New York Liberty center Kia Vaughn won the 2011 WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year award the league announced Friday. Vaughn received 15 out of 40 votes from a panel of local and national…
The one constant in the 15-year history of the WNBA has been change. In fact, out of the eight original teams that formed the league in 1997, only three are left: the New York Liberty,…
As predicted by fans before the season began, Maya Moore is the 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year. A national panel of 40 sportswriters and broadcasters voted on the award. The former Connecticut star and…
Full Schedule and Results Game 1 Eastern Conference Semifinals NY/IND series: Indiana 74, New York 72 Notes Indiana’s leading scorer – Katie Douglas – 25 points Indiana’s leading rebounder – Tammy Sutton-Brown – 7 rebouds…
Today's WNBA Conference Semifinals Schedule/Preview: http://t.co/YBnIFwXr New York at Indiana then Phoenix at Seattle #wnba # Twins join Lynx bandwagon, buy 500 Friday seats to give away (startribune.com) http://t.co/zfUjuq8A #wnba # Lynx coach knows good…
It's feeling a little like 2009 so far for the Fever, who had to rely on a last-second jumper from Erin Phillips to pull out the 74-72 first-round win tonight.Box score.Meanwhile, the Storm beat on…
Business:The Minnesota Twins have bought 500 upper-deck seats for Friday night's Lynx playoff game.Ceal Barry will be the head coach for USA Basketball. She and assistant coaches Jennifer Gillom and Debbie Ryan will whip the…
Abruptly, senior forward Alyssia Brewer is no longer a Lady Vol.Wow.
Yesterday, I celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary with my lovely and very patient wife. I was so happy to celebrate that anniversary. Today, I have to talk about another anniversary, one I wish I did…
Tennessee released a statement today regarding the status of senior Alyssia Brewer: “We met with Lyssi yesterday and came to an agreement that she would no longer be a member of the team,†said head…
Indiana and New York. Connecticut and Atlanta. Two series kick off the WNBA’s Eastern Conference playoff. The winner of the two regular season series between these teams? No one. Two 2-2 splits. Gee, what a…
The family of the slain basketball star has invited the families of the suspects in her death to a public meeting tonight, in hopes of stopping the feud between the Grant and Manhattanville housing projects.A…
2 Sought in Killing of N.Y. Girls Basketball Star Tayshana Murphy (nytimes.com) http://t.co/kLNYp1O # NYC grieves loss of Tayshana Murphy (espn.com) http://t.co/7C6BMFI # Asjha Jones carries Connecticut Sun back to playoffs (espn.com) http://t.co/OlSVB1x #wnba #…
WNBA:Judging from athletes, owners and fans on twitter, people are ready for the playoffs to begin tomorrow.For the fifth consecutive year, WNBA attendance and viewership was up.Dishin & Swishin talks to Cheryl Ford, Sophia Young…
Sophia Young [display_podcast] It is one of the most wonderful times of the year, right up there with Christmas, the NCAA tournament, and the kids going back to school! It is time for the WNBA…
Attendance at WNBA games increased for the fifth consecutive year, up 1.25 percent, the league reported Wednesday. The teams that drove the attendance increase included the Chicago Sky (+29.0%), Washington Mystics (+11.7%) and Minnesota Lynx…
Report: College athletes with scholarships live in poverty http://t.co/2tTJ3jp # Texas Tech: Lady Raiders land an 'electrifying' commit, Ivonne CookTaylor (redraiders.com) http://t.co/83EmmRG #ncaaw # Stanford: Tara VanDerveer honored by Ohio State (where she began her…
It seems that New York Police know who they're looking for now.A fundraiser to help pay for funeral expenses will be tomorrow night at the Brown Sugar Club in Brooklyn.
A report from the National College Players Association found that college scholarship athletes live in poverty.Top class of 2013 guard Rebecca Greenwell has torn her ACL.On the upside, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles and Lindsay Whalen…
The analysts, players and coaches speak.ESPN's Mechelle Voepel has previews of two matchups:Liberty vs. FeverSilver Stars vs. LynxMichelle Smith has the other two:Dream vs. SunMercury vs. StormVoepel, Smith and Rebecca Lobo make their predictions:Liber...
A report from the National College Players Association called “The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sport†examines the costs of student-athlete expenses with the salaries of coaches and athletic administrators. The NCPA and…
Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, Tina Charles of the Connecticut Sun, and Lindsay Whalen of the Minnesota Lynx won the 2011 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, rebounding, and assists, respectively, the league announced…
Connecticut Sun beat New York Liberty 69-63 in regular season finale (courant.com) http://t.co/O1hsy8k #wnba # Sun getting ready for the playoffs (theday.com) http://t.co/AczowFr #wnba # Playing the Dream becomes a nightmare for Fever (indystar.com) http://t.co/JhiMJEP…
I can't get this story out of my mind.The latest, posted just a short time ago, indicates investigators now think Tayshana Murphy was targeted in the shooting and that her death wasn't a case of…
Players of the week are Katie Smith for the West and Angel McCoughtry for the East. Smith scored her 6,000th career point in the Storm's final regular season game last night.In their loss last night,…
