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Submitted by Laurie. on July 7, 2010 - 1:50pm
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Shattering the Glass

LeBron James is announcing his decision live on Thursday, July 8 at 9 PM ET on ESPN.

I was reminded while watching Hoop Reality, that only 1.2% of all college basketball players are recruited to the NBA. James is a very talented and lucky man.  A recent trip to watch the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks (sans an injured Candace Parker) had me wondering about the percentage of young women being recruited to the WNBA. I am no mathlete but the percentage has to be far less. Colorado doesn't have a WNBA team but it doesn't keep young girls from dreaming big. If you want to support the dreams of a young player, check out memoirs and biographies about Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes and more. For the historians out there, Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball makes for great off court reading.

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Submitted by Anonymous on July 7, 2010 - 2:14pm.

How refreshing to see women's basketball getting some press! It's a rare event to see women's sports covered by any of the media--newspapers, tv, et al.

Submitted by Laurie. on July 9, 2010 - 5:13pm.

Take a peek at the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport and the Women's Sports Foundation for even more updates!

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