Mighty Macs on the big screen

It's a great story: in 1972, a little Catholic girls' college with zero resources somehow ended up winning the first national college women's basketball tournament ever played. That's why I wrote a book on it!--on the "Mighty Macs" of Immaculata College and their improbable, barrier-breaking run. And now the story is finally a movie, too, starring Ellen Burstyn, Carla Gugino, and David Boreanaz--wow! The book was optioned for the duration of filming, but really the movie is based on the life of Cathy Rush, the Immaculata College coach in those years. So I was barely involved (and made no money, lol). But I am still really glad all the championship women--from Rush to the I.H.M. sisters to the next generation of rocking coaches the team produced (Theresa Grentz, Marianne Stanley, Rene Portland)--are getting their day in the sun. Opening this Friday nationally! G-rated and definitely for all the little girls who play sports, and their awesome families.--JEB