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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...beating--Sorenstam will be driving from the men's tees, which are about 10% longer than the women's. A Top 10 finish is probably out of reach. But now that the athletic gender barrier is down, is it finally time for Dennis Rodman to try out for the WNBA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 24, 2003 | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...Moore’s love for Louisiana Tech did not translate into playing time for the rookie on a team of WNBA prospects. Though her career for the Lady Techsters began with promise, Moore spent very little time on the floor, though the way she conducted herself impressed Barmore...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Gets Moore at Point Guard | 2/13/2003 | See Source »

With the Crimson’s returning veterans and a possible solution for guard mismatches, one of the few question marks for this team is height. Last year, Tar Heels guard Nikki Teasley, who recently won a WNBA title with the Los.Angeles Sparks, stood at 6’0, made the blunt observation that she could see straight over Crimson point guard Jenn Monti...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard unfazed by challenges against nation’s elite | 11/20/2002 | See Source »

...basketball is pretty much men's basketball with fewer tattoos, but there's always been one crucial difference: women don't dunk. That changed last Tuesday, when LISA LESLIE, the 6-ft. 5-in. center for the Los Angeles Sparks, executed the first ever successful dunk in a WNBA game. "I wasn't thinking," said Leslie. "I just turned around, and I was free." With 4:44 left in the first half of a home game against the Miami Sol, she caught a pass, took two steps and launched a right-hand jam. It was a coup the pro-basketball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 12, 2002 | 8/12/2002 | See Source »

...celebrities. She came in only 6,232,219,521 places ahead of Carrot Top ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Drama king cheered for Bombay Dreams. Like all good Bollywood, it's a tale of love, family and incomprehensible 30-minute musical numbers BILL LAIMBEER Former NBA Bad Boy becomes coach in WNBA. He'll teach his players a respect for the game and how being a crybaby can influence referees Losers ANDY LAU Canto-popper hit by $19 million lawsuit. Bad, but he'll feel better if he asks himself the R. Kelly question: Am I facing 21 counts of child porn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Week | 6/24/2002 | See Source »

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