I think that's an admirable philosophy. But one, you have to win some of those games, and playing teams and not being able to win a certain number of those games in the end can hurt - and can hurt the league, potentially.

The monkey is off our back. We have been struggling for three games. This is our first home game in a long time. The girls were excited to play at home. They came out and played Cougar basketball. They have been trying hard.

People have been so kind and generous. It has been amazing.

We envision humans healing animals and animals healing humans.

What's ironic is that when we found ourselves coming together on these rescues, none of us knew the other had been abused. We discovered our common bond only after we started caring for the animals.

We'll have a chance for even greater exposure.