A healthy mix of first time All-Stars and savvy veterans comprise this year's All-Star Rosters. With the teams finalized, what can we expect from Saturday's superstar-laden contest? This year, the WNBA All-Star teams were more in the fans' hands than ever before. With fans having the ability to … [Read more...]
Becky Hammon shapes both history and future as NBA Summer League’s 1st female head coach
As San Antonio assistant coach Becky Hammon makes headlines as the first female head coach at the Las Vegas Summer League, her accomplishment both validates the efforts of the women who came before her, as well as blazes a trail for those that might come after. What ripple effects will her new … [Read more...]
Pondexter shoots an astounding 78% in win over Sun
Cappie Pondexter put the Chicago Sky on her back last night with an amazing performance, 29 points on 78+ACU shooting. In their past two matchups, the Connecticut Sun have found a way to dampen the prolific offensive attack that the Sky boast in Chicago's starting lineup. The Sun, who hold the … [Read more...]
Delle Donne, Pondexter help Sky snap Lynx 3-game winning streak
The duo of Elena Delle Donne and Cappie Pondexter were too much for the Minnesota Lynx, as the Sky were able to snap the Lynx's three-game winning streak. The long rest period the Sky have had since their last game, a win over the Connecticut Storm on July 2nd, seemed to work wonders for their … [Read more...]
Indiana pummels Washington 73-50
The Indiana Fever were able to capitalize on the shooting woes of the Washington Mystics, win going away 73-50. Shenise Johnson led the way with a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Shenise Johnson's 16 point, 11 rebound double-double led the Fever to an emphatic 73-50 win over the … [Read more...]
Brittney Griner returns; Lynx look for revenge against Mercury
Later on tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, Brittney Griner makes her season debut against the Minnesota Lynx. Griner is returning from a 7-game suspension to start the season. Though the Mercury are currently third in the Western Conference, they're still trying to find their way into a rhythm+ADs- … [Read more...]
Pondexter’s offensive wizardry leads Sky over Fever
The Chicago Sky were able to ride the offensive output of their other superstar guard, Cappie Pondexter, as she led the team with 23 points in their victory over the Indiana Fever. The game plan for most WNBA coaches when playing the Sky would be the following: force the ball out of Elena Delle … [Read more...]
Dream suffocate Mystics in 3rd quarter, win 72-69
The Atlanta Dream used their smothering defense in the third quarter to overcome a halftime deficit, and beat the Washington Mystics 72-69. Washington rode a well balanced offensive attack to a five-point halftime lead, but Atlanta's defensive efforts held the Mystics to nine points in the third … [Read more...]
Delle Donne explodes for 45; Sky beat Dream in OT
The Chicago Sky played the Atlanta Dream for the second time in five days. Their star, Elena Delle Donne, exploded for a career-high 45 points to lead the Sky to an overtime victory. On June 19th, the Chicago Sky watched Angel McCoughtry's last-second three-pointer erase the luck they'd had … [Read more...]
Dream overcome controversy to beat Sky
Despite a controversial call in the waning moments, the Atlanta Dream were able to overcome it and defeat the Chicago Sky, as Angel McCoughtry nailed the game-winner. Chicago recovered from an ineffective start offensively, but even after being gifted a point by the basketball gods in the final … [Read more...]