THE 2011 MINNESOTA LYNX – WNBA Champs!!!!
THE BEGINNING OF A DYNASTY?
by Denise Saul
Youth, experience, leadership, desire, these were the main ingredients to the Minnesota Lynx incredible 2011 season. From the starters to the bench, the Lynx were, in a word, impressive. All pulled together by second year head coach Cheryl Reeve. The off-season moves made by Minnesota, propelled them to the [...]
WNBA 2011 AWARDS ANNOUNCED
1st overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, Mya Moore, won the Rookie of the Year award while the coach of her Minnesota Lynx team, Cheryl Reeve, took the honors for Coach of the Year. Kia Vaughn of the NY Liberty was awarded the Most Improved Player title, and Dewanna Bonner of [...]
WNBA: BEHIND THE SCENES 2011 – Liberty Central – LIBERTY FORCE A GAME 3
With their backs against the wall the NY Liberty came out fighting from the tip. Nicole Powell and Leilani Mitchell found the range from deep and Plenette Pierson, Kia Vaughn and Kara Braxton neutalized Indiana front line. Powell who led the Liberty with 19 points, a playoff career-high, also set her playoff-career best with three [...]
WOMEN’S SPORTS BUSINESS NEWS: Lisa Leslie Joins Los Angeles Sparks Ownership Group
Lisa Leslie has become the first former Women’s National Basketball Association player to invest in a team in the league’s 15-year history. An Inglewood, Calif., native and All-American at the University of Southern California, Leslie starred for the Sparks for 12 seasons beginning with their inaugural campaign of 1997. During that time, Leslie led Los [...]
WNBA All-Star Event 2011 – A Behind the Scenes Look; Top 15 Players All-Time Announced
The WNBA’s top 15 players of all time were selected and celebrated during All Star weekend. Check out all the amazing behind the scenes action.
http://www.WSENetwork.com – 2011 – San Antonio, TX was the sight for the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game, and what a special event it was. Fans were [...]
INDIANA’S TAMIKA CATCHINGS IS TOP VOTE-GETTER IN 2011 WNBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
- Seattle’s Sue Bird Leading Vote-Getter in the West -
- Minnesota’s Maya Moore First Rookie Voted to Start since Catchings, Bird in 2002 -
NEW YORK, July 14, 2011 – Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings led all players with 32,706 votes in the 2011 WNBA All-Star Balloting Presented by T-Mobile. Catchings received the most votes [...]
WNBA UPDATE: NEW YORK LIBERTY SIGN FELICIA CHESTER, JESSICA BRELAND WAIVED
NEW YORK, NY – July 5, 2011 – The New York Liberty have signed forward Felicia Chester and waived guard Jessica Breland, it was announced today by Head Coach and General Manager John Whisenant.
Chester was the 15th overall selection in the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and immediately traded to the Atlanta [...]
WNBA Champion Seattle Storm Visits White House
Today President Obama welcomed the WNBA Champion Seattle Stormto the White House. He congratulated the team on its 2010 season and its championship title. The President took the opportunity to pay tribute to the WNBA, which in just fifteen years has become the most successful women’s professional sports league in the world. He also [...]
WNBA: DREAM DEFEAT LIBERTY FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON
Newark – June 15, 2011 – The defending eastern conference champion Atlanta Dream came into ” The Rock” looking for their first win of the season. Mission Accomplished. The Liberty’s problems on the offensive end continued in their second straight home game.
The Libs shot an anemic 36% from the field with only two starters scoring [...]
WNBA: HOME OPENER FOR THE NEW YORK LIBERTY
LIBERTY/FEVER GO AT IT AGAIN
The New York Liberty’s first home game of their 15th season will be somewhat of a ‘new’ experience. The Liberty will host the Fever in their new (temporary) arena and with a new head coach. Playing a home and home set with Indiana, the Liberty will look to extend their winning [...]
