. Footage of the conference semifinal game in Provo, Utah – where BYU beat New Mexico 1-0 – has been making the rounds and not for all the right reasons.Why is it that the only times women’s sports m...
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Gonzaga is already gearing up for its back-to-back home games against Pac-10 opponents USC (Nov. 19) and Washington (Nov. 22), but first is an exhibition opener against Warner Pacific tonight. Tip-off is 6 p.m. at McCarthey Athletic Center.The Zags, which advanced to the second-ro...
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The PLAYBOOKThe Playbook is an occasional series on University of Rhode Island Women’s Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program. Check out previous installments here and here.By Laura PappanoIt’s starting. New uniforms are arriving. Coaches of othe...
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Fed Cup Final: Alexa Glatch to open against Flavia Pennetta Alexa Glatch will face Flavia Pennetta in the first match of the Fed Cup final in Italy on Saturday.Glatch beat Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 in their only previous meeting in the first round of the 2009 French Open.“I’ve played her once before, it ...
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Yanina Wickmayer withdraws in Bali after year suspensionYanina Wickmayer, who yesterday received a 1 year suspension from professional tennis, voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali.Wickmayer was suspended by a Belgian Tribunal for failing to repor...
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Serena Williams chosen one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the YearSerena Williams was chosen as one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year.According Billie Jean King, who was chosen Woman of the Year in 2006, Serena Williams is a Woman of the Year because: “When most people would falter, she is ...
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The WNBA Draft lottery for 2010 was held today and the Minnesota Lynx have won the #1 draft pick...however, in a strange turn of events, it wasn't Minnesota's #1 pick, but New York's.Both Minnesota and New York had finished among the bottom five teams in the WNBA and each team was eligible for a ...
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The best way to beat jet lag.Before I write anything about the Krakow-Pécs game, I have to write about Iziane Castro Marques.My understanding is that Castro Marques arrived in Krakow on Tuesday. Supposedly, the plane trip from where she lives in Brazil all the way to Krakow, Poland took about 18...
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Coaches Corner: Encouraging the pursuit of dreams
Helping people pursue their dreams is what I think a big part of coaching needs to be about -- not just the dreams of playing basketball on the next level but of acquiring an education, giving back to a community, growing towards being a contributing part of society in a meaningful way. Below is ...
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Helping people pursue their dreams is what I think a big part of coaching needs to be about -- not just the dreams of playing basketball on the next level but of acquiring an education, giving back to a community, growing towards being a contributing part of society in a meaningful way. Below is ...
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womentalksports: Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award names 2009-10 basketball candidates http://tinyurl.com/ydmnqn8 #women #sports
womentalksports: Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award names 2009-10 basketball candidates http://tinyurl.com/ydmnqn8 #women #sports
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womentalksports: Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award names 2009-10 basketball candidates http://tinyurl.com/ydmnqn8 #women #sports
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Yanina Wickmayer susp for one year ended by Belgian Anti-Doping TribunalAt the begging of October we learnt that Yanina Wickmayer needed to face a Belgian Tribunal and today we have the results.Yanina Wickmayer has been suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal for allegedly failin...
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A few have asked, so here's a look at Washington coach Tia Jackson's verbal commitments from ESPN's HoopGurlz site. Jackson has six scholarships to offer for the Class of 2010, but has three so far in Snohomish F Marjie Heard, G Ashley Moore of Vallejo, Calif., and Auburn Riverside PG Mercedes We...
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OK, so this is really coming from the Twitter file, but I'm not alone in pondering the question: Is Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman taking too many hits?It seems since former Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer left the WNBA to ultimately accept an assistant coaching position with the Minnesota Timbe...
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Melanie Oudin wins Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart AwardMelanie Oudin was honored with the inaugural Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award.Oudin, was presented with the Award by Francesco Ricci Bitti, ITF President, ahead of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Italy and USA, being staged in Reggio...
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