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Dreaming of Stars and Stripes
May 9 , 2008
Having won more games than any other team over the past five years and poised for another great season, it may come as little surprise that Sacramento boasts three players who have played with the U.S. Women's Senior National Team.
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Monarchs United at Open Practice
April 30 , 2008
The Monarchs tipped-off another summer of WNBA basketball at ARCO Arena Saturday, but as the team's roster was announced by Monarchs emcees Sara and Amanda, no opposing team awaited their introduction.
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Have You Seen Her? Kara Lawson
March 17 , 2008
Monarchs guard Kara Lawson has a reputation as being one of the WNBA's smartest players, but she took her on-court game to a new level in 2007, earning her first trip to the WNBA All-Star Game. WNBA.com caught up with Kara to ask her a few questions.
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A Welcome Detour For DeMya
February 28 , 2008
For some players, injuries and the ensuing recuperation process are a nuisance. A roadblock between them and the thing they love to do most. For others, like Monarchs forward DeMya Walker, it is simply an alternate path that gives them a chance to emerge stronger and better than ever before.
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HELLO ADRIAN!
February 21 , 2008
Monarchs forward/center Adrian Williams-Strong has had a very busy off-season, highlighted by getting married.
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DeMya Smiles in Face of Doubt
February 15 , 2008
Sacramento Monarchs starting power forward, DeMya Walker, sustained a torn patellar tendon in her right knee during the first home game of the 2007 Monarchs Season. The injury had many pundits saying she would never return to the court or ever be the player she once was. Walker heard the doubters and kept a list.
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Seven Questions For Ticha
February 14 , 2008
During her 10-year career, Ticha Penicheiro has had little time to relax and recover from her year-round playing schedule between the WNBA and playing overseas. Now resting in Portugal, the Monarchs point guard took time to answer a few SacramentoMonarchs.com questions.
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Hello from Belgium - Tuesday 2/02/08
December 6 , 2007
Kim Smith checks in again from Belgium and gives us a feel for life on the road.
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Monarchs Teammates Teaming Up
February 1 , 2008
She's playing in Italy with Rebekkah Brunson, but Linda Frolich was in the Ukraine for a key EuroCup tilt.
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Danette Leighton Checks In
January 10 , 2008
Sacramento Monarchs Vice President of Business Operations, Danette Leighton, checks in with SacramentoMonarchs.com to update us on how some of the players are spending their off-season and shares her thoughts on what's happening around the league.
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Yo and Mikki Track Ancestral Origin
January 10 , 2008
In honor of Black History Month and in conjunction with the PBS series African American Lives 2, Sacramento Monarchs forward / center Yolanda Griffith and Sacramento Kings center Mikki Moore participated in maternal DNA testing Wednesday at the Kings / Monarchs Practice Facility.
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Happy New Year From DeMya
December 21 , 2007
Monarchs forward, DeMya Walker, is back from vacation and ready to get to work again. Walker caught up with SacramentoMonarchs.com before the New Year.
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Coach Boucek is On the Go
December 14 , 2007
Stop by the Monarchs Training Facility on any given day and chances are you'll likely see Monarchs Head Coach Jenny Boucek bustling about. Boucek is there with her beach blonde hair tied back in a pony tail and a smile on her face.
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YO ON HOUSE PARTY LIVE
December 12 , 2007
Join us Tuesday, December 18 on the set of "House Party Live," the Kings warm-up show, as host Jim Kozimor welcomes special guest Yolanda Griffith.
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Have You Seen Her? Rebekkah Brunson
December 5 , 2007
Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson is coming off a breakout season in which she earned a regular spot in the Monarchs starting lineup, was rewarded with a trip to the All-Star Game and made the All-Defensive 2nd Team. Despite all her accolades last season, the four-year veteran remains one of the league's more unheralded stars, but that's not likely to last if her career continues its upward trend in 2008.
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Ciao from Italy!
December 4 , 2007
Chelsea Newton checks in with SacramentoMonarchs.com today all the way from Italy. Among other things, Chelsea discusses her love for Italian food, her goals for the busy off-season and what she misses most about the United States.
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K-Law's Break - Sleep, Turkey Day and Football!
November 30 , 2007
Kara Lawson is always on the go! Luckily, she had a brief respite between Team USA obligations and returning to her spot on ESPN as a Women's College Analyst! Before she went on the air in Bristol, Connecticut, she gave SacramentoMonarchs.com the scoop on her brief break.
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DeMya and Zachara Featured in Calendar
November 16 , 2007
Taking time off from rehab, DeMya Walker and her daughter, Zachara, recently participated in a photo shoot for the Magic Circle Theatre's first-ever celebrity calendar! DeMya was costumed as Miss Hannigan from the hit musical "Annie" while Zachara portrayed Annie. Calendars may be purchased at the Magic Circle box office and at select merchants in Roseville.
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Monarchs Host Youth Basketball Clinic
November 15 , 2007
Members of the Sacramento Monarchs were at Golden State Middle School in West Sacramento on Wednesday as they hosted a special youth basketball clinic. The clinic, part of a nationwide WNBA Clinic Series presented by Discover Card, allowed participants to interact with Monarchs legend Ruthie Bolton, Head Coach Jenny Boucek and guard Ticha Penicheiro. The students learned about strength, endurance and flexibility techniques as a way to improve their bodies, minds and athletic performances.
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Kara and Team USA Halfway Home
November 7 , 2007
Kara Lawson and Team USA are 4-0 with four games to go in the Collegiate Tour. Lawson recently faced her collegiate team and today she reflects on playing with Team USA in comparison to the Monarchs, the evolution of her game and her constant companion!
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Catching up with Coach T
November 1 , 2007
SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with Coach T today to ask him some very important questions. Among other things, Coach T filled us in on his recent marriage, the busy off-season and the jokester of the team.
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Movie Time
October 26 , 2007
Before the Monarchs left for the off-season, SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with many of the players to ask them some entertaining questions. Here is another batch of random questions with the Monarchs.
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Favorite Food?
October 19 , 2007
Before the Monarchs left for the off-season, SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with many of the players to ask them some entertaining questions. Here is another batch of random questions with the Monarchs.
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Monarchs Memories
October 17 , 2007
Before the Monarchs left for the off-season, SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with many of the players to ask them some entertaining questions. Here is another batch of random questions with the Monarchs.
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Wedding Bells
October 12 , 2007
Adrian Williams has enjoyed her off-season by... You'll have to check out her first blog to find out! Hint: someone is about to get hitched!
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Planes, Gatorade and Lots of Laundry
October 11 , 2007
Monarchs Equipment Manager Jill Culbertson plays an essential role in the Monarchs success. Whatever the players may need, Jill ensures they get it -- Chapstick, hair ties and clean jerseys to name just a few items.
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Kara Headed to Russia
October 10 , 2007
Kara Lawson has had a busy off-season and the horizon looks just as busy!
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Catching up with Lady Grooms
October 9 , 2007
2005 was former Sacramento Monarchs guard Lady Grooms' first year helping the team with player development in addition to all the other projects she has going on. She resides in Georgia with her husband Wendel and daughter Valerie Gabrielle "Gabby".
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Linda Frohlich Q & A
October 9 , 2007
Before heading overseas to play this winter for Taranto in Italy, Monarchs forward/center, Linda Frohlich spoke with WNBA.com's Adam Hirshfield about her EuroBasket experience and the improved level of play, both there and around the world.
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MONARCHS MIRROR IMAGE OF THEIR OWNERS
October 8 , 2007
With dedicated owners and loyal fans, the Sacramento Monarchs are one of the most respected teams in the WNBA. Being recognized as a world class organization that does business the right way and plays the game in a classy, though tenacious, fashion is something on which few franchises can hang their hat.
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Monarchs and Their Heroes
October 4 , 2007
Before the Monarchs left for the off-season, SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with many of the players to ask them some questions. Here is our first batch of random questions with the Monarchs!
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HARDWOOD WORKING MOMS
September 18 , 2007
Balancing a family and a nine-to-five job is the challenge most women in the workforce face. But the mothers on the Monarchs have a number of additional challenges facing them. From Sponge-Bob to preparing for college, most of it has to be done at a distance.
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U.S. Women Improving Rapidly
September 13 , 2007
Monarchs guard Kara Lawson says she is ready to compete with the U.S. Women's Senior National Team, which heads to Philadelphia for a few more days of practice to get things right before taking on Australia in Trenton on Sunday afternoon.
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Team USA Q & A With Kara
September 12 , 2007
Kara Lawson is Training with the USA Women's Senior National Team in preparation for the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Today, Kara dishes with SacramentoMonarchs.com on adapting to new teammates, the keys to success for Team USA, being coached by a rival head coach and much, much more!
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Leadership that Binds
September 7 , 2007
Yolanda Griffith and Ticha Penicheiro are synonymous with the Sacramento Monarchs. For nearly a decade the vocal leading center and no-look-dishing point guard have brought passion, hard work, leadership and championship glory to Sacramento.
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The Desire to Win
September 4 , 2007
The 2007 Monarchs season had a different look. It all started with new jerseys, then a new coach and a new starting line-up. The team faced difficult obstacles and too many injuries to count, but their ability to remain a team never faded. The 2007 Monarchs team was different in many ways, but through all of the changes, one thing remained: the desire to win.
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A Mom To Look Up To
August 22 , 2007
Monarchs guard Scholanda Robinson is featured in the upcoming September/October issue of local publication, Kidaround Town Magazine. Check out a preview of the cover and article here. Also, visit kidaroundtown.com or pick up your copy at mom-and kid-friendly businesses throughout Greater Sacramento beginning next week.
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For Your Consideration...
August 14 , 2007
With the 2007 WNBA season coming to an end, media members are asked to look back at the season and make the difficult decision on who is most deserving of a post-season award.
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Working Out with Kara Lawson
August 13 , 2007
WNBA.com spoke recently with Kara Lawson about how she keeps in shape to play the game she loves and what motivates her and gets her going off the court.
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Passion for the Game
August 2 , 2007
Before Sunday's Sacramento Monarchs game, Jen from SacramentoMonarchs.com sat down with Kara Lawson to discuss her broadcasting career as well as her favorite place in the world.
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The Voice of Passion
July 30 , 2007
The Sacramento Monarchs have the greatest fans in the WNBA. Meet Jamie, one of the biggest fans who also happens to be the Monarchs Public Address Announcer.
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DeMya Walker Checks In
July 27 , 2007
DeMya Walker writes in to tell us that she's taken a rest from her knee brace, but must hold off on the heels until at least 10 weeks after her surgery.
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Court of Dreams
July 25 , 2007
Rotary, Kiwanis and the Sacramento Monarchs Win Third Court of Dreams.
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Full Steam Ahead
July 23 , 2007
With just 13 games to play in the 2007 regular season the Monarchs know that every game means a little more. SacramentoMonarchs.com caught up with Yolanda Griffith, Nicole Powell, Kara Lawson and Scholanda Robinson to check out what they have to say about this week's upcoming games.
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My Sassy Girl
July 23 , 2007
If there is anyone on the Monarchs coaching staff that embodies the word sassy, it has to be Assistant Coach Monique Ambers. Ambers brings a style all her own with class, charm and basketball intelligence to the Monarchs bench.
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Second Half Outlook
July 18 , 2007
Kara Lawson sat down during All-Star Weekend to chat with WNBA.com's Adam Hirshfield about her thoughts on the season's first half and her hopes for the second half.
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Two-Step with the Monarchs Emcees
July 17 , 2007
The Sacramento Monarchs have a reputation around the WNBA as a deep team that excels through unselfishness and teamwork. It's no surprise the Monarchs Emcee's thrive off the same philosophies.
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Childhood Memories
July 16 , 2007
Ever wonder what Monarchs player's childhoods were like? Click here to find out!
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Time of Her Life
July 11 , 2007
Kara Lawson has cause to celebrate. Everyone knows that she was hand-picked by WNBA President Donna Orender to participate in this year's All-Star game, but what you may not know is what's going on with Lawson on a more personal level.
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If You Only Knew...
July 11 , 2007
The Monarchs are lauded for their candidness and interaction with the fans. However, SacramentoMonarchs.com recently caught up with the players after practice to find out one thing they have never revealed before! Check out what the player's said nobody else knew...before today!
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Courage is Battling Cancer
June 28 , 2007
As the only professional women's sports league in America, Breast Health Awareness means a great deal to the WNBA and its players. SacramentoMonarchs.com takes an in-depth look at how some of the players have been affected by the disease and the importance of gaining an understanding of its impact.
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Take a Flight with the Monarchs
June 20 , 2007
In an exclusive two part feature on SacramentoMonarchs.com, go behind the scenes to see what it's like to travel with the fun loving Monarchs...13 awesome athletes and three outstanding moms!
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Take a Flight with the Monarchs
June 20 , 2007
In an exclusive two part feature on SacramentoMonarchs.com, go behind the scenes to see what it's like to travel with the fun loving Monarchs...13 awesome athletes and three outstanding moms!
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Women and Inspiration
June 18 , 2007
Before the Monarchs achieved WNBA stardom, they were young women looking for inspiration. Now that they are professionals they know that they are an inspiration to younger generations.
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Fatherly Love
June 14 , 2007
There's a special bond between dads and daughters. For WNBA coaches and players, sometimes it's the father's support that drives them to succeed.
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Earning A's With Rebekkah Brunson and Adrian Williams
June 7 , 2007
Sacramento Monarchs players Rebekkah Brunson and Adrian Williams visited students at Hagginwood Elementary School in Sacramento on Wednesday to interact and read with children through the WNBA's Read to Achieve program.
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Get to Know the Newest Monarch
June 7 , 2007
Frohlich was a three-time honorable mention All-American for UNLV, and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,355 points. She is also the Lady Rebels' all-time career rebounder with 1,124, and was a three-time Mountain West Conference Player of the Year selection.
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What Fans Mean to the Monarchs
June 7 , 2007
What do fans mean to the Sacramento Monarchs?
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Sacramento Monarchs Fan Of The Week
June 7 , 2007
SacramentoMonarchs.com will be searching ARCO Arena each week for the team's most passionate fans to be featured on the site during the 2007 season.
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Meet the Monarchs
June 7 , 2007
The crowd's disposition reflected the weather outside and the excitement in the air. It was a sunny and uplifting event Thursday night at Arden Fair mall for the Meet the Monarchs annual event.
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Winds of Change
June 7 , 2007
Life is full of changes. Sometimes changes lead you to exciting highs. Other times, changes lead you to emotional lows. For Chelsea Newton, change is nothing new.
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If You Only Knew...
June 7 , 2007
The Monarchs are lauded for their candidness and interaction with the fans. However, SacramentoMonarchs.com recently caught up with the players after practice to find out one thing they have never revealed before! Check out what the player's said nobody else knew...before today!
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Motherly Love
June 7 , 2007
In just 33 years, Monarchs Head Coach Jenny Boucek has made it all the way to the top of the women's coaching ranks. And while her ability to learn and her love of teaching has afforded her a great deal, she wouldn't be where she is today if it weren't for her mother Mrs. Barbara Boucek.
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Chelsea Newton Q & A
June 7 , 2007
Chelsea Newtown and her defense are coming back to Sacramento! We caught up with the Monarchs former second round pick to find out just how excited she is to be back in a Monarchs uniform! Just a hint...she's thrilled!
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Adrian Williams Q & A
June 7 , 2007
The newest member of the Sacramento Monarchs, Adrian Williams, checks in with us all the way from Spain. Williams is currently playing overseas in Salamanca, Spain for Perfumerias Avenida with Monarchs guard Nicole Powell.
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Boucek Seeks Path to Success
June 7 , 2007
Jenny Boucek squints at the sunlight, her bright blue eyes illuminated against a purple Monarchs polo shirt she just put on. Posing for a photographer, Boucek straightens the shirt and steadies a basketball under her left arm.
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10 Questions
June 6 , 2007
10 Questions with Scholanda Dorrell.
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Kara Lawson Honored by the NCAA
June 8 , 2007
The NCAA Honors Committee selected Sacramento Monarchs guard, Kara Lawson, as a NCAA Today's Top VIII honoree. Lawson was one of eight senior student- athletes from the 2002-03 sports season recognized for their academic and athletics achievements, character and leadership. She was also a 2003 NCAA Woman of the Year state winner and top 10 finalist for her outstanding efforts while at the University of Tennessee.
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Read Ticha's Blog Entry
June 6 , 2007
This is Ticha checking in all the way from Moscow. I know it has been awhile since my last Blog, so I figured I would let you know what I have been up to!!
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Kara Lawson Update
June 6 , 2007
The Monarchs hosted their second off-season Monarchs Seasons Ticket Holder Section Party December 6 at Cal Image Studio. Fans had a chance to hangout, play pool, shoot hoops, and eat pizza with Monarchs guard Kara Lawson.
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Interesting Encounters With Fans
June 4 , 2007
WNBA players have been called the most accessible athletes in all of professional sports. Whether at a game, an appearance in the community or even at a mall or airport, they are out and about and have plenty of interesting and funny stories about their encounters with fans. So we asked a number of players, from superstars to role players, rookies and veterans about their most interesting encounters with their fans.
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Look back at Monarchs team history
June 4 , 2007
10th Anniversary look back.
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Fans Welcome Monarchs
June 8 , 2007
The Monarchs tipped off their first event of the year on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 with "Meet the Monarchs." This gave the greatest fans in the WNBA a chance to meet with all of the team members including coaches, assistants and rookies.
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DeMya Walker Receives Offseason Community Assist Award
June 8 , 2007
The Sacramento Monarchs today announce that forward DeMya Walker is the recipient of the WNBA Offseason Community Assist Award for the 2003 WNBA Offseason.
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Monarchs 2004 Season in Review
June 8 , 2007
The Monarchs can look back at the 2004 season as a building block. Finally overcoming the Los Angeles Sparks in the playoffs was undoubtedly constructive. Also, after taking the newly crowned 2004 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm to a decisive game three in the Western Conference Finals, the Monarchs have learned that their collective game can only get better.
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Griffith Named to U.S. Team
June 8 , 2007
The Sacramento Monarchs and USA Basketball today announced that forward Yolanda Griffith has been named to the 2004 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team, which is expected to represent the United States in the Athens Olympics in August.
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20 Questions with Yolanda Griffith
June 8 , 2007
If she wasn't a WNBA star, Sacramento's Yolanda Griffith would be busting criminals as an FBI agent. Get to know the Monarchs center in the latest installment of WNBA.com's "20 Questions."
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USA Happy to Have Yo
June 8 , 2007
It may not happen often, but the U.S. Women's National Team misses shots. And when they do, Yolanda Griffith is there to grab the loose ball.
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Time Out With Kim Smith
June 4 , 2007
If there are many more like Monarchs rookie Kim Smith back in her native Canada, basketball could soon be the national sport.
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Yolanda Griffith discusses her fitness routine
June 8 , 2007
Being a mother is exercise enough, but find out what makes Sacramento Monarchs forward Yolanda Griffith's face twist up when she works out.
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Griffith Named All-Star MVP
June 8 , 2007
Yolanda Griffith scored 11 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while on the way to MVP honors as the U.S. Senior National Team raced past the WNBA All-Stars 74-58 Thursday at Radio City Music Hall.
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Monarchs Court Of Dreams
June 8 , 2007
Joe and Gavin Maloof are building a Monarchs basketball "Court of Dreams" at the Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento on behalf of the Northern California-area Rotary and Sacramento-area Kiwanis Clubs.
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Griffith Voted To Start In 2005 All-Star Game
June 8 , 2007
The Sacramento Monarchs today announce that former WNBA MVP Yolanda Griffith was named as a starter for the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game, to be played on Saturday, July 9, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Griffith, who will represent the Western Conference, will make her second appearance as a starter; her first coming in 2001. This game will mark Griffith's fifth All-Star selection and the WNBA's sixth All-Star Game.
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Nicole Powell finds instant success in Sacramento
June 8 , 2007
You won't hear John Whisenant proclaim to be the next Emeril Lagasse or WolfGang Puck, but the Sacramento Monarchs head coach and general manager found something the two cooking legends strive to uncover - the perfect ingredient.
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A Look Back With Kara Lawson
June 8 , 2007
WNBA.com's "Photographic Memory" asks players to look at a photo of themselves and talk about what it captures -- what was going through their mind at that moment of the game and what the photo reveals about their style. Here, guard Kara Lawson talks about the Monarchs victory over the Sparks in the first round of the 2004 Playoffs as well as what a player like Lisa Leslie means to the younger players in the league as a role model.
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Nicole Powell discusses her fitness routine
June 8 , 2007
Guard and forward Nicole Powell was an All-America at Stanford and the third overall pick by the Charlotte Sting in the 2004 WNBA Draft. She hit one of the most memorable shots of the 2004 season, a buzzer beater against the Los Angeles Sparks on June 20, 2004. This offseason, she was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs in the first blockbuster deal of the winter. With a return to northern California in the near future, she talks about the role of fitness and staying in shape as vital to her long-term career in the WNBA.
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