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FanHouse Terrific 12: Looking West

We are going to turn our eyes west this week in the Terrific 12. Yes, west. One of the biggest matchups of the week will be the Top 10 showdown between UCLA and Stanford. The Bruins are the latest team in the Pac-10 to try to knock the No. 4 Cardinal off the perch. Arizona State was that team for a while. Cal had its...

Stanford Looks Ready for UConn After Routing No. 4 Xavier

STANFORD, Calif. -- If Stanford has a been a team with an identity crisis, the Cardinal may have finally found that elusive identity: the team that can beat Connecticut. The Cardinal warmed up for Thursday night's showdown against the Huskies with an unexpectedly easy 89-52 win over No. 4 Xavier on Tuesday afternoon. A...

Stanford Keeps Things From Changing Too Much in Pac-10

In some ways, change is coming to the Pac-10 a year before Colorado and Utah join the league and new logo gets a quick facelift. The big news to come out of media day was that the conference has changed the format for its postseason tournament. The women will play the final two rounds of the tournament at the Staples...

Women's College Basketball 2010-11 Preseason Position Rankings

The new women's college basketball season is a month away and FanHouse is ranking the top five players in the country at every position on the floor. The vote was a compilation and debate between FanHouse women's basketball writers Michelle Smith and Milton Kent. Point Guard A very strong crop of floor generals this...

'Versatile' Stanford Takes Aim at Title

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Kayla Pedersen knows one ending in her Stanford basketball career. The satisfaction of a trip to the Final Four, followed by a disappointing trip home. The versatile senior forward/wing/occasional guard has one more opportunity to change the script. "Right after we lost (the title game) we were...

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05/27/12 Candace Parker, Nneka Ogwumike lead Sparks over Mercury Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Candace Parker had 27 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Sparks to a 99-88 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night.
05/19/12 Overview of the 2012 WNBA season Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Here is a look at the key story lines for the upcoming 2012 WNBA season.
05/19/12 Full overview of upcoming 2012 WNBA season Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Here is a look at the key story lines for the upcoming 2012 WNBA season.
05/17/12 Parker, Ogwumike have Sparks ready to make a splash Source: USA Today Candace Parker has been in Nneka Ogwumike 's shoes.
04/16/12 Connecticut Sun Select Astan Dabo, Center From Mali;... Source: The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT Right up until draft day Monday, probably shortly before they went on the clock, the WNBA 's Connecticut Sun wasn't sure what to do with its first round pick, the ninth overall.

Background on nneka ogwumike

Nnemkadi "Nneka" Ogwumike (born July 2, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, after being drafted #1 overall.

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