Saturday, April 7, 2018
Friday, April 6, 2018
More shifting, more questions
College team news:
Will UConn win another national championship?
Can Ashland's dynasty continue with a new coach?
College player news:
A'ja Wilson has won the John Wooden Award.
Arike Ogunbowale was on the Ellen DeGeneres show today.
Jessica Kovatch of St. Francis broke the DI single-season record for three-point shots this year, with 141.
Green Bay's Allie LeClaire and Jessica Lindstrom are preparing for pro careers.
College coach news:
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame continues to take Nell Fortner everywhere.
Yolett McPhee-McCuin is embracing the challenge of rejuvenating Mississippi basketball.
It will be a task.
Minnesota coach Marlene Stollings interviewed for the Texas Tech job.
Ex-Virginia coach Joanne Boyle and her daughter are preparing for their time in Africa over adoption issues.
Helen Higgs has stepped down from Whitworth College after 24 years.
Way-too-early top 25:
Charlie's got it.
WNBA news:
"She can scare a lot of people": what A'ja Wilson's likely WNBA coach Bill Laimbeer thinks of her.
Players with Oregon ties will be represented in the draft.
Dallas Wings preview.
Washington Mystics preview.
International news:
Nina Davis has found success and peace in her post-Baylor career.
High school news:
MaxPreps final top 25 rankings.
Will UConn win another national championship?
Can Ashland's dynasty continue with a new coach?
College player news:
A'ja Wilson has won the John Wooden Award.
Arike Ogunbowale was on the Ellen DeGeneres show today.
Jessica Kovatch of St. Francis broke the DI single-season record for three-point shots this year, with 141.
Green Bay's Allie LeClaire and Jessica Lindstrom are preparing for pro careers.
College coach news:
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame continues to take Nell Fortner everywhere.
Yolett McPhee-McCuin is embracing the challenge of rejuvenating Mississippi basketball.
It will be a task.
Minnesota coach Marlene Stollings interviewed for the Texas Tech job.
Ex-Virginia coach Joanne Boyle and her daughter are preparing for their time in Africa over adoption issues.
Helen Higgs has stepped down from Whitworth College after 24 years.
Way-too-early top 25:
Charlie's got it.
WNBA news:
"She can scare a lot of people": what A'ja Wilson's likely WNBA coach Bill Laimbeer thinks of her.
Players with Oregon ties will be represented in the draft.
Dallas Wings preview.
Washington Mystics preview.
International news:
Nina Davis has found success and peace in her post-Baylor career.
High school news:
MaxPreps final top 25 rankings.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
The coaching carousel begins with a bang
Final Four:
Around the Rim: Irish eyes are smiling.
Championship referee speaks about the game.
College team news:
Five takeaways from Louisville's successful season.
Nebraska looks to the future after a 20-win season and a return to the NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse's future is bright.
College player news:
UCLA's seniors left a legacy for their teammates.
A'ja Wilson is staying busy.
College coach news:
Pitt has fired coach Suzie McConnell-Serio.
Mickie DeMoss has resigned as assistant coach at LSU.
St. Francis College coach John Thurston is retiring.
Former Gardner-Webb coach Rick Reeves has taken the same job at the University of the Cumberlands.
Texas A&M coach Gary Blair was honored for his military service.
Former San Diego State coach Beth Burns has signed a final settlement with the University, after she won a 3.3 million lawsuit against them.
And rumors are that Marlene Stollings is leaving Minnesota to take the head coaching job at Texas Tech (!!!!!)
WNBA draft:
Ten prospective draftees have been invited to the draft next week.
List of draft prospects.
Mock draft roundup.
Around the Rim: Irish eyes are smiling.
Championship referee speaks about the game.
College team news:
Five takeaways from Louisville's successful season.
Nebraska looks to the future after a 20-win season and a return to the NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse's future is bright.
College player news:
UCLA's seniors left a legacy for their teammates.
A'ja Wilson is staying busy.
College coach news:
Pitt has fired coach Suzie McConnell-Serio.
Mickie DeMoss has resigned as assistant coach at LSU.
St. Francis College coach John Thurston is retiring.
Former Gardner-Webb coach Rick Reeves has taken the same job at the University of the Cumberlands.
Texas A&M coach Gary Blair was honored for his military service.
Former San Diego State coach Beth Burns has signed a final settlement with the University, after she won a 3.3 million lawsuit against them.
And rumors are that Marlene Stollings is leaving Minnesota to take the head coaching job at Texas Tech (!!!!!)
WNBA draft:
Ten prospective draftees have been invited to the draft next week.
List of draft prospects.
Mock draft roundup.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Imani McGee-Stafford Shares the Spilled Contents of her Broken Heart
NOTES IN THE KEY OF HEARTBREAK
We Can Only Love Others as Well as We Love Ourselves
AUSTIN, TEXAS - WNBA Star, Poet, Writer and Mental Health Advocate, Imani McGee-Stafford, adds published author to her burgeoning brand. Notes in The Key of Heartbreak, a book of poems by the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream center standout, is the next chapter in McGee-Stafford’s remarkable journey towards becoming a true renaissance woman.
“We are taught to search for love outside ourselves from a young age. We watch fairytales and romanticize relationships in search of the elusive ‘happily ever after’,” McGee-Stafford writes. “However, growing up, many of us don’t experience healthy, loving relationships so, we are sent into the world stumbling through heartbreaks, simply trying to do our best.”
As a child, McGee-Stafford was molested by a family member and raised in an abusive and negligent environment, spending many of her teen years depressed and suicidal. In 2012, she earned a full scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, where she eventually received the support and mental health services she long needed--support that also ultimately equipped her with enough courage to share her story. “Some of us never do the work to make ourselves whole even though we all know that none of us can give what we don’t have,” said McGee-Stafford, who champions mental health through her speeches in corporations, organizations, and schools around the country.
Seeking the “happily ever after” so many long for, McGee-Stafford met her college sweetheart at age 17. By age 20 they’d gotten married. And by age 23, they were divorced. While McGee-Stafford struggled to reach her potential as a basketball player in an elite program at Texas, she says the lessons of love were perhaps her greatest challenge. “Did we love each other because it looked and felt good?” writes McGee-Stafford, who’s entering her third season in the WNBA. “Or, did we love each other because it’s easier to ignore yourself when someone is standing next to you?”
The collection of poems taps into the tapestry of McGee-Stafford’s pain and experiences, and includes favorites like “Dad Says,” “I Keep Praying That You’ll Love Me,” “It Takes A Special Kind of Woman To Walk Away,” “I’m Deleting Your Pictures Off Social Media Because That’s What People Do In Breakups,” and “I Wonder What You Say About Me When They Ask About Us.”
And the beat goes on
The game:
The Final Four shows the progress of women's basketball.
College conference news:
The Ivy League will enhance their exposure with a long-term ESPN agreement.
Gonzaga will stay in the WCC.
College team news:
Why Notre Dame can repeat as national champions.
Nine games that defined UConn's season.
What Mississippi State fans have to look forward to next season.
Yale posted the most wins in program history this year.
College player news:
Western Kentucky's Tashia Brown is training for a possible pro career.
Northern Colorado's Ali Meyer has overcome plenty of adversity.
The parents of the NCCU players whose scholarships weren't renewed plan to file a lawsuit.
College coach news:
Ole Miss has hired Yolett McPhee-McCuin as its next head coach.
Melissa Kolbe has followed Michelle Clark-Heard to Cincinnati and will be assistant coach there.
Ashland associate head coach Kari Pickens has been elevated to head coach.
Bowling Green has hit a home run by hiring Robyn Fralick.
NAIA news:
The NAIA will vote on the number of divisions they'll have.
Herstory of the game:
Hoops and handbags: A "pretty epic" Auburn family story.
WNBA news:
League coaches and GMs tab A'ja Wilson as the first pick in the draft.
WNBA free agency winners and losers.
USA Basketball news:
U17 coaches Vanessa Nygaard, Carla Berube and Steve Gomez will return to lead the team this summer.
The Final Four shows the progress of women's basketball.
College conference news:
The Ivy League will enhance their exposure with a long-term ESPN agreement.
Gonzaga will stay in the WCC.
College team news:
Why Notre Dame can repeat as national champions.
Nine games that defined UConn's season.
What Mississippi State fans have to look forward to next season.
Yale posted the most wins in program history this year.
College player news:
Western Kentucky's Tashia Brown is training for a possible pro career.
Northern Colorado's Ali Meyer has overcome plenty of adversity.
The parents of the NCCU players whose scholarships weren't renewed plan to file a lawsuit.
College coach news:
Ole Miss has hired Yolett McPhee-McCuin as its next head coach.
Melissa Kolbe has followed Michelle Clark-Heard to Cincinnati and will be assistant coach there.
Ashland associate head coach Kari Pickens has been elevated to head coach.
Bowling Green has hit a home run by hiring Robyn Fralick.
NAIA news:
The NAIA will vote on the number of divisions they'll have.
Herstory of the game:
Hoops and handbags: A "pretty epic" Auburn family story.
WNBA news:
League coaches and GMs tab A'ja Wilson as the first pick in the draft.
WNBA free agency winners and losers.
USA Basketball news:
U17 coaches Vanessa Nygaard, Carla Berube and Steve Gomez will return to lead the team this summer.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Settling down
The game:
The more women's sports are covered, the more popular they will be.
Final Four:
The Final Four caused a blessed hangover.
Meet Arike Ogunbowale.
Rob Knox's Final Four retrospective.
Told ya:
I mentioned this on twitter twice this season and got a bit of resistance both times, but ESPN agrees with me: playing in the AAC hurts UConn in the postseason.
College team news:
The Irish are on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Notre Dame's 2001 championship team finally has company.
Reality bites UConn and coach Geno Auriemma.
College player news:
South Carolina's Alexis Jennings opted to stay and not enter the draft, as did Bianca Cuevas-Moore.
At least seven of the NCCU scholarships revoked last week will be reinstated.
Three are transferring from Vanderbilt.
Five are leaving Colorado State.
It's being reported that Sierra Campisano is transferring from Oregon.
Three are leaving Montana State.
College coach news:
Robyn Fralick is the new coach at Bowling Green. Her record at Ashland is 104-3.
The new coach at UIC is Tasha Pointer.
Gardner-Webb coach Rick Reeves is retiring.
WNBA news:
Victoria Vivians has her sights set on the draft.
Chicago Sky draft preview.
Seattle Storm draft preview.
Elizabeth Williams has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Atlanta Dream.
The more women's sports are covered, the more popular they will be.
Final Four:
The Final Four caused a blessed hangover.
Meet Arike Ogunbowale.
Rob Knox's Final Four retrospective.
Told ya:
I mentioned this on twitter twice this season and got a bit of resistance both times, but ESPN agrees with me: playing in the AAC hurts UConn in the postseason.
College team news:
The Irish are on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Notre Dame's 2001 championship team finally has company.
Reality bites UConn and coach Geno Auriemma.
College player news:
South Carolina's Alexis Jennings opted to stay and not enter the draft, as did Bianca Cuevas-Moore.
At least seven of the NCCU scholarships revoked last week will be reinstated.
Three are transferring from Vanderbilt.
Five are leaving Colorado State.
It's being reported that Sierra Campisano is transferring from Oregon.
Three are leaving Montana State.
College coach news:
Robyn Fralick is the new coach at Bowling Green. Her record at Ashland is 104-3.
The new coach at UIC is Tasha Pointer.
Gardner-Webb coach Rick Reeves is retiring.
WNBA news:
Victoria Vivians has her sights set on the draft.
Chicago Sky draft preview.
Seattle Storm draft preview.
Elizabeth Williams has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Atlanta Dream.
Monday, April 2, 2018
The day after
Final Four:
Yes, it was the best ever.
Columbus garnered praise for its hosting job.
Family for all teams, in pictures.
Arike Ogunbowale put an unforgettable stamp on the Final Four.
Who is Ogunbowale?
From Nebraska to Notre Dame, Jessica Shepard saw her title dreams come true.
Notre Dame arrived home to a celebration today.
Today's Final Four is a far cry from that of yesteryear.
College team news:
What to expect from Mississippi State next season.
The Bulldogs got a warm welcome home today.
Mississippi State looks to be resilient after a second straight title loss.
The Bulldogs had an impact on fans.
It's not too early for Notre Dame fans to dream about next year.
Idaho State is the most-improved field goal shooting team of the year.
College player news:
Azura Stevens will skip her final year at UConn to enter the WNBA draft.
Texas A&M's Anriel Howard may transfer.
Forgot to post this the other day: Roshunda Johnson balances motherhood and being a student-athlete.
College coach news:
Muffet McGraw was noncommittal when asked if Notre Dame would visit the White House, if invited.
Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale on women's basketball: "It’s a mistake to try to be like the men."
New UMaine men's assistant coach Edniesha Curry isn't motivated by her trailblazing status.
Vermont is investigating the verbal conduct of coach Chris Day.
USA Today coaches poll:
The final poll of the season.
WNBA news:
The W breaks down team needs 10 days before the draft.
Aces preview.
Fever preview.
Yes, it was the best ever.
Columbus garnered praise for its hosting job.
Family for all teams, in pictures.
Arike Ogunbowale put an unforgettable stamp on the Final Four.
Who is Ogunbowale?
From Nebraska to Notre Dame, Jessica Shepard saw her title dreams come true.
Notre Dame arrived home to a celebration today.
Today's Final Four is a far cry from that of yesteryear.
College team news:
What to expect from Mississippi State next season.
The Bulldogs got a warm welcome home today.
Mississippi State looks to be resilient after a second straight title loss.
The Bulldogs had an impact on fans.
It's not too early for Notre Dame fans to dream about next year.
Idaho State is the most-improved field goal shooting team of the year.
College player news:
Azura Stevens will skip her final year at UConn to enter the WNBA draft.
Texas A&M's Anriel Howard may transfer.
Forgot to post this the other day: Roshunda Johnson balances motherhood and being a student-athlete.
College coach news:
Muffet McGraw was noncommittal when asked if Notre Dame would visit the White House, if invited.
Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale on women's basketball: "It’s a mistake to try to be like the men."
New UMaine men's assistant coach Edniesha Curry isn't motivated by her trailblazing status.
Vermont is investigating the verbal conduct of coach Chris Day.
USA Today coaches poll:
The final poll of the season.
WNBA news:
The W breaks down team needs 10 days before the draft.
Aces preview.
Fever preview.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
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