Entries Tagged as ‘WNBA’

December 1, 2007

Schmap Detroit

Alright, I apologize for the abandonment of my blog, but fear not — DSU shall persevere.  I have no plans to stop blogging, however do not be surprised if posts continue to freeze up until the end of the school year.  Working part-time and going to high school is a combination that does not leave [...]

September 16, 2007

Phoenix Tops Detroit, Takes Title

The Shock are not the WNBA’s first repeat champions since the early 2000’s after falling to the Phoenix Mercury 108-92 earlier today.  For Phoenix, Penny Taylor led the team with 30 points. Finals MVP Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points and tallied 10 assists, named Finals MVP.  Diana Taurasi had 17 points for the visitors, who [...]

September 16, 2007

For All of the Marbles

The Shock are set to face the Mercury for the final game of the 2007 WNBA Finals — this one is for the championship.

September 3, 2007

Labor Day

It has certainly been a difficult weekend between Michigan and the Tigers — both very frustrating topics I will touch on hopefully in the near future.  I had planned to do some blogging today but ended up getting called into work, so I will be taking my own Labor Day off for the remainder of [...]

August 31, 2007

Are the WNBA Playoffs Just a Novelty?

While the individual games may be intense and entertaining, the WNBA has plenty to learn in the area of marketing and good sporting sense.

August 30, 2007

Shock-Fever to Tip Off Friday

Just a heads up, the Shock start their second-round series against the Indiana Fever on Friday night in Indianapolis.
Game 1 @ Indiana: Friday, August 31 at 8pm (ESPN2)
Game 2 @ Detroit: Sunday, September 2 at 1pm (My20)
Game 3 @ Detroit*: Monday, September 3 at 6pm (FSN Detroit)
*If necessary 
The Shock will have to watch for guard [...]

August 29, 2007

Shock Top Liberty to Advance

Blink and you miss it. The WNBA Playoffs are an annual novelty — the league makes things so quick and rushed that it almost seems as though the league is ready to step aside at the end of each season and take an early vacation. The Shock entered the playoffs as the Eastern [...]

August 27, 2007

Recent Leave of Absence

Ok, I will admit it — I have been a very bad blogger of late.  Unfortunately my network was uncooperative so I disappeared without even saying goodbye, but I was on a trip through Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky last week.  I apologize for my disappearance — now that I have been home for a [...]