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The NCAA hires former WNBA president Val Ackerman as a consultant to review the state of women’s college basketball

The NCAA hired Val Ackerman, the founding president of the WNBA,  as a consultant to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current state of intercollegiate women’s basketball. Ackerman’s main task is to deliver a strategic…

Dishin & Swishin 11/21/12 Podcast: A Special Thanksgiving chat with Kara Lawson

Dishin & Swishin 11/21/12 Podcast: A Special Thanksgiving chat with Kara Lawson

[display_podcast] A few years back, I started a Dishin & Swishin tradition. You see, every week for the remainder of the year I get to talk basketball with the greatest players, coaches, administrators and journalists…

The Connecticut Sun fires head coach Mike Thibault and assistant coaches

The Connecticut Sun fires head coach Mike Thibault and assistant coaches

From the Sun: The Connecticut Sun announced today it will not be retaining head coach Mike Thibault or his assistant coaches for the 2013 season. This is the first coaching change since the franchise relocated…

Former Tennessee star and WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw involved in violent dispute with ex, Lacy issues statement

Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 Video: FOX 5 Atlanta Update: On Friday morning a judge in Atlanta set a $100,000 bond for Holdsclaw. When she is released she will have to…

Sheryl Swoopes joins Texas Tech women’s basketball broadcast team for 2012-13

Basketball legend and former Lady Raider Sheryl Swoopes will join the Texas Tech women’s basketball broadcast team this season. The team will make 18 appearances on television this season including eight games on Texas Tech…

Former majority owners of the Los Angeles Sparks sue law firm, say legal advice forced them to reduce their share of team

The former majority owner of the Los Angeles Sparks, Gemini Basketball Holdings LLC (Kathy Goodman and Carla Christofferson), filed a lawsuit against its former attorney for legal malpractice in Superior Court reports Courthouse News Service.…

Dishin & Swishin 10/25/12 Podcast: Celebrating the WNBA Finals with Angela Taylor and the Indiana Fever with chat replays of Lin Dunn & Briann January

Dishin & Swishin 10/25/12 Podcast: Celebrating the WNBA Finals with Angela Taylor and the Indiana Fever with chat replays of Lin Dunn & Briann January

[display_podcast] The WNBA season has come to its conclusion, and it is time for Dishin & Swishin to celebrate a fantastic WNBA finals series. The Indiana Fever certainly had a difficult path to the Finals,…

Former Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer named coach and GM of the New York Liberty

From the New York Liberty: The New York Liberty announced today that Bill Laimbeer, a WNBA Coach of the Year and three-time WNBA Champion, has been hired as the team’s general manager and head coach.…

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

No hard feelings between Lin Dunn and Cheryl Reeve: “We’re great friends.”

After a week of back-and-forth exchanges stemming from an intense, physical game two punctuated by the jacket-tossing of Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, the coaches of Indiana and Minnesota only had nice things to say about…

Indiana Fever win the 2012 WNBA Championship, beat the Lynx 87-78

Indiana Fever win the 2012 WNBA Championship, beat the Lynx 87-78

The Indiana Fever won the 2012 WNBA Championship beating the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 in front of a sellout crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Sunday night. The Fever took four games (3-1) to earn the title…

Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer”

Lynx coach Reeve on Minnesota Game 3 loss: “I don’t have an answer”

After a drama-filled, intense WNBA Finals game two that resulted in a viral video of her throwing off her jacket in disgust at the officials and a back-and-forth about game behavior between coaches, Lynx head…

2012 WNBA Finals Game 3 story stream: Fever rout Lynx 76-59

2012 WNBA Finals Game 3 story stream: Fever rout Lynx 76-59

By the numbers Rebounds Lynx: 30, Fever 39 Points in the Paint Lynx 22, Fever 30 Second Chance Points Lynx 12, Fever 14 Fastbreak Points Lynx 5, Fever 14 Biggest Lead Lynx 4, Fever 37…

2012 WNBA Finals: Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve fires back at Fever coach Lin Dunn

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve responded to criticism of her behavior in game two when she threw her jacket off and received a technical after getting angry at officials for not calling a foul when…

Indiana Fever enters deal with Finish Line, company logo to appear on team jerseys

Just hours before game three of the WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever, the Indianapolis franchise announced a marquee partnership with sports retailer Finish Line. Indiana’s jersey sponsorship is the sixth…

2012 WNBA Finals: Indiana Fever excited and optimistic about game three

After two hard-fought games in the WNBA Finals leaving the series tied at 1-1, the Minnesota Lynx travel to hostile quarters to face the Indiana Fever on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for…

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals most viewed WNBA postseason game on ESPN since 1999

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday, Oct. 17 was the most viewed and highest rated WNBA Playoff game on ESPN since 1999 reported the league Thursday.…

Dishin & Swishin 10/18/12 Podcast: WNBA President Laurel Richie on stability, growth and more

Dishin & Swishin 10/18/12 Podcast: WNBA President Laurel Richie on stability, growth and more

[display_podcast] Val Ackerman and Donna Orender are a tough act to follow. They both brought a basketball and sports background to their time as president of the WNBA, and that was reflected in the perception…

Lynx overcome Fever, take game two of the WNBA Finals 83-71. Coach Reeve talks about the emotions of the game.

Lynx overcome Fever, take game two of the WNBA Finals 83-71. Coach Reeve talks about the emotions of the game.

By the numbers Points in the Paint Fever 32, Lynx 36 Second Chance Points Fever 3, Lynx 24 Fastbreak Points Fever 14, Lynx 14 Biggest Lead Fever 12, Lynx 15 Lead Changes 9 Times Tied…

2012 All-WNBA First and Second Teams announced

The 2012 All-WNBA First and Second Teams feature players selected by a panel of 41 national and local sportswriters and broadcasters at the conclusion of the regular season. Players were selected by position and received…

2012 WNBA Finals: Coaches and players discuss game two

2012 WNBA Finals: Coaches and players discuss game two

Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever coaches and players met with the media yesterday and talked about the the WNBA Finals series and their expectations for game two. Lynx coach || Lynx players || Fever coach…

Lynx and Fever begin prep for WNBA Finals game 2

WNBA Finals Game 2: Indiana at Minnesota Wed., Oct. 17, 8 pm ET, ESPN After last night’s game one of the WNBA Finals, members of the Fever and the Lynx addressed what they felt was…

Indiana stuns Minnesota in game one of the WNBA Finals with 76-70 victory

Indiana stuns Minnesota in game one of the WNBA Finals with 76-70 victory

Tweet of the game || By the numbers || Finals schedule The Indiana Fever stunned the Minnesota Lynx with a 76-70 victory in game one of the WNBA Finals Sunday night in Minneapolis in front…

Perhaps no Finals sweep for the Lynx this year: Dunn and Reeve expect a hard-fought series

Perhaps no Finals sweep for the Lynx this year: Dunn and Reeve expect a hard-fought series

The Indiana Fever made no stops on their way from the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. Yesterday the teams faced the media and the…

Indiana rolls into WNBA Finals with surprising ease; Fever reaction in postgame videos

Indiana rolls into WNBA Finals with surprising ease; Fever reaction in postgame videos

Postgame videos “If you were to tell me this game would play out like this beforehand, I would have said you were crazy,” said Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault with disappointment in his voice…

Tamika Catchings leads Fever, Indiana reaches WNBA finals, Katie Douglas injured in first quarter

Tamika Catchings leads Fever, Indiana reaches WNBA finals, Katie Douglas injured in first quarter

Even without Katie Douglas playing for the majority of the game, the Indiana Fever reached the WNBA finals after routing the Connecticut Sun 87-71 in a contest that was lopsided for most of the night.…

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