ESPN’s Kate Fagan wrote a commentary this weekend in which she discussed the merits of moving the WNBA All-Star game to a location other than Mohegan Sun arena, where the Connecticut Sun play their home…
Fun. That one little three-letter word was the recurring theme after the WNBA All-Star game was in the books at Mohegan Sun Arena, with the West walking away with a 102-98 victory. Both experienced vets…
Social media recap UNCASVILLE, Conn. – A sellout crowd of 9,323 saw an entertaining, high-energy WNBA All-Star game dominated in the end by members of the Los Angeles Sparks. Candace Parker earned the Most Valuable…
All-Star MVP Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) [audio:https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/wp-content/uploads/Candace_Parker_Allstarpostgame.mp3] East guard Ivory Latta (Washington Mystics) [audio:https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/wp-content/uploads/Ivory_Latta_Allstarpostgame.mp3] Diana Taurasi and Tina Thompson [audio:https://www.hoopfeed.com/content/wp-content/uploads/TT_DT_2013Allstar.mp3]
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Only Connecticut’s Allison Hightower was scoreless as a balanced East offense opened up a 49-43 halftime lead at the WNBA All-Star game. Chicago Sky teammates Epiphanny Prince (nine points) and Sylvia Fowles (six points, three…
Side by side they sit, Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, and Lindsay Whalen, the four Minnesota Lynx players getting ready for the WNBA all-star game. Whalen laughed, “they haven’t made me carry their warm…
One thing is for certain, the Eastern conference All-Star team is relaxed and having fun at the 2013 WNBA All-Star game. Ivory Latta may be having more fun than anyone, especially after winning Coach Lin…
When the Fever’s Lin Dunn and the Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve met in the WNBA Finals last season, it was the first time two woman coaches squared off for the championship. As per league rules, the…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – It would not be a WNBA All-Star game without a member of the Seattle Storm, and without the league’s all-time leading scorer, Tina Thompson. So when Brittney Griner, the rookie from Phoenix…
[display_podcast] This Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena the WNBA will present the 2013 All-Star game. While most All-Star games for sports are a combination of disinterest and lack of enthusiasm, for the WNBA, the All-Star…
The Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks, frontrunners in the Western Conference, dominate the reserves selected for the 2013 WNBA All-Star game. Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen and forward Rebekkah Brunson joined starters Seimone Augustus and…
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — It took ten games into the 2013 season, but Anne Donovan finally got a glimpse of the potential she signed on for when she agreed to coach the Connecticut Sun. The Connecticut Sun…
Temperature-wise, it has been a record-setting summer in Phoenix, and it is only the beginning of July. As the calendar turned from May to June, and now on to July, the Phoenix Mercury have also…
[display_podcast] Things have certainly changed for the Minnesota Lynx franchise over the last few years. Once a doormat, the team has been a dominant force the last few seasons, winning the 2011 championship and making…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Girl Scout crowd booed her during introductions. They cheered when a foul was called on her. They booed when she went to the foul line. However, in the end the crowd…
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[display_podcast] It is hard to believe that it was six seasons ago that Candice Wiggins, the Wade Trophy winner, was drafted number three after Candace Parker and Sylvia Fowles in the WNBA draft by the…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – “It was just another road game,” said Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault after his current team, the Washington Mystics, defeated his former team, the Connecticut Sun in his return to Mohegan Sun…
[display_podcast] Just two WNBA seasons ago the Los Angeles Sparks were in the lottery, not the playoffs. Having deemed that unacceptable, the Sparks began roster renovations with the drafting of Nneka Ogwumike and placed their…
[display_podcast] We hope you enjoyed Part One of the Dishin & Swishin 2013 WNBA preview roundtable podcast, which was posted yesterday! This year the roundtable was so good, and so loaded with information from our…
[display_podcast] Friday the WNBA season tips off, so it is time to unveil the 2013 WNBA preview edition of the Dishin & Swishin Roundtable! This year the roundtable was so good and loaded with information…
