” Hoopalooza”23 hours of college basketball

On Monday, one of the biggest sports news networks, ESPN, proves the purpose and need for media outlets like becauseiplayedsports.com. The coverage of men and women’s sports are unevenly balanced.  “Hoopalooza”, ESPN’s first annual College Hoops Tip- Off Marathon, kicks off today. It is 23 consecutive hours of college basketball coverage, 14 live games, and special [...]

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NCAA 2008 Woman of the Year

Sunday night in Indianapolis the NCAA announced Nkolika “Nicky” Anosike 2008 Woman of the Year.  Anosike led the Lady Vols of Tennessee to back-to-back Women’s Basketball National Championships.  Being an avid watcher of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and regular season play, I could not be happier with the NCAA’s decision!  Not only is Anosike [...]

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Detroit Shock headed to WNBA finals

The Detroit Shock defeated the New York Liberty tonight, 75-73 in game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. According to the AP article, Deanna Nolan scored 21 points and Taj McWilliams-Franklin put in 19 to help the Detroit Shock reach the WNBA finals for the third straight season. This was definately an exciting game. The [...]

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Reminder: WNBA Playoff Games Today

Just a reminder to everyone: WNBA playoffs are today, taking place in Detroit. Tune in to ESPN2. At 3pm EST, Detroit Shock plays NY Liberty for the East; right now, the Liberty are up 1-0. At 5pm EST, the LA Sparks take on San Antonio Stars for the West; right now, the two teams are [...]

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WNBA: Liberty offering cheap tickets Friday!

If you’re in the New York area on Friday night, you should consider getting tickets to the New York Liberty – they’re selling them, cheap! In case you aren’t aware, WNBA is right in the height of their playoffs. Friday’s game will be a great preview and might be your last change to see a [...]

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(Podcast) WBCA’s Shootaround with Beth & Debbie

I came across this podcast on the WBCA Web site. Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli were at Nike Nationals in South Carolina this summer, one of biggest AAU recruiting event of the year. This is a great overall outline of what we’re looking at for women’s basketball on multiple talent levls. They talk about the [...]

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Jaime Nared Takes On The Boys (and America)

14-year-old Jaime Nared is making headlines across the country. So far, she’s been on ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN’s Headline News and featured in Thursday’s New York Times as well as big time sports blogs like The Bleacher Report. Why? Because she’s breaking barriers. Gender barriers… in basketball. The NY Times calls her “12 going [...]

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Oprah Welcomes Olympic Athletes for Premier

Only two things can get 150 U.S. Olympic stars in one city at one time: the actual Olympics, and, of course, the most powerful woman in the world: Oprah. Oprah’s season premier couldn’t have been staged any better as she called for the country’s greatest athletes together for a “welcome home” celebration on her show [...]

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WNBA and Outdoor Games. Great Idea!

I’m so glad that Dave recently commented on my WNBA post. The pictures he found on WNBA.com are really awesome. Arthur Ashe stadium never looked so cool. Take a look at a few… SO COOL. Fireworks at a basketball game? What a great idea. Thanks Dave!

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Suspensions Handed Out for WNBA Fight

The wrath has been disclosed in response to Tuesday night’s mayhem fight in the WBNA. Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn as well as 10 players were suspended for contributing to the fight that made headlines across the world. In total, four were ejected from the game on Tuesday night, and now eleven people received [...]

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