Glory drops two bombs. 1) “My version of the altercation.” 2) I’m pregnant.
I’m not looking forward to what’s next.
Nothing soap opera-y about this bomb: NCAA charges North Carolina with five Level I violations in Notice of Allegations
“From 2007-2010, Boxill provided the women’s basketball team with a myriad of impermissible academic assistance, ranging from adding a conclusion or quotation into an athlete’s paper to turning the paper in for the player and requesting a specific grade.”
This will help clean the bad taste out of your mouth: Tina Charles:
For the 2015-2016 WNBA season, I am donating half my salary to Hopey’s Heart Foundation. Join me in doubling my impact in AED placement by pledging any dollar amount per rebound I receive in any game of your choice for the 2015-2016 WNBA regular season! The season begins June 5th 2015! Help me take action for sudden cardiac arrest with placement of AEDs through HHF AED grant program. To pledge – Link in bio! #LettheBeatgoOn #DontLikePLEDGE! ((Hopey’s Heart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Contributions are deductible to the extent permitted by law.))
From the W:
WNBA team season preview capsules
Dishin & Swishin 6/04/15 Podcast: The roundtable looks at the 2015 WNBA season
Chicago hopes to build on last year’s WNBA Finals appearance
A trip to the WNBA Finals last season has left Elena Delle Donne and the Chicago Sky hungry for more.
The Sky had never won a playoff series before last year when they advanced to the finals. The Sky managed to get into the postseason as the four seed with a 15-19 record. Chicago got healthy at the right time to make their run.
No one could really blame you if you turned off what became Elena Delle Donne’s signature WNBA game in August before it was over.
Because, hey, it seemed over early in the fourth quarter. Delle Donne’s Chicago team, which got into the 2014 playoffs as the No. 4 seed with a 15-19 record, was on its way to being dismissed by top-seeded Atlanta in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Arizona: Mistie Bass back from surgery, looks for increased role with Mercury
Indiana: Tamika Catchings managing fourth quarter of her career
5 Reasons to Watch in 2015: Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx missed out on the WNBA Finals for the first time in three seasons last year, falling to the Phoenix Mercury in three games in the Western Conference Finals. Much of that roster returns in 2015 as the Lynx look to reclaim their spot atop the Western Conference.
Head coach Cheryl Reeve has only endured one losing season in Minnesota since taking over in 2010. Since then, the Lynx have won two WNBA titles (2011, 2013). This year, they’re in good position to do it again.
Maya Moore still chasing perfection
If you’re a betting person: Lynx the preseason favorite in the West
The Western Conference has been the power center of the WNBA for the past five years. The place where the superstars compete for and win championships.
But it is also now the place where some of the league’s best young talents are poised to make their breakouts: Nneka Ogwumike in Los Angeles, Kayla McBride in San Antonio, Skylar Diggins and Odyssey Sims in Tulsa and, of course, the Seattle rookie combination of Jewell Loyd and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
If you’re a daring betting person: Atlanta a slight favorite in the East
Asked what he expected of the Eastern Conference this season, Washington’s Mike Thibault spoke from his 12 years’ experience as a head coach in the East.
“It’s wide-open,” said Thibault, entering his third season with the Mystics after 10 with Connecticut. “Some of it depends on injuries. Some depends on teams who’ll be without players for various reasons. So it’s kind of, who can survive those games while key players are gone? I think it will go right down to the wire.”
Lisa changes her tune: Isiah Thomas should not be in charge of women’s team
On SI Now, 2015 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Lisa Leslie discusses why she believes Isiah Thomas’ hiring was out of the WNBA’s hands and how the fans could put pressure on the New York Liberty to fire him.
More good news: USA Men and Women Finish First Day Undefeated At FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championship
About those moving vans:
Former WSU women’s basketball players transfer to UNO
With key additions, USC women’s basketball hopes to remain a title contender
EWU women’s basketball losing seven players
SDSU Womens Basketball Signs St. John’s Transfer
WATN? Gardner-Webb University names former Tar Heel DeGraffenreid women’s basketball assistant
