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Friday, November 16, 2012

Basketball great turns self in after violent westside outburst

Former WNBA and University of Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw allegedly smashed the windows of another woman's SUV with a baseball bat and fired a pistol shot inside the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.

Update: 11:30 a.m. Today, Holdsclaw has been granted a $100,000 court bond and been instructed not to have any contact with Lacy.   Original Story: Basketball great Chamique Holdsclaw turned herself into Atlanta police Thursday evening after an arrest warrant was issued for her following a westside Atlanta dispute involving another female basketball player who claimed to be Holdsclaw’s former girlfriend. Officer John Chafee confirmed to Patch that Holdsclaw, 35, turned herself in and was charged with aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct stemming from a Tuesday afternoon incident involving Jennifer Lacy, 29, and her Range Rover. Holdsclaw was taken to Fulton County Jail Thursday and her bond was set at $10,…

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2:05 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

$100,000 bond?! That's more than the WNBA has earned since its inception.   more ›

Friday, August 10, 2012

Midtown resident sets Olympic record, goes for gold Saturday

No basketball player has shot the ball with better accuracy at the Olympics than the Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry, who is also second in steals among all hoops players in London.

Nobody doubted Angel McCoughtry’s basketball skills prior to the London Olympics, but she’s no doubt she’s opened even more eyes while excelling this month on the world stage. McCoughtry has been a key contributor to Team USA’s dominance as the American women take aim for a fifth straight gold medal and 41st consecutive Olympic victory Saturday afternoon against France. Check local listings for air times and a live stream of the contest can be found at NBCOlympics.com. The Midtown resident and star for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream is leading all Olympic players – men and women – in field goal shooting percentage (minimum 40 shots taken) at .644 on 29-for-45 shooting. The charismatic leader set an Olympic record for single-game field goal …

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