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Local women's basketball coaches are rare breed: lifetime coaches and lifelong friends

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Dec 6, 2019 7:34 PM - DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno and Northwestern women's basketball coach Joe McKeown are friends who came up through the ranks together. They are lifers with 30-plus years each of experience and 700 (or close to 700) wins apiece. Their long friendship and their long-running success may both be examples of a dying breed in the business.
Rolling Meadows' Pedraza the poster child for hard work paying off

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Nov 23, 2019 8:41 PM - Minutes after the alarm goes off each morning, the bed gets made. Because a made bed, in Nate Pedraza's mind, can set the tone for the entire rest of the day.
Why Oregon is suddenly the center of women's college basketball

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Nov 22, 2019 6:38 PM - Not Tennessee? Not Connecticut? Is the state of Oregon now the mecca of women's college basketball? The Oregon Ducks are ranked No. 1 in the country and the Oregon State Beavers are ranked No. 7.
How NIU women's basketball puts focus on limiting knee injuries

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Nov 8, 2019 8:02 PM - The Northern Illinois women's basketball team has already suffered a season-ending knee injury but the Huskies are still optimistic about the daily drills they do to help prevent catostrophic knee injuries.
DePaul coach hopes point guard Campbell finds freedom to be fearless

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Nov 1, 2019 6:16 PM - Last year, DePaul point guard Kelly Campbell finished fifth in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. This season, coach Doug Bruno hopes she has the freedom to be fearless and make mistakes.
Women's Watch: Red Stars' Kerr has one goal: Win.

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 25, 2019 6:00 PM - The Chicago Stars are trying to win their first-ever NWSL championship on Sunday and they've got the all-time leading scorer in league history, Sam Kerr, in their arsenal.
Could Candace Parker accelerate Sky's ascension?

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 11, 2019 5:58 PM - Candace Parker seemed unhappy after playing just 11 minutes in the WNBA semifinal elimination game against Connecticut. Considering that and the drama around fired Sparks GM Penny Toler, the Naperville Central grad might just want to come home to Chicago.
Buffalo Grove's Oberman not deterred by being small in stature

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 10, 2019 6:21 PM - He may be a senior in high school, but Buffalo Grove senior Max Oberman has been repeating elementary school gym for the last six years. Well, kind of.
The Red Stars have made the semis for 5 straight years. Now can they get to the finals?

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 5, 2019 6:23 PM - The Red Stars put together a strong regular season, finished second in the National Women's Soccer League with a 14-8-2 record and earned a bye to the semifinals of the playoffs, which get started later this month. The Red Stars have been to the semifinals the last four seasons. Where the Red Stars haven't been and what they haven't done is get to the league championship game, and win a championship.
Triplett will graduate from Lakes with no regrets

By Patricia Babcock McGraw
Oct 3, 2019 6:55 PM - Regrets can last a lifetime. A senior at Lakes High School, Leighsean Triplett figures he's way too young to start having any of those.

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