Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
THE PLAYBOOK: Year 2
An occasional series about University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball Team and Coach Cathy Inglese as she tries to turnaround a losing program.
By Laura Pappano
The image unfolded as an accident. At a recent practice, a player scrambling to save a ...
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
The Ryder Cup has just wrapped up. We are into the MLB Playoffs. NBA teams are in pre-season match-ups with the regular season kicking off in a few weeks. NHL is happening (as is NASCAR). And, of course, the NFL – pink gear and all – is going ...
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Here we go -- yet again! After a spectacular season (78 straight wins and counting…) and off-season that saw the UConn Women’s Basketball team walking the red carpet at the ESPY Awards and visiting Walter Reed Medical Center and The White House (again), the university’s athletic office is ...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Often in the blur of sports headlines – one breathless item launched into circulation after another – we don’t get a chance to reflect. Sport, after all, tells us about ourselves, individually and collectively. Here’s thinking about four recent items:
SERENA on SI: The buzz around Jon Wertheim’s cover ...
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Never mind. That was message in Tuesday’s “Dear Colleague” letter issued by the federal Office for Civil Rights.
Never mind about that 2005 policy saying it was OK for colleges to meet a Title IX compliance prong gauging female interest in sports by sending out internet spam – er, ...
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Who says people don’t watch dominance? UConn’s NCAA Tournament run brought ESPN more viewers than in 2009. According to Nielsen, the final UConn-Stanford game drew 3.53 million viewers, up 32 percent from the 2009 final of UConn vs. Louisville. The Final Four averaged 3.16 viewers, up 22 percent ...
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
It’s time to think beyond the court.
Sure, there’s a lot of back-and-forth about whether UConn’s dominance – winning streak of 78 and beating almost all opponents by double-digit margins – is bad or good for women’s college basketball. The basic argument: Is it too boring to watch? Or ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
VS.?
By Laura Pappano
Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey has a number in mind: 47,492.
That’s how many fans went wild last Sunday in Houston for the men’s Baylor-Duke matchup. After her team upset Duke in a thrilling 51-48 win last night, Mulkey made the point: She wants the same support in San Antonio ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
There may be other ways to judge progress, but this year's NCAA Women's DI Basketball Tournament offers signs worth noting:
1. PRESIDENTIAL PICKS. For the first time, President Obama filled out NCAA DI Basketball brackets -- for the women's tournament. (See image at right -- or click here.)
Last year, ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
This year we expect Connecticut to march all the way to San Antonio -- and then some. But that doesn't mean there isn't water cooler-worthy debate to be had around match-ups all over the bracket (not to mentioned good basketball to be watched). Anyone remember last year when ...
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