Womhoops Guru

Mel Greenberg covered college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 40 plus years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Guru's Report: Mighty Macs Movie A Success

By Mel Greenberg

PHILADELPHIA --
So with the Guru's women's world at rest until after the holidays, not counting Friday night's Wis-Green Bay -- Wisconsin game which is a big cheese in the northern Midwest, he decided to come downtown and take in a Penn men's game on press row against Marist and test an ESPN scoring Apps on the iPad in the process.

But back in the media room, the Guru crossed paths with Vince Curran, one of the co-producers of The Mighty Macs movie about Immaculata's run to the first women's collegiate championship.

Though the film is no longer in theaters except perhaps in a few scattered places, the Guru asked how things have gone and was told that Sony's theaterical expectation was about $2 million and it hit at about $1.9 something.

"So they're thrilled. We have one more event in February associated with the Kay Yow fund in February," Curran said of the month where Pink Zone events have been held to raise money to fight cancer in memory of the late great North Carolina State women's coach.

Curran said then at some point the movie will definitely be available in DVD, etc.

So if you didn't get to see it, you'll still have a chance.

-- Mel

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