Sunday, November 4th, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent
UConn Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma believes the women’s hoops should be lowered seven inches from the standard 10-foot height (or 7.2 inches for 1972 when Title IX passed).
Why? He says lower rims would yield greater offensive production – more scoring -- and more fans for the women’s ...
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Thursday, April 7th, 2011
By Ashleigh Sargent
What a week of hoops! As a college player and fan, my observations about the tournament mixed strong emotions (one of the stars of women’s basketball ends her college career with a 72-63 loss) with excitement for the way the final game unfolded. It is meaningful to see ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
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By Laura Pappano
She is still wearing her UConn uniform, but Samarie Walker’s smiling face is already gracing the University of Kentucky’s athletic homepage.
The UConn freshman’s abrupt transfer (albeit after some bumpy months, says Swish Appeal), is spurring speculation and chatter (yes, Baylor fans ...
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Friday, December 31st, 2010
Phew. The streak is over.
Sometimes when you lose, you win. And whether UConn's streak ended last night or next month - or next year, matters less than how it ended and what it has shown us.
The truth is that while UConn's 90-game win streak is a powerful accomplishment, once you ...
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
By Rachael Goldenberg
It’s now 89. Officially the NCAA college basketball win-streak record. And if this team’s composure so far is any indication, the streak isn’t ending anytime soon.
What do we do with this? How does the world look different for women’s sports today? What now?
Well, for starters, let’s go with ...
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Sunday, December 19th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Never mind that the crowd in Madison Square Garden – 15,232 the second largest in the venue for women’s basketball --- were on their feet in the final minutes chanting “Eighty-eight! Eighty-eight!”
The UConn Women’s Basketball team made it look like just another 31-point win (they beat Ohio State ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Obviously, the UConn Women's Basketball team under coach Geno Auriemma isn't merely good. They are dominant. Of 20 games played so far, they have won 14 of by more than 30 points (including four by more than 50 points). The closest game was a 12-point win over Stanford.
So ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
The Playbook is an ocassional series on University of Rhode Island Women's Basketball team and head coach Cathy Inglese as she works to turn around a losing program.
THE PLAYBOOK
By Laura Pappano
Go ahead and debate whether or not it’s a good thing, but women’s college basketball is changing: Young women don't ...
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