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Thursday, April 02, 2009

No respect for AB

Just looking through the NCAA record book and happened to notice that former Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw is credited as having played in the most games in NCAA Division I history, appearing in 148 games. However, Ashley Battle appeared in 149 games for the Huskies. Renee Montgomery will play in her 149th game on Sunday and would become the first player to hit the 150-game mark if the Huskies advance to Tuesday's national championship game.

This will not be the only "Final Four" in the coming days. Tomorrow four former UConn stars, all with at least one national championship ring, will square off in the EuroLeague Women semifinals.

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will lead two-time defending champion Spartak Moscow Region against Asjha Jones, Svetlana Abrosimova and fellow Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg in the first semifinal. Halcon Avenida and MKB Euroleasing, a
A pair of teams in the Final Four for the first time, will meet in the second semi. The championship game is set for Sunday. Live webcasts are available by visiting the FIBA Europe page.


Now for a couple of WNBA related notes
Individual tickets for Connecticut Sun games will go on sale on April 9. Individual tickets for the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game, held at Mohegan Sun
Arena on July 25, will also be available beginning at that time.

Tickets will be available through ticketmaster.com, wnba.com/tickets, by calling 1-877-WNBA-TIX and will also be sold at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office.

Connecticut Sun season tickets, mini plans and group packages are already available for purchase. For more information call 1-877-SUN-TIXX or visit www.connecticutsun.com.

The Sun tip off their seventh season at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 6 with
a 4 p.m. game against the Washington Mystics.

The WNBA is planning a fanfest at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue and ESPN Zone in Times Square on Wednesday, the day before the WNBA draft is held in Secaucas, N.J.
Top prospects will be at the events from 5:30-6:30 p.m at the NBA Store and 7-9 p.m. at ESPN Zone. An auction will be held on WNBA.com, where one lucky fan can bid for the chance to have dinner with a top prospect at ESPN Zone in NY during the event, two tickets to the WNBA Draft, and a photo with the No. 1 Draft pick.

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