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Saturday, June 25, 2016

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 6/26/16

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Late night working for my caterer friend, so only links in this blog.

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Please go to this site and vote for Brianna Pulido for "AAC Celebration of the year".

In case you don't remember -

Keep visiting that site. She will need your support to move along in the brackets!

Polly made it to the third round winning 44-26 over Tulsa Women's Softball!!!!!

Now they are up against her former team!!!! UConn women's 2016 championship team beat the UConn baseball team to make the third round. It would have been nice if they had them on opposite sides of the brackets!!!

It's 18-7 for Polly. Keep on voting! Great job!!!

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Scores (links in the WNBA link section)

Atlanta Dream 69 San Antonio 73

Indiana Fever @ Dallas Wings

Top Performers/UConn Performers (bold)

Tiffany Hayes Atlanta 6 points 2 rebounds 3 assists
Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 23 points 6 rebounds
Moriah Jefferson San Antonio 2 points 7 assists
Kayla McBride San Antonio 28 points

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UCONN LINKS

UConn Players In The WNBA Courant
Huskies Nominated in Five ESPY Categories UConn Blog

WCBB LINKS

From Columbia celebrity to face of women’s basketball?Post and Courier
ASU women's basketball lands early 2018 commitment Arizona Central
Schaefer, Stuedeman travel to promote respective programs The Dispatch
Oregon women’s basketball recruits best class in program history SB Nation
Annawan's Jayde VanHyfte commits to Arizona State Quad-Cities Times
MTSU women’s basketball to play in Costa Rica The Tennessean
Sutton grows stronger by the day while recovering from injury in Austin STL Today

WNBA /USA TEAMS LINKS

Stewart ties career high with 29 points, Seattle cruises Connecticut PostStorm roster moves: Trade returns Noelle Quinn to Seattle, two players cut Seattle TimesMercury acquire All-Star Bone from Sun for Williams Fox Sports
Sun trade Bone to Mercury for two rookies and a future pick The Day
Mystics vs. Lynx preview: Washington looks to get revenge against Minnesota SB Nation
'This is our safe haven': Shavonte Zellous describes how basketball has helped The Independent
Breanna Stewart ties career high with 29 points, Storm crush Sun New Haven Register
2007 Duke Alumna Harding signs with Phoenix Mercury Progress Index
Sparks win rematch, hand Lynx first loss after 13 Twin cities
Taurasi fastest player to reach 7,000 points ESPN

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Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board
CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Friday, June 24, 2016

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 6/25/16

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I had a great day with my grandson Logan today and he rewarded me with hugs and kisses!!!!!

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Please go to this site and vote for Brianna Pulido for "AAC Celebration of the year".

In case you don't remember -

Keep visiting that site. She will need your support to move along in the brackets!

Polly made it to the third round winning 44-26 over Tulsa Women's Softball!!!!!

Now they are up against her former team!!!! UConn women's 2016 championship team beat the UConn baseball team to make the third round. It would have been nice if they had them on opposite sides of the brackets!!!

It's 5-3 for Polly. Keep on voting!

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Scores (links in the WNBA link section)

Phoenix Mercury 91 Washington Mystics 75

Chicago Sky 79 New York Liberty 80

Los Angeles Sparks 94 Minnesota Lynx 76

Connecticut Sun 81 Seattle Storm 98

Top Performers/UConn Performers (bold)

Diana Taurasi Phoenix 27 points 5 assists
Brittany Griner Phoenix 22 points 3 blocks
Stefanie Dolson Washington 10 points 7 rebounds 2 assists
Bria Hartley Washington 2 points 2 assists
Tayler Hill Washington 18 points
Swin Cash New York 6 points 3 rebounds 2 assists
Tina Charles New York 21 points 13 rebounds 4 assists
Kiah Stokes New York 10 points 7 rebounds 2 blocks
Elena Delle Donne Chicago 31 points 8 rebounds
Cappie Pondexter Chicago 20 points
Maya Moore Minnesota 28 points 4 assists 3 rebounds 3 steals
Renee Hartley Minnesota 0 points 1 assist 5 turnovers
Kristi Tolliver Los Angeles 25 points 4 assists
Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles 20 points 9 rebounds
Morgan Tuck Connecticut 6 points 3 rebounds 1 assist
Kelly Faris Connecticut 4 points 3 rebounds 1 steal
Sue Bird Seattle 19 points 7 assists 5 rebounds 2 steals
Jewell Loyd Seattle 19 points
Breanna Stewart Seattle 29 points 9 rebounds 6 assists 3 steals 3 blocks
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Seattle 1 points 1 rebound

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UCONN LINKS

Breanna Stewart Remembers Orlando Massacre Victims CBS Connecticut

WCBB LINKS

Price Herrington Joins Ole Miss Women's Staff 247 Rebels Sports
Graham brings youth, experience to UVa women's basketball staff The Daily Progress
Grambling State loses womens basketball coach KTBS
With McNeills Taking Over At UHart, Women's Basketball Is One Huge Family Courant
UM women's basketball coach thinks Richt's tips will help her team Sun Sentinel
Dapper Dads Challenge raises almost $500K Lansing State Journal
An open letter from Nadine Domond to Grambling fans News Stars
Despite winning streak, Lynx fan base remains small MPR News
For Vanderbilt's Stephanie White, things shaping up The Tennessean
Stone, Saint Louis Agree to Contract Extension Atlantic Ten

WNBA /USA TEAMS LINKS

Team USA holds off Czech Republic, now 2-0 at U17 Women's World Championship USA Today
WNBA's Catchings enjoying her farewell tour Daily Herald
Sue Bird still going strong in her 14th WNBA season Sportzedge
Dallas looks to continue seasonlong winning streak against Indiana Star Telegram
Lynx Embracing the Challenge of Greatness WNBA
Dream-Stars preview Fox Sports
Imani Boyette's 50 Cent campaign comes up short ESPN
Tina Charles Receives May WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Our Sports Central
WNBA's Catchings enjoying her farewell tour

Winging it Dallas Voice

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Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board
CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Thursday, June 23, 2016

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 6/24/16

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The lease is up on our 2013 Subaru Legacy. I looked for a car that really appealed to both my wife and I. We wanted an upgrade but not too expensive. And we wanted an American company. Although the production plant is in Mexico, Lincoln fit the bill. So we are leasing a Lincoln MKZ sedan.

It's a great ride, the seats are really really comfortable, the 3.7 engine is really powerful and it has AWD. It has enough bells and whistles to make us really happy!!!

I told my son the dealer promised I would look like Matthew McConaughey if I went with the Lincoln. My son then said "Dad, I think they meant McCaulay Culkin".

He is now out of the will.
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Please go to this site and vote for Brianna Pulido for "AAC Celebration of the year".

In case you don't remember -

Keep visiting that site. She will need your support to move along in the brackets!

Polly made it to the second round and is up 42-24 expanding her lead over Tulsa Women's Softball!!!!! Keep on voting!

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Just a few recruiting tidbits....more to come in a few weeks.

Geno is currently in Spain checking out the talent playing for Team USA at the FIBA U17 world championships. Coach Dailey may be there too but that hasn't been confirmed.

There are a lot of UConn recruiting targets playing on Team USA (Christyn Williams, Sedona Prince, Charli Collier, Aquira Decosta, Samantha Brunelle). Interestingly, as of yesterday Coach Dailey's twitter is following Olivia Nelson-Ododa, a young post player (2018) from Georgia who is on the U17 team and quite impressive. UConn should be interested and it looks like Geno and CD are.

CD also now following Charli Collier but UConn's interest in her is not new.

That's all for now!

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Scores (links in the WNBA link section)

San Antonio Stars @ Dallas Wings

Top Performers/UConn Performers (bold)

Moriah Jefferson San Antonio 11 points 5 assists
Kayla McBride San Antonio 18 points 9 rebounds
Dearica Hamby San Antonio 18 points 7 rebounds 2 blocks
Plenette Pierson Dallas 21 points
Skylar Diggins Dallas 19 points 5 assists
Odyssey Sims Dallas 19 points 5 assists
Glory Johnson Dallas 11 points 11 rebounds

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UCONN LINKS

Geno, Breanna Stewart, UConn Women's Basketball All Over ESPY Nominations Courant

WCBB LINKS

Pac-12 makes splash on recruiting trail The Bulletin
Tara VanDerveer talks gender bias and new Women's Sports Foundation report ESPN
Barnes Inks First Signee in Bria Rice Arizona Wildcats
Montana State's Elliott nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Billings Gazette
Versyp Adds Couture to Purdue Women’s Basketball Staff WLFI
Basketball: FGCU women sign two more for this season The New-Press
Women's Hoops Reveals Non-Conference Slate Featuring SCarolina & UConn Eleven Warriors

Unconquered Magazine Exclusive: Brittany Brown Has WNBA Dreams CBS Sports

WNBA /USA TEAMS LINKS

'Around the Rim' podcast: WNBA's Historic Week ESPN
Mercury hit the road again to face Washington Mystics AZ Central
A different kind of one-on-one: Elena Delle Donne furniture Delaware Online
Seattle to retire Lauren Jackson’s WNBA jersey Courier Mail
Sparks-Lynx preview Fox Sports
Sky at Liberty Preview 6/24 WNBA
Week 6 Power Rankings: And Then There Was One WNBA
Sun, DeWanna Bonner shine bright like a diamond SB Nation

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Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board
CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 6/23/16

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Please go to this site and vote for Brianna Pulido for "AAC Celebration of the year".

In case you don't remember -

Keep visiting that site. She will need your support to move along in the brackets!

Polly made it to the second round and is up 24-10 over Tulsa Women's Softball!!!!! Keep on voting!

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Here is my update comparing Candace Parker and Breanna Stewart using their 2016 stats.

Parker vs Stewart

29.7 MPG 34.5

15.8 PPG 16.7

43.3 FG% 42.1

36.6 3PT% 21.7

68.4 FT% 82.1

7.4 RPG 9.7

4.5 APG 2.8

2.7 TOPG 2.4

1.1 BPG 1.9

1.5 SPG 1.1

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Scores (links in the WNBA link section)

New York Libery 90 Atlanta Dream 79

Indiana Fever 62 Washington Mystics 76

Top Performers/UConn Performers (bold)

Swin Cash New York 13 points 4 rebounds
Tina Charles New York 23 points 9 rebounds 10 assists 2 blocks
Kiah Stokes New York 11 points 9 rebounds 2 block
Tanisha Wright New York 12 points 8 assists
Angel McCoughtry Atlanta 22 points 10 points
Tiffany Hayes Atlanta 17 points 4 assists 3 steals
Sancho Little Atlanta 11 points 11 rebounds 8 assists
Stefanie Dolson Washington 10 points
Bria Hartley Washington 3 points
Ericka Wheeler Indianapolis 18 points

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UCONN LINKS

UConn's Stewart, Auriemma up for two ESPYs each Jim Fuller

WCBB LINKS

UK women's basketball gets America East Conference's 'Rookie of the Year' WYMT
Appalachian State women’s hoops coach battling cancer Jefferson Post
OU’s Kaylon Williams One of Five Big 12 Female Sportsperson of Year Nominees Stormin' in Norman
Schneider adds second graduate transfer and third recruit Daily Kansan
Penn State WBB Announces Non-Conference Slate Penn State Team Site

WNBA /USA TEAMS LINKS

Going vintage shopping with the WNBA's most eccentric center USA Today

'Exciting time' for WNBA, but league still faces uphill battle Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Kentucky women land basketball transfer who was ROY in her conference Kentucky Team Site

Randall Named Wright State Women's Basketball Assistant Coach WSU Team Site
McKeesport native Cash recognized as one of WNBA's greatest players Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Australian Lauren Jackson named among WNBA’s greatest ever players Adellaide
Skylar Diggins To Marry Daniel Smith SL Slap the Sign
WNBA undefeated: Lynx host Sparks for 20th anniversary game The Spectrum
Mike Miller Thinks Cousin Macy Will Play In WNBA KDLT
Scouting Wings-Stars: Dallas-natives Odyssey Sims, Moriah Jefferson square off Dallas News
Lynx move to 13-0; extend league record SB News
Lynx stay unbeaten with Renee Montgomery's late 3 ESPN
Brittney Griner Makes It Clear on Twitter That She Is NOT the Father Gossip on This

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Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!!

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board
CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina women's basketball board

ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board

Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 6/22/16

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Happy Birthday to my wonderful wife who has the patience of a saint to stay with me for so long!!!!

Have a wonderful day, my love, and many many more happy birthdays!!!

UConn NCAA Game ESPN Appearance

Hawaii for our 40th Anniversary!!

Grand Canyon!!!

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Please go to this site and vote for Brianna Pulido for "AAC Celebration of the year".

In case you don't remember -

Keep visiting that site. She will need your support to move along in the brackets!

Polly made it to the second round and is up 20-7 over Tulsa Women's Softball!!!!! Keep on voting!

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What a great game Tuesday when the two undefeated teams, Minnesota and Los Angeles met on the Sparks home court. No surprise to UConn fans that the game was low scoring. As we know, good defense stops good offense. And while the two teams are 1-2 in almost all offensive categories, they are also 1-2 in almost all defensive categories as well.

The game was close for almost all of the game with a few spurts by both teams to take a lead but I don't believe it ever over the 8 point lead Minnesota had in the first quarter at 20-12. The second half, the lead was exchanged several times.

Tied at 69 with 28 seconds left, LA had the ball. Beard missed a jumper and the Lynx rebounded ad called a time out with 7.5 remaining in the game. Minnesota was able to find an open Renee Montgomery with 2.9 seconds left and she drained a three pointer from the left corner. Just a great clutch shot for the former UConn guard. Minnesota then fouled Parker to prevent LA from taking a three points but it almost backfired. Parker missed the first and then missed the second on purpose. Parker was able to tap the ball to Kristi Tolliver for an open three that she drained at the buzzer to tie the game.

Well, not exactly. Two things happened. 1 - she was on the line, so it was only a two. 2 - After review, it was clearly just after buzzer when it left her fingers.

A game that was so close was really really close to going to OT.

Just a couple of observations.

The referees were way to active in this game. Let them play, for goodness sake. No one watches to see the refs call fouls and impact the game in a negative way.

Maya Moore only played 19 minutes in this game. She was fighting foul trouble but it was a sore hamstring that kept her out of the game in the fourth quarter.

Candace Parker had another mediocre game. She came out like gangbusters her first five games averaging 20.8 ppg on 45% shooting. 10-21 on threes shooting 48%. Impressive. But in her last 7 games, she is scoring 12.2 ppg on 41% shooting, 6-20 on threes for 30%. And only 2 for her last 13. She looks slower to me this year and I rarely see her hustle without the ball in her hand.

Yay!!!!! Renee Montgomery had a game winner and had 6 points and 4 assists with only 1 turnover in 26 solid minutes.

Minnesota hammered LA on the boards, 42-29. And took 10 more shots for the game.

The Minnesota bench was the difference in this game, outscoring the Sparks' bench 26-10. Howard, Jenkins were terrific. Lavender for LA scored 8 of the 10 LA bench points.

My bad. I had Beard's first name wrong as Amanda in yesterday's blog. Of course it is Alana.

These two teams meet again on Friday night in Minnesota.

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Scores (links in the WNBA link section)

Minnesota Lynx 72 Los Angeles Sparks 69

San Antonio Stars 75 Chicago Sky 80

Phoenix Mercury 90 Dallas Wings 100

Top Performers/UConn Performers (bold)

Maya Moore Minnesota 8 points 6 rebounds 3 assists
Renee Montgomery Minnesota 6 points 4 assists
Kristi Tolliver Los Angeles 20 points
Moriah Jefferson San Antonio 20 points 5 rebounds 4 assists
Kayla McBride San Antonio14 points 10 rebounds
Elena Delle Donne 23 points
Brittney Griner Phoenix 17 points 8 rebounds 4 blocks
Diana Taurasi Phoenix 19 points 6 assists
Dewanna Bonner Phoenix 26 points
Skylar Diggins Dallas 20 points
Odyssey Sims Dallas 17 points 9 assists
Glory Johnson 16 points 10 rebounds