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'Legend' Tara VanDerveer Winning in Her Own Way

In the women's basketball cult of personality, Connecticut's Geno Auriemma is the yeller, stalking the sidelines. Tennessee's Pat Summitt comes with the icy glare of disapproval and expectation. Stanford's Tara VanDerveer is the professor. Studious and detailed, reserved and competitive, VanDerveer has carved out one of...

Lisa Leslie: Media, ESPN Has Failed to Cover WNBA to Its Fullest

NEW YORK -- Lisa Leslie may be the most recognizable name in the history of the WNBA. Her credentials are impressive: two-time WNBA champion, three-time league MVP, eight-time All-Star, and, of course, she was the first player ever to dunk in a WNBA game. Leslie's name recognition, however, goes beyond the avid...

WNBA Original Tina Thompson Breaks League's All-Time Scoring Record

With five minutes left in the third quarter of Sunday evening's game between the Sparks and Silver Stars, Los Angeles' Tina Thompson hit a jumper and became the WNBA's all-time scoring leader. Thompson broke the record set by Lisa Leslie. Thompson finished with 23 points in a 92-83 loss to San Antonio, surpassing...

Thompson's WNBA Legacy Unparalleled

Tina Thompson's name has never blazed at the top of the women's basketball marquee. She should blame the company she keeps. In Houston, it was Cynthia Cooper and Sheryl Swoopes. On the U.S. Olympic team it was Lisa Leslie, a pecking order that carried over to the Los Angeles Sparks last year. Even this season, the 14th...

WNBA Midseason Report Card: East Finally Rises

Is this the year that the Eastern Conference's inferiority complex comes to an end in the WNBA? In 13 years, the Eastern Conference has won three WNBA titles, all by the Detroit Shock, the last coming in 2008. But, with the exception of the extraordinary season of the Seattle Storm, the best basketball in the league this...

Lisa Leslie News From the Web

05/17/12 Lisa Leslie Joins ASUG, SAP, and Business Execs to... Source: TMCnet Members of the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), an independent community of SAP professionals, announced they will hone their leadership skills with Olympian and WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and top SAP, ASUG and management training executives as part of ASUG Leadership 2.0 activities during the 2012 ASUG Annual Conference.
05/14/12 Olympian, WNBA Legend Lisa Leslie Joins Top ASUG, SAP,... Source: UnumProvident Corp CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Members of the Americas' SAP Users' Group ( ASUG ), the world's largest independent community of SAP professionals, will hone their leadership skills with Olympian and WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and top SAP, ASUG and management training executives as part of ASUG Leadership 2.0 activities during the 2012 ASUG Annual Conference this week.
05/04/12 Maximum Vacation for MinimumCost Webinar Source: Hillsborough County, Florida Are you wanting to get away this summer, but don't think you have the budget?
05/03/12 Leslie tops expectations for female athletes Source: Sports Illustrated Lisa Leslie would be brought on court for a special announcement.
04/23/12 Metta World Peace, Lisa Leslie steal show in 'Think... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA So there I am, watching "Think Like a Man" with my wife and one of my daughters.