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2011 WNBA Preview: How Canty's Veteran Presence Is Helping Pokey Chatman & The Chicago Sky
On paper, it seems clear that anything short of earning a franchise-first playoff berth should be considered a disappointment for the Chicago Sky. They have one of the most dominant low-post players in the world in 6'6" center Sylvia Fowles, a promising young scorer in second-year guard Epiphanny...
WNBA Draft 2011 Shooting Guard Prospect Rankings: Where Jeanette Pohlen Might Fit Best As A Pro
Among her many accolades, Stanford Cardinal point guard Jeanette Pohlen's Pac-10 Player of the Year award might best describe how much she improved even between her junior and senior years. Although she wasn't the statistical MVP of her team, her improvement this season was as significant to...
NCAA Women's Tournament 2011: Four Who Will Need to Make a Difference In Sweet 16
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2011 WNBA Draft: How Should We Evaluate The Draft Stock Of "Glue Players" Like Melissa Jones?
Baylor's Melissa Jones makes the highlights at the 0:43 second mark (via Baylor Athletics). When Baylor Lady Bears guard Melissa Jones' optic nerve injury was announced, there was legitimate concern about whether she'd return to the court at all. So while her return to the court against her home...
A 4-Year Journey Through the Circle of Lady Vols Life and Death
On a week in January of 2007, a friend of mine had a couple tickets to a Lady Vols game that he couldn't use. I had been intending to go watch a game for a while but had yet to go to one, so I took his offer to go in his place - totally free. (They were pretty nice tickets.) The game happened to...
Swish Appeal 2011 WNBA Draft Prospects: Five More Notable Players
Drafting is not a science and we definitely didn't mean to suggest that our list of top 13 college prospects for the 2011 WNBA Draft excludes the possibility of any other prospects. Although we took our best shot at narrowing the list to 13, a lot of things can change between now and April that...
Lady Vols Basketball 2010-2011: The Future is Here Today
Let some other team deal with inexperience and youth issues; this year's Lady Vols squad finally has a normal mix of players and is primed for a great year. The thirteen-deep really is that: thirteen players who can all make a difference for the team in their own way. Starting at the top, we have...
Tennessee Lady Vols 92, Dayton Flyers 64: The Rise of Alicia Manning
The Lady Vols are back in the Sweet 16 after their first-ever absence last year. After having won the 1-16 matchup against Austin Peay on Saturday, they faced the plucky Dayton Flyers - a team that overcame an 18-point deficit against TCU to earn the second game in the tournament. Dayton would not...
NCAA Women's Tournament: Tennessee Lady Vols vs. Dayton Flyers
Time: 7 PM EST TV: ESPN2 Internet: ESPN360 Position Name Experience Height PPG RPG APG G Angie Bjorklund Jr 6-0 14.1 2.8 2.7 G Alicia Manning So 6-1 5.1 4.9 2.2 F Alyssia Brewer So 6-3 10.2 5.8 0.9 G-F Shekinna Stricklen So 6-2 12.7 6.1 3.8 C Kelley Cain So...
NCAA Tournament and the Lady Vols: Next Time, Bring Snow Shovels
Austin Peay coach Carrie Daniels said the Lady Govs had experience with players who were bigger them but hadn't seen anyone quite like the 6-foot-6 Cain. "Prior to this game we brought out broomsticks and made the players shoot over them to simulate," Daniels said. -- per ESPN.com We can...
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