2001 Archives

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NCAA

• The 12/26 FCP college poll12/26/01

• The 12/18 FCP college poll12/18/01

• Atlantic Sun rises, alphabetically at least, in NCAA conference list12/17/01

• The In Crowd acknowledges independence -- even if the NCAA doesn't12/15/01

• A shakeup may be brewing in the MAC12/14/01

• The 12/11 FCP college poll12/11/01

• Returners dominate the Mid-Con12/8/01

• A reconfigured America East makes its debut12/5/01

• The 12/4 FCP college poll12/4/01

• The In Crowd salutes the undefeated -- while they last12/2/01

• There's a new look in the CAA, but the same Monarch11/30/01

• Cincinnati should surprise C-USA11/24/01

• Harvard should return to the top of the Ivy11/17/01

• The Southern Conference is better than you think11/13/01

• Long Island will be a pain in the NEC11/12/01

• The In Crowd returns, 2002 brackets in hand11/10/01

• FCP's preseason poll puts the Huskies on top11/8/01

• As usual, Duke will bedevil the ACC11/6/01

• MVC's momentum depends on Drake11/3/01

• If you like offense, you'll love the OVC11/2/01

• UConn's an island of stability in the Big East10/29/01

• George Washington looks to replace Xavier in the A-1010/25/01

• Experience makes Wisconsin the pick in the Big 1010/23/01

• Sun Belt loses LaTech, gains balance10/19/01

• The Patriot League takes a big step forward10/16/01

• Oklahoma, Texas Tech top powerful Big 1210/15/01

• It's still a struggle for the Pac-1010/9/01

• The Big West is down, but UCSB is better10/8/01

• Mountain West keeps improving, but schedule stays soft10/5/01

• LaTech moves to the WAC, but the result will be the same10/4/01

• Despite success, WCC searches for respect10/1/01

• The FCP all-American team4/18/01

• The final FCP college poll4/13/01

• Notre Dame claims its first title4/1/01

• There's lots happening off the court too4/1/01

• It's hard to find a reason why Notre Dame should lose3/31/01

• It may not have been thrilling, but the better teams won3/31/01

• Can Jackie carry the Bears past Purdue?3/29/01

• UConn-Notre Dame outcome will pivot on the little things3/29/01

• The past and Purdue foil the Musketeers3/28/01

• Jackie's the fastest gun in the West -- and maybe anywhere else3/27/01

• The Huskies are in full howl3/27/01

• Notre Dame strolls through the Midwest3/27/01

• The big dogs can hunt in the East3/23/01

• The Mideast theme song: 'Rocky Top'3/23/01

• The majors rule in the Midwest3/22/01

• If nothing else, it'll be fun in Spokane3/22/01

• Who let the Huskies out? (Western youth mix)3/21/01

• Who let the Huskies out? (Storrs deep mix)3/21/01

• The favorites enjoy themselves in the tranquil Midwest3/20/01

• No surprises in the Mideast -- except maybe St. Mary's3/20/01

• Getting through the East will take some muscle3/16/01

• The mild, mild West3/16/01

• The Irish are no lock in the Midwest3/15/01

• Is the Mideast really the least?3/15/01

• A quick look at the WNIT3/13/01

• The In Crowd begets a frustrated quintet: The Out Crowd3/13/01

• The latest FCP NCAA poll3/13/01

• Breaking down the In Crowd, by conference2/25/01

• The In Crowd gets serious2/12/01

• The In Crowd counts to 121/28/01

• A youngster boosts Duke's status with the In Crowd1/14/01

WNBA

• The WNBA floats Plan B10/20/01

• FCP reveals the real all-WNBA teams9/14/01

• Looking back on the WNBA East9/10/01

• Looking back on the WNBA West9/7/01

• Los Angeles lays the foundation for a dynasty9/2/01

• L.A. rolls over Charlotte to claim first title9/1/01

• Sparks stay calm until Sting goes away8/31/01

• Charlotte plays all its cards, but still has to fold8/30/01

• A seriously in-depth look at whose playing in the finals8/30/01

• Does Charlotte have a chance? In a word, no8/29/01

• Lisa Leslie is just too much, and too good, for Sacramento8/28/01

• Charlotte comes back from the brink8/28/01

• Can anybody beat L.A.? Sacramento has next8/23/01

• Liberty stars shine in the spotlight8/22/01

• The Sparks fail to catch fire against the Comets8/21/01

• An odd script sends the Sting to the semis 8/21/01

• It's a new day in Sacramento 8/16/01

• Can the Sparks finally beat the Comets?8/16/01

• Can the Liberty hold off the surging Sol?8/16/01

• Can the deep Monarchs dim the blazing Starzz?8/15/01

• Can Charlotte keep it going? Can Cleveland regroup?8/15/01

• Filling out the all-WNBA ballot8/14/01

• Black, Brondello bedevil the East8/2/01

• The Western playoff scramble is in full swing7/31/01

• Indiana struggles in the East, but Rita shines7/28/01

• The West focuses on L.A., Leslie7/24/01

• The West offers the best in women's basketball7/18/01

• Everything, and more, you want to know about the '01 All-Stars7/16/01

• First in war, first in peace, last in the WNBA East7/14/01

• Hughes keeps the Cleveland boat form rocking7/7/01

• In the East, the Miracle have time to learn6/29/01

• The West claims its first coaching casualty6/26/01

• Imported Wauters, cancelled flights complicate East6/24/01

• Seattle, Portland surprise the West6/19/01

• Detroit gets in gear in the East6/17/01

• The West isn't going according to the plan6/12/01

• It's a slow start for the WNBA East6/9/01

• Will new faces put the Lynx in the playoffs?5/31/01

• Will they be patient in Portland?5/29/01

• FCP's 'experts' tell it like they think it will be5/27/01

• Can the Comets make the playoffs?5/27/01

• Can the Liberty finally beat the West?5/26/01

• How much better will Seattle be?5/26/01

• How much will the Rockers miss little Suzie?5/25/01

• Can the Miracle overcome the injury bug?5/24/01

• Can the Fever start a fire?5/23/01

• Can Cooper make a difference in Phoenix?5/21/01

• Can Miami move into the playoffs?5/19/01

• Will L.A. be too big?5/18/01

• Selecting U.S. University Games team will be a tough task5/17/01

• Is Maher the man for the Mystics?5/16/01

• Will the Starzz finally shine?5/14/01

• Can Detroit smooth out the ride?5/11/01

• Can the Sting relocate their bite?5/10/01

• Can Sacramento get over the hump?5/5/01

• Greed can't pollute WNBA-player relations5/3/01

• Camp invitees are bucking the odds5/1/01

• Gratitude, not greed, highlights WNBA's day in Secaucus4/23/01

• Grading the teams in the WNBA draft4/22/01

• Who will emerge from the later rounds?4/21/01

• A quick look at the top 20 picks4/20/01

• Part II of Roz's pre-draft camp analysis4/19/01

• Eastern teams pick early and often -- except New York4/18/01

• The West readies for a talent-laden draft4/17/01

• Surprises abound at WNBA pre-draft camp4/11/01

• An early look at the top prospects for the WNBA draft3/10/01

• Who needs what in the WNBA draft2/18/01

High School

• 'Ribault' is just one of several words to emerge from the TOC12/24/01

• FCP's top 30 high school seniors12/21/01

• The 12/14 FCP prep rankings12/14/01

• Narbonne knows the road to success10/30/01

• Narbonne tops preseason prep poll10/18/01

• Jersey girls hone their skills at Metro Classic9/5/01

• Sterling storms into the national prep rankings3/30/01

• FCP's final high school rankings3/28/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings3/20/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings3/13/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings3/6/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings2/27/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings2/20/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings2/13/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings2/6/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings1/30/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings1/23/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings1/17/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings1/10/01

• FCP's latest high school rankings1/3/01

Columns

• Why UConn will, or won't, win the national title12/29/01

• Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: Who got the best of the Nikki McCray deal?12/10/01

• Just the Stats looks back on five years of the WNBA12/7/01

• Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics: Whence the triple-double?12/1/01

• At Washington, it's all in the family11/26/01

• New books for the women's basketball fans11/23/01

• An inside look at how UConn dominated Vandy11/19/01

• Recruits, lotteries, Van officially the Man -- it's been a busy week11/16/01

• Like It Is: Trendspotting11/15/01

• College teams need to study their chemistry11/9/01

• A question that deserves the quietus10/26/01

• Like It Is: The NCAA needs to put the players first10/22/01

• A familiar cycle breaks down in the Big 1010/13/01

• Like It Is: Why the Kodak all-Americans aren't necessarily the best players10/6/01

• NCAA's shadow falls on summer recruiting season9/29/01

• Next WNBA contract must reflect reality9/22/01

• Women's basketball forecast: Sunny and warmer9/21/01

• Korie Hlede's unaccustomed view from the bench9/20/01

• The Lead Position: Referees go to camp too9/18/01

• An SEC booster stakes a claim9/17/01

• Just the Stats zeroes in on WNBA 20019/12/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell on player-coach liaisons9/8/01

• The Sparks set a new standard9/4/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell gives credit where credit is due8/30/01

• What home-court advantage?8/26/01

• Fans shower the Liberty with love8/18/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: Fran Harris fills out her all-WNBA ballot8/15/01

• Just the Stats looks at the second half8/12/01

• FCP takes a break -- back Aug. 128/4/01

• Take Time Out for offseason team fun8/3/01

• ESPN, new schedule should boost the Big Polka8/1/01

• Miami and New York get serious -- and get physical7/26/01

• The Scouting Report goes to Orlando7/18/01

• Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: Rocking into history7/17/01

• Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: A new column debuts7/10/01

• Just the Stats spots some trends7/9/01

• All-Star idiocy points to deeper problems7/8/01

• The Scouting Report: Grading the WNBA rookies7/5/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: Can Maura make a difference in Sacramento?7/2/01

• Guards dominate Junior National team6/29/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: Rebecca adjusts to the bench6/25/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: Janeth has arcane skills6/18/01

• The shape of WNBA 2002 is clouded by a haze of uncertainty6/15/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell warms up to the Sol6/11/01

• The Lead Position: An official's eye on the game6/6/01

• Brandy Reed gets 40 Minutes of Hell6/5/01

• Just the Stats updates the WNBA record book6/4/01

• A scout's analysis of L.A. and Orlando6/2/01

• Joe Smith analyzes the U.S. University Games trials5/30/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: The champs still have the swagger5/22/01

• 40 Minutes of Hell: Fran Harris on this summer's WNBA5/15/01

• Top seniors ready for crucial summer season5/12/01

• Balancing finances and expansion a delicate task5/9/01

• Time Out: A note on notes5/7/01

• Just the Stats sizes up WNBA history5/4/01

• SportsLine.com sends a message to women's basketball4/30/01

• ACLs are just the tip of the health-care iceberg4/28/01

• Sixteen teams, 16 critical players for the 2001 season4/27/01

• Swoopes' injury cripples the Comets4/25/01

• Covering the angles at the WBCA all-star game4/10/01

• A different take on the final NCAA rankings4/9/01

• Coale vs. VanDerveer, Caufield vs. King: Who's right?4/6/01

• Just the Stats goes behind the tournament numbers4/5/01

• Go!: St. Mary's caps a dream season in Tennessee4/3/01

• A college coach's view of Jackie Stiles and Spokane3/27/01

• Joe Smith tells it like it was3/26/01

• Joe Smith scrutinizes the subregionals3/22/01

• Jackie Stiles leaves no doubt3/20/01

• Ten things a ref should love to do3/19/01

• Is winning the only thing?3/18/01

• Just the Stats breaks down the bracket3/11/01

• Joe Smith picks his player of the year3/9/01

• Go!: A senior moment for surging St. Mary's3/5/01

• How to go from mid-major to major -- and keep winning3/4/01

• Joe Smith explains why the bracket will be full of mistakes3/3/01

• Plenty of subplots highlight Big East tourney3/2/01

• SEC melodrama enters its final act3/1/01

• Intense Inglese endures a long year at Boston College2/26/01

• Anatomy of an Irish upset2/19/01

• Just the Stats gets ready for the WNBA season2/5/01

• Tennessee over UConn, by a nose and a whistle2/2/01

• The Big 10, halfway home1/29/01

• 'Totally Hoops' is more than Disney channel fodder -- it's real life AAU basketball too1/22/01

• A somewhat repentant pollster tells all1/21/01

• Joe Smith analyzes Notre Dame's upset of UConn1/18/01

• Just the Stats ponders the perimeter1/9/01

• Can Richmond run with the big dogs in the A-10?1/6/01

• Who's the best young point guard in America? Joe Smith knows1/5/01

• Go!: The Gaels learn a hard lesson -- twice1/2/01

International

• Who will coach the next U.S. Olympic team?12/20/01

• Australian women's league dodges a bullet12/13/01

• WNBA influx should upgrade Euroleague11/1/01

• French claim European championship9/27/01

• U.S. brings home University Games gold9/13/01

• Americans settle for bronze at Junior Olympics8/15/01

• The Junior Worlds from an Australian perspective8/13/01

• Americans hope to improve at World University Games7/13/01

• Yes, they've got some game in Spain7/8/01

• U.S. readies for Junior Worlds7/4/01

• Junior National trials highlight top youngsters6/14/01

• The secret behind Australia's success6/1/01

• Selecting U.S. University Games team will be a tough task5/17/01

• How USA Basketball was built, and how it works 4/16/01

• Canberra takes control in the WNBL2/23/01

Coach's Corner

• For some coaches, ego is more important than winning12/22/01

• Time Out: Coaches have plenty to do in preseason10/11/01

• The ABCs of protecting ACLs9/25/01

• Some guidelines for youth coaches9/24/01

• Girls who want to play in college must take charge of the process 4/15/01

Caught In The Net

• Who's number one? A good question in college, high school and the WNBA draft12/31/01

• Rants, raves and coachly death matches6/22/01

• Caught in the Net catches up to the latest news6/8/01

• Spokane shows how to sell seats for the tournament4/4/01

• Stiles is certainly a star, but should Summitt take some blame?3/25/01

• Bracket fallout singes committee, justifies Joe3/12/01

• Remember that pro league? Well, things are happening in the WNBA1/12/01

People

• A strange trip; an unusual traveler9/28/01

• Ruth Riley faces up to free throws8/20/01

• Marie Ferdinand talks about life in the W8/17/01

• Natalie Williams took an odd road to hoops glory7/27/01

• Detroit uncovers another Australian gem7/11/01

• Penicheiro's passion shines in the provinces6/21/01

• Yolanda Griffith glides through the WNBA -- ferociously2/16/01

• Mississippi's Horner a high school shooting star2/9/01

• Marci Glenney's long and winding road2/4/01

• The best Australian you've never heard of is only 191/19/01

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