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Vandersloot grows into elite point guard

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

As a point guard, Courtney Vandersloot takes control and says what needs to be said. And now, the junior guard is perhaps the best point guard in the country.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

UConn one win away from perfection

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

All season long, UConn talked about taking things one game at a time rather than the possibility of perfection. Now, after withstanding some early punches from Stanford before running away in a rout, they're one and the same.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2009

Who are the nation's top 15 players?

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The request was short and simple. But picking the country's top 15 players of the 2008-09 season was not.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Rebounding gives Baylor a boost

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Like their mothers before them, Danielle Wilson and Rachel Allison have become basketball stars. And they've helped give Baylor its best rebounding team in Kim Mulkey's tenure.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Lots of questions to answer now that break is over

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

As the WNBA season resumes Thursday with some players refreshed, others weary and still others absent altogether, we have as many questions as answers for the playoff push.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008

Looking beyond the top three picks

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Whether this year's draft goes down as a chapter heading or a footnote in the ongoing history of the WNBA will have a lot to do with more than just the top three picks.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2008

Five players to find time to watch in the tourney

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

If you pass a television in the next couple of weeks and hear one of these names, take a couple of minutes to savor some of college basketball's hidden gems.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2008

UConn's Moore up to every challenge in freshman season

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Exams. The Big East. Geno's wrath. So far, UConn freshman Maya Moore has passed every test thrown her way. Can she continue to play beyond her years in her first NCAA tournament?

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2008

Freshman holds her own, but Terps mightier than Swords

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

On paper, No. 4 Maryland's 88-61 win over Boston College was a blowout. But Eagles freshman Carolyn Swords held her own inside for one of the best individual performances against the Terps this season.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2008

Washington era off to good start at Penn State

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Charged with rebuilding Penn State's competitive profile on the court and its tarnished image off of it, the new era under new coach Coquese Washington is off to a good start.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2007

Top pick could spur on Sparks

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The Sparks weren't the only big winners in the WNBA draft lottery Tuesday. With L.A. landing the top pick for next April, it was also a big coup for the league itself ... and Candace Parker, should the superstar choose to come out.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2007

Role players lead Fever in series-clinching win

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Trailing 22 points in the second quarter, the Fever began to get plays from players who had been overshadowed in the first round. And in the end, Indiana pulled off the biggest comeback in WNBA playoff history.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2007

Sun just good enough to win Game 1

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The Sun weren't perfect in Game 1 on Thursday night, at times doing their best to give the game away. But in the end, they were better than Indiana.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2007

Tree breathes life, season's first wins into Mystics

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After an 0-8 start, the Mystics are winning -- and smiling - again, thanks to new coach Tree Rollins, the latest former NBA standout to join the WNBA coaching ranks.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2007

Defending WNBA champs only look better so far in '07

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

That Detroit is good is no surprise. What might be stunning is the Shock could be even better than they were last season. That could mean trouble for the rest of the league.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2007