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Sue Bird has surgery

Storm point guard Sue Bird had successful surgery this morning to repair the labrum in her right hip.ESPN W had a summit yesterday in Tucson, AZ that included Lisa Leslie, Skylar Diggins and a host…

Pat Summitt has received an outpouring of love

I asked Debby Jennings, University of Tennessee Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations, how much mail Coach Pat Summitt has received since announcing Aug. 23 that she has early-onset dementia."Thousands and thousands of emails, cards,…

No word on Catchings; deciding game three tomorrow

Not a peep today on the status of Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, who was carried out of Eastern Conference finals game two in the middle of the fourth quarter yesterday after injuring her right…

Dream force a game three; Lynx take first Western Conference championship

Oh, what an afternoon.The Dream came out strong and capitalized on Fever turnovers and poor shooting, and took the game, 94-77.Tamika Catchings came down on her right foot funky at the fourth quater 4:54 mark,…

A twist in the playoff plot, and more on Catchings and Taurasi

Advantage, Indiana: Atlanta Dream Center Erika de Souza will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference finals. She has returned to her home country Brazil to play for the Brazilian national team in the FIBA…

Forbes profiles Sparks owners Kathy Goodman, Carla Christofferson and Paula Madison

It's nothing that hasn't already been printed elsewhere, but it's in Forbes, baby.

More on the playoffs

The Indy Star says last night's Fever win over the Dream epitomizes Tamika Catchings' MVP credentials. And they got a picture of Iziane Castro Marques' flagrant, when she tried to take Catch's head off.Catchings took…

Fever, Lynx take game one

Eastern Conference semifinal game one:Fever 82, Atlanta 74It was the Tangela Smith show for a while, but the league MVP Tamika Catchings made a crucial, outrageous basket late in the fourth quarter that fueled her…

Quick catch-up at halftime

(No pun intended, as the Fever lead the Dream 42-40 right now)As the Eastern Conference semis play out, the mayors of the Western Conference semi teams have placed a bet on the outcome of the…

Tamika Catchings is WNBA’s MVP

Tamika Catchings has come so close to winning this award so many times, but this time's a charm: she's the MVP. And she won handily over the runner-up.Catchings' career in pictures. What an incredible walk…

It’s Taurasi, not a double-standard

The Phoenix Mercury were in Seattle Monday night playing the Storm in game three of the Western Conference semifinals. With 6:38 to go in the game, Mercury forward Diana Taurasi fouled out of the game.…

Two arrested in the killing of Tayshana Murphy

I was thinking about this hard today - why the two suspects hadn't been arrested in the death of Tayshana Murphy yet. But now they have. And in South Carolina, no less.Thank god.

Not much the night before the conference finals begin

Just a little bit:The Minnesota Vikings bought 500 tickets to tomorrow night's round one playoff game, and are giving them to fans. How dope is that?The Fever is full of Vols."If they can play for…

Lynx beat Silver Stars, advance to Western Conference finals

Seimone Augustus exploded for 22 points in Minnesota's 85-67 defeat of San Antonio.Here's the finals schedule:WestNo. 1 Lynx vs. No. 3 MercuryGm 1: PHX @ MIN Thur, Sept. 22, 9 ET - ESPN2Gm 2: MIN…

Fever, Mercury advance to conference finals

What a heart-stopper and a screamer, tonight's Mercury-Storm game. Phoenix came behind from a huge first-half deficit to win by two, 77-75, on a Candice Dupree putback.Earlier, the Fever beat the Liberty 72-62, thanks as…

UCLA’s Jasmine Dixon ruptures Achilles, out for season

What a tough break for Los Angeles native Jasmine Dixon, who was to head into her senior season.

Dream finish Sun; Silver Stars force a game three

The Dream got off to a slow start, but rallied to beat the Sun 69-64 and take the series.Meanwhile, the Silver Stars had their revenge from Friday night, defeating the Lynx 84-75 and forcing a…

After wake, funeral, Tayshana Murphy laid to rest

Hundreds attended the wake Friday night for Tayshana Murphy, shot and killed last weekend in an apparent housing project feud. Her funeral yesterday was standing room only. Her body was taken to New Jersey for…

Game threes are on

The Liberty defeated the Fever, 87-72.The Mercury beat the Storm, 92-83.Both game threes will be Monday.Big wnba.com playoff blog full of goodies.Bonus:Tamika Catchings' story has been told many a time, but this story is a…

Fall = visitation

Every weekend in September and early October is visitation weekend across the land. ESPN looks at some of the top recruits and what schools they are considering.ESPN prefaces another recruiting update piece with the question…

Atlanta, Minnesota win last night; playoffs continue today

The Dream beat the Sun 89-84.The Lynx held on to beat the Silver Stars 66-65.Hopefully today's games will be just as exciting:The Liberty and Fever play at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT.The Storm and Mercury…

Lady Vol Hall of Fame and Pat Summitt

Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall are among the inductees to the Lady Volunteers Hall of Fame in two weeks.Even after they graduate, Pat Summitt is happily stuck with her players for life. (I know how…

WNBA inaugural season ticket holders a dedicated bunch

I had the pleasure of speaking to three WNBA fans who have been season ticket holders for the entire 15 years of the league's life: one from New York, one from Los Angeles and the…

WNBA unleashes first round of awards

Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve is Coach of the Year.The Lynx' Maya Moore is Rookie of the Year.The Liberty's Kia Vaughn is Most Improved Player of the Year.The Mercury's DeWanna Bonner is Sixth Woman of the Year…

Cards and donations for Tayshana Murphy family

A wake for high school basketball sensation Tayshana Murphy, gunned down last Sunday morning, just ended in New York City. Her funeral is tomorrow.Send condolence cards and/or donations to cover funeral and burial expenses to…

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