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Los Angeles Sparks fire head coach Carol Ross

The Los Angeles Sparks entered the WNBA All-Star break after dropping a home game to Washington preceded by three wins on the road. However, the team’s 10-12 record includes seven losses at home. With the season…

Shoni Schimmel “shows out” to lead East over West 125-124 in 2014 WNBA All-Star game

Shoni Schimmel “shows out” to lead East over West 125-124 in 2014 WNBA All-Star game

PHOENIX – Atlanta Dream rookie Shoni Schimmel silenced the critics that questioned her selection by fans as an All-Star with a record-breaking performance in the East’s 125-124 victory over the West in overtime Saturday afternoon…

Dishin & Swishin 07/17/14 Podcast: Temeka Johnson continues to produce on the court and on the bookshelf

Dishin & Swishin 07/17/14 Podcast: Temeka Johnson continues to produce on the court and on the bookshelf

[display_podcast] This week ends with WNBA All-Star weekend and some of the best players in the world will convene in Phoenix, Arizona to entertain excited fans of every team, from all over the country. All-Star…

Drake’s 2014 ESPY skit about Skylar Diggins in pictures, rapper gets “friendzoned”

Rapper and actor Drake is the host of Wednesday night’s 2014 ESPY awards. In light of the media hype around his alleged obsession with WNBA player Skylar Diggins, he wrote a skit for the show…

Sue Bird and Ivory Latta named as replacement players for 2014 WNBA All-Star game

Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm and Ivory Latta of the Washington Mystics have been named by WNBA President Laurel J. Richie as replacement players for the 2011 WNBA All-Star game, the league announced today.…

Video: Brittney Griner’s second dunk of the season

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner recorded the fourth dunk of her two-year career Tuesday night in a 90-78 win over Washington. The dunk came with 7:59 left in the fourth quarter and was her second…

Atlanta Dream forward DeLisha Milton-Jones to miss remainder of season due to ruptured Achilles tendon

Atlanta Dream forward DeLisha Milton-Jones will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a ruptured right Achilles tendon, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred during the first half of Atlanta’s victory over…

Reserves for the WNBA 2014 All-Star game announced

Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike, who in April became only the second set of siblings ever selected with the top overall pick in an American professional sports draft, have again made history. Chiney, the No. 1…

Atlanta Dream rookie Shoni Schimmel has WNBA’s top-selling jersey

Atlanta Dream rookie Shoni Schimmel has WNBA’s top-selling jersey

From the WNBA: After entering the league as the eighth pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, Atlanta Dream guard Shoni Schimmel debuts at No. 1 on the league’s list of top-selling jerseys.  Based on WNBAStore.com…

Sparks take Ogwumike Bowl I,  with dominant second half, defeat Sun 90-64

Sparks take Ogwumike Bowl I, with dominant second half, defeat Sun 90-64

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The hype was all about the Ogwumike Sisters, Los Angeles’ Nneka and Connecticut’s Chiney, both former number one overall draft choices, facing each other for the first time in their lives. The…

Dishin & Swishin 07/10/14 Podcast: The Roundtable Returns! A look at the first part of the WNBA season

Dishin & Swishin 07/10/14 Podcast: The Roundtable Returns! A look at the first part of the WNBA season

[display_podcast] The roundtable is back! Dishin & Swishin host David Siegel convenes a new roundtable discussion on the first part of the WNBA season, including the successes and failures, surprises and impressions, All-Star selections and so…

Mid-season veteran trade: Swin Cash headed to New York; DeLisha Milton-Jones goes to Atlanta

DeLisha Milton-Jones Years Pro: 15 2014 Regular Season PPG 5.9 RPG 2.5 APG 1.1 EFF +5.11 Swin Cash Years Pro: 12 2014 Regular Season PPG 1.5 RPG 0.9 APG 0.7 EFF +0.47 Complete stats from…

Starters announced for the 2014 WNBA All-Star game

The WNBA announced the starters for the 2014 All-Star game. Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx topped all vote-getters in balloting with 28,389 votes. This year’s game will mark the third career All-Star start for…

Tulsa’s youth brigade: Sims, Diggins backcourt propel Shock to victory on the road, Sun slide continues

Tulsa’s youth brigade: Sims, Diggins backcourt propel Shock to victory on the road, Sun slide continues

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Tulsa Shock (7-10) opened with a 12-0 run and with the exception of a second quarter run by the home team, controlled the Connecticut Sun (8-10) en route to a 96-83…

Dishin & Swishin 07/03/14 Podcast: Ruth Riley calls it a career, and what a career it was!

Dishin & Swishin 07/03/14 Podcast: Ruth Riley calls it a career, and what a career it was!

[display_podcast] The flashy ones, the ones that make the spectacular plays, the acrobatic and athletic moves, they are the ones that get most of the attention. Just look at a WNBA commercial. Who is featured?…

Indiana Fever’s Tamika Catchings to make her 2014 WNBA debut July 5

From the Fever: Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings will make her 2014 WNBA debut when the Indiana Fever hosts the San Antonio Stars at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, July 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET on…

Dishin & Swishin 6/27/14 Podcast: Can Michael Cooper take Atlanta to that elusive WNBA title?

Dishin & Swishin 6/27/14 Podcast: Can Michael Cooper take Atlanta to that elusive WNBA title?

[display_podcast] A bonus podcast for you this week! Yesterday we talked about the viral #Chillin4Charity movement, so today, we are going to take you back on the court for some WNBA conversation. The Atlanta Dream…

Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne goes home to Delaware to continue Lyme disease treatments

Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne has traveled home to Delaware, where she will continue to receive treatment for Lyme disease. As of now there is no timetable for her return. Delle Donne’s progress with…

Alyssa Thomas, Katie Douglas help Sun overcome sluggish start to defeat Sky, 79-69

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – “I thought we looked like a team that had not played in a week,” Connecticut Sun coach Anne Donovan said of her team’s first quarter Wednesday night against the Chicago Sky, “but…

UConn dominates women’s basketball nominees for 2014 ESPY Awards

UConn dominates women’s basketball nominees for 2014 ESPY Awards

The University of Connecticut dominates the women’s basketball nominees for 2014 ESPY awards. UConn graduate Maya Moore and current Husky, Breanna Stewart, have two nominations each. The 2013-2014 UConn squad is up for “Best Team”…

Dishin & Swishin 06/19/14 Podcast: Alisha Valavanis takes over in Seattle, Nneka & Chiney Ogwumike shine on and off the court

Dishin & Swishin 06/19/14 Podcast: Alisha Valavanis takes over in Seattle, Nneka & Chiney Ogwumike shine on and off the court

[display_podcast] We have a great, two-part WNBA-themed podcast for you this week! In Seattle, Karen Bryant is synonymous with the Storm in many ways. The team celebrates its fifteenth year in the WNBA this season…

Douglas, Ogwumike lead second half surge as Sun dispatch Fever for fifth straight victory

Douglas, Ogwumike lead second half surge as Sun dispatch Fever for fifth straight victory

Photos: Connecticut Sun. UNCASVILLE, Conn – From worst to first? Maybe not, but the surging Connecticut Sun, after dispatching the Indiana Fever in convincing fashion 89-67 last night, woke up in second place in the…

Alex Bentley continues high-scoring streak as Connecticut holds off Phoenix, 96-95

UNCASVILLE, Conn – It took all 40 minutes, but the Connecticut Sun held off the Phoenix Mercury in a wildly entertaining game, 96-95, when Pheonix’s Candice Dupree and Brittney Griner missed good looks in the…

Video: Remarks by President Obama honoring the Minnesota Lynx

East Room 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Please, have a seat. Welcome to the White House. And give it up for our special guests, the 2013 WNBA Champions, “Los Lynx” -– the…

June 12, 2014 Elena Delle Donne health update

From the Sky: Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne did not travel with the team to Washington for the Sky’s June 13 game against the Mystics. Delle Donne will remain in Chicago while she receives…

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