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Storm, Sparks will give proceeds to Long Beach State women's basketball program
Seattle TimesPlaying a WNBA exhibition game on a college campus is nothing new. Not collecting any of the proceeds is a first. The Storm plays its exhibition opener against Los Angeles on Sunday at Long Beach State's Pyramid. All of the money from ticket sales...Tags: California State University, Long Beach, Sue Bird, Basketball, Services and Shopping, Sports
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10-Second Rule
What it is Teams have to get the ball to the frontcourt in 10 seconds. Impact Increases the tempo of the game. Creates more scoring opportunities. Creates more strategy late in games because teams cannot take up to 30 seconds to get the ball past the... -
Sun Coach Anne Donovan Pleased With Team's Progress
The Hartford CourantUntil veteran guard Renee Montgomery reported to the Connecticut Sun on Thursday, the WNBA's reigning sixth woman of the year had never met the team's rookie coach, Anne Donovan. "Until I got here, I had neither met nor interacted with [Donovan],"...Tags: Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Asjha Jones, Mike Thibault, Basketball
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Too many hasty decisions with NBA awards
    Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why?    Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When?    As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...
Tags: Baseball, National Hockey League, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, World Series, Russell Westbrook
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Storm star Sue Bird has successful knee surgery
Seattle TimesStorm All-Star point guard Sue Bird underwent surgery Thursday to remove a cyst in her left knee, according to the team. The recovery time for the procedure, which removed damage sustained last season, is about six months. "I feel fine and am at...Tags: Free Agency, New York Liberty, Basketball, Sports
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Maya Moore and her mother have special bond
Star TribuneMaya Moore of the Lynx is telling the story about the day she taught her mom, Kathryn, how to block her shot. They are laughing, they are smiling. You get a sense of the depth of their relationship by the lightness of the banter, the easy way they...Tags: Geno Auriemma, Maya Moore, United Way , Basketball, Mother's Day
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Sun Look Good To Donovan In Preseason Victory Over Liberty
The Hartford CourantThe day Anne Donovan became the second coach in Connecticut Sun history, she not only signed on the dotted line, she basically embossed it with a personal promise. In a decade as Sun coach, Mike Thibault did everything but win a WNBA championship. So...Tags: Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty, Mike Thibault, California Golden Bears, Basketball
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Sun GM Chris Sienko Excited About New Role
The Hartford CourantChris Sienko has been as much a part of professional women's basketball in Connecticut as the multicolored ball. He was a founding executive of the ABL's New England Blizzard two decades ago. But his experience, most recently over the past decade as...Tags: Geno Auriemma, Maya Moore, San Antonio Silver Stars, Basketball, Minnesota Lynx
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Social Movements, National Hockey League, Civil Rights, Basketball
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Tree Rollins named Sky assistant
Wayne "Tree" Rollins, an 18-year NBA veteran and former head coach of the WNBA's Washington Mystics, has been named an assistant coach of the Chicago Sky. Rollins, 57, replaces Jeff House, who has become an assistant women's coach at the University of...
Tags: Washington Mystics, Basketball, Sports, National Basketball Association
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Jason Collins comes out as gay, triggers huge response
Jason Collins was a journeyman NBA center, all but unknown to anyone but the sport's dedicated followers. That was before Collins revealed he is gay in a first-person account for Sports Illustrated posted to the magazine's website Monday. In doing so,...
Tags: Jamal Crawford, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, Barack Obama
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Gay athletes have come out while active or retired
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement. From Martina Navratilova to Greg Louganis to Sheryl Swoopes, men and women from a variety of sports have openly...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Basketball, Beijing Games, Awards and Prizes, Jason Collins
May 12, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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