WNBA: Sky ends Dream's four-game win streak Aug 9, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw made only two of eight shots for four points, 11. 3 below her average. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Fielder, Mota fined but not suspended Aug 7, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Dream win their franchise-best fourth consecutive game, 92-84, over the host San Antonio Silver Stars in WNBA action. Jeff Cunningham dribbled past two defenders and scored in the 20th minute to help visiting Dallas beat the Western Division-leading Dynamo, 1-0 in MLS action. (Boston Globe)
WNBA Roundup Jul 24, 2009
Sancho Lyttle scored 14 points and Chamique Holdsclaw had 13. Kara Braxton had 25 points and 12 rebounds for last-place Detroit (5-9), which went to overtime for the fourth time in six games. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Van Pelt gets first PGA win Jul 20, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw had 26 for Atlanta. Jia Perkins scored 29 points as the Chicago Sky beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 85-75. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Nicky Anosike settles in as a pro Jul 17, 2009
Anytime I see Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw, , any of those players, I always pay my respects. . (InsideTennessee.com)
Sting draft McCarville No. 1 Jul 5, 2009
The Washington Mystics, who traded three-time All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw to the Los Angeles Sparks last month, took LSU's Temeka Johnson at No. 6. Rounding out the first round, it was Georgia's Kara Braxton to the Detroit Shock at No. 7; Katie Feenstra from Liberty to Connecticut with the eighth pick; Michigan State's Kristin Haynie to the Sacramento Monarchs at No. 9; Tennessee's Loree Moore to the New York Liberty next; UC Santa Barbara's Kristen Mann to the Minnesota Lynx with the 11th pick;... (ESPN -- Women's Basketball News)
Holdsclaw, Lyttle Lead Atlanta Past Mystics 72-65 Jul 4, 2009
ATLANTA - Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night. Alana Beard had 16 points for Washington, which has dropped three of four and missed its first nine 3-point attempts before Matee Ajavon hit two straight in the final 2 minutes. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Taurasi cited for drunken driving Jul 4, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping host Atlanta snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over Washington. NHL Blue Jackets lock up Nash long term Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. (Boston Globe)
Lynx busts Dream Jul 1, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw added 14 points for the Dream. University of Georgia women s basketball coach Andy Landers was in attendance and greeted three former players twins Coco and Kelly Miller and Christi Thomas. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sun drop Dream for 3d straight win Jun 28, 2009
Erika DeSouza and Angel McCoughtry had 12 points apiece and Chamique Holdsclaw scored 10. The Sun, playing without rookie center Chante Black (sprained elbow), used a 15-0 run in the second quarter to erase a 9-point deficit and take a 43-35 halftime lead. (Boston Globe)
Dream beats defending champs, equals last year's win total Jun 27, 2009
The shot clock was running down, and Chamique Holdsclaw threw up a what-the-heck 3-pointer. Like most of the shots the Dream star took Friday night, it fell through the hoop. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Yankees’ Nady may be done for season Jun 27, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw scored 28 points and Ericka DeSouza had a double-double to help the host Atlanta Dream beat the Detroit Shock, 96-86. Becky Hammon scored 26 points to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to their fifth straight win at home, beating the Sacramento Monarchs, 62-52. (Boston Globe)
Dream mounts massive rally Jun 24, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw played just 18:37, sitting out most of the third quarter and playing just the final 15 seconds of the fourth quarter. Coaches decision, Meadors said of her starters. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Dream 3-3 after home loss Jun 22, 2009
Dream star Chamique Holdsclaw pulled the alarm later, cautioning her teammates not to let a hot start to the season trick them into thinking they could let up with the struggling New York Liberty in town Sunday. The message didn t sink in. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Howard, Zeier will call Georgia games Jun 20, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw , who was selected by the Mystics with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft, had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Alana Beard led Washington with 20 points and Matee Ajavon added 13 points. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Improved Dream pounds Mystics Jun 20, 2009
Sancho Lyttle, Michelle Snow and Chamique Holdsclaw did most of the damage early as the Dream wore down the Mystics with their relentless pursuit of the ball. Starting center and leading rebounder Erika DeSouza was on the bench for all but three minutes of the first half with early foul trouble, but it didn t matter on this night, not with the 6-foot-5 Snow and the 6-4 Lyttle controlling the area around the basket with plenty of help from Holdsclaw, who is 6-2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Lawrie Named Finalist For Honda-Broderick Cup Jun 19, 2009
Other past winners of the Honda-Broderick Cup include some of the most talented and accomplished collegiate athletes in recent history: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track , 1984); Mia Hamm (soccer, 1994), Cheryl Miller (basketball, 1983), Ann Meyers (1978, basketball), Tracy Caulkins (1982, 1984, swimming g), Chamique Holdsclaw (basketball, 1998) and Lisa Fernandez (softball, 1993). American Honda Motor Co., Inc. sponsors the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program. (Gohuskies.com)
'The Meeks' battle again in WNBA Jun 16, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings (MMC photo) ... ATLANTA When Chamique Holdsclaw walked onto the Philips Arena floor for pre-game warmups the first person to greet her was Tamika Catchings, who wrapped her former Tennessee teammate in a huge hug. (InsideTennessee.com)
WNBA: Little's double-double dreamy for Atlanta Jun 16, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw scored 12 points and Erika DeSouza added 10 for the Dream (2-2). Lyttle, making her first start of the season, shot 7 for 11 from the field. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Dream hope winning will bring out more fans Jun 6, 2009
The victory convinced some season-ticket holders that Atlanta would definitely win more than four games with its revamped roster which includes six-time All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw. Bolen said some season-ticket holders renewed their tickets during the game. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
WNBA team-by-team preview capsules Jun 6, 2009
KEY ADDITIONS: C Michelle Snow (free agent, Houston); F Chamique Holdsclaw (trade, Los Angeles); G Nikki Teasley (free agent); F Sancho Lyttle (dispersal draft, Houston; F Angel McCoughtry (draft, No. 1 overall, Louisville); G Coco Miller (free agent, Washington); G Shalee Lehning (draft, No. 25, Kansas State). KEY LOSSES: G Betty Lennox (waived); C Alison Bales (trade, Phoenix); C Katie Feenstra Mattera (released); G Kristin Haynie (waived); F Ann Strother (waived); G Ivory Latta (waived). (MSNBC -- Sports)
Atlanta team dreams for more Jun 6, 2009
The win convinced some season-ticket holders that Atlanta would definitely win more than four games with its revamped roster - which includes six-time All-Star Chamique Holdsclaw ... " ATLANTA DREAM: 2008: 4-30, 7th place. COACH: Marynell Meadors, 2nd season with team, 42-62 overall. KEY ADDITIONS: C Michelle Snow (free agent, Houston); F Chamique Holdsclaw (trade, Los Angeles); G Nikki Teasley (free agent); F Sancho Lyttle (dispersal draft, Houston; F Angel McCoughtry (draft, No. 1 overall,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
WNBA: Sparks, Shock open season as favorites Jun 6, 2009
Atlanta revamped its roster for its second season after finishing with a WNBA-record 30 losses last year, adding veterans Chamique Holdsclaw, Nikki Teasley, Michelle Snow and Sancho Lyttle, and No. 1 overall draft pick Angel McCoughtry. Washington is also different from top to bottom with a new general manager, a new coach - the team's 11th in 12 seasons - and several new players, including Lindsey Harding, Chasity Melvin and rookie Marissa Coleman. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
2009 preview Jun 5, 2009
Projected starters: G Iziane Castro Marques, G Nikki Teasley, F Chamique Holdsclaw, F Erika Desouza, C Michelle Snow. Last season: 4-30, last. (USA Today -- Sports)
WNBA: What You Need to Know For 2009 Season Jun 3, 2009
Comings And Goings After a two-year absence, Chamique Holdsclaw is back in the game with Atlanta. Former MVP Yolanda Griffith signed with Indiana and the Lynx dealt 2007 No. 1 overall pick Lindsey Harding to Washington. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Holdsclaw returns to WNBA, signs with Dream Apr 28, 2009
Chamique Holdsclaw signs multiyear contract with Atlanta Dream - ESPN ... ATLANTA -- Chamique Holdsclaw has returned to the WNBA.. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Harper aims to know her team Apr 19, 2009
"The funny thing was Tennessee had just lost Chamique Holdsclaw, too. So it wasn't like there wasn't maybe the best player in Tennessee history that just graduated," Lawson said. "All I remember hearing ... 'What are we going to do without Jolly?' ". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Men's, women's Naismith Award winners Apr 12, 2009
Naismith Award winners. No women's winner before 1983. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Louisville's McCoughtry taken with first pick in W Apr 10, 2009
As the first overall pick, McCoughtry joined an elite group of women that includes last year's top pick Candace Parker and many other stars of the game like 2004's top pick Diana Taurasi, 2002's top pick Sue Bird and 1999's top pick Chamique Holdsclaw. A pair of Maryland players, Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver were picked second and third, with Coleman going to the Washington Mystics and Toliver going to the Chicago Sky. (Louisville Sports -- Rivals.com)
UConn star Moore wins 2009 Naismith Trophy Apr 7, 2009
Past players to achieve the feat include: UConn's Diana Taurasi, Tennessee's Tamika Catchings, Chamique Holdsclaw and Candace Parker, and Southern California's Lisa Leslie. . (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Moore earns Wade Trophy, State Farm honors Apr 5, 2009
Oklahoma senior Courtney Paris became the eighth player in Division I history to be picked for four seasons running, joining Candice Wiggins and Chamique Holdsclaw. Louisville's Angel McCoughtry is a three-time selection. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Payback time for Oklahoma's Paris Apr 5, 2009
The last time a team had as many players on one squad was 1997, when Tennessee placed Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, and Semeka Randall on the team. Moore was named AP's Player of the Year. (Boston Globe)
Paris, McCoughtry expected to lead WNBA draft Apr 4, 2009
By VIN A. CHERWOOAssociated Press Sportsupdated 10:52 p.m. ET April 3, 2009. Although there's no clear favorite for the No. 1 pick this time like Candace Parker a year ago, there will be plenty of impact players available in the upcoming WNBA draft. (MSNBC -- Sports)
CHAT RECAP: Women's basketball reporter Dick Patrick Apr 1, 2009
They didn't have a superstar along the lines of Candace Parker, Chamique Holdsclaw or Tamika Catchings. They'll be better next year. (USA Today -- Sports)
Main rival of women's college team is the past Mar 18, 2009
They have at most six games to persuade others that they deserve comparison with previous UConn champions and with such dominant teams as the 1997-98 Tennessee squad that finished 39-0 with Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings. "You've got to win a national championship before you compare yourselves to those kinds of teams," said Van Chancellor, the coach at Louisiana State. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
