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Month: August 2015

Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick undergoes surgery for stress fracture

From the team: Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick underwent successful surgery on Wednesday morning at Emory Hospital in Atlanta to repair a stress fracture in her left foot. Burdick’s rehabilitation is expected to last four…

WNBA revises draft lottery format

From the league: The WNBA announced today that its board of governors has approved a revision to the existing format of the league’s draft lottery. Under the new format (which begins with the lottery following…

Video: DeWanna Bonner’s buzzer-beating trey in OT

Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner scored the game-winning shot, a three-pointer at the overtime buzzer to give her team a victory over the Tulsa Shock, 87-84, Tuesday night at US Airways Center. Bonner on the…

Kelsey Bone dominates the paint as Sun roll over Stars, 82-51; Donovan wins 200th

Kelsey Bone dominates the paint as Sun roll over Stars, 82-51; Donovan wins 200th

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Kelsey Bone scored 17 points and pulled down ten rebounds as the Connecticut Sun (10-9) dominated the paint, and the defense held their opponent to a season low 51 points, handily defeating…

Los Angeles continues streak with win over Minnesota, Candace Parker in control

The Los Angeles Sparks (6-14) continued their winning ways Tuesday night, winning a third consecutive game with an 83-61 victory over Minnesota (15-5), the top team in the league. The 22-point win marked the largest margin of…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-04-2015

Catch up on yesterday’s news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-03-2015 http://t.co/VyaN6naUFK #ncaaw #wnba -> 4 #WNBA games today: Stars @ Sun 7p ET, Fever @ Sky 8p ET, Shock @ Mercury 10p ET, Lynx…

WNBA technical and flagrant fouls

WNBA technical and flagrant fouls

Technical fouls status, regular season (updated through Aug. 12, 2015) Player, Team Technical # Most Recent McCoughtry, Angel (Atl) 4 Washington @ Atlanta June 26, 2015 Catchings, Tamika (Ind) 3 Indiana @ Chicago August 4,…

2015 WNBA Breast Health Awareness Week activities

From the league: The WNBA and its teams will help raise awareness and inspire others in the fight against breast cancer during WNBA Breast Health Awareness Week from Aug. 4-9.  In partnership with the non-profit…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-03-2015

Catch up on last week's news: Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-27-2015 to 08-02-2015 http://t.co/2y8kbKSaZD #ncaaw #wnba -> Sue Bird reaches 5,000 career points in loss to Liberty http://t.co/NfaqOgzNNj #wnba -> Sparks hold off Stars for…

UConn unveils tough non-conference schedule featuring Notre Dame and South Carolina

Update: UConn announced that a previous TBA game will be against 2015 Final Four participant Maryland on Monday, December 28.  Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden as part of the Maggie…

Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for July

Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for July

Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month presented for games played in July. Loyd led all rookies in points (10.5 ppg) and minutes (28.1 mpg), placed second in…

Illinois: Investigation into women’s basketball program finds allegations unsupported

[Read the full Illinois report (PDF)] Release from Illinois Athletics: An outside investigation has concluded that allegations of racism within the University of Illinois women’s basketball program are unsupported. The investigation, conducted by the law…

Sparks hold off Stars for 2nd straight road win, climb out of last place in the West

Sparks hold off Stars for 2nd straight road win, climb out of last place in the West

The Los Angeles Sparks (5-14) climbed out of the basement of the West with their second consecutive road win Sunday, beating the San Antonio Stars 80-78 at Freeman Coliseum. Los Angeles is now fifth in the…

Hoopfeed Weekly Twitter Digest for 07-27-2015 to 08-02-2015

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-27-2015 3-team trade: Lynx acquire Sylvia Fowles; Gray, Dantas go to Atlanta +2016 1st-round pick; Erika de Souza goes to Sky http://t.co/XJacsNOKis -> LOL! https://t.co/RnH52Quyx8 -> Pokey Chatman: “Sylvia was…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-02-2015

Maya Moore leads Minnesota in 86-80 win over Tulsa. Video/notes/quotes (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/NoOomfuI4q #wnba -> Catch up on yesterday's news; Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-01-2015 http://t.co/ViJ3MJ58t5 #ncaaw #wnba -> 5 #WNBA games today: Storm @ Liberty,…

Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick to undergo surgery for stress fracture

Atlanta Dream forward Cierra Burdick will undergo surgery on Wednesday morning at Emory Hospital in Atlanta to repair a stress fracture in her left foot. Burdick is expected to be sidelined 4-6 weeks. She was…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 08-01-2015

Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-31-2015 http://t.co/Zd87jQHBYw #ncaaw #wnba -> Stricklen and Sun bench lead Connecticut to last second 67-66 win over Seattle (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/F5qAiZPC7G #wnba -> Washington wins fifth straight…

Maya Moore leads Minnesota in 86-80 win over Tulsa

Maya Moore leads Minnesota in 86-80 win over Tulsa

The Minnesota Lynx (15-4) beat the Tulsa Shock 86-80 Saturday night at the BOK Center in front of 4,776 fans. The Lynx have dominated the season series against the Shock (10-10) for six straight years.…

Stricklen and Sun bench lead Connecticut to last second 67-66 win over Seattle

Stricklen and Sun bench lead Connecticut to last second 67-66 win over Seattle

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun defeated the Seattle Storm 67-66 before a crowd of 6,157 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Shekinna Stricklen scored 15 points, including a three-pointer to pull Connecticut within one as well…

Candace Parker shines as Sparks take down Sky, 88-77, earn first road win

The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Chicago Sky 88-77 on Friday night. Sparks forward and two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker recorded 31 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles in only her second game of…

Lynx smash the Dream, 86-70

The Lynx defeated the Atlanta Dream 86-70 tonight, marking their sixth-straight win against the Dream at Target Center. Minnesota is now 7-1 on the season when scoring 80+ points and 8-2 when holding teams below…

Washington wins fifth straight with road rout over San Antonio, 88-53

The Washington Mystics (11-6) extended their win streak to five in a dominating win over the San Antonio Stars (6-13) Friday night in Texas, 88-53. Center Kia Vaughn came off the bench and led the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-31-2015

Phoenix overcomes halftime deficit to take down the Shock in Tulsa, 78-66. Video/notes/quotes (Hoopfeed) http://t.co/gR4VkVLV1h #wnba -> Catch up on yesterday's news: Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 07-30-2015 http://t.co/Oz52FjiCCp #wnba #ncaaw -> Pitt: Suzie McConnell-Serio…

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