entitled The Home Team, which dealt with Ruth Ann's battle with breast cancer. They also founded the RuthAnn and Rebecca Lobo Scholarship, which offers a scholarship to the UConn School of Allied Health for Hispanic students. Lobo was the 1996 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. Starting in 2000, Lobo served as national spokesperson and backer for Body1.com, a consumer-targeted network of sites providing interactive content-rich information on medical technologies that treat ailments and diseases specific to body parts. Due to her recurring problems with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, (ACL), she campaigned to raise awareness of knee injury risks in women. Lobo shared her story with others suffering from the same type of injury and strongly advocated for patient self-education via the Internet. Personal life On April 12, 2003, Lobo changed her last name to Lobo-Rushin after marrying Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. They have four children (three daughters and one son). Ball & Chain Podcast Lobo and Rushin host a weekly podcast called the Ball & Chain Podcast. They discuss current events, sports and family life. They published the first episode on October 23, 2017. See also List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 points List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 rebounds Notes References Career information and statistics from Basketball-Reference.com External links Rebecca Lobo's blog 1973 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American people of Polish descent American women's basketball players American sportspeople of Cuban descent Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Hartford, Connecticut Basketball players from Massachusetts Centers (basketball) Connecticut Sun players Hispanic and Latino American sportspeople Houston Comets players Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association broadcasters New York Liberty players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) People from Southwick, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Hartford, Connecticut UConn Huskies women's basketball players United States women's national basketball team players Women's college basketball announcers in the United States Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Women's National Basketball Association announcers Women sports announcers