Girls' basketball players to watch
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Erin Baldwin, guard, Fairhaven: In addition to already being the school's all-time leading scorer (1,084 points), she holds the single-game scoring record (38 points). She averaged 19.4 ppg last season.
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Saturday's girls' basketball showdown pitting No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt and No. 2 Notre Dame is expected to attract between 40 and 80 college coaches.
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With less than a month left in college basketball's regular season, two local teams are heating up, two are looking to prove themselves and two others must win their conference tournament.
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Notre Dame Academy has built a high school girls basketball team that mirrors a college program with Nike sponsorship and a nationals schedule played from coast to coast.
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The Andover girls' basketball team follows a particular strategy to success. The Warriors have no players taller than 5-foot-9-inch Laura Hughes, so they must play to their strengths, which include 3-point shooting and converting fast breaks.
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TOMORROW COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon -- SMU at Memphis, ESPN; Louisville at Villanova, ESPN2; James Madison at Delaware, CN8; Richmond at UMass, WCRN (830), WATD (95.9), WRNX (100.9); Rutgers at UConn, Ch. 5; Women: George Washington at Richmond, CSTV
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TODAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL/MEN 8 p.m. -- Yale at Penn, CN8 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL/GIRLS 6:45 p.m. -- Braintree at Framingham, WBNW (1120) PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Phoenix at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 7 p.m. -- Cleveland at New York, ESPN 9:30 p.m. -- Sacramento at Houston, ESPN BOXING 7:30 p.m. -- Eddie Sanchez vs. Teddy Reid (super ...
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Late in the first half of last week's exhibition game between Boston College and Team Concept at Conte Forum, BC freshman Shamika Jackson sat in front of the scorer's table, waiting to be buzzed in. She soon subbed for point guard Sarah Marshall, and with 2:20 left in the first half Jackson hit her first layup in the maroon-and-gold uniform ...
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ESPN, ABC and the NBA are hoping that a drama-laden doubleheader makes a nice Christmas Day basket for all concerned. Both nationally televised games have potential drawing power.
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It took until the final league game of the season, but the four contenders for the boys' city basketball playoffs have been decided. Madison Park (18-0), East Boston (17-2), and Brighton (13-1) had secured the top three spots, and they were joined yesterday by O'Bryant (12-2), which took care of Dorchester, 84-53.
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Nearly 50 players from the National Basketball Association, about one of every six participants, will take the court for their homelands when the FIBA World Championships begin Saturday.
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The N.B.A. has made a concerted effort to control player behavior on and off the court. Now, the league may have a major blind spot.
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Lauren Jackson shoots over an opponent during Seattle&#39;s first-round finals sweep of the Minnesota Lynx. Photo: AP. Lauren Jackson is on track to win women&#39;s professional basketball&#39;s ultimate
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United States Olympic women's basketball center Lisa Leslie has some advice for her humbled male counterparts from the National Basketball Association - come see how a real Dream Team plays.
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Boston College&#39;s Shamika Jackson (5) takes the ball upcourt despite the efforts of Saint Joseph&#39;s&#39; Ayahna Cornish during the first half at Conte Forum in Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004.
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Laura Harper, left, and Kristi Toliver are happy to hear No. 2 Maryland will face No. 15 Harvard as the Terrapins begin their defense of the NCAA women's basketball championship.
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TODAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL/BOYS 6:45 p.m. -- Brookline at Framingham, WBNW (1120) PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics at New Jersey, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. -- Indiana at Miami, ESPN 10:30 p.m. -- San Antonio at Phoenix, ESPN BOXING 9 p.m. -- Juan Diaz vs. Billy Irwin (lightweights) at Houston, ESPN2 11 p.m. -- Chris Smith vs. David Estrada ...