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Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio in win over Los Angeles, 70-63

Danielle Robinson leads San Antonio in win over Los Angeles, 70-63

The San Antonio Stars (3-8) defeated the Los Angeles Sparks (2-9) Wednesday evening at Freeman Coliseum, 70-63. The Stars broke a two-game losing streak that included a loss to the Sparks last Thursday in Los…

Kizer keeps Indiana winning, leads team in 88-65 rout of Seattle

Kizer keeps Indiana winning, leads team in 88-65 rout of Seattle

Indiana (6-6) continued a streak, winning a third straight game in taking down Seattle 88-65 Wednesday afternoon. The Storm (3-10) dropped the finale of its three-game road trip. Seattle fell behind early 17-6 in the first quarter…

Plenette Pierson helps Tulsa end road skid, top Atlanta 85-75

Plenette Pierson helps Tulsa end road skid, top Atlanta 85-75

Box Score The Tulsa Shock (9-4) snapped a three-game road losing streak with an 85-75 win at Atlanta (5-7) Tuesday night. Even without guards Skylar Diggins (out for the season with an ACL injury) and Odyssey…

NCAA women’s basketball attendance across divisions eclipses 11 million for eighth straight year

NCAA women’s basketball attendance across divisions eclipses 11 million for eighth straight year

Full list of 2014-15 attendance by school (PDF) From the NCAA: Attendance for the 2014?15 NCAA women’s basketball season eclipsed 11 million fans for the eighth straight season. In addition, there were 11,123,533 total patrons…

Leilani Mitchell rescues Phoenix in overtime, 94-91, Sparks put the West on notice

Leilani Mitchell rescues Phoenix in overtime, 94-91, Sparks put the West on notice

LOS ANGELES – Phoenix beat Los Angeles in a fierce battle that went into overtime Sunday night, 94-91. The game featured a great matchup of centers, stellar perimeter play and a showcase of Australian talent…

Social media recap: Phoenix survives Los Angeles in overtime at Staples, 94-91

Social media recap: Phoenix survives Los Angeles in overtime at Staples, 94-91

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In her own words: Kristi Toliver on breaking Lisa Leslie’s record

In her own words: Kristi Toliver on breaking Lisa Leslie’s record

Even as she was competing last month for the Slovak Republic in the 2015 EuroBasket Women competition, a tournament that qualifies teams for the Olympics, Los Angeles Sparks guard Kristi Toliver was paying rapt attention…

Kristi Toliver’s record-breaking offensive fireworks help Sparks take down Tulsa, 98-95

Kristi Toliver’s record-breaking offensive fireworks help Sparks take down Tulsa, 98-95

Social media recap || Audio of Kristi Toliver’s postgame comments LOS ANGELES – In just her third game of the season after spending time overseas competing in EuroBasket Women for the Slovak Republic, Kristi Toliver led…

Kristi Toliver sets franchise record as Sparks shock Tulsa, 98-95

Kristi Toliver sets franchise record as Sparks shock Tulsa, 98-95

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Sparks beat a feisty Tulsa Shock 98-95 with 43 points and nine assists from guard Kristi Toliver. Her point total set a francise records for points in a game,…

Chicago Sky rely on defense in fourth quarter comeback win over Connecticut, 77-74

Chicago Sky rely on defense in fourth quarter comeback win over Connecticut, 77-74

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The highest scoring team in the WNBA, the Chicago Sky, relied on their defense in holding first place Connecticut to nine points in the fourth quarter, coming back to steal a 77-74…

Notes/quotes: Los Angeles gets first win of season, beats San Antonio 86-81

Thursday night the Los Angeles Sparks earned their first win of the season beating the San Antonio Stars, 86-81, at Staples Center. The win marked the beginning of a three-game home stand for the Sparks…

Dishin & Swishin 7/02/15 Podcast: Cheryl Reeve & the Minnesota Lynx chasing third WNBA title

Dishin & Swishin 7/02/15 Podcast: Cheryl Reeve & the Minnesota Lynx chasing third WNBA title

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). As the Grateful Dead head to Chicago to celebrate their 50th anniversary this…

WNBA statistical leaders for the month of June including top rookies

WNBA statistical leaders for the month of June including top rookies

Standings East Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK Connecticut Sun 7 2 0.778 0 3-2 3-2 4-0 7-2 L 1 Washington Mystics 6 3 0.667 1 5-2 3-2 3-1 6-3 W…

Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins to miss the remainder of the 2015 WNBA season due to ACL tear

Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins to miss the remainder of the 2015 WNBA season due to ACL tear

From the Tulsa Shock: Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins will miss the remainder of the 2015 WNBA season due to tearing her right Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). She will undergo ACL reconstructive surgery, but a…

A night of milestones for Tamika Catchings as Indiana Fever tops Connecticut Sun, 92-84

A night of milestones for Tamika Catchings as Indiana Fever tops Connecticut Sun, 92-84

Indiana (4-6) ended Connecticut’s seven-game win streak with a 92-84 road victory at Mohegan Sun Tuesday night. The  Fever’s Tamika Catchings reached two major milestones during the game as she grabbed her 3000th rebound and…

Seattle zaps the Shock, takes down league leader 74-69

Seattle overcame a losing streak and came back from an eight-point halftime deficit beat Tulsa 74-69 Tuesday night. The Storm (3-7) had lost its last three games by a combined nine points, with one of…

Notes and quotes: Phoenix snaps losing streak in win over San Antonio, 85-78

Notes With a layup at the 5:33 mark of the third quarter, Mercury forward DeWanna passed Mercury great Jennifer Gilliom for third on the franchise all-time scoring list. Gillom scored 2,793 points after a six-year…

Tina Charles, Candice Wiggins help Liberty take down the Sky, 89-81

Behind a season-high 26 points from center Tina Charles and red-hot shooting from 3-point range, the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 89-81 Tuesday night at Allstate Arena. Charles posted season double-double No. 4…

WNBA celebrates league-wide Pride month for second year

WNBA celebrates league-wide Pride month for second year

The WNBA is celebrating Pride month all around the league for the second year in a row with an integrated marketing, media, grassroots and social responsibility program. “The WNBA embraces people of every gender and sexual orientation,” said…

Connecticut overcomes deficit to defeat Los Angeles, 80-76 in overtime, wins seventh in a row

Connecticut overcomes deficit to defeat Los Angeles, 80-76 in overtime, wins seventh in a row

Box Score || By the Numbers UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun continued their comeback success Friday night, defeating the Los Angeles Sparks 80-76 in overtime to raise their record to 7-1, the franchise’s best…

Minnesota comes back from 18-point deficit to beat Seattle, 76-73

Minnesota comes back from 18-point deficit to beat Seattle, 76-73

Final | Storm falls to @minnesotalynx 76-73. @JennaOHea had a career high 17p. pic.twitter.com/wWLWbAluAI — Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) June 26, 2015 Box Score || Notes || Quotes || By the Numbers The Minnesota Lynx (6-2) launched…

San Antonio defeats Phoenix 76-71, Stars earn first win of the season

.@justDROB with 2 and a foul with just over 3min left in the game! #SAstars Current score: 67-66 Stars pic.twitter.com/Se9edpxOaW — San Antonio Stars (@SAStars) June 26, 2015 Box Score || Notes || Quotes || By…

Dishin & Swishin 6/25/15 Podcast: Veteran Plenette Pierson making a difference in surging Tulsa

Dishin & Swishin 6/25/15 Podcast: Veteran Plenette Pierson making a difference in surging Tulsa

[display_podcast] Click here to subscribe to the podcast with your feed reader or podcast app: j.mp/dishinpodcast. Available on iTunes, Player FM, Acast (iOS, Android) and Podcast Addict (Android). Youth must be served is a quote often used to describe the determination,…

Delle Donne scores career-high and Chicago survives Atlanta in overtime, 100-96

Delle Donne scores career-high and Chicago survives Atlanta in overtime, 100-96

Video courtesy of the Chicago Sky. Box Score || Notes || Quotes || By the Numbers || Social Media Recap On “Camp Day” at Allstate Arena in front of thousands of kids, the Chicago Sky (4-3)…

Career-high from Ruffin-Pratt helps Mystics snap two-game home losing streak and beat Sparks 84-80

Career-high from Ruffin-Pratt helps Mystics snap two-game home losing streak and beat Sparks 84-80

That’s a ‘Stics win! #Mystics 84, #Sparks 80 @TeePratt14 and @EmmaMeesseman with 20 pts a piece pic.twitter.com/NFdxMUYKhh — Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) June 24, 2015 Box score The Washington Mystics (5-2) snapped a two-game home losing…

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