USA Wins FIBA World Cup
By Jeffrey Newholm Behind Brittney Griner’s smothering defense and 15 points the USA women’s team defeated Australia 73-56 to win gold in the FIBA World Cup. Aussie’s Liz Cambage seemed to be a lock for […]
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US China World Cup: USA Clinches Group
By Jeffrey Newholm In an often sloppy and thoroughly competitive contest the USA women defeated China 100-88 Sunday afternoon to reach 2-0 in World Cup play and clinch group D (provided the US doesn’t forfeit […]
Women’s World Cup Preview
By Jeffrey Newholm Hoops fans may be going through a bit of a withdrawal with the NBA not started yet and WNBA concluded, with Breanna Stewart’s Seattle Storm claiming the title. But not to worry […]
WNBA Finals: Twin Breakthrough
By Jeffrey Newholm After the best preliminary playoffs seen yet in the new format, the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics advance to the WNBA finals, tipping off Friday night. Behind MVP Breanna Stewart and veteran […]
Is Breanna Stewart an Alien?
(TL;DR Breanna Stewart is for sure an alien that needs to be looked at by medical professionals and it should probably be illegal for her to be in the WNBA) Breanna Stewart is just 24 […]
Breanna Stewart Brews WNBA Storm
By: Jeffrey Newholm Basketball coaches are all too familiar with the “No no no… YES!” shot. That’s the really low percentage half court heave that somehow goes in, making the shooter look smart. Well in […]
WNBA: A Fan’s Perspective
By: Jeffrey Newholm One of the more cliched and well-worn philosophical questions is: if a tree fell in the forest and no one was around to hear it, would it make a sound? Well today […]
US Women’s Olympians Return To WNBA
By: Jeffrey Newholm For the 12 gentlemen on the US men’s Olympic basketball team, winning gold brings a welcome rest and respite from the grind of professional basketball. There were even some big names who […]
US-Senagal Recap
By: Jeffrey Newholm In a day where multiple records fell, the US women demolished Senegal 121-56 Sunday morning in the first game of preliminary round-robin play. Diana Taurasi tied her own Olympic record with five […]
WNBA Draft: Quick Thoughts
By: Jeffrey Newholm Well I did my best to write great women’s college hoops coverage for NBS, but in the end the season can be summarized in one sentence: it was supposed to be a […]