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Phoenix Mercury signs Diana Taurasi to multi-year contract extension
by Swish Appeal
posted August 9, 2014 at 9:03am

The franchise point guard is staying in Arizona for years to come, possibly until the day she retires. Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi has signed a multi-year contract extension to stay with the team. Per a team press release: Diana Taurasi ...more

Fever vs. Mystics final score: Ivory Latta and Kia Vaughn lead Washington to 74-61 victory
by Swish Appeal
posted August 9, 2014 at 8:59am

The Mystics believed that they were playing the Stephen A. Smiths. Ivory Latta did Ivory Latta things, and Kia Vaughn closed the deal to help the Washington Mystics win 74-61 over the Indiana Fever. The game wasn't as close as the final score indicated...more

VIDEO: Seattle Storm beats Atlanta, spoils Shoni Schimmel's homecoming
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 8, 2014 at 4:23pm

Seattle (11-20) played one of its best games of the season on Thursday at KeyArena to stay alive in the postseason hunt. My game story about the 88-68 win against Atlanta is mostly about rookie Shoni Schimmel's return to the Northwest. Here's highlights a...more

Why WNBA stars struggle to build a brand
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 8, 2014 at 4:15pm

This piece is right on:Not to mention, the WNBA's image is not one that's easily embraced, noted WNBA stylist Rachel Johnson. The sport is seen as aggressive and masculine, which makes the players themselves less desirable when it comes to attracting imag...more

WNBA Most Improved Player award race: Putting Skylar Diggins' dramatic second-year improvement in perspective
by Swish Appeal
posted August 8, 2014 at 4:14pm

Skylar Diggins is hands down the most improved player in the WNBA this season, but exactly how much has she improved and how impressive is that? After noticing a few NBA fans using Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins as an example of a player who overcame...more

Mystics vs. Liberty final score: Washington annihilates New York, 79-46
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2014 at 5:01pm

A Monumental win for the team in Monumental Red. The Washington Mystics (14-15) beat the New York Liberty (12-16) at home in Verizon Center Tuesday. Washington started the first half hot and raced to a 31-10 lead midway through the second quarter. In ...more

Sun vs. Sky final score: Officiating irritates Anne Donovan as Connecticut falls to Chicago, 82-66
by Swish Appeal
posted August 6, 2014 at 4:53pm

The Connecticut Sun's downward spiral continued Tuesday night with an 82-66 loss to the Chicago Sky. UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Connecticut Sun coach Anne Donovan was less than pleased with the officiating Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. "I don't t...more

The Daily Swish: Maya Moore and Tina Charles win Conference Player of the Week awards
by Swish Appeal
posted August 5, 2014 at 8:51pm

Let's get to some lynx, shall we? No games were on yesterday, but the Internet never stops. WNBA Links Jordan Johnson, NBA Maya Moore and Tina Charles were the WNBA's Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week for games played from July 28...more

WNBA star Becky Hammon becomes second female to coach in the NBA
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 5, 2014 at 4:11pm

San Antonio PG Becky Hammon continues to break barriers. On Tuesday, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich named her to his staff as an assistant coach. Terms weren't released but the move makes Hammon the second woman to serve as a coach during the regular-season i...more

Coach Chris Gobrecht's return part of UW's nonconference schedule
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 5, 2014 at 1:39pm

Washington coach Mike Neighbors took to his Instagram account to announce the 2014-15 nonconference schedule. The second-year coach used Twitter to make his announcement last season, sitting in an airport to give spinets about each opponent. Below is th...more

Q&A; with Stefanie Dolson: Adjusting to the WNBA, purple hair, and the misstep at the White House
by Swish Appeal
posted August 5, 2014 at 1:34pm

During the Washington Mystics' recent visit to Chicago, Stefanie Dolson chatted with Swish Appeal about her transition from college to the pros, her recent encounter with President Barack Obama, and the Mystics mindset heading into the playoffs. Select...more

Sky vs. Mystics final score: Delle Donne scores 21 off bench, leads Chicago to a 76-65 victory
by Swish Appeal
posted August 4, 2014 at 11:58am

The Sky has a wire-to-wire win over the Mystics, and it shows that this team won't bow out of the playoff picture quietly. Elena Delle Donne scored 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including making 3-of-4 from the three point line to lead the Chicago Sky...more

Transcript: Karen Bryant's farewell speech as longtime Storm executive
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted August 4, 2014 at 11:56am

Karen Bryant officially retired Thursday as the Storm's longtime executive. She was the organization's first employee hired in 1999 and ushered the 15-year-old franchise through four ownership changes, two WNBA championships and one break from the NBA. F...more

WNBA statistics: Why is the Seattle Storm on a seven-game losing streak?
by Swish Appeal
posted August 3, 2014 at 3:11pm

The Seattle Storm is on a seven-game losing streak, and we attempt to use some statistics to help answer why. It's safe to say that at this point, the Seattle Storm will be mathematically out of the playoffs later this week. After all, the team is last...more

Kristi Toliver's struggle reflects that of many
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 2, 2014 at 1:57pm

Fascinating piece in the Washington Post today chronicling Los Angeles Sparks guard Kristi Toliver's fight to play basketball both for Slovakia and the WNBA. So many aspects of the problem are examined in this story:Navigating the summer of 2014, as she t...more

Oh, snap - and a few WNBA milestones
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 1, 2014 at 2:22pm

Tonight's results:Were you like me and watched three (but mostly the Big Showdown) games at once, and then stuck around to watch the Storm honor coach Lin Dunn and then play the Fever?I thought so.The Mercury's 16-game winning streak came to a screeching ...more

Happy Birthday: Hoopism blog is 6!!
by They're Playing Basketball
posted August 1, 2014 at 1:17pm

Today marks the sixth anniversary of Hoopism. I started it on this date in 2008 with the intention of shining light on women's basketball, from the high school level to the pros. As of today, I've had almost one million page views.The fun I've had bloggin...more

Lynx vs. Mercury final score: Minnesota ends Phoenix's league-high winning streak, 75-67
by Swish Appeal
posted August 1, 2014 at 1:15pm

The Phoenix Mercury entered tonight's game on a league-high 16-game winning streak. The Minnesota Lynx ended that streak and left the court with an eight-game streak of their own. While the Phoenix Mercury were storming through the WNBA, the Minnesota ...more

Liberty vs. Sky Preview: New York begins three-game road trip on a roll
by Swish Appeal
posted July 31, 2014 at 6:06pm

The New York Liberty enter tonight's game against the Chicago Sky (8 p.m. EST) having won four of their last five games and playing their best ball of the season. But what might have mattered more than getting that fourth win on Tuesday night was the wa...more

Lynx vs. Mercury preview: Made-for-television WNBA basketball
by Swish Appeal
posted July 31, 2014 at 5:54pm

The Phoenix Mercury will face the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis on NBA TV tonight (8 p.m. EST) in a game that could be the best of an otherwise lackluster 2014 WNBA season thus far. And as if their records weren't already an indication, they're both sco...more

Lin Dunn plans to continue work in basketball after retirement from coaching
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 30, 2014 at 3:50pm

Had a chance to sit down with coaching great Lin Dunn last night, who talked about the future, the past and the present.Wrote a song about it - like to read it? Here it goes.Following that, the Sparks edged the Fever, 77-73. Four players from each side we...more

Mystics force overtime, but Liberty claim win
by Swish Appeal
posted July 30, 2014 at 3:27pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: It took buzzer-beaters, overtime, and getting back a lead as high as 15 points, but the New York Liberty pulled off an 80-76 win against the Washington Mystics. Tina Charles had 23 points and 12 rebounds, 19 and 7 of those in the...more

WNBA: Mediocrity or parity?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted July 29, 2014 at 3:13pm

ESPN ponders the exact question that I have seen on twitter for the last two weeks: is there parity or mediocrity in the WNBA? Because only three teams have winning records: Phoenix, Minnesota and Atlanta. Power rankings for the week:1. Phoenix2. Minnesot...more

Tanisha Wright bobblehead part of Storm ticket deals
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted July 29, 2014 at 2:55pm

The coolest part of the Storm's new season-ticket sales launch isn't mentioned in the release. The first 2,000 to renew get a Tanisha Wright bobblehead doll, the "Decade of Defense" edition. Smart of the Storm to tie her bobblehead to this ticket prom...more

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