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,…
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.
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…
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…
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...
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,…
My recap of a touching and humorous moment after Friday night's Sparks game.
Hoffman and Milton-Jones with the information about their African ancestors One thing that Los Angeles Sparks forwards DeLisha Milton-Jones and Ebony Hoffman didn’t count on when they signed with the team is that it would…
A difficult day in New York City already, made even worse by the tragic death of 18-year-old Tayshana Murphy.
Today's scores are in:Sun 69, Liberty 63Dream 93, Fever 88Lynx 96, Mercury 90Silver Stars 102, Shock 94Storm 81, Sky 70And the playoff schedule is set.Sylvia Fowles had a 30 point, 13 rebound effort for the…
My game write up, with pictures. I also talked with Sky Coach Pokey Chatman on next year for the team, and I talked with Ticha Penicheiro about her possible impending retirement. It was a "wow"…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks ended a disappointing season on a high note Saturday, beating the Chicago sky 74-67 behind DeLisha Milton-Jones’ 15 points in front of a crowd of 13,501. The Sparks…
Ten seasons with Tamika Catchings. You don't see that much anymore, unfortunately. If you did, though, I guarantee the league would draw more fans.I'm jealous of Chicago Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot: she gets to…
I can't believe how much violence there's been this year involving female basketball players. Now this: Tayshana Murphy was shot and killed early this morning in a case of mistaken identity. She had just started…
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – When Jason Flowers took over the beleaguered California State University, Northridge program last year, he knew change was going to come after hard work. But thanks to the strong cache of newcomers…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angles Sparks avenged a two-day old loss by beating the Storm 68-62, on the strength of forward/center Candace Parker’s 27 points Tuesday night at the Staples Center in front of…
Los Angeles – The Tulsa Shock did something Friday night that they have not done in a long time: they won a game. The Shock garnered only their second victory of the season, squeaking past…
Tina Thompson’s son Dyllan in the foreground and Candace Parker’s orange Adidas shoes worn as a tribute to her former coach, Pat Summitt. LOS ANGELES – Prior to the last night’s game against the Tulsa…
LOS ANGELES – Ebony Hoffman exploding for a season-best 21 points against her former team Thursday night doesn’t seem so far-fetched. She said it herself afterwards: "It’s always nice to play well against your former…
