Woodard, 2-time Olympian, raises money for youth sports
                   
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Julio Cortez Chronicle Former WNBA star Lynette Woodard, right, is recognized by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee before the start of the Houston's first women's Legends All-Star Charity Basketball game at Barnett Fieldhouse. The Lynette Woodard Legend All-Star Charity Weekend Classic is raising money to award four $1,000 scholarships to middle school and high school girls. Comets guards Roneeka Hodges and Matee Ajavon leaned over the wall at Barnett Fieldhouse, glancing down onto the basketball court where several of their childhood heroes gathered. Hodges pointed out a couple of her favorites — Chamique Holdsclaw and Kym Hampton. Ajavon quickly spotted Cynthia Cooper-Dyke. Emerging stars in their own right, Hodges and Ajavon played the role of eager spectators Saturday for an exhibition game between Lynette Woodard’s... [read full story]                    

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