Sue Bird has surgery
Storm point guard Sue Bird had successful surgery this morning to repair the labrum in her right hip.ESPN W had a summit yesterday in Tucson, AZ that included Lisa Leslie, Skylar Diggins and a host…
Storm point guard Sue Bird had successful surgery this morning to repair the labrum in her right hip.ESPN W had a summit yesterday in Tucson, AZ that included Lisa Leslie, Skylar Diggins and a host…
I asked Debby Jennings, University of Tennessee Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations, how much mail Coach Pat Summitt has received since announcing Aug. 23 that she has early-onset dementia."Thousands and thousands of emails, cards,…
Not a peep today on the status of Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, who was carried out of Eastern Conference finals game two in the middle of the fourth quarter yesterday after injuring her right…
Oh, what an afternoon.The Dream came out strong and capitalized on Fever turnovers and poor shooting, and took the game, 94-77.Tamika Catchings came down on her right foot funky at the fourth quater 4:54 mark,…
Advantage, Indiana: Atlanta Dream Center Erika de Souza will miss the rest of the Eastern Conference finals. She has returned to her home country Brazil to play for the Brazilian national team in the FIBA…
It's nothing that hasn't already been printed elsewhere, but it's in Forbes, baby.
The Indy Star says last night's Fever win over the Dream epitomizes Tamika Catchings' MVP credentials. And they got a picture of Iziane Castro Marques' flagrant, when she tried to take Catch's head off.Catchings took…
Eastern Conference semifinal game one:Fever 82, Atlanta 74It was the Tangela Smith show for a while, but the league MVP Tamika Catchings made a crucial, outrageous basket late in the fourth quarter that fueled her…
(No pun intended, as the Fever lead the Dream 42-40 right now)As the Eastern Conference semis play out, the mayors of the Western Conference semi teams have placed a bet on the outcome of the…
Tamika Catchings has come so close to winning this award so many times, but this time's a charm: she's the MVP. And she won handily over the runner-up.Catchings' career in pictures. What an incredible walk…
The Phoenix Mercury were in Seattle Monday night playing the Storm in game three of the Western Conference semifinals. With 6:38 to go in the game, Mercury forward Diana Taurasi fouled out of the game.…
I was thinking about this hard today - why the two suspects hadn't been arrested in the death of Tayshana Murphy yet. But now they have. And in South Carolina, no less.Thank god.
Just a little bit:The Minnesota Vikings bought 500 tickets to tomorrow night's round one playoff game, and are giving them to fans. How dope is that?The Fever is full of Vols."If they can play for…
Seimone Augustus exploded for 22 points in Minnesota's 85-67 defeat of San Antonio.Here's the finals schedule:WestNo. 1 Lynx vs. No. 3 MercuryGm 1: PHX @ MIN Thur, Sept. 22, 9 ET - ESPN2Gm 2: MIN…
What a heart-stopper and a screamer, tonight's Mercury-Storm game. Phoenix came behind from a huge first-half deficit to win by two, 77-75, on a Candice Dupree putback.Earlier, the Fever beat the Liberty 72-62, thanks as…
What a tough break for Los Angeles native Jasmine Dixon, who was to head into her senior season.
The Dream got off to a slow start, but rallied to beat the Sun 69-64 and take the series.Meanwhile, the Silver Stars had their revenge from Friday night, defeating the Lynx 84-75 and forcing a…
Hundreds attended the wake Friday night for Tayshana Murphy, shot and killed last weekend in an apparent housing project feud. Her funeral yesterday was standing room only. Her body was taken to New Jersey for…
The Liberty defeated the Fever, 87-72.The Mercury beat the Storm, 92-83.Both game threes will be Monday.Big wnba.com playoff blog full of goodies.Bonus:Tamika Catchings' story has been told many a time, but this story is a…
Every weekend in September and early October is visitation weekend across the land. ESPN looks at some of the top recruits and what schools they are considering.ESPN prefaces another recruiting update piece with the question…
The Dream beat the Sun 89-84.The Lynx held on to beat the Silver Stars 66-65.Hopefully today's games will be just as exciting:The Liberty and Fever play at 1 p.m. PDT/4 p.m. EDT.The Storm and Mercury…
Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall are among the inductees to the Lady Volunteers Hall of Fame in two weeks.Even after they graduate, Pat Summitt is happily stuck with her players for life. (I know how…
I had the pleasure of speaking to three WNBA fans who have been season ticket holders for the entire 15 years of the league's life: one from New York, one from Los Angeles and the…
Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve is Coach of the Year.The Lynx' Maya Moore is Rookie of the Year.The Liberty's Kia Vaughn is Most Improved Player of the Year.The Mercury's DeWanna Bonner is Sixth Woman of the Year…
A wake for high school basketball sensation Tayshana Murphy, gunned down last Sunday morning, just ended in New York City. Her funeral is tomorrow.Send condolence cards and/or donations to cover funeral and burial expenses to…