Ball don’t lie.
Alexis Hornbuckle had missed every shot she’d taken in the game, but on her eighth try, she sent the Tennessee Lady Vols to the national championship game. Hornbuckle scored with less than a second remaining in the game to give the No. 1 Lady Volsa 47-46 victory over No. 2 LSU. From the AP:
“I couldn’t make a shot all night, but honestly, that was the only one that mattered,” Hornbuckle said. “I just wanted to stay positive and I crashed the boards and looked up and I said I didn’t want to pull this down, with my luck …read more

If you had any doubt Candace Parker would be going No. 1 in Wednesday’s WNBA draft, read this.
“I don’t think the shoulder will be a problem,” (Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael) Cooper said. “But even if it is, she’ll still be a No. 1 pick because she can definitely play basketball.”
Yeah, she’s going to LA. But the question now falls to the roster-challenged and emotionally-depleted Chicago Sky. Who are they going to draft at No. 2? Sylvia Fowles, Courtney Paris? Anyway, get your filling of the Final Four tonight, work on your draft board tomorrow, watch the championship on Tuesday …read more

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She’s good to go, said Tennessee team doctors Thursday.
After suffering a pair of shoulder separations in Tuesday’s regional final game against Texas A&M, Candace Parker has been cleared to play for the Lady Vols in their Final Four matchup against LSU.
“It’s ugly to look at,” team trainer (Jenny) Moshak told The Tennessean on Wednesday. “Basically, she had a bone sticking out.”
While watching SportsCenter tonight, there was a question posed to Parker about whether she was relieved to have medical clearance to play. Her response: Not really, she was always going …read more