I consider the “Saturday Night Live” bit called “Annuale” the best fake commercial the show has ever done – of course, comic goddesses Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig had to be involved. (I never thought anyone could be as funny in as many different characters as Gilda Radner was, but Kristen Wiig is [...]
Archive for August, 2009
It’s anybody’s guess who’ll emerge from East logjam
Posted in Women's basketball on August 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sparks-Mercury good, but minus a key ingredient
Posted in Women's basketball on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sure, some luster was taken off the Mercury-Sparks game because of the absence of Candace Parker. All day long Thursday, we were looking forward to this game, because how could it go wrong?
Maybe the Mercury play some games that are not entertaining, but I never seem to see them. When those who are big [...]
The ‘gender’ question: Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Track champion Caster Semenya went home to South Africa on Tuesday, and her country cheered wildly. Officials and fans celebrated her victory last week in the 800 meters at the World Championships of Track and Field.
They denounced track’s governing body, the IAAF, for requesting gender testing be done for Semenya because of physical [...]
The ‘gender’ question, Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2009 | 12 Comments »
The current controversy over the gender question about runner Caster Semenya brings up so many different topics of discussion that I couldn’t begin to adequately cover then all. But let’s at least try to sort through some of them. I’ll call this blog entry “part 1” in that regard, with the thought that there is [...]
The coolest thing you’ll see on TV this weekend
Posted in Women's sports on August 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If, that is, you have The Golf Channel. And have an interest in high-stakes, give-it-all-for-the-team competition. I’m talking about the Solheim Cup, the biennial USA vs. Europe women’s golf competition, which starts Friday.
I’ve covered the event four times when it was in the United States: in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2005. It began in 1990, [...]
Life still full for Mahoney away from WNBA
Posted in Women's basketball on August 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In a total turnaround of Thursday’s matchup between these teams, San Antonio dominated Phoenix 106-89 on Saturday. The Silver Stars’ Sophia Young had another big night, with 25 points and seven rebounds. And Becky Hammon was back to “normal” – after a subpar performance in the 95-83 loss at Phoenix – as she had [...]
Young has another big night, even if Silver Stars don’t
Posted in Women's basketball on August 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Minus empirical evidence, such statements are whimsical, of course. But doesn’t it seem like some players just have a knack for the dramatic shot?
So it has appeared with San Antonio’s Sophia Young – although by “knack,” perhaps all I really mean is that it’s happened more than once.
A couple of weeks ago, on July 28, [...]
Thoughts from a Comets fan who still cares
Posted in Women's basketball on August 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Earlier this summer, I got a thoughtful e-mail from a Houston Comets fan named Lindsey Densing. I don’t say “former” fan, because even though her team disbanded after last season, the feelings of a true fan don’t just go away. She still loves the Comets.
When I was doing a story recently for ESPN.com [...]
Busy days ahead, hopefully
Posted in Women's basketball on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The last two weeks have been sort of vacation time for me, hence not a daily blog activity. However, there are a whole bunch of subjects I will endeavor to get to this week and next, including a long-promised look at Baylor and Texas (I really didn’t forget), a chat with former K-State favorite [...]
Who can stop the Mercury?
Posted in Women's basketball on August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes before auto races, a driver and a team will be certain they have the best car. They’ve figured out just the right set-up for the track, the driver loves the speedway, the engine is running top-notch, everything seems nearly perfect. They think the only thing that can keep them from winning is calamity: a [...]
