MAYA MOORE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Time has come for Lynx's Moore to take the lead
MINNEAPOLIS Maya Moore. Championships. Gold medals. MVPs.
Her name's become synonymous with women's basketball prominence, her face an image of the focus and grit that can vault a 23-year-old to unimaginable hoops heights. The bulk of WNBA players will go their entire college and professional lives without attaining the accolades Moore has after just two years in the league...
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Lynx focused on consistency as training camp opens
MINNEAPOLIS The way things ended last season didn't sit well with Maya Moore.
The Minnesota Lynx advanced to their second straight WNBA Finals a year ago but failed to defend their title, losing to the Indiana Fever in the championship. The sting of defeat lingered for Moore all the way until Sunday, when the Lynx opened up their training camp for the 2013 season.
One of the...
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Griner leads AP All-America women's team
Brittney Griner is an All-America for the third straight season and joins a select group.
The Baylor center becomes the fifth three-time Associated Press All-American, following Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw, Duke's Alana Beard, Oklahoma's Courtney Paris and Connecticut's Maya Moore. Paris and Moore were the only two to earn the honor all four years.
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April 02, 2013
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Interview: Maya Moore Talks Gatorade Player of the Year and the First Time She Dunked
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Report: Moore's stolen Olympic ring recovered
Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore has been playing basketball in China during the offseason, but the Olympic ring she was given for being part of the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team last summer didn't make the trip overseas.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 19-year-old Jamaal Dontray Taylor sold the ring for 144 to an Atlanta-area jeweler in November...
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January 10, 2013
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Man arrested after sellling Maya Moore's gold medal ring at mall
Maya Moore's Olympic ring from winning gold in London may soon find its rightful owner after police arrested a man who sold it at an Atlanta area jewelry store.Moore, a former standout at the University of Connecticut and current member of the Minnesota Lynx, helped Team USA win the gold-medal during last year's Olympic Games. However, a package that was supposed to contain...
Moore a truly unique asset for WNBA's Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS I like Maya Moore.I like her as a person. I like what she's done for women's basketball. I like that she's often the last player off the practice court, that the truths that come out of her mouth would sound like clichs from any other.I like that she says she gives the same effort for every game, no matter the opponent, and that when she says it, we believe...
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September 17, 2012
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Lynx F Moore wins player of the week again
MINNEAPOLIS For the second time in a month, Lynx forward Maya Moore was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday, for the games played between Sept. 3 and Sept. 9.
Over that time period, Moore and the Lynx complied a 3-0 record, beating Los Angeles, Atlanta and San Antonio, three playoff-bound teams. Against Atlanta, the Lynx came back from a 25-point deficit...
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September 10, 2012
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Niesen: There's an unfair bias toward WNBA
MINNEAPOLIS Maya Moore is not Michael Jordan. She never will be.
Moore could average 30 points for her career. She could lead her team to the WNBA Finals year after year. She could flash championship rings, pro titles after college ones. Jordan did all that, but she will never be Jordan.
Maya Moore is a woman. Maya Moore is, due to biology and genetics, a different type of player...
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June 11, 2012
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Apparently Maya Moore Is Still Playing For The UConn Women
Even though she was the No. 1 draft pick by the Minnesota Lynx and won the WNBA Rookie of the Year and a WNBA Championship, Maya Moore is still apparently playing basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball team.
Just take a look below at the box score from Tuesday night's win over Pacific.
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