Nneka to miss All Star game

Nneka will not be able to play in the WNBA All Star game on Saturday due to illness. She has been suffering from fatigue and headaches and has missed the lat three Sparks games.

Click here for the ESPN announcement.

Chiney is on Bleacher Report Power 50 list

Ros Gold-Onwude explains why Chiney is on the Bleacher Report Power 50 — a list of the most influential people in sports culture right now:

We should all try to get up and go like Chiney Ogwumike

Candice inducted to Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

Candice Wiggins is one of the eight Stanford athletes in the 2018 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame class. She is the eleventh women's basketball player to be so honored.

This is her Hall of Fame bio:

Candice Wiggins ’08, Women’s Basketball:
Recruited for basketball and volleyball, Wiggins emerged as one of the most prolific two-way guards in school history. She is the program's only four-time All-American and departed as the Pac-10's all-time leading scorer with 2,629 points. As a senior in 2008, Wiggins became the first woman in NCAA Tournament history to score at least 40 points twice, netting 44 against UTEP and 41 against Maryland. Wiggins received the Wade Trophy as the best women's player in Division I. A dynamic playmaker and shooter, she led the Cardinal to a 32-3 record in 2004-05 and was the first to claim Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors in what is now the Pac-12. As a sophomore, she buried 90 3-pointers and repeated as Pac-10 Player of the Year. She holds career records at Stanford for highest scoring average (19.2), 3-pointers made (295), free throws made (556) and steals (281), and ranks second in points and 11th in assists (436). Wiggins hit 16 free throws in a contest twice (T-1st) and made eight 3-pointers (T-3rd) once. She was the third overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and also played for the Tulsa Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and New York Liberty. Wiggins made the All-Rookie team and won a WNBA crown in 2011, later playing professionally in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Israel. She earned a degree in communication, lives in San Diego, and wants to stay involved with sports as a mentor to young athletes.

Molly Goodenbour is USF's winningest coach

After two years as head coach at the University of San Francisco, Molly Goodenbour ('93) has become the winningest coach in USF history through 50 games (27-23), as well as through two seasons at 34-28 (.548). Goodenbour is the first coach to post winning overall and conference records in her first two seasons on the job.

USF Director of Athletics has announced that Goodenbour has been signed to a multi-year extension that will keep her on the sideline through 2024.

Read more: Excitement on The Hilltop Builds, Goodenbour Signs Multi-Year Extension

All-Star Sisters

Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike have been selected to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game following a vote of fans, fellow WNBA players, head coaches and media.

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Sparks sign Karlie for rest of season

The WNBA's revolving door has slipped open again for Karlie: Sparks Sign Karlie Samuelson

Lili "drafted" by Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters has announced its 2018 player draft. Lili Thompson ('17) is one of five players — and the only female — drafted by the group known for its entertainment and circus-like traveling show.

• Announcing the 2018 Harlem Globetrotter Draftees!


• From Mansfield Timberview to the Harlem Globetrotters? Meet Lili Thompson

Catching up with Chiney

Catching up with Chiney is not an easy thing to do, but blogger Lindsey Gibbs does a good job of reporting how the 2018 season is shaping up for Chiney in:

Three questions with Chiney Ogwumike: Multitasking with the Connecticut Sun, ESPN and the Marvel Universe

Kayla returns to Dandenong

Although Kayla Pedersen ('11) has retired from the WNBA, she's continuing to play professional basketball overseas and has signed with Dandenong for the 2018-19 season.

This will be Kayla's second consecutive season with Dandenong (her third in all) and they're very pleased to have her back: Kayla Pederson back with Dandenong

Jillian signs with fifth Italian team

Jillian Harmon ('09) has signed a contract with Passalacqua Spedizioni Ragusa for the 2018-19 season.

Ragusa is located in Sicily (see map).

This will be Jill's tenth season as a professional basketball player, her ninth in Italy (Comense, Parma, Lucca and Naples). She's also played in Australia and New Zealand

Jillian has been a winner wherever she played. Among other honors she's been named to the Eurobasket.com All-Italian 2nd team in 2013 and '14, the Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand 1st team in 2015, and the Eurobasket.com All-Italian 1st team in 2016, '17, and '18. She was named the New Zealand Female Player of the Year in 2017 and '18.

Ragusa sports director Giovanni Criscione comments , "We are thrilled to have added to our group of confirmed athletes Jillian Harmon, player of undoubted quality and experience, but above all an extremely competitive and ambitious professional.