Don't miss the features on Indiana Fever teammates Linda Fröhlich and K.B. Sharp on Women's Basketball Online: Linda Fröhlich and Women's Basketball Online: K.B. Sharp

For the third week in a row Tracy Gahan was named a finalist for the SEABL Player of the Week award in Australia (Round 16). Tracy had 14 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 1 block in a 63-50 win over Frankston. She was named SEABL Player of the Week for Round 9 of play and was a finalist for the award in Rounds 7, 11, 14, 15 and 16. Tracy was also the Player of the Month for May 2006.

June 2006

Don't miss the Q&A with Tracy Gahan on Iowa State's website.

Don't miss the feature on Crystal Robinson in the Falls Church News-Press.

Don't miss the mention of Jolie McKeirnan and Ann-Marie Healy in Irish National Team Head Coach Maeve Coleman's interview with FIBA Europe.

Tracy Gahan continues to shine in Australia, being named a finalist for Player of the Week for Round 15 of play in the SEABL. Tracy averaged 23.5 ppg, 18.0 rpg and 2.0 apg over the two game period. She was named MVP of Round 9 and was also named SEABL's Player of the Month for May.

Don't miss the most recent feature on Shameka Christon on the Women's Basketball Online site.

Rebecca Haynes has signed to play with the North West Tasmania Thunder Basketball Club in Australia for the remainder of the SEABL season. Rebecca, who graduated from Jacksonville State this year, joins fellow BLAIL client Tracy Gahan in Tasmania.

Don't miss the feature on Shameka Christon in the New York Resident newspaper.

Don't miss the WNBA.com feature on Vickie Johnson at: http://www.wnba.com/features/

May 2006

December 2005

Amber Hall continues to dominate in the Israeli league. One week after being named to the Safsal first team for Round 10 of league play, she nabbed the MVP award for Round 11 of play. Amber led Ramat Chen to its second straight win, this time against the strong play of Hapoel Tel Aviv, while scoring 20 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. The win brings Ramat Chen into a tie with Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ra'anana Hertzelya for the current season record going into the holiday break.

Congratulations to Amber Hall who was named to the Safsal first team for Round 10 of games in the Israeli league. Amber had an impressive double double of 29 points and 15 rebounds in Ramat Chen's win over Ashdod.

Congratulations to BLAIL clients Vickie Johnson, Dalma Ivanyi and Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough who highlight the voting for the first ever EuroLeague Women All Star Game, which will take place in Pecs, Hungary in 2006. The event will feature the top talent of Europe's premier women's club competition, with the Europeans taking on 'the Rest of the World'. The top 10 vote getters as of Janaury 27th will be automatically named to the respective teams, while four additional wildcards (two per team) will be awarded by FIBA Europe. VJ and Dalma currently lead voting for the top guards in each category (VJ with 27% of the votes for 'the Rest of the World' guards and Dalma with 26.2% of the votes for the European guards) and Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough currently sits third among all centers being considered for 'the Rest of the World' team (with 8.1% of the votes). VJ's vote totals currently rank second of all players up for consideration and Dalma's vote totals currently rank her second among all Europeans up for consideration and third for all players up for consideration.

Shameka Christon (MVP of the 2005 Israeli League Championship) will return to Israel this year after signing a contract with Bnot Ra'anana Hertzeliya. Shameka joins fellow BLAIL client K.B. Sharp on the team.

After the relegation of Elitzur Ramla to the second division of the Israeli women's league, Cathy Joens and Bell Jordan have found new homes for the remainder of the international season. CJ has joined French powerhouse Aix and will play with the team in the FIBA EuroCup and Bell will compete in Shangai, China for the remainder of the season.

Congratulations to K.B. Sharp who was named MVP of Round 7 of games in the Israeli league by Safsal. K.B. had 21 points and was an integral part of Ra'anana Hertzeliya's impressive win over Haifa-Motzkin. K.B. currently leads the league in assists per game and ranks second for assist to turnover ratio.

November 2005

German National Team player Petra Gläser has joined Visby in Sweden for the remainder of the season. Petra spent the earlier part of the year playing with Spartak Moscow in Russia. http://ga.helagotland.se/GEN_Utmatning_sport.asp?ArticleID=1029633&CategoryID=361&ArticleOutputTemplateID=63&ArticleStateID=2&ParentID=

Don't miss the coverage of Shameka Christon and Andrea Stinson's recent goodwill trip to Algeria on behalf of the WNBA: http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/SCAlgeria.html

Congratulations to Vickie Johnson who was named FIBA EuroCup Player of the Week on November 6th. VJ helped lead Mizo-Pecsi to a crucial win over last year's EuroCup title winners, Samara. VJ had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the win that broke a 19 game streak for Samara.

October 2005

Congratulations to K.B. Sharp who was named to Safsal's first team for Round 1 of play in the Israeli league. K.B. had 15 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in a win over her former team (Hapoel Tel Aviv).

Don't miss the New York Liberty's year end feature on Shameka Christon at: http://www.wnba.com/liberty/news/SCy-in-r.html

Congratulations to Ticha Penicheiro, who was awarded the 'Medalha de Honra ao Merito Desportivo' (medal honoring outstanding sporting achievement) in her native country, Portugal. Read more about it at: http://www.wnba.com/voices/offseasonblog.html

Kat Hanks continues to impress in the WNBL this year. Kat has led the Perth Lynx in scoring in two of the three games the team has played and she currently ranks second in the league for scoring with 22.7 ppg. She also averages 6.7 rpg and 1.7 spg. Perth currently sits fourth in the league rankings.

Cathy Joens is making a great showing in her debut in the Israeli league. Through two preseason games, CJ is Elitzur Ramla's leading scorer with an average of 19.5 ppg. Ramla Mayor Yoel Lavi has told the press that "Israel hasn't seen a shooter at her level yet. She is one of the greatest when it comes to shooting and playing smart, it doesn't matter that she doesn't play in the WNBA."

BLAIL is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Michelle Burnett of Pyramid Sports, Natalie Williams has signed to play for Spartak Moscow in Russia through mid December.

Congrats to Kat Hanks who was named team MVP in her debut with the Perth Lynx in the WNBL of Australia. Kat scored a team high 20 points, while also notching an assist and four rebounds.

September 2005

Vickie Johnson has signed to play with PVSK Basketball Kft. in Hungary for the upcoming international season. VJ has spent the past three seasons competing with Rovereto in Italy and joins fellow BLAIL client Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough in Pecs this year.

BLAIL's own Erica McKeon has been invited by the Women's Sports Foundation to serve on the RYKÄ Women's Fitness grant judging committee. RYKÄ joined forces with the WSF in 2002 and has provided $150,000 in grants to fitness programs that empower and enhance the self-esteem of women aged 25 and older. For further information on the program or to submit a grant application, please visit the Women's Sports Foundation website at http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=31

BLAIL is pleased to announce that it has finalized a contract for Ticha Penicheiro to play for Spartak Moscow in Russia for the upcoming season. The Sacramento Monarchs guard currently leads the WNBA playoffs for total assists and assists per game, ranks fourth for steals per game and third for overall efficiency.

Jolie McKeirnan will return to play in Ireland with the Drimnagh Dynamos of Dublin. Jolie spent last year competing with the team, where she led the league in rebounding and was a finalist for Player of the Year. Jolie last played with UBBC Herzogenburg in Austria where she was MVP of the Austrian Cup.

Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough has signed to play with PVSK Basketball Kft. in Hungary for the upcoming international season. PJ spent last season competing with Maddaloni in Italy.

Kati Kurtosi has signed with BELKAW BasCats in Germany for the 2005-2006 season. This will be the first season of professional play for the 6'4 Hungarian center.

August 2005

BLAIL is pleased to announce that in collaboration with The Cound Group, LLC, Iciss Tillis has signed to play with Spartak Moscow in Russia from October through the end of December. Iciss is currently competing in Korea.

Congratulations to Elena Baranova who finished the 2005 WNBA season ranked fifth in the league for total blocked shots and blocks per game (33 toal, 1.39 per game). Elena also finished 6th for total rebounds (227), 3rd for defensive rebounds (188), 7th for rebounds per game (6.9), 10th for double doubles (10), 12th for three point percentage (.388), 17th for overall efficiency and 19th for three pointers made (33).

Fellow Liberty teammate Vickie Johnson finished the year ranked 3rd in the league for assists to turnover ratio, 13th for field goal percentage (.475), 16th for three point field goal percentage (.357), 17th for total assists (92) and 18th for assists per game (2.7), while Crystal Robinson ranked 16th for assists per turnover and 17th for three pointers made.

Vicky Bullett has signed to play another season with Napoli Basket Club Vomero in Italian for the upcoming international season. Vicky led the team to the 2005 FIBA Europe Cup Championship this past season.

Katharine Hanks has signed to play in Perth, Australia for the 2005-2006 season. Kat last played in New Zealand where she was Runner-up for Player of the Year and ranked second in the league for scoring.

Teresa Palmisano has signed to play with ASD Basket Parma in Italy for the upcoming international season. Teresa, who is an Italian passport holder, last played with Rovereto Basket in Italy.

Amber Hall has signed to play with Ramat Chen in Israel for the 2005-2006 season. Amber won the Israeli League Championship with Elitzur Ramla in 2003-2004 and was forced to sit out last season with a wrist injury.

Don't miss the feature on Vickie Johnson in the New York Times: http://nytimes.com/2005/08/23/sports/basketball/23liberty.html

Don't miss the feature, Germany Building Around Fröhlich, at: http://www.eurobasketwomen2005.com/en/coid_8a7qR,ltIGkZkesIloPT70.articleMode_on.html

Congratulations to Eva Cunningham who won the 30th annual Kevin Mulkern Senior Athletic Award for the most outstanding athlete at Niagra University. Eva was also named the school's Female Athlete of the Year earlier this year.

Don't miss the "From Hoops to Scoops" coverage on the New York Liberty website featuring Vickie Johnson and Crystal Robinson:

BLAIL is pleased to welcome Leslie Berger to the family. The 5'6 point guard was named First Team All America by the Jewish Sports Review earlier this year and led Washington University to its eighth consecutive UAA Championship. Leslie garnered an Honorable Mention award from the Conference, while leading the league in assist to turnover ratio (3.34 to 1). Leslie has just returned from Israel, where she was a member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Team at the World Maccabiah Games.

BLAIL is pleased to welcome Eva Cunningham to the family. The 5'8 point guard ended her career at Niagra as the school's career leader for scoring (1,753) and assists (552). As a senior she led Niagra in scoring (18.2ppg) and assists (5.3 apg) and was named both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Year and Niagra's Female Athlete of the Year. Eva is a two time Gold Medalist at the Empire State Games and has just signed a contract to play for San Germain Athleticas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional League in Puerto Rico through the end of December.

German national team members Linda Fröhlich and Petra Gläser have signed to play together with Spartak Moscow in Russia for the upcoming international season. Both players will suit up for Germany later this month as the team competes in the final round of the European Qualifiers.

Congratulations to Vickie Johnson who has moved into the 21st spot on the WNBA career list for rebounds. VJ now has 1,038 boards to her name.

BLAIL is pleased to welcome German national team member Petra Gläser to the family. The 6'6 center graduated this year from Long Beach State after a successful career that saw her garner two All Big West Second Team awards. She finished her senior year averaging 12.1 ppg and 7.0 rpg and led Long Beach State to a second place finish in the conference. Prior to transferring to Long Beach State, Petra was the starting center for the UNLV Lady Rebels where she was the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman. Petra also spent time on the Connecticut Sun training camp roster earlier this year. She is currently traveling with the German national team as they prepare for the upcoming second round of the European qualifiers.

New York Liberty guard Vickie Johnson is just five rebounds shy of surpassing Latasha Byears on the WNBA's career rebound list. The mark would notch VJ up to the 21st spot in league history. She currently holds the WNBA career mark for total minutes played with 8,737.

Women's basketball legend Debbie Black will be honored with a special retirement ceremony at the Washington Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun game at Mohegan Sun on Sunday, August 14th. Debbie will hold a kids clinic prior to the game. For registration information, please visit the Connecticut Sun website.

Don't miss the Q&A with Shameka Christon in the latest edition of Gball Magazine: You can also view the Gball archives for Q&A interviews with Debbie Black and Vickie Johnson.

Cathy Joens has signed with Elitzur Ramla in Israel for the 2005-2006 season. CJ spent last season playing with Puig d'en Vals in Spain where she was second in the league for three point shooting. She is currently on tour in Turkey with Athletes in Action. CJ joins three other BLAIL clients (Kim MacMillan, Tawona Alhaleem and Bell Jordan) on the Ramla roster.

Bethany Donaphin has signed to return to Famila Schio in the Italian league for the 2005-2006 season. Schio won the 2004-2005 Italian league championship.

Don't miss Bruce's quotes in the Detroit News.

Don't miss the feature on Shameka Christon and Crystal Robinson in the New York Post.

July 2005

Congratulations to Elena Baranova who scored her 2,000th career point in the WNBA this week. Elena reached the mark despite missing two WNBA seasons during her career. She is the 33rd player in league history to reach the mark.

Bell Jordan and Tawona Alhaleem have signed with Elitzur Ramla in Israel for the upcoming season. Both players competed with IUSK in Istanbul, Turkey this past season where Bell lead the league in rebounding and Tawona led the league in scoring. Bell and Tawona join fellow BLAIL client Kim MacMillan on the Ramla roster.

Congrats to Vickie Johnson who notched her 1,000th career rebound in the WNBA. VJ, who recently surpassed the 3,000 point career mark, is just one steal away from hitting the 250 career steals milestone and is just 7 assists away from reaching the 750 career assists mark. VJ has also just surpassed Andrea Stinson's career games played mark.

BLAIL is pleased to welcome Bell Jordan to the family. The 6'4 center has spent the past three seasons competing with IUSK in Turkey where she averaged double figures in both scoring and rebounding each year. Playing alongside fellow BLAIL client Tawona Alhaleem this past season, Bell led the Turkish league in rebounding and ranked 14th for scoring.

With her first rebound in the upcoming Mercury vs. Liberty game on July 21st, Vickie Johnson will reach the 1,000 rebound plateau. Earlier in the year, VJ also hit the mark for 3,000 career points and 700 career assists.

Tynesha Lewis is just 8 rebounds away from grabbing her 200th career board. Earlier in the year she reached career marks of 500 points, 100 assists and 50 steals.

Kim MacMillan has signed with Elitzur Ramla in Israel for the 2005-2006 season. The EU passport holder spent last season playing in Spain and Switzerland.

Tynesha Lewis has signed with the Minnesota Lynx. Tynesha spent the earlier part of the season with the Charlotte Sting.

Congratulations to Kat Hanks who was Runner-up for Player of the Year in New Zealand. Kat ranked second in the league for overall evaluation, as well as for scoring. Earlier in the year Kat played in Switzerland where she led the league in rebounding and assists.

K.B. Sharp has signed with Bnot Ra'anana Herzeliya in Israel for the 2005-2006 season. K.B. spent last season with Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel where she led the league in assist to turnover ratio.

June 2005

In honor of her incredible accomplishment of scoring 3,000 career points in the WNBA, world famous Katz's Deli has named a sandwich in the name of superstar Vickie Johnson. Don't miss the recap of the unveiling of her namesake sandwich.

Congratulations to Vickie Johnson who reached the 3,000 point career mark in the WNBA. VJ, who is the last remaining original member of the New York Liberty, became just the seventh player in WNBA history to reach that milestone. VJ also surpassed the league record for minutes played with 8,190 and is on mark to pass fellow BLAIL client Andrea Stinson's career record for games played.

Congratulations to Kristy Brown who was chosen as the Atlantic Sun Conference's Female Student Athlete of the Year. The 6'2 center was the A-Sun Tournament MVP this year and led the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Kristy is the first female student-athlete in Stetson history to win this award and only the second overall athlete in school history to be named the conference's Student Athlete of the Year.

Congrats to Chasity Melvin who reached the 300th career assist milestone this weekend when the Mystics took on the Minnesota Lynx. Chas currently leads all Eastern Conference All Star nominees at the center position for both scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg).

Don't miss the WNBA's one on one interview with All Star nominee Chasity Melvin of the Washington Mystics.

Congrats to Shameka Christon who was named Player of the Game for the Liberty's June 5th win over the Washington Mystics. Shameka scored a team high 13 points (tied w/ Becky Hammon), while also grabbing 4 rebounds and notching a blocked shot in the 61-58 win.

Washington Mystics center Chasity Melvin is just 3 assists shy of reaching the 300 career assists milestone. Keep watch as the 2005 WNBA All Star nominee tries to notch the assists in one of her upcoming games - June 7th @ San Antonio, June 10th vs. Seattle, or June 11th @ Minnesota.

Congrats to Andrea Stinson who notched her 800th career assist during Detroit's 68-66 overtime win over the New York Liberty on June 3rd.

New York Liberty guard Vickie Johnson is proving her All Star value early this season, averaging career highs of 15.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, .536 field goal percentage and .625 three point percentage, while also ranking fourth in the league for total efficiency (20.666), fifth for double doubles, sixth for three point percentage and eighth for rebounds per game. She ranks in the top 15 of the league for points per game, assists per game, three pointers made, defensive rebounds, offensive rebounds, total rebounds, field goal percentage and assists to turnover ratio, and ranks in the top 20 of the league for blocks and total assists.

BLAIL is pleased to welcome Kati Kurtosi to the family. The 6'4 post from Miskolc, Hungary finished her career at St. John's University averaging 6.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg, while shooting 46% from three point range as a senior. Kati played with famed Hungarian team DKSK prior to attending St. John's.

Don't miss the feature on Sheila Johnson, the new owner of the Washington Mystics, in which Vickie Johnson and Crystal Robinson are quoted:

May 2005

Don't miss your opportunity to vote for WNBA All Star nominees Elena Baranova, Chasity Melvin, Crystal Robinson and Vickie Johnson at www.wnba.com.

Don't miss the feature on Andrea Stinson's recent school visit in Detroit at

Congrats to Crystal Robinson who notched her 500th career rebound in the WNBA in the Liberty's 59-67 loss to the Indiana Fever. Crystal currently ranks first in the league for steals per turnover (3.0) and fourth for assists to turnover ratio (3.0).

Congratulations to Dalma Ivanyi who has just won the Hungarian league championship with Mizo-Pecsi. Dalma is now preparing to join her San Antonio Silver Stars teammates on their west coast road trip this upcoming week.

Congrats to Tynesha Lewis who notched her 450th career point in the WNBA this weekend. Tynesha currently ranks 14th in the league for offensive rebounds per game, as well as 16th for steals per game.

Congrats to Shameka Christon who led the New York Liberty in scoring in both preseason games this year. Shameka notched 15 points against Seattle and 19 against Detroit, both of which were game highs. Shameka also turned in the second best rebounding efforts for the Liberty on both occasions, grabbing 4 boards against Seattle and 7 against Detroit. Her scoring average of 17.0 ppg ranked fourth best of WNBA preseason performances.

Don't miss the recap of the live chat with Andrea Stinson.

Crystal Robinson continues to garner votes from the General Managers of the WNBA, this time being nominated as one of the WNBA players with the best court smarts and also as one of the league's best perimeter defenders.

Dalma Ivanyi currently leads the San Antonio Silver Stars' online polling for best free agent signing in the offseason (vs. Nikki McCray, Wendy Palmer, Edna Campbell and Bernadette Nygosia).

Congratulations to Linda Fröhlich who tied the knot with long time boyfriend Andrew Todd on May 12th. We wish the happy couple a life of love and success together. To find more information on Linda, visit her website at www.lindafrohlich.com.

In the latest polling of WNBA General Managers, Crystal Robinson was nominated as one of the best pure shooters in the league and Elena Baranova was named as one of the best passing big men in the league.

Congrats to Vickie Johnson, Crystal Robinson and Bethany Donaphin who were all named to the WNBA's most underrated list, as polled by each of the General Managers in the league. In a similar poll, Elena Baranova was named one of the league's best international players.

Don't miss the feature on Andrea Stinson in the Charlotte Observer. There is also a second feature here.

Andrea Stinson has signed with the Detroit Shock for the 2005 WNBA season. Andrea has spent the last eight seasons with the Charlotte Sting.

Don't miss the feature on Vickie Johnson in the Bergen Record:

Congratulations to Sue Wicks who has been inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame. Sue is the most decorated basketball player ever to wear a Rutgers uniform, earning All America and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors three times. Sue still holds the all time record at Rutgers for scoring for both men and women with 2,655 points and holds the women's career records for scoring average (21.1 ppg), steals (287) and blocked shots (293).

BLAIL is pleased to welcome Leah Klabo of North Dakota State to the family. The 6'4 center ranked second in the nation (for Division I Independents) for blocked shots, third for field goal percentage, 6th for rebounding and 11th for scoring. Leah was named to the 2005 All Division I Independent second team and finished her career ranked third at NDSU for blocked shots.

Congratulations to Andrea Stinson who helped lead Besiktas to its first ever Turkish League Championship with a game high 22 points (along with 10 rebounds) in the 74-56 win over powerhouse Fenerbahce. Stint is coming off a terrific season which saw her earn MVP honors of the All Star Game.

Congratulations to Shameka Christon who was just named Player of the Month for April by Safsal. Shameka ended the Israeli league season with a bang, taking home the Championship title along with MVP honors for the finals. In six games played in April, Shameka averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.3 rpg, while shooting 42.9% from three point range and 94.1% from the free throw line. Shameka is no stranger to this award, having been named Co-Player of the Month in Israel in January.

BLAIL is happy to announce that K.B. Sharp of the New York Liberty has accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend of four years, Brad Maxey. The couple plans to wed next year. For more information on K.B., check out her website at www.KBSharp.com.

April 2005

Don't miss the feature in the Star Tribune on the WNBA's top draft pick, Janel McCarville, in which Bruce is quoted.

Congratulations to Shameka Christon, Irina Osipova and Crystal Robinson who have won the Israeli League Championship with Elitzur Ramla. This is the team's fifth championship title and its second in a row. Shameka took home Finals MVP honors for her efforts. Congrats also go out to Chasity Melvin who led Anda Ramat Hashoron to the finals on the heels of her MVP season.

Congratulations to Jolie McKeirnan who has guided UBBC Herzogenburg to the finals of the Austrian Championship.

N.C. State alum Alvine Mendeng has signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars.

George Washington alum Cathy Joens has signed with the Washington Mystics.

Bethany Donaphin and Tynesha Lewis have re-signed with the New York Liberty and the Charlotte Sting, respectively.

Former Ivy League star Katharine Hanks has signed to play with the Otago Breakers of New Zealand's WNBL for the summer. Kat has just finished her season with Elfic Fribourg in Switzerland, where she led the league in rebounding (12.3 rpg) and assists (3.9 per game) while also ranking third for scoring (23.0 ppg). Her overall evaluation was also second best in the league (28.9).

March 2005

Congratulations to Crystal Robinson, Shameka Christon and Irina Osipova who led Elitzur Ramla to the Israeli league finals with a game 4 win over Ramat Chen (66-65). All three players scored in double figures (15, 18 and 17, respectively) as the team sealed the series at 3-1.

Congratulations to Vicky Bullett who helped lead Phard Napoli to the 2005 FIBA Europe Cup Championship this weekend with a 53-45 win over Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce. Vicky also has Napoli in contention for the Italian league Championship, as they currently sit first in the league rankings.

Congratulations to Chasity Melvin and Shameka Christon who both earned end of year awards from Safsal. Chasity was named Israeli League Player of the Year by unanimous selection after averaging 18.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg (seventh and sixth best in the league, respectively). Shameka, who was second in the league for MVP voting, was named Safsal's Small Forward of the Year and earned a berth on the First Team after avergaing 17.7 ppg (ninth in the league), 8.0 rpg (12th in the league). Shameka also shot 43.4% from three point range, which ranked her fifth in the league.

Hungarian star Dalma Ivanyi is having quite a week - in the span of just a few days, Dalma celebrated her 29th birthday, led her team (Pecs) to Final Four of the Euroleague (where she currently leads the competition with 7.1 assists per game) and also signed a contract to play for the San Antonio Silver Stars for the upcoming WNBA season. Dalma also has her team sitting at the top of the Hungarian league rankings with an undefeated record of 18-0.

Jolie McKeirnan made a strong debut in the Austrian league, being named MVP of the Austrian Cup in her first game with UBBC Herzogenburg. Though her team ultimately lost in the title game (81-85), Jolie paced the night with a game high 22 points and held the opposing team's top post player to just 9 points.

BLAIL players dominated Round 22 of the Israeli league, with three earning Safsal honors. Crystal Robinson took home MVP honors, after pacing Elitzur Ramla on both ends of the court. Crystal finished the game with 24 points (5 of 6 from three point range) and played stifling defense while securing Ramla's second place finish in the league. Shameka Christon and Irina Osipova were both named to the First Team for their efforts in the game. Shameka chimed in with 21 points and 15 boards. Nine of her points came in the 4th quarter when she helped Ramla come back from a nine point defecit. Irina shut down opponent Ayana Walker and finished the game with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

Don't miss the feature on Linda Fröhlich in the April/May issue of German Life Magazine, on newsstands now. For more information on Linda, check out her website at www.lindafrohlich.com.

Congratulations to Chasity Melvin who was named MVP of the Israeli Cup after leading Ramat Hasharon to the title against Elitzur Ramla.

Congratulations to Katharine Hanks who recorded a triple-double in Swiss league play this weekend for Elfic Fribourg with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Kat also logged a block and shot an impressive 63.6% from the field.

Vickie Johnson has signed to return to the New York Liberty for her ninth season.

Don't miss the feature on Ramla's 'dynamic duo' of Crystal Robinson and Shameka Christon on Safsal.

Linda Fröhlich has signed with the Charlotte Sting for the 2005 WNBA season.

Jolie McKeirnan has signed with UBBC Herzogenburg in Austria for the remainder of the season. Jolie just completed her season with XLR8 Autos Drimnagh Dynamos in Ireland, where she led the team in scoring (23.6 ppg) and rebounding (13.1 rpg), while also averaging 1.6 steals per game and shooting 52% from the field. Jolie finished her season with a bang, scoring 38 points and grabbing 14 rebounds against UL Aughinish in her final game.