Stefanie Gilbreath to use her final year of eligibility at New Mexico State, with Mark Trakh

Stefanie Gilbreath, the Texas native embattled by ACL tears while at USC, will use up her final year of eligibility next year at New Mexico State. There, she will play for Coach Mark Trakh, who recruited her to USC. Trakh resigned in 2009.

Despite being listed as a junior on the roster, Gilbreath was honored as a senior this past February, both on programs and in the "senior day" presentation. I tweeted her a short time ago asking why this was so, but she declined to answer the question.

ESPN offers extensive lineup of women in sports on Title IX anniversary

Check out this fat, fat lineup for June 23:

Time (ET) Show Network

8 a.m. 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinal: Connecticut vs. Notre Dame (reair) ESPNU

Her Story: Ten Times Over ESPN Classic

8:30 a.m. SportsCentury: Nancy Lopez ESPN Classic

9 a.m. SportsCentury: Babe Didrikson Zaharias ESPN Classic

9:30 a.m. Basketball: Tennessee vs. Texas (2002-03) LHN

10 a.m. 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinal: Stanford vs. Baylor (reair) ESPNU
Schaap One on One: Jackie Joyner-Kersee ESPN Classic
AAU Girls’ National Volleyball Championship ESPN3

10:30 a.m. SportsCentury: Florence Griffith-Joyner ESPN Classic

11 a.m. SportsCentury: Zina Garrison ESPN Classic

11:30 a.m. SportsCentury: Steffi Graf ESPN Classic

Basketball: Purdue vs. Texas (2006-07) LHN

Noon Sporting Chance presented by Northwestern Mutual ESPN2

12:30 p.m. WNBA Game: Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx ESPN / ESPN3

SportsCentury: Mia Hamm ESPN Classic

1 p.m. E:60 Women’s Special ESPN2

Sporting Chance presented by Northwestern Mutual ESPNU

National Pro Fastpitch: Florida at Carolina (Charlotte) ESPN3

Basketball: Oklahoma vs. Texas (2006-07) LHN

1:30 p.m. Heart of the Game ESPN Classic

AAU Girls’ National Volleyball Championship ESPN3

2 p.m. SEC Storied: Lolo Jones ESPNU

3 p.m. NASCAR Countdown ESPN

Honda Sports Award (ESPN’s Los Angeles Production Center) ESPNU / ESPN3

Softball: Oklahoma vs. Texas (2003) LHN

3:30 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide: Road America 200 (Elkhart Lake, Wis.) ESPN

SportsCentury: Chris Evert ESPN Classic

AAU Girls’ National Volleyball Championship ESPN3

4 p.m. SEC Storied: Lolo Jones ABC

NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship: UCLA vs. Illinois (reair) ESPNU

National Pro Fastpitch: Florida at Carolina (Charlotte) ESPN3

30 for 30: Unmatched ESPN Classic

5 p.m. Sports Saturday: Week in Review ABC

USA Soccer: Leveling The Field ESPN2

SportsCentury: Martina Navratilova ESPN Classic

Softball: Texas vs. Texas A&M (2006) LHN

5:30 p.m. 2012 Women’s College World Series Finals: Clinching Game (reair) ESPNU

5:45 p.m. AAU Girls’ National Volleyball Championship ESPN3

6 p.m. Schaap One on One: Billie Jean King ESPN Classic

6:30 p.m. USA Soccer: Leveling The Field ESPN Classic

7 p.m. USA National Softball vs. Canada (Oklahoma City) ESPN / ESPN3

SEC Storied: Lolo Jones ESPNU

E:60 Women’s Special ESPN Classic

Basketball: Georgia vs. Texas (2003-04) LHN

8 p.m. Sporting Chance presented by Northwestern Mutual ESPNU

On the Basis of Sex: The Battle of Title IX ESPN Classic

AAU Girls’ National Volleyball Championship ESPN3

8:30 p.m. Softball: Texas vs. Oklahoma (2006) LHN

9 p.m. WNBA Game: Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury ESPN / ESPN3

2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship Game: Notre Dame vs. Baylor (reair) ESPNU

Battle of the Sexes: 1973 Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs Match ESPN Classic

10:30 p.m. Sporting Chance presented by Northwestern Mutual ESPN Classic

Basketball: Tennessee vs. Texas (2002-03) LHN

11 p.m. SEC Storied: Lolo Jones ESPNU

11:30 p.m. Her Story: Ten Times Over ESPN Classic

Midnight On the Basis of Sex: The Battle of Title IX ESPN Classic

2012 Women’s College World Series Finals: Game 1 (reair) ESPNU

1 a.m. Sporting Chance presented by Northwestern Mutual ESPN Classic

Geno Auriemma sued for sexual harassment

An NBA security director is suing Geno Auriemma for sexual harassment:

A security director for the National Basketball Association said in a lawsuit Monday that Geno Auriemma, the coach of the United States Olympic women’s basketball team, followed, grabbed and tried to forcibly kiss her at a hotel during a basketball tournament in Russia in 2009.

The security director, Kelley Hardwick, said that she pushed him away, according to the suit filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

This year, the suit claims, Mr. Auriemma retaliated for the rebuff by successfully demanding that the N.B.A. remove her as the top security official for the United States women’s team at the London Olympics. She served as a security official for the women’s team at the Olympics in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008.

WNBA standings so far

Eastern Conference

Connecticut 6-1 W 3
Chicago 6-1 W 5
Indiana 4-2 L 2
Atlanta 3-5 L 1
New York 3-6 L 1
Washington 1-5 L 4

Western Conference

Minnesota 9-0 W 9
Los Angeles 6-1 W 4
San Antonio 3-4 W 1
Phoenix 2-5 L 1
Seattle 1-6 L 3
Tulsa 0-8 L 8

The Sky notched their fifth straight tonight by beating the Liberty. They're off to the best start in franchise history.

In pacing the Sun to victory over the Dream, Tina Charles became the fastest player in league history to reach 50 double-doubles.

Last night the Lynx tied the WNBA record for most consecutive victories to open a season.

Great news, but I'm going to make a confession: I really want the Tulsa Shock to win a few games. They play so hard, and are such a great group of athletes. I hope they can get out of their rut very soon.

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame:

At last night's ceremony, the six inductees paid tribute to the game.

NCAA:

New Tennessee assistant coach Kyra Elzy is in a position to lead the recruiting battle.

Title IX:

Several great players, past and present, discuss Title IX.

Sparks and Habitat for Humanity remodel a home

Today the Los Angeles Sparks converged on an LA-area home to help remodel it as part of Habitat for Humanity. They had a good time doing it, too, as you can see in these great pictures, by myself, the Sparks and rookie April Sykes.

In my rookie interviews piece Thursday, Nnemkadi Ogwumike said she and Sykes "were best friends" as rookies. I see what it's all about now....they've bonded together against their veteran teammates, who give them a bad time at all times.

During the group photo, Delisha Milton-Jones and Sykes were bantering a bit. DMJ finally said, with her pretty smile, "I can't stand this rookie."

Ogwumike still wears a Stanford-red headband, and Sykes wears her Rutgers backpack. As the team was loading up in vehicles to go home, an SUV-full of vets pulled up to the rookies, who were standing close together on the home's front yard. They began calling Ogwumike by her full name, and Nneka put a shirt on her head. Then both Ogwumike and Sykes began walking down the sidewalk the other way. I passed them on the way to my car and urged them not to let the vets bother them. Sykes then had the quote of the day:

"Yeah, they old! We're the future."

I don't need to hear anymore jokes for the rest of the week - I'm good.

These photos are also part of my website photo gallery.

Sparks 90, Mercury 74

Check out my game story from last night's action.



Nneka Ogwumike talks with Larry Burnett after Friday's game. She had 25 points and 12 rebounds.

WBHOF Induction weekend schedule

Lots of activities today, leading up to the induction this evening of Nancy Fahey, Nikki McCray, Pamela McGee, Inge Nissen, Robin Roberts, and Dawn Staley.

About last night:

In the midst of the Fever-Sun game, Tamika Catchings caught an elbow from teammate Tammy Sutton-Brown, which required 15 stitches. But it wasn't enough to keep last year's MVP out of the game. She dropped 31 points in Indiana's loss. Catchings is as tough as they come. If any former Lady Vol represents the Pat Summitt/Tennessee spirit, it's her.

New York held off Washington.

The Dream squeaked by the Silver Stars.

Bless the hearts of the Shock - they dropped a close one to the Sky in overtime.

I will be posting my Mercury at Sparks story soon.

Race to the MVP:

Week three sees Tina Charles in the top spot, followed by Sylvia Fowles and Candace Parker.

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, and Pat Summitt scores again

Among the inductees into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend are Nikki McCray, Inge Nissen, and Robin Roberts.

Today in Tennessee, Pat Summitt added a hole in one to her resume.

Sparks sign Coco Miller

The rumors are true: the Sparks have signed Coco Miller to take the place of the injured Sharnee' Zoll.

The regular love offerings

Last night Minnesota stayed unbeaten by crushing the Storm. And they did it while Seimone Augustus sat out......scary.

Dishin & Swishin: Delisha Milton-Jones and DeWanna Bonner get ready for round two, tomorrow night in Los Angeles, of Sparks vs. Mercury.

Where are they now? : Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson.

Angel McCoughtry is the key to Atlanta's Dream.

She was also inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame tonight.

The Liberty have made a video entitled, "call me maybe."

Ten questions with New York center Kelley Cain.

San Antonio seems to have improved in the paint this season.

Q&A with Fever center Tammy Sutton-Brown.

Rebekkah Brunson has emerged a leader for the Lynx.

Temeka Johnson has written a new children's book.

Olympics:

Olympic basketball coach Geno Auriemma says Diana Taurasi, currently out with a strained hip flexor, should be OK to play in the Games.

NCAA:

The SEC welcomed Texas A&M and Missouri to the conference with a party.

Kevin Cook is Winthrop's new coach.

High school:

State-by-state 2012 prospects.

International:

From Gonzaga to the Lynx to cut - Kayla Standish will play in Australia's WNBL.

Title IX:

Title IX timeline.

Tamika Catchings talks about Title IX.

Jody Runge, lessons learned.