San Antonio Silver Stars waive Alexis Rack and Krystal Vaughn

The Silver Stars waived guard Alexis Rack and forward Krystal Vaughn as center Michelle Snow joined the team in San Antonio. San Antonio selected Rack in the third round (29th overall) of the 2010 WNBA Draft and signed Vaughn to a training camp contract on April 13, 2010.
San Antonio traded for Snow on March 11, [...]

Time-lapse video: Tulsa Shock floor installation

Game quotes: Tulsa Shock 90, Seattle Storm 80

Arena: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Officials: #34  Maj Forsberg , #38  Lamont Simpson , #39  Michael Price 
Attendance: Closed to public
Duration: 2:08
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Seattle Storm Head Coach Brian Agler
On goals for the final week of training camp: We have to get players in condition and get them acclimated to playing together again. We need [...]

Plenette Pierson: Tulsa’s designated leader

Detroit Shock players Swin Cash #32, Plenette Pierson #23 and Shannon Johnson #7 stand on the sideline against the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on September 11, 2007 at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Domenic Centofanti/Getty Images
 
There is no doubt about who the leader is on the Tulsa [...]

Game quotes: Phoenix Mercury vs. Chinese National Team, 106-78

Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: #7  Clarke Stevens , #21  Byron Jarrett , #27  Penny Davis  
Attendance: 2,393
Duration: 1:44
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Chinese National Team Head Coach Sun Fengwu
On Mercury: “Although they [Mercury] do not have an overwhelmingly large presence in the post they played very well. They were very quick and fast. They shot [...]

Hoopism Game Report: Silver Stars vs. Sparks, 86-77

Preseason: San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Los Angeles Sparks
Arena: The Pyramid at Long Beach State, Long Beach, CA
Officials: #15 Scott Twardoski , #43 Brenda Pantoja , #13 Cameron Inouye
Attendance: 1,521
Duration: 2:06
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Sparks started out strongly enough. They built a ten-point lead mid-way into the first quarter, largely [...]

The Nolan Richardson refrain: “Basketball is basketball”

September 29, 2009 – Nolan Richardson speaks to the crowd after being introduced as coach and general manager.
The answer to the inevitable question is always the same: “basketball is basketball.” Since he was announced as the head coach of the Tulsa Shock in late September 2009, legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson has faced the same [...]

Tulsa to unveil mascot, Mayor Bartlett to announce Tulsa Shock Week

On the day before their only preseason game, the Tulsa Shock will unveil their mascot. A fan photo session will follow the 11:00 a.m. CT event at Hunter Park on Saturday.
Tulsa’s mayor Dewey Bartlett is set to hold a 10 a.m. news conference on Monday, May 10 at City Hall to announce Tulsa Shock Week [...]

Video: Lauren Jackson interview on Storm Media Day

Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson arrived in the United States Saturday night and participated in the team’s media day yesterday. The 29 year-old two-time WNBA MVP begins participating in training camp today.
Point guard Sue Bird is expected in camp on Wednesday. Tanisha wright, another Storm guard, will join the team for Sunday’s exhibition game [...]

San Antonio inks broadcast deal with FOX Sports Southwest

FOX Sports Southwest (FSSW) will carry nine Silver Stars games in 2010 beginning with the season opener against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday, May 15, at 7:00 p.m. CT at the AT&T Center.  The broadcasts will feature play-by-play announcer Andrew Monaco and color analyst Brenda VanLengen.
Following the home opener, FOX Sports Southwest will air the [...]