In a much anticipated decision, the nation’s No. 1-ranked player prep player, 6-5 post Mercedes Russell (Springfield, Ore.) verbally committed to Tennessee Tuesday afternoon. She narrowed down her choices to the Lady Vols and Louisville…
DALLAS – With two new members in the conference and the departure of two others, longtime Big 12 coaches talked a lot about change in the league during Thursday’s Big 12 women’s basketball media day…
DALLAS – Various suggestions to lower the rim in women’s basketball are not new ideas. In the spring of 2010 during the world championship, FIBA’s top officials announced that they would consider it in the…
[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,…
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…
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…
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…
[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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
[display_podcast] It is a sign of respect when a veteran or mentor is referred to with a nickname like “Mama” or “Pops.” But when the president of the United States calls you that while honoring…
It was just last Friday that the Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever, 76-64 to give the Sun a one game to none advantage in the WNBA Eastern Conference finals. After the game, Fever coach…
The Indiana Fever overcame an 11-point deficit and pulled out a 78-76 victory to keep their bid to reach the WNBA finals alive. A crowd of 9,225 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse witnessed Shavonte Zellous launch…
Quotes | Finals schedule With a slim 80-79 win over Los Angeles Sunday night, the Minnesota Lynx finished a Conference finals sweep of the Sparks in front of 10,791 fans at the Staples Center. The…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault could not be happy with the way the first game of the Eastern Conference finals began for his team. Having watched the Los Angeles Sparks start slowly…
Game 1: Indiana at Connecticut Fri, Oct. 5, 8 ET, ESPN2 Game 2: Connecticut at Indiana Mon. Oct. 8, 8 ET, ESPN2 Game 3*: Indiana at Connecticut Thu, Oct. 11, 8:30 ET, ESPN2 * if…
Video recap The Minnesota Lynx doused the Los Angeles Sparks, 94-77, in the first game of the Western Conference finals at the Target Center Thursday night in front of a raucous crowd of 8,513 fans.…
[display_podcast] The WNBA season is nearing completion, and soon we will in the college season. Tonight begins the conference finals and Dishin & Swishin is all about the WNBA this week. First, for the second…
Four Fever players were in double figures in Indiana’s victory over the Atlanta Dream to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Katie Douglas led her team with 24 points and Erlana Larkins grabbed a career-high…
Players on the team that ended the season as the best in the Eastern Conference took home three individual players awards led by Tina Charles, the 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player. Last year Tamika Catchings…
[display_podcast] Today on the Dishin & Swishin podcast, we look a bit at the past, the present, and the future of the WNBA. First, the past. Last week point guard extraordinaire Ticha Penicheiro retired, ending…
