People and Places

Megan Vogel. Although she did not make the Mystics' roster, Megan Vogel will be spending the summer in our nation's capital after all. The Mystics have hired Megan as an intern. But she won't be doing those things that most Washingtonians associate with interns (and we won't even mention Washington's most infamous intern, because this is a PG rated blog), she'll be practicing with the team and helping them scout the opposition. (We hope she'll still be blogging, too!)

Shay Doron. Meanwhile, up in the Big Apple, the Liberty (unlike the Mystics) won their season opener, handily beating the Chicago Sky on Sunday, 83-71. However, like Mystics rookie Gillian Goring, Shay Doron did not see any action in her team's first game, which was most unfortunate for her family and her former Maryland teammates in attendance. And this didn't go over too well with some of the Liberty faithful, either.

Harp and Lang. Wouldn't that make a great name for a British pub? Well, anyway, out in Colorado Springs, the roster for the USA Women's Basketball U21 2007 World Championship Team was trimmed yesterday from 45 to 14. The good news for Maryland fans is that Laura Harper and Crystal Langhorne are among those 14. (You may recall that when Lang played on the U19 team, the U.S. went undefeated and Lang was the MVP of the World Championships.) Two players will be cut from those 14 to make up the final roster of 12. Given the incredibly talented group (which also includes Courtney Paris and Essence Carson), USA Basketball Head Coach (and new Duke Coach) Joanne P. (bite me) McCallie said that deciding on those last cuts will be "extremely difficult." The BasketCases are keeping their fingers crossed!

Marissa Coleman. Also in Colorado Springs, and more good news for Maryland fans, Marissa Coleman survived the round of 45 players to become one of 14 finalists for the 12-member USA Women's Basketball 2007 Pan American Games Team. Others vying for a spot on the final roster include ACC foe Erlana Larkins. Not surprisingly, USA Head Coach (and baskeball legend) Dawn Staley said that making the final two cuts "will be a hard task." (Hmm, notice a theme here from the USA Basketball press people?) And yes, we are keeping our fingers crossed here too!!