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UConn's New Conference Will Decide In May Where To Play Tournaments
The Hartford CourantThe XL Center, home to the Big East women's tournament, once again is getting strong competition from the Mohegan Sun Arena. The decision on where UConn's new league, the American Athletic Conference, will place the tournament won't be made until...Tags: American Athletic Conference, Houston Cougars, Connecticut Huskies, FedEx Forum, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Great name, even greater young woman: Elena Delle Donne
Change of SubjectNot only does Chicago Sky draft pick Elena Delle Donne have one of the most fun names to say in all of sports — the final “e” is silent — but she also has one of the most intriguing backstories....... -
After 6 decades, Mom hangs up the red pen
Nearly 60 years after she first stood in front of a classroom, my mother will retire from teaching Tuesday. She began in 1954 with a freshman English section at Miami University in Ohio where she was a graduate student. She went on to teach nursery...
Tags: Entertainment, High Schools, French Literature, ESPN (tv network), Miami University
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: NBA's David Stern can end era with a dunk
Special to this NewspaperAs we near the end of the 30-year career of the great NBA commissioner David Stern, we will always remember the many things he did for the game of basketball, including having led the league and its players through several strikes, lockouts and some...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Frosting and Icing, Basketball
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Brittney Griner acknowledges she's gay, says 'just be who you are'
Ex-Baylor star Brittney Griner likes to remind all the girls and young women who idolize her to just be themselves and not worry what others think. Griner was doing just that this week while discussing her sexual orientation, apparently for the first...
Tags: USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Phoenix Mercury, Tracy McGrady
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Griner, Delle Donne and Diggins dealt with bullies
NEW YORK (AP) — Before they were college basketball stars and the future of the WNBA, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins and Elena Delle Donne had something else in common: They were all bullied when they were kids. The top three picks in the WNBA...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease
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USC hires Cynthia Cooper-Dyke as women's basketball coach
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, who played on two NCAA championship teams at USC and starred in the WNBA, has been hired as USC's women's basketball coach, the school announced. Cooper-Dyke, who coached last season at Texas Southern, replaces Michael Cooper, whose...
Tags: Basketball, College Sports, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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It's All Over For Faris, Doty, Buck
The Hartford CourantTuesday's national championship game brought the careers of Kelly Faris, Caroline Doty and Heather Buck to an end at UConn. For Doty and Buck, fifth-year seniors, it has been a significant run — five seasons, five Final Fours. "Definitely, it...Tags: Heather Buck, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Basketball
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Sky picks Delaware star Delle Donne
In Monday’s WNBA draft, the Chicago Sky took a player whom a rival coach had described as peerless. No, not Brittney Griner. With the second overall pick in the draft, the Sky chose Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne, a 6-foot, 5-inch forward...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Tulsa Shock, Sylvia Fowles, Basketball, College Sports
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Oregon proposes probation over violations in football program
The University of Oregon has acknowledged major NCAA violations in connection with football recruiting and proposed a self-imposed two-year probation with the loss of one scholarship in each of the next three years, according to documents released by...
Tags: TD Garden, University of Oregon, Basketball, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, National Basketball Association
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Cynthia Cooper-Dyke wants to return USC to 'national powerhouse'
Time will tell whether Cynthia Cooper-Dyke can restore USC to relevancy in women’s basketball. But on Tuesday, when she was introduced as the Trojans' new coach, it was clear that her hiring already had infused the program with a new energy. A...
Tags: Troy Trojans, Pacific-12 Conference, John Madden, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Bishop Moore grad Jennifer George drafted by defending WNBA champions
Former Bishop Moore basketball player Jennifer George was drafted by the Indiana Fever with the ninth pick in the third round of the WNBA draft on Monday night. Indiana is the defending WNBA champions. “She texted last night with a picture of...
Tags: High Schools, College Football, Southeastern Conference, Indiana Fever, High School Sports
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