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Women's game needs more women coaches
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe march to equal opportunity continues to play out on athletic playing fields. But the push to get more women on the sideline as coaches is lagging behind the times.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2008No ranked team's safe with Sverrisdottir, TCU around
Graham Hays, ESPN.comJust a month into the season, sophomore point guard Helena Sverrisdottir has helped TCU to a top-25 ranking and a pair of top-five upsets.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2008Ranked teams keep beating up on each other
Graham HaysNumbers don't make a lot of sense when looking at a box score in which one team outscores its opponent 52-26 in the first half, only to drop the secon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Ranked teams keep beating up on each other
Graham HaysNumbers don't make a lot of sense when looking at a box score in which one team outscores its opponent 52-26 in the first half, only to drop the secon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2008
News, notes, links from the hoops world
Graham HaysLong time, no links. Let's rectify that. It's not technically about college basketball, but Jeff Nelson's feature on the H.D. Woodson High School girls' basketball team is a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008
Sooners QB factory extends to hardwood
Graham Hays, ESPN.comAny team whose best player makes her living on the block, as Courtney Paris does at Oklahoma, can ill afford to squander possessions without getting touches for its star. That leaves sophomore point guard Danielle Robinson with a balancing act to master.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2008Dorrance sees lack of 'hardness' in women's system
Graham Hays...of the common themes I've come across in women's soccer, as well as women's basketball and softball, comes from coaches talking about what amounts to a sport's talent base growing in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2008Engen leads UNC's unique defense on heels of semifinals
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThree years ago, Anson Dorrance sat on a park bench, watching a player he hoped to sign ... but his eye caught someone else. The player whose name Dorrance didn't even know is now a staple of North Carolina's biggest weapon heading into the College Cup.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2008Even with injuries, Duke finds Joy in the season
Graham HaysDURHAM, N.C. -- If college basketball is like a puzzle -- and this season seems to be a 1,000-piece monstrosity depicting golf...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2008
College Cup field brings load of talent to Cary
Graham Hays, ESPN.comNotre Dame, UCLA, North Carolina and Stanford are on their way to the 2008 College Cup. The field is packed with so much talent that the championship is anyone's game, so who will come out on top?
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008Unbeaten UConn runs over fourth-ranked Oklahoma
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThree players posting double-doubles and improving to a perfect 5-0 mark is impressive. But the real story of UConn's 106-78 win over fourth-ranked OU on Sunday was the pace the Huskies played.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2008Sitting pretty or nail-biting time?
Graham HaysTear that calendar page away. November is gone. December is here. The season is only three weeks old, but some teams have already figured out what th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2008
Finally eligible, Jackrabbits turn eye toward NCAA tournament
Graham Hays, ESPN.comFive seasons into its transition to Division I, South Dakota State is finally eligible to participate in both the Summit League conference tournament and the NCAA tournament. And after opening the season 4-0 versus big-conference foes, the Jackrabbits appear eager to make up for lost time.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Losing Hones hurts, but Stanford will be OK
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe sad reality is that seemingly every women's team has to deal with injuries, but Stanford is near the top of the class in dealing with them. And that's why the Cardinal will carry on, despite losing JJ Hones to a torn ACL.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Catamounts' podcast reaches Summitt
Graham Hays...We're your hosts. I'm Heather Swayne, a rising junior shooting guard for the women's basketball team. Joining me is Jessica Jackson. So go ahead, Jessica, and tell the listeners a little more...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008
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