Cissy rediscovers her inner hoopster

Cissy picked up a basketball at age 5 and hasn't put it down very often.

In an interview by Jim Armstrong (Denver Post), Cissy explains why she feels fulfilled now that she's playing basketball overseas.

Her mother says, "She's got her confidence and her swagger back. It's great to see the smile back on her face."

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Nicole is Sac Bee Female Athlete of the Year

Nicole earned the Sacramento Bee's Female Athlete of the Year award because, "She always finds ways to improve."

John Whisenant, who was the Monarchs' coach and general manager, said, ""She tried to get better. Every year she tried to add something to her game."

"She wants to be as good as she can be," Whisenant said. "She's worked hard at developing a complete game. I think she's a more complete player than she ever has been."

New York Liberty coach Anne Donovan chose Nicole with the first pick of the dispersal draft last week because, "She really has increased her skill level every season."

Nicole said, "Even throughout high school and college I knew if I wanted to be a decent player and wanted to play at this level, I had to get better each year.

"Every year the league gets better … you can't come back the next year with the same stuff."

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Nicole selected by New York Liberty in Dispersal Draft

Nicole will play for her third WNBA team next year.

She began her professional career with the Charlotte Sting in 2004. She was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs in 2005, and played there for five seasons.

The Monarchs folded a couple of weeks ago. Today the New York Liberty selected Nicole with the first pick in the dispersal draft. Read more...

Starbird earns 2nd place in national competition

Kate Starbird ('97), who is pursuing her doctorate in technology, media and society at the University of Colorado, has placed second in "Random Hacks of Kindness", a national technology competition held last month in Mountain View.

Her winning idea is based on Twitter, and Kate twitters that she is, "Reveling in [her] near victory ... without writing a single line of code!"

Read more in this report from the University of Colorado News Center.