Kara Lawson News

Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Jennifer Gillom was named head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, a team for which she once played.

The WNBA's owners are meeting in New York today and the top item on their agenda may be something none of them want to consider - the end of another franchise.

If a women's basketball program such as Stanford or Tennessee lands a player who was also being recruited by Connecticut, it's a victory - but it isn't a coup.

In this file photo from Sept. 20, 2005, Sacramento Monarchs DeMya Walker, from left, Ticha Penicheiro, Kara Lawson, and Olympia Scott-Richardson celebrate as the hold up the WNBA Championship Trophy after defeating the Connecticut Suns 62-59 to win the title in Sacramento, Calif.

Maybe LeFlore senior Shanece McKinney and her family can sit down to a nice meal without worrying about the phone ringing.

There was good news from Candace Parker after her fourth day in camp Monday with the U.S. women's national basketball team.

The roster for the U.S. women's national team that will journey to Russia for a tournament this week is being announced today.

Since being named coach of the U.S. women's national team, Geno Auriemma has had to deal with a deluge of formalities.

Here is the news you've been waiting for from USA Basketball's own mouth.... "After training for six days in Washington, D.C., 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National Team members and Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird , Sylvia Fowles and Candace Parker will lead a USA squad in Russia in the four-team 2009 Ekaterinburg International Invitational.

How to describe Kara Lawson? Former Tennessee star. WNBA standout. ESPN women's basketball studio analyst.

When Day 1 of the Geno Auriemma era as coach of the U.S. women's national basketball team began Wednesday, it was no surprise that the six ex-Connecticut players on the fall camp roster of 23 often took the lead in drills.

Coach Geno Auriemma was at ease on the first day of the U.S. women's basketball training camp.

The USA Basketball Women's National Team has announced that American University's Bender Arena will be the host location for the team's six-day domestic training camp in preparation for next year's FIBA World Championships.

The most incredible year of Renee Montgomery's athletic career is about to get so much better.

Fourteen athletes who have been members of prior USA Basketball teams have accepted invitations to attend the 2009 USA Basketball Women's National Team's fall training camp as the U.S. begins preparations for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Jayne Appel's busy senior year at Stanford just got a little busier. The Cardinal basketball standout, along with recent graduate Candice Wiggins, have accepted invitations to attend the 2009 USA Basketball Women's National Team's training camp.

Sacramento Monarchs guard Kara Lawson was named the recipient of the 2009 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today.

U.S. women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma should feel right at home with the addition of four current or former UConn players to the national team training camp next week at American University in Washington, D.C. Swin Cash, Ashja Jones, Maya Moore, and Tina Charles were among the 14 players added to the training camp roster Tuesday by USA ...

You could tell that Mount Carmel football coach and athletic director Frank Lenti became a fan of the place.

UConn junior Maya Moore and senior Tina Charles, along with Stanford senior Jayne Appel, have been invited to participate in the first practice sessions for U.S. national women's basketball team Sept.