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AP Selected Candace Parker Female Athlete of the Year
What a banner year for the WNBA rookie and what a way to cap if off by winning the AP Female Athlete of the Year. This fantastic year began with Parker leading the Tennessee Vols women’s basketball team to a second straight national championship. She was [...]
The starting five (clockwise from Obama, center): Barack Obama, President; Susan Rice, U.N. ambassador; Arne Duncan, education secretary; James Jones, national security adviser; Eric Holder; attorney general. (Doug Griswold / Mercury News illustration)
President-elect Obama, our nation’s First Hoopster
What better way to say that basketball is the best team sport ever than having the President of [...]
Chamique Holdsclaw Returns to the WNBA
One of the most talented players to come out of Tennessee, Chamique Holdsclaw, has returned to the WNBA. After a 2 year hiatus of playing only in the European league, Atlanta has negotiated her trade from Los Angeles to the Dream franchise in exchange for the 13th pick of the [...]
Silver Stars forward Sophia Young just recently launched her official website. Check it out at www.sophiayoung33.com. Learn more about Sophia’s faith, her AMAZING dog Kade, and explore the photo gallery. Her site is updated frequently; bookmark it so you never miss the latest blog entry or new photos.
Also, within the next few weeks Sophia [...]
The WNBA held their draft lottery on Tuesday. The five teams that didn’t qualify for the 2008 season playoffs participated in the lottery (Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, Minnesota and Phoenix). The remaining teams will fall in line with their 2008 overall season record.
Atlanta had the lottery bounce their way and won the first pick for the [...]