Lisa at 'The Superstars'
I hope you cheered for me at 'The Superstars', a reality competition pairing celebrities and athletes, that premiered on ABC. 'The Superstars', a reality competition pairing celebrities and athletes. The six episode Bahamas-based series does not donate money to the teams' charities or reward money to the teams; much like 'Dancing with the Stars' and its disco ball trophy, the show instead crowns a winner and bestows upon them the title of "The Superstars". The bloated 90 minute commercial-packed premiere episode pitted the teams against each other for two events with the bottom four teams at that point competing against each other in the final event to determine which team would go home. ...
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Leslie attends BET Awards; Serena Williams in honored
On Sunday, June 28, Lisa Leslie, one of the nation’s top female basketball players, attended the 2009 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. ...
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Leslie to retire at end of season
Lisa Leslie, the face of women’s basketball for nearly two decades, will be calling it a career at the end of the 2009 WNBA season. The veteran L.A. Sparks center made the announcement at the beginning of her WNBA Season....
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Four-Time Gold Medalist, MVP of the WNBA Sparks Team Shares Her Formula For Rising to Superstar Status With Her New Book
Known for her poise, beauty, talent and athleticism, four-time Gold Medalist and WNBA Spark’s franchise player invites readers to travel with her as she describes her rise to excellence in the recently released thought-provoking book, Don’t Let The Lip: The Making of a Champion. ...
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WNBA Star Lisa Leslie Speaks About Public Speaking
If NBA commissioner David Stern decided to allow women to play in the league, Lisa Leslie would undoubtedly hold her own among the best players in the world. The 6-5 center for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks has dominated women’s basketball since becoming a professional in 1997. ...
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Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie start new Sparks era
The Sparks duo is among the WNBA's most anticipated, bringing together the 2008 No. 1 overall draft pick and the league's three-time most valuable player for the season opener at Phoenix. ...
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Lisa Leslie's last Olympics a golden transition time
The women's basketball star is passing on her legacy, mentoring young Team USA players such as Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles as well as WNBA players. ...
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Lisa Reached Out with Michelle Obama
As the dropout rate in Washington, D.C., rises, Michelle Obama and Lisa visited the students at Anacostia High School and brought a lot of hope with the help of some famous friends. ...
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Lisa Leslie is an active participant in Right To Play USA
Lisa Leslie is an active participant in Right To Play; an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in the most disadvantaged areas of th world. ...
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Lisa Leslie: ‘My Husband Taught Me the Difference Between a Man and a Boy’
Flying the friendly skies turned out to be one lucky lady's chance meeting with Cupid and the man of her dreams, well, sort of. WNBA legend Lisa Leslie was ending a getaway in Mobile, Alabama, visiting family when she met her future husband's friend in the airport. ...
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Sparks' Lisa Leslie among leading vote getters for WNBA All-Star game
Leslie has the top votes for center in the Western Conference (24,305). Although her average of 10.4 points per game in five games ranks 37th overall, she's fifth in the league in rebounding (7.4 per game), is the fourth-leading scorer at center overall and is the top leading scorer at center in the West. ...
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Sparks' Lisa Leslie says knee is healing well
The center hopes to return as early as July 22, though she hasn't received medical clearance to run. ...
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WNBA All-Star 2009 Set for Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena
WNBA All-Star 2009 will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this summer, league President Donna Orender announced today. The game will be nationally televised on ABC on Sat., July 25, at 3:30 p.m. ET. This marks the second time that the WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Mohegan Sun, which also hosted the 2005 All-Star festivities. ...
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Sparks' Lisa Leslie opinions about 'Superstars,' including Joanna Krupa's argument with Terrell Owens
Don't be confused if you've been watching Sparks center Lisa Leslie perform on "The Superstars" the last two weeks and wondering, "Isn't she hurt?" ...
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