The league-leading Phoenix Mercury has home court advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs and begins a quest for a third championship at home Friday against Los Angeles during the Western Conference semifinals. However, East teams kick…
From the Mercury: The most decorated player in team history and one of the best players in women’s basketball history, Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, today signed a multi-year contract extension, the team announced. Taurasi…
[display_podcast] With all due respect to the rest of the teams in the WNBA, no matchup has the intrigue, the charisma, or the excitement of the Phoenix Mercury versus the Minnesota Lynx. On this week’s…
Video: WNBA In Thursday’s nights 78-73 overtime win at San Antonio, Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner set the WNBA single season record for blocks, breaking the late Margo Dydek’s record of 114 set in 1998.…
Seimone Augustus’ tenure with the Minnesota Lynx began in 2006. It was not until 2010, however, that things changed. In addition to new coach Cheryl Reeve, point guard Lindsay Whalen came from Connecticut via trade,…
It has been five years since the Phoenix Mercury won a WNBA championship. After taking the title in 2007 and 2009, one might have expected another to come right after the others. It is funny…
Standings Individual Statistics Notes and Tidbits Key Dates Standings EAST W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L 10 STREAK ATLANTA 1 15 6 0.714 0.0 10-6 10-2 5-4 7-3 L 1 INDIANA 2 11…
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…
[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…
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…
[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…
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…
Have you ever wanted to eavesdrop on a conversation between two people who love women's basketball? Then this week's Dishin & Swishin podcast is for you. Earlier this week Dishin & Swishin's host, David Siegel,…
[display_podcast] With the WNBA season tipping off on Friday evening, it is time for Dishin & Swishin to convene another edition of the roundtable and preview the season. The roundtable consists of the Seattle Times’…
The first-ever WNBA preseason tournament featuring the defending champion Minnesota Lynx along with the Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury, will tip off on Friday, May 9 at the HP Field House at ESPN…
2014 WNBA Draft: April 14, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Tonight’s the night! At Mohegan Sun Arena, the Class of 2014 will hear their names called, and they will enter the WNBA. Their lives will change…
Odyssey Sims of Baylor, winner of the 2014 Wade Trophy as the NCAA Division I Player of the Year, and Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike, a four-time First Team All-American and two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year,…
[display_podcast] Congratulations to the Connecticut Huskies on completing the NCAA college basketball season with an amazing 40-0 record. Somehow, when the game was close at halftime, I imagined Stefanie “Big Momma Stef” Dolson (instead of…
2014 WNBA Preseason Schedule Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Time Venue City Fri. May 2 San Antonio Tulsa 11:30 a.m. BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Sat. May 3 Australian Nat’l Team Los Angeles 1:00…
From the Phoenix Mercury: Today, the Phoenix Mercury entered into an exclusive, multi-year marquee partnership with Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort that includes branding on the Mercury’s home and away jerseys. The new agreement…
Phoenix will host the 2014 All-Star game on July 19 at US Airways Center. It will be the second time the Mercury will serve as the home for the showcase of the league’s best players.…
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…
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…
[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…
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…
