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...success of the WNBA has made postcollege possibilities for players on the women's basketball team much brighter. However, Chris Dailey, the associate head coach, says she wonders if the players appreciate their good fortune. "I had a discussion with the team the other day about Title IX, and in all honesty, I was a little disappointed," she says. "For them, the opportunity has always been around. They're sharing equal time in the gym with the men. Their games are sold out. I'm not sure they understand what other women had to go through...
...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...
...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...
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...
...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...