While reading the Women’s Hoop Blog recently, I found my way to this thoughtful article in Full Court Press, the women’s basketball journal. The article, written by Lee Michaelson, publisher of Full Court Press, raises some really interesting questions about mixing sporting events and religion, WNBA marketing strategies, “promoting diversity and tolerance” and homophobia.
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Basketball Games as Religious Events: A Really Bad Marketing Plan?
Kathy Goodman: Better late than never
Candace Parker had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Tina Thompson had 12 points and six rebounds. We had 15 assists. And it was only half-time. I will say, I felt confident going into tonight’s game against the Connecticut Sun. We…
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Beyond Basketball – Sarah Homan
What I did on my summer vacation – This week we look at sophomore center, Sarah Homan.
Fans of Chevy Chase and the movie European Vacation know the line…”Hey kids look! There’s Big Ben and there’s Parliament” It is a classic quote where Clark Griswold, while try to get out of a traffic rotary [...]
Things Could Be Worse
As bad as I make some Big West teams out to be, it maybe a shocker but there are still some teams that are worse!!! One of those teams resides in California. Sacramento St. The city that The Rock serenades.
Read more: LA Women’s Hoops
Adams happy with first look at team
Wichita State women’s basketball coach Jody Adams brought in eight new players to dramatically change the look and feel of her program.
After one week of individual instruction, she likes everything about how her second season at WSU is starting. All 11 players stayed in Wichita for at least part of the summer. They lifted weights, [...]
There’s good cause for visit from Caldwell
The UCLA football team will add a pair of hitchhikers to its traveling party coming to Knoxville next week.
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Transfer steps back into big time
When Candyce Flynn arrived in Eugene and began working out as the newest member of the Oregon women’s basketball team two weeks ago, her first order of business was somewhat sublime. It has been more than a year since Flynn, a 5-foot-6 junior point guard, played in a gym as …
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Opal rout Tall Ferns 98-48
Giant teenager Elizabeth Cambage spearheaded a 50-point rout of New Zealand as Australia overcame a knee injury to Olympian Rohanee Cox to smash the Tall Ferns 98-48 in Porirua, near Wellington.
The world No.3 ranked Opals dominated the first leg of their Oceania Championship clash and surely guaranteed their participation in next year’s world championships ahead [...]
My Very First WNBA Game!
Last night I went to my first-ever WNBA game, a match-up between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky.
Even as I walked into Staples Center with my family, I wasn’t 100% sure which team I was going to root for. The old hometown or the new hometown?
The new hometown team won the [...]
A Night at The Garden Cheering WNBA’s Liberty Team
A week ago tonight, I was the lucky recipient of two tickets to watch the WNBA’s New York Liberty play against The Connecticut Sun at Madison Square Garden. I have written about events at The Garden before. But there’s nothing like watching a game at there.
It had been some time since I had gone to [...]