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Detroit Just Can't Catch A Break
A Game 7 loss, a series dropped to the Pirates, now Bill Laimbeer—the greatest coach in WNBA history!—is stepping down. He will be replaced by Rick Mahorn, who will eventually be replaced by Chuck Nevitt. [Free Press]
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Comment by ArkansasFred: Now who's going to teach these ladies to play basketball in the most mind-numbingly boring fashion possible? 2 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
The WNBA, Becoming More Like Little League Every Day
In a move to Europeanize America, the Phoenix Mercury will no longer have the team or city name on their jerseys after striking a deal with LifeLock, an identity theft protection firm. Hey, that's ironic! The WNBA President calls it "innovation." More like "doing anything to not go under." [NYT]
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By Ben CohenComment by Fukudomes_Marvelous_Bag_of_Suck: LifeLock has also developed endorsement deals with the Pittsuburg Pirates as well as a deal with automaker GM that will... 5 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
Yeah, Lisa Leslie Should Probably Rethink That Quote
On meeting Barack Obama: " [I] was truly feeling like a kid at a concert who got touched by Michael Jackson back in the day." James Parr agrees. [Sports Pros (e)]
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By DAULERIOComment by Tully Blanchard Enterprises: I'm sort of feeling raped by Barack's economy myself 3 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
Did Candace Parker Swallow A Basketball?
I don't want to tell the WNBA how to run their offseason training programs, but Canadce Parker might want to think about cutting back on the carbs. [BlackSportsOnline] -
candace parker
According To Snooping Europeans, Candace Parker Might Be Pregnant (UPDATE: She's Offcially Bumped Up)
They claim she won't be playing this season while she awaits her new baby.In caseThis is true.Please send your condolences to this heartbroken commenter. [FIBA]
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By DAULERIOComment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: /wipes away tears Wait...why the condolences? I'm gonna be a father! Cigars and drinks for everybody! 14 Responses | Other threads
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houston comets
Good Night, Sweet Comet Boy
There are many ways to remember the Houston Comets, one of the original WNBA franchises which announced on Monday that it was being disbanded. The sister team of the Houston Rockets won the first four WNBA championships, once included the league's first MVP, Cynthia Cooper, and had on its roster last season Tennessee's Michelle Snow, only the third woman in NCAA history to dunk in a game. But I will always remember the Comets as the franchise that gave us the Jam Cam, which on one magical evening electrified the crowd, and then all of America, with the sweet dance moves of Comet Boy (relive the magic in the video below). More »
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Comment by UpstateUnderdog: It's a sad day for the lesbian community of Houston 5 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
Candace Parker First To Sweep WNBA Honors
Candace Parker took home the WNBA MVP award on Friday, making her the first player to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Add that to a list of credits that include College Player of the Year, a national college championship, and an Olympic gold medal. I'd say she's doing alright. More »
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Comment by Paper Cut: And to top it all off, she's engaged to Shelden Williams. 7 Responses | Other threads
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wnba
The Home Of Your New WNBA Champions: Ypsilanti!
If you're the kind of person who pays attention to such things, you may have noticed that the Detroit Shock will not be playing their WNBA Finals games in Detroit or Auburn Hills or any place else within the I-275 belt. Instead, their playoffs are being held in beautiful and spacious Ypsilanti, Michigan, on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. As you can imagine, the chance to crown a world champion right there in their sleepy little burg has the entire town jumping for joy, especially Mayor Paul Schreiber. "What?" he excitedly replied. “That's news to me.” More »
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Comment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: That building's got nothing on the Washington Monument's phallicity (is that a word?)... /WNBA sidenote: Candace Parker won MVP and ROY... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Rick Mahorn Gets Suspended For "Peacemaking"
The fallout from the most exciting thing to happen in the WNBA's longer-than-expected history is complete. Players suspended for one game included Detroit's Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Samalong with Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones. Two game suspensions were handed down to Shannon Bobbitt and Murriel Page of the Sparks. Detroit Shock forward, Plenette Pierson, considered the instigator of the whole kitten scrum, was given four games. More » -
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50 Year Old Nancy Lieberman Coming to a WNBA Court Near You
Or maybe not near you at all. What's important is that the WNBA is on fire. First the brawl, now an old chick who likes to wear headbands, works for ESPN, and is 50 joins the league. Nancy Lieberman will play for the Detroit Shock and, seriously, help to replace Cheryl Ford who was injured in the brawl earlier this week. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by Adonis: @crazyjoedavola: That is an awesome way to fit that in. If she's ever doing tv analysis on hand checking and inadvertantly makes... more » | Other threads
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wnba
Rick Mahorn Still Can't Figure Out How To Talk To Girls
Sadly, last night's brawl between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock will probably be the only storyline that puts the WNBA above the fold for the rest of the regular season. As far as sports melees go, it was monumental; it involved two of the leagues major stars (Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie) and, fittingly, former Detroit Pistons Bad Boys Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer, who are now coaches for the Shock. Awful Announcing has all the all the giraffe carnage spliced-up for your enjoyment.
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women are dunking now. please make a note of it
First Hillary, Then 'Sex And The City,' And Now This
In a pivotal evolutionary moment reminiscent of that scene in Jurassic Park where the Velociraptor figures out how to work the doorknob, Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks threw one down in the waning seconds of a win over the Indiana Fever on Sunday. No, it wasn't the first dunk in WNBA history; but unlike Lisa Leslie's in 2002, you kind of get the feeling here that there will be more to come. More »
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Comment by Another Failed Tedford QB: @Kccal: The night's festivities should start with the Pepsi Left-Hand Lay-Up Championship followed by the contest where WNBA players have... more » | Other threads
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becky hammon
Becky Hammon Not Going To Be The Most Popular Gal At The V.F.W
Becky Hammon's decision to play for the Russian national team in the 2008 Olympics has stirred up all sorts of Cold War emotions in Americans, yet once U.S. coach Anne Donovan calls you a "traitor" for your decision, well, it's a Rocky IV mindset all over again. More » -
candace parker
She Does Not Suck
Candace Parker's WNBA debut went about as well as anyone could have hoped. The Tennessee product led her Los Angeles Sparks to a 99-94 win over the Phoenix Mercury, the league's defending champions. Parker scored 34 points, including some big baskets down the stretch, while amassing 12 rebounds and eight assists. Lisa Leslie added 17 and 12 in her return to the league after missing a season due to maternity leave. The WNBA: Where breast feeding happens. More »
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By KOGODComment by RachelRayIsTheDevil: @DwayneBoweCoalition: Correct me if I'm wrong sir. But a close examination revealed no cones. more » | Other threads
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wnba
This guy is extremely excited about WNBA Media Day. [The Sports Hernia]
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the keynote speaker was rick fox
Gussying Up the WNBA's Rookie Class
The WNBA, like other professional leagues, holds an annual orientation for their new rookie class. Unlike other professional leagues, this orientation featured courses on hairstyles, makeup tips, and other non-pillow fighting related slumber party activities. More » -
wnba
WNBA Avoids Minor Labor Pains
Kids, get off the danged roof, open the garage door and shut the engine off: The WNBA isn't going on strike after all. More »
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By LeitchComment by RagingRomones: @Berto: The Sequel: Although I do admit I would bang the shit outta Swin for Cash. /fixed more » | Other threads
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wnba
Dennis Rodman has aspirations of becoming a WNBA coach. This will either contaminate the sexual overtones of the league, or stabilize it. [PRNewswire]
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By sussmanComment by Capt.Insano: Hmmmm, hire Dennis Rodman as our head coach, what could possibly go wrong..... more » | Other threads
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gen. sherman approves
Atlanta gets an as-yet-unnamed WNBA franchsie. Hasn't this city suffered enough? [AJC.com]
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more work for theismann
Enjoy Eight More Years Of The WNBA On ESPN
Big weekend for the WNBA, and boy, there's a sentence. (Well, independent clause, actually, but you get the point.) First off, the WNBA All-Star Game was yesterday. Bless their heart, the intrepid folks at WNBA.com live blogged the whole thing. Hope nobody kicked them out of the press box for that. More » -
woman ... whoa, man!
The WNBA Wants To Stir Your Soul
Different leagues have different ways of self-promotion. Major League Baseball signs deals with Scott Stapp. The NFL has beer companies make ads in which sisters flirt with each other. The NHL ... well, the NHL plays games. (Occasionally.) But no one has quite mastered the concept of athlete poetry the way the WNBA has. More »
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By LeitchComment by Salisburys less angry and possibly fake yet still amazing photography skills: I am the ying that invokes the envy of MY YANG this poem by Nakia Sanford How did no one else... more » | Other threads
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wnba
Female Jordan Retires Out Of Boredom With The WNBA
Imagine, for a moment, if LeBron James were clinically depressed. If all his natural skill was wasted on a mind that couldn't get its act together; a million dollar body in a 10-cent head, if you will. He would be a tragic figure, Steve Blass writ large, an epic athletics cautionary tale. More »
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By LeitchComment by Canadian Impostor: @TigerWilliamsHallofFameBallot: Well put. more » | Other threads
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very creative marketing, really
Hello, SPORTS FAN, Allow Us To Tell You About LOCAL SPORTS FRANCHISE
We understand that the WNBA is doing everything in its power to increase its fanbase or, more accurately, survive. One of the keys to this: Making sure "mainstream" media outlets cover the team in their pages. But team public relations people can only do so much. Enter form letters fans can send to their local newspaper editors. More »
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By LeitchComment by What Would Kornheiser Do?: @Grapefruit Juice: Goddamn, that is well-mother-fucking-played... more » | Other threads
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glittered wigs
Consider This Your WNBA Season Preview
It's time to break out the glittered wigs and fanny packs ... the WNBA, or, as I like to call it, Diana Taurasi's secondary source of income, sees their 2007 season kick-off today. The Detroit Shock take on the Sacramento Monarchs at 3:30 on ABC today, which probably has nothing to do with why the WNBA is currently the lead item on ESPN.com. More »
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By mjdeadspinComment by Chamomiles Davis: "W-NNNNNNNNNN-BA!" Pig Vomit is satisfied. more » | Other threads
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wnba
The WNBA Has Its Charles Oakley
It's a day or two old, but we've got a lot to catch up on with all the NFL Draft madness ... and we all love a good women's basketball brawl, don't we? Deanna Jackson of the WNBA's Chicago Sky was arrested and charged with assault in Jerusalem on Friday after brawling with an opposing player after a game. More »
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By mjdeadspinComment by Trackback: (By the way, there's a new category over there: "Daily Bullets")All ye who are now joining the Golden State bandwagon:... more » | Other threads
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dancing
The Dance That Killed The WNBA
This is old, obviously, but still: It's Friday. More »
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By rickchandComment by ImAManImForty: @Hillbilly Bill Hilly: ...just grab em in the biscuits more » | Other threads
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charlotte sting
Farewell, Charlotte Sting
One of the WNBA's first franchises hasn't found a buyer since its owner/ operator, the Charlotte Bobcats, gave up control over the team on Dec. 13th and now, the long-legged ladies of North Carolina will no longer have a professional team to call their own. Michael Jordan=Franchise killer. More » -
wnba
Former Coach Picks Up Swoopes' Board
So ESPN has the "first-person" narrative from Sheryl Swoopes announcing that she's a lesbian — or, as YAYSports! put it, "Sheryl Swoopes Is Admitting To Hot Lesbian Action" — and it's a good read. The most fascinating part is how Swoopes made the transition from mother going through a divorce to all-out lesbian. Fittingly enough for the three-time MVP, the relationship started from a rebound. More »
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By LeitchComment by Bruce Allen: Claude Rains: I am SHOCKED...shocked I tell you, to find out there are lesbians in the WNBA! more » | Other threads
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wnba
Swoopes Pulls Back Mask On Lesbianism In WNBA
Well, we've all been curious who the first high-profile athlete to announce that they're gay would be, and now that Houston Comets MVP Sheryl Swoopes has done it, well, we guess we're still kind of waiting. No offense to Swoopes, of course, who is one of the best players in WNBA history and actually has a Nike shoe named after her, but, well, as far as "high-profile" goes, she's still just one of the best players in WNBA history. This is not Anna Kournikova, Annika Sorenstam or (ahem) Michelle Wie coming out; this is a WNBA star, in a league that (unfairly or not) has a reputation of being primarily for lesbians anyway. More »
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By LeitchComment by Jim at Outsports: I think this is big news for women's basketball and might help to blunt the so-called "negative recruiting" that goes... more » | Other threads
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jay mohr
Jay Mohr: Comedy's Skip Bayless
We'll admit it: We don't really understand those columns that failed movie star/failed TV star/failed game show host Jay Mohr is writing for SI.com. They're not funny, but they're not really incisive about sports either; they just kind of hang out there, like a faded balloon (or a Marge Schott breast, if you will). To quote Homer Simpson: Be More Funnier. The saddest example yet was Mohr's "column" about how he can't stand the WNBA, which ran, rather suspiciously, only five days after ESPN's Bill Simmons wrote a column about the very same topic. The basic point of Mohr's rant was, we guess, the WNBA has a bunch of lesbian fans and lesbians are weird and freak me out. There goes his guest spot on "The L Word." More » -
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wnba
WNBA Finals Controversy Debated In Empty Chat Room
We're not really going to join the growing chorus of anti-WNBA voices (or even the exact Xerox of choruses of anti-WNBA voices, just a few days later); we're not huge fans of the WNBA, but we're not huge fans of the MLS either, and you don't see us piling on them. That said, we actually watched some of the WNBA Finals last night — the Cardinals were in a rain delay — and didn't find it all that visually compelling, and it had one of the worst calls we've ever seen in professional sports, one that might happen to cost a team a championship. Fortunately, it's the WNBA, so no one will really mind. But we were still amused by this note from a reader: More » -
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Bill Simmons: This Is Who He Is
We have to say, when we saw the headline to the new Bill Simmons column, titled "This Is Who I Am ...," we got very excited. Who is Bill, exactly? Was it going to be a Scoop Jackson-esque Crash Davis rant, with stuff like, "I believe Tom Brady posters should be on the ceilings of every unmarried male?" Was it a Christine Kahrl-type complete conversion? What would it be? Who is he? More » -
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What To Watch After You've Been Cut By The Denver Broncos ... More »
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