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Michael Cooper named head coach of the Atlanta Dream

From the Atlanta Dream: The  Atlanta Dream today announced that former NBA player and WNBA champion coach Michael Cooper has been named Head Coach. Cooper was a five-time NBA Champion as a player with the…

Phoenix Mercury names Sandy Brondello head coach

Phoenix Mercury names Sandy Brondello head coach

From Phoenix: The two-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today named veteran WNBA player, coach and former Australian Olympian Sandy Brondello (braun-DELL-oh) the ninth head coach in franchise history. Brondello was also named the team’s vice…

Atlanta Dream signs multi-year deal to continue playing at Philips Arena

From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream and Philips Arena announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached on a multi-year deal to keep the Dream playing its home games at Philips Arena through the 2015…

Samsung multiyear marketing and technology partnership with NBA includes WNBA

Samsung and the NBA announced a comprehensive multiyear marketing and technology partnership that includes the WNBA and the D-League. The South Korean global conglomerate becomes the the official handset, tablet and television provider of the…

Dishin & Swishin 10/24/13 Podcast: Cheryl Reeve puts a wrap on the WNBA season & Anucha Browne kicks off college basketball coverage

Dishin & Swishin 10/24/13 Podcast: Cheryl Reeve puts a wrap on the WNBA season & Anucha Browne kicks off college basketball coverage

[display_podcast] I have always been a fan of the Byrds’ classic song Turn! Turn! Turn! which features the lyrics “to every thing there is a season.” No truer words can be said of the month…

The Atlanta Dream fires head coach/general manager Fred Williams

From the Dream: The Atlanta Dream has decided not to renew the contract of general manager/head coach Fred Williams for the 2014 season. Williams, whose contract runs through Nov. 30, will move to a consultant…

Dishin & Swishin 10/17/13 Podcast: Women’s National Team Director Carol Callan looks at the past, present and future of USA Basketball

Dishin & Swishin 10/17/13 Podcast: Women’s National Team Director Carol Callan looks at the past, present and future of USA Basketball

[display_podcast] The WNBA season is in the books and NCAA teams are practicing for the upcoming season. With the lull in the action, it seemed like a great time this week to catch up with…

Social media reaction to Janel McCarville’s “Showtime” pass during game three of the 2013 WNBA Finals

That was the play of the year…. @JanelMcCarville passing skills are out of this world!! She reminds me of C Webb!!! #WNBAFinals — Ticha Penicheiro (@TichaPenicheiro) October 11, 2013 McCarville McCarville…..if that doesnt make the…

Minnesota Lynx sweep 2013 WNBA Finals, defeat Atlanta Dream 86-77 for title

Minnesota Lynx sweep 2013 WNBA Finals, defeat Atlanta Dream 86-77 for title

The Minnesota Lynx held off a feisty Atlanta Dream squad 86-77 to earn their second WNBA title in three years. The newly crowned 2013 champions, who won the title in 2011 but lost in the…

Dishin & Swishin 10/10/13 Podcast: On the verge of a second WNBA title, we revisit chats with Lynx stars Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore

Dishin & Swishin 10/10/13 Podcast: On the verge of a second WNBA title, we revisit chats with Lynx stars Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore

[display_podcast] The Minnesota Lynx will attempt to wrap up their second WNBA title in three years tonight. Having dominated the Atlanta Dream in the first two games, many expect the Lynx to end the series.…

Business as usual for the Lynx as they defeat the Dream 88-63 in game two of the WNBA Finals

Business as usual for the Lynx as they defeat the Dream 88-63 in game two of the WNBA Finals

It was a déjà vu from 2011 in game two of the WNBA Finals Tuesday night as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Atlanta Dream 88-63 in front of 12,313 fans at the Target Center. Just…

WNBA president Laurel Richie meets the press, talks about the season, marketing and “the kiss”

WNBA president Laurel Richie meets the press, talks about the season, marketing and “the kiss”

LAUREL RICHIE: Good evening, everyone. It’s an exciting time in Minnesota on the eve of the first game of the 2013 WNBA Finals presented by Boost Mobile. I would like to begin by saying, by…

Minnesota Lynx trounce Atlanta Dream in game one of WNBA Finals, 84-59

Minnesota Lynx trounce Atlanta Dream in game one of WNBA Finals, 84-59

Maya Moore scored 13 of her 23 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an 84-59 breezy victory in game one of the WNBA Finals Sunday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis. With a…

Dishin & Swishin 10/03/13 Podcast: Lin Dunn and Brian Agler break down the WNBA finals

Dishin & Swishin 10/03/13 Podcast: Lin Dunn and Brian Agler break down the WNBA finals

[display_podcast] The last team Indiana Fever coach Lin Dunn faced this season was the Atlanta Dream. As coach of the Seattle Storm, the last team Brian Agler faced this season was the Minnesota Lynx. Who…

A Special Dishin & Swishin 10/01/13 Podcast: DeLisha Milton-Jones and husband Roland on the past, present, and future…and retirement

A Special Dishin & Swishin 10/01/13 Podcast: DeLisha Milton-Jones and husband Roland on the past, present, and future…and retirement

[display_podcast] DeLisha Milton-Jones is one of the greatest players in the history of women’s basketball, destined for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and perhaps the Naismith Hall of Fame. A pretty bold statement, but…

Lynx and Dream advance to WNBA Finals: 2011 redux

Lynx and Dream advance to WNBA Finals: 2011 redux

It’s the playoffs like it’s 2011. The Atlanta Dream and the Minnesota Lynx are set to fight again for the league championship. After finishing a two-game sweep of the Phoenix Mercury with a 72-65 win…

Dishin & Swishin 09/26/13 Podcast: Dissecting the conference finals with players who have been there: Katie Smith, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Monique Ambers and Chasity Melvin

Dishin & Swishin 09/26/13 Podcast: Dissecting the conference finals with players who have been there: Katie Smith, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Monique Ambers and Chasity Melvin

[display_podcast] Last week we broke down the WNBA conference semifinals with some of the best that cover the game: writers and broadcasters. This week, we kick it up a notch and dissect the conference finals…

Tina Thompson’s career comes to an end, a Dishin’ story, and Thompson’s peers pay tribute to a legend

Tina Thompson’s career comes to an end, a Dishin’ story, and Thompson’s peers pay tribute to a legend

We have known the inevitable, that the Seattle Storm’s season would eventually end and with it, the end of Tina Thompson’s legendary career. The tributes have been many, the amazing statistics repeated again and again.…

Taurasi explodes in third quarter to propel Phoenix over Los Angeles in conference semifinals game one

Taurasi explodes in third quarter to propel Phoenix over Los Angeles in conference semifinals game one

While Candace Parker had an MVP performance worthy of the honor received before her team’s Western Conference semifinals opener, in the end it was a previous MVP, Diana Taurasi, that ruled the court to help…

Latta leads the way in Mystics playoff opener victory at Atlanta

Latta leads the way in Mystics playoff opener victory at Atlanta

The Washington Mystics earned a big 71-56 win on the road against Atlanta in their opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals best-of-three series Thursday night. Point guard Ivory Latta led a quartet of Mystics in…

Sparks’ Candace Parker Named 2013 WNBA Most Valuable Player

Sparks’ Candace Parker Named 2013 WNBA Most Valuable Player

From the league: Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks has been named the 2013 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the WNBA announced today. Parker received 234 points (10 first-place votes) from a national panel of…

Dishin & Swishin 9/19/13 Podcast: Breaking down the WNBA Playoffs: Conference semifinals

Dishin & Swishin 9/19/13 Podcast: Breaking down the WNBA Playoffs: Conference semifinals

[display_podcast] Tonight the post-season begins! After working through an injury-plagued regular season, eight teams begin their quest for the WNBA championship with conference semifinal matchups. On today’s podcast we have four of the most well-known…

Angel McCoughtry, Sylvia Fowles and Danielle Robinson capture 2013 WNBA Peak Performer honors

Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) and Danielle Robinson (San Antonio Silver Stars) have won the 2013 WNBA Peak Performer Awards for scoring, rebounding and assists, respectively, it was announced by the WNBA…

Elena Delle Donne sweeps Rookie of the Month awards for 2013

The WNBA named Chicago Sky’s Elena Delle Donne Rookie of the Month for September, the fourth consecutive honor for the guard/forward. After earning the awards for every month during the 2013 season Delle Donne becomes…

Sun end season with hard fought win over equally depleted Fever 82-80 in overtiime

There were more WNBA All-stars on the bench or not in attendance from the two teams involved than were on the court. With Tina Charles, Kara Lawson, Allison Hightower and first round pick Kelly Faris…

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