Blue Raiders ready for brutal schedule
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comWith six seniors, including the nation's leading scorer, Middle Tennessee is up for any challenge this season -- including a rare visit Wednesday from the Lady Vols.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Routs remind us of the way we were
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comDid Tuesday's routs prove we need a UConn-Tennessee regular-season matchup back? No, but the series sure is missed.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Lady Vols find the zone against Griner
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comIn winning its season opener Sunday, Tennessee held Brittney Griner in check and put some more distance between the painful end of last season, all while playing -- surprise! -- a zone defense most of the game.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009Spartans ready to make mark, move on
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comAfter a huge win in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, Michigan State lost in a bad way four days later. But the Spartans have since used the Sweet 16 loss to motivate them.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Griner to debut at Thompson-Boling
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comBaylor's dunking phenom, Brittney Griner, makes her college debut Sunday at Tennessee.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009Capt. Hill follows father, uncle into Army
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comWomen's basketball fans remember Caton Hill as an undersized, hardworking post who helped Oklahoma reach its first Final Four. Seven years later, she's an Army doctor about to leave for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Post-Paris twin era under way at OU
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comThe post-Paris twins era is under way at Oklahoma. But don't underestimate the Sooners, who will play a fast-paced, guard-oriented attack this season.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009It's school first for Ogwumike
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comAcademic-oriented sophomore Nnemkadi Ogwumike is a student-athlete -- in that order -- at Stanford.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Five burning questions for 2009-10
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comFrom UConn's chances of repeating to identifying the Huskies' biggest challengers, we break down the biggest questions heading into 2009-10.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2009Hopes high across land as season nears
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comIt's a given that UConn and Stanford will be 1-2 when the polls come out. But as evident in the wide-open Big 12, there is still a sense of shifting terrain as the talent pool expands.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Finals feature Aussie influence
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comTully Bevilaqua and Penny Taylor are making sure the WNBA Finals feature an Australian influence.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009Smith helps Mercury off to fast start
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comThe Mercury did just about everything right at the start of Wednesday's game, including getting a big boost from Tangela Smith.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009Hard work pays off for Hoffman
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comA year ago, Ebony Hoffman was the WNBA's most improved player. Now, after helping Indiana to a 2-1 series lead, the six-year veteran has played well enough to earn WNBA Finals MVP honors.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009Douglas one of diamonds in rough
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comPurdue's Katie Douglas has received some national exposure. But there's a lot more to her story.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2009Douglas one of diamonds in rough
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comPurdue's Katie Douglas has received some national exposure. But there's a lot more to her story.
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