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Tennessee coach Pat Summitt loved and supported her players, whether they were superstar All-Americans or the last kids off the bench. She also prepared them for life away from basketball: Every one of Summitts players who finished her career at Tennessee got her college degree. Yes, 100 percent.And playing for Tennessee often meant getting a nice reward at the end of the season: Every Tennessee player who competed from 1976 to 2011 had the chance to play in the Final Four -- counting AIAW and NCAA -- at least once.But Summitt would be the first to say you cant win even one national championship, let alone eight, without some great players. Here, we list the 10 greatest Lady Vols careers under Summitt. (We mention players professional accomplishments. But because many of Summitts players competed before the WNBA launched in 1997, they didnt all have the same pro opportunities.)1. Chamique Holdsclaw, 1995-99Summitt knew right away that the kid from Queens, New York, would be one of the most gifted players in college history. And it didnt take long for Holdsclaw, a 6-foot-2 forward, to establish herself as a go-to superstar. Midway through her freshman year, 1995-96, Holdsclaw came over to the Tennessee bench during a stoppage in play, lightly tugged on Summitts jacket and said, Coach, get me the ball!Holdsclaw led the Lady Vols to NCAA titles in 1996, 97 and 98. A rare bad shooting game against a Duke defense geared toward stopping her kept Holdsclaw from advancing to the Final Four her senior year. But she finished her Tennessee career as the programs all-time leading scorer (3,025) and rebounder (1,295) and was the No. 1 pick in the 1999 WNBA draft. She played 11 seasons in the league, averaging 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds.Holdsclaw also has become an advocate for mental health, openly addressing her lifelong battle with depression.2. Candace Parker, 2004-08She was a different kind of player, one that had rarely been seen before in the womens game: the big woman with legitimate guard skills. At 6-4, Parker could rip down a rebound, dribble coast-to-coast and finish at the rim or dish it off to an open teammate. She could dunk, and did so at Tennessee.A knee injury sidelined her in what would have been her freshman season, 2004-05. In 2006, she and the Lady Vols lost in the Elite Eight to North Carolina. Then in 2007 and 08, Parker was the key figure in delivering Summitts last two national championships and was the Final Fours Most Outstanding Player both years.Parker then opted to turn professional with Summitts blessing. Despite playing just three seasons, Parker is Tennessees career leader in blocked shots (275), is third in scoring (2,137) and is sixth in rebounding (972).Parker was the WNBAs No. 1 draft pick in 2008. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time WNBA MVP, shes in her ninth season with the Los Angeles Sparks.3. Bridgette Gordon, 1985-89A native Floridian, Gordon was a 6-foot forward who punished defenses. She is the programs second-leading scorer (2,462) and is ninth in rebounding (915). Gordon played on Tennessees first two championship teams, in 1987 and 89.In the latter, she had one of the great performances in the history of the NCAA final, with 27 points and 11 rebounds against Auburn. She was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player that year. Tennessee went 115-21 during Gordons career and advanced to the Final Four all four of her seasons.Gordon won gold in the 1988 Olympics. With the WNBA still eight years in the future when she graduated from Tennessee, Gordon spent most of her professional career as an all-star in Italy. She played two seasons near the end of her career in the WNBA. Gordon is now an assistant to another former Lady Vol, Jody Adams, at Wichita State.4. Tamika Catchings, 1997-2001As a freshman, she became part of the Three Meeks at Tennessee, along with Chamique Holdsclaw and Semeka Randall. Catchings, a 6-2 forward, helped the Lady Vols win the 1998 national championship as Summitts only undefeated team (39-0).Tennessee also advanced to the Final Four in 2000, losing the championship game to UConn. But the Lady Vols hopes of getting that far in 2001 were dealt a blow when Catchings suffered an injury in January that ended her college career.The best was yet to come, though, for Catchings as a professional. Picked No. 3 by Indiana, she has become a civic icon in Indianapolis. She is finishing a 15-year career this season in the WNBA, where she has averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds. She was the 2011 MVP and led the Indiana Fever to the 2012 league championship. She will play on her fourth U.S. Olympic team in August.5. Daedra Charles, 1988-91The 6-3 center out of Detroit played just three seasons for the Lady Vols after missing her freshman year because of Prop 48 ineligibility at the time. But she won two national championships and the Wade Trophy for best womens college basketball player. For her career, she had 1,495 points and 858 rebounds, setting the standard for athletic, powerful post players at Tennessee.Charles was on the All-Final Four team in 1991, getting 19 points and 12 rebounds in an overtime victory against Virginia in the NCAA final.Charles played several years overseas and then competed in the inaugural season of the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks, appearing in the very first WNBA game. She is a former college assistant, including at Tennessee.6. Sheila Frost, 1985-89A 6-4 center from Pulaski, Tennessee, Frost was part of the Lady Vols first two NCAA title teams, in 1987 and 89. Tennessees physicality, which then-sophomore Frost contributed to, led to a nickname that the 1987 team proudly accepted. After the Lady Vols beat Long Beach State 74-65 in the national semifinals, 49ers center Cindy Brown referred to them as corn-fed chicks. The chicks then beat Louisiana Tech for the NCAA title.In 1989, the senior Frost was on the All-Final Four team as Tennessee won its second title, beating Auburn in the championship game. Frost is ninth on Tennessees all-time scoring list (1,790), third in rebounding (1,043) and second in blocked shots (249). Shes now the girls basketball coach at Life Way Christian School in Arkansas.7. Kara Lawson, 1999-2003She didnt win a national championship, but she did help lead Tennessee to the Final Four three times, all resulting in losses to UConn. The story went that Lawsons father would have preferred she go someplace like Stanford, but she was sold on playing for Summitt.Lawson was the kind of high-energy, give-100-percent player that Summitt particularly loved. She is sixth in school history in scoring (1,950) and sixth in assists (456). She has played 13 seasons in the WNBA, averaging 9.8 points and 2.5 assists. She won a WNBA title in 2005, a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team in 2008 and also has had a successful broadcasting career at ESPN.8. Mary Ostrowski, 1980-84A 6-2 forward out of West Virginia, where she became a schoolgirl legend, Ostrowski helped the Lady Vols advance to the Final Four three times. She is 11th all-time on the Lady Vols scoring list (1,729) and fifth in rebounding (994).Ostrowski was on the All-Final Four team her senior season of 1984, when the Lady Vols lost the NCAA title game to Cheryl Miller and Southern Cal. Ostrowski had 18 points and nine rebounds in that game.Ostrowski died in 2013 at age 51 from cancer.9. Alexis Hornbuckle, 2004-08The 5-11 guard was, like Ostrowski, a standout from West Virginia. Hornbuckle was a do-everything guard who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, Including getting the putback for the winning basket against LSU in the 2008 national semifinals.Summitt preached rebounding, even from her guards, and Hornbuckle did that, finishing with 740 boards. She is fifth in school history in assists (503) and also averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 rebounds. She was the classic Summitt player: She didnt always have big numbers, but she always contributed. She was part of two NCAA title teams with Parker and has also won two championships in the WNBA.10. Semeka Randall, 1997-2001Like Catchings, this 5-10 guard out of Cleveland, Ohio, was a freshman sensation on Tennessees 39-0 team in 1998.Randall ended up seventh on Tennessees all-time scoring list (1,915), and she was a two-time All-American. Randall was especially known for her aggressive, feisty defense, and she was booed regularly by UConn fans -- which she took pride in -- when the Huskies and Lady Vols faced off.Randall played four seasons in the WNBA before retiring and going into coaching. She is now an assistant at Wright State.Cheap Vapormax Womens China . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Wholesale Vapormax 2 Flyknit . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. 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Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please.SAN DIEGO -- A tourist is coming to town, which generally is not big news in San Diego.However, when that visitor is Zack Greinke, the San Diego Padres take notice.Greinke leads the Arizona Diamondbacks against San Diego on Friday night in the second contest of this three-game series. The Padres won a 9-8 in the series opener Thursday.Both teams are playing out the string on disappointing seasons, but Greinke, no matter what team is on the front of his jersey, does well at Petco Park.The right-hander, who left the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in the offseason, is 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA in eight career starts in San Diegos downtown digs. That includes winning his only decision in two starts against the Padres this year, and it came at Petco.Overall, Greinke has dominated the Padres to the tune of 7-1 with a 1.91 ERA.San Diego could be the soothing tonic Greinke seeks after getting blistered in his last outing. He lasted only 1 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, as they ambushed him for nine runs, 10 hits and three home runs on Sunday.It just happened so fast, I didnt realize how bad it actually was, Greinke said.It was the second-most runs ever allowed by Greinke, falling short of the 11 he yielded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 2005 game while he was with the Kansas City Royals.Greinke pitched like royalty before the Boston massacre. In his previous 10 starts, he was 8-0 with a nifty 2.47. That is why Arizona manager Chip Hale expects Greinke will find his groove again while battling a lineup consisting mostly of rookies iinstead of proven hitters who litter the Red Soxs order.ddddddddddddWell, they just hit everything he threw up there, Hale said after the Sunday game. It was good pitches they hit. He obviously had some bad locations on some that they hit also. But it was one of those days. Weve all been there. Weve all been on the good side, and weve all been on the bad side.The Padres are looking for the good side from their Friday starter, Jarred Cosart, who was acquired in July from the Miami Marlins.Cosart (0-1, 5.03 ERA overall) is making his fourth start as a Padre and his eighth in total this year. The right-hander pitched well his last time out on Saturday, although he didnt figure in the decision. In six innings, he allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out two as the Padres dropped a 3-2, 11-inning decision to the New York Mets.Cosart recorded 15 of his 18 outs via groundballs.Thats usually the kind of pitcher I am, Cosart told MLB.com. Ground-ball guy -- thats what Ive been in the past, going all the way back to the minor leagues.Earlier this year and my last two starts, I was up in the zone a little bit, a little sporadic. If you pitch up in the zone to any big league team, youre going to get hit.The Padres (51-70) and Diamondbacks (50-71), battling to avoid the NL West cellar, will be familiar with each other down the stretch. Over the final 41 games, they will play each other nine times. ' ' '