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USA Basketball Training Camp Scrimmage: U18 comes from behind to defeat U17

ORLANDO, FL –Breanna Stewart (Cicero-North Syracuse H.S.), the USA Basketball player of the Year, took over the fourth quarter to lead the U18 National Team to a 73-66 come from behind win over the U17 World Championship Team.

The USA Basketball Training Camp scrimmage featured eight 2012 High School All Americans, and over a dozen players who will likely be 2013 All-Americans. The rare head-to-head competition between the nation’s top talent was definitely entertaining as both teams tuned up for today’s games against Brazil at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. 

Talented players emerge at the Adidas Memorial Day Showcase and Alabama AAU State Championships

Memorial Day Weekend, with the exception of April Evaluation Period, is a very busy and exciting couple of days for girls travel ball.  There is a multitude of tournaments spanning across the country. I decided to split my time between two in particular the Adidas Memorial Day Showcase in Franklin, Tenn and the Alabama AAU State Championships in Birmingham, Ala.  There were many very talented players in grades ranging from 6-11. The following players from both events caught my eye with noteworthy performances.

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Diana Taurasi sidelined with hip injury

PHOENIX, AZ – Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi will be out indefinitely with a strained left hip flexor, the club announced today. Taurasi did not travel with the team to Atlanta for tonight’s contest against the Eastern Conference defending Dream. She will be re-evaluated daily.

Rookie Interview: Tiffany Hayes of the Atlanta Dream

Just six weeks ago, Tiffany Hayes was the 14th pick in the WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.  During her college career the 5-10 guard made four Final Four appearances and won two National Championships with the University of Connecticut.  During her senior year Hayes lead the Huskies in steals and was second on the team in scoring.  I had a chance to catch up with the two-time All-Big East Team player for a quick Q&A on how things are going as a WNBA rookie.

KK: How exciting was it for you to be drafted by the Atlanta Dream?

The WNBA Minute: May 28th 2012

Games to watch this coming week:

On Thursday a cross-conference match up between Atlanta and Phoenix will also be a battle between Angel McCoughtry and Diana Taurasi, two exciting and offensively minded players. While both teams have gotten off to a slow 1-2 start, watch for the battle between these two Olympic teammates to heat up.

2012 Indiana Fever Preview: With good health, the Fever can go all the way

The Indiana Fever return the core of their starting lineup and look to be playoff bound in 2012.

That's stating the obvious, since the Fever have made the post-season for the past seven years and are annually one of the best teams in the East. They own the longest string of playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference, second in the WNBA only to the Seattle Storm with eight.

2012 Washington Mystics Preview: Will seven newcomers be the lucky number to bring success?

In the early days of the WNBA when all the franchises were sisters to NBA operations, most of the teams took on nicknames akin to those of big brother.   So when Washington arrived to become part of the same ownership of the NBA Wizards, it seemed appropriate to be called the Mystics.  The Washington Mystics claim to be celebrating their 15th season in the WNBA, one less than the entire history of the pro league launched in the summer of 1997.   Truth be told, there hasn’t been much to celebrate in that span.

Illinois' Burke transfers to Rutgers

Illinois wing Alexis Burke, a junior, has transferred to Rutgers, head coach C. Vivian Stringer announced Thursday.

The 5-11 Burke, the 2010 Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year, was ranked among the top 50 high school recruits in the country, and among the top 15 at her small forward position, when she was signed by former Illini head coach Jolette Law in 2008 out of Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge, Ga. , in 2009. in addition to leading her high school team to a 25-4 record in her senior season, Burke helped her club team, Essence, to the Nike National championship in 2008.

Second championship is Minnesota's for the taking.

How good are the Minnesota Lynx?

In 2011 their 27-7 record was the best in the league and they won the championship after going 7-1 in the playoffs.  The 2012 team returns 96.1% of their points, 93.6% of the rebounds, 95.1% of the assists and 93.9% of the minutes of that championship team.

How good are the Minnesota Lynx?

Three of their five starters are members of the 12 player US Olympic Team.  A fourth starter was among the final 9 players cut and their sixth player was invited to the initial tryouts.

How good are the Minnesota Lynx?

Sparks lose Zoll to season-ending ACL tear

LOS ANGELES -- Sharnee' Zoll will miss the remainder of the 2012 WNBA season due to a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, the Los Angeles Sparks (2-0) announced today.