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Storm coach Brian Agler to be inducted into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 20, 2013 at 8:40pm

Storm coach Brian Agler has had a successful career in Seattle since being hired in 2008, winning a WNBA championship in 2010 and collecting a solid run when the team won a franchise-record 18 straight home games from 2010-11. In 2011, Agler past former H...more

The Ackerman White Paper, Part III: The resistance to change
by Swish Appeal
posted June 20, 2013 at 9:19am

Clearly, changes need to be made in women's basketball, and I agree with one of Ackerman's basic premises - the women's game needs to be differentiated from the men's game. There are arguments that if the women's game doesn't mirror the men's game in e...more

Val Ackerman recommends changes to NCAA Division I women's basketball
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:39pm

Former WNBA president Val Ackerman has conducted interviews with stakeholders in women's basketball, and the report she gave the NCAA has been released. Among her recommendations:Many of Ackerman’s interviews included discussions about the Division ...more

The Ackerman White Paper, Part II: Changing the game
by Swish Appeal
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:33pm

The NCAA White Paper authored by former WNBA president Val Ackerman is causing a lot of conversation in the ranks of women's college basketball. Yesterday, I read the first part of the paper and highlighted the parts that popped out as being of interes...more

Ruth Riley signed by Atlanta Dream
by Swish Appeal
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:30pm

The Atlanta Dream have recently added Ruth Riley to the roster. Riley is a forward/center and a 12-year veteran of the WNBA, Riley was a graduate of Notre Dame in 2001 and was the #5 pick of the 2001 WNBA Draft, chosen by the Miami Sol. This is Riley'...more

Tina Thompson puts up 30 points to lead Storm over Mystics, 96-86
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:23pm

The lone remaining player from the WNBA's first season is putting on quite a show in her final year, as she heads for retirement. Tina Thompson put up 30 points last night to lead the Storm over the Mystics, 96-86. If you saw the game, as I did, you know ...more

2013 WNBA MVP watch: Ivory Latta, Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi off to efficient starts as perimeter scorers
by Swish Appeal
posted June 19, 2013 at 9:21pm

In 2009, Minnesota Lynx wing Seimone Augustus had as good a start to a WNBA season as you could want from a wing. The Lynx were off to a 4-1 start, led by Augustus' 23.4 points per game. While that might not sound that extraordinary - either in the con...more

Washington Mystics defeat the Indiana Fever, 64-60
by Swish Appeal
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:29pm

For the Mystics, Ivory Latta continued to lead her team in scoring with 17 points, including three three pointers. Crystal Langhorne had her best home game of the season by adding 16 points, and 9 rebounds. She also went 6 of 6 from the free throw lin...more

Phoenix Mercury defeats Tulsa Shock in OT, 108-103
by Swish Appeal
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:25pm

The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Tulsa Shock on the road, 108-103 in overtime, led by guard Diana Taurasi who had 8 points in the extra period and had a near triple double with 29 points, 9 assists, and 9 rebounds. In additions, DeWanna Bonner and Cand...more

No nostalgia for Thompson as Storm defeat Sun by 12 in Connecticut
by Swish Appeal
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:23pm

Tina Thompson has been in the WNBA for a long time. But even 17 years on the league's all-time leading scorer continues to play at a high level as she prepares to retire at season's end, scoring a team-high 17 points as the Seattle Storm put together t...more

A tale of four WNBA games
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:19pm

What a day.The Mystics squeezed by the Fever, 64-60. Washington is now 4-1 and Indiana, 1-5. Really.The Dream are still tops in the East, as they knocked off the Sky, 88-74.Another overtime for the Shock, but it was the Mercury, 108-103. Diana Taurasi had...more

Langhorne comes to life in second half as Mystics spoil Fever's trip to D.C.
by Swish Appeal
posted June 17, 2013 at 10:08pm

Despite not attempting a single shot (field goal or free throw) in the first half, Crystal Langhorne was nearly the game's high scorer Sunday afternoon in the Mystics' victory over the Indiana Fever. "I tried to get some things in transition and Coach ...more

Monday WNBA links: Maya Moore's MVP credentials, WNBA All-Star voting, and Katie Smith contemplating retirement
by Swish Appeal
posted June 17, 2013 at 9:55pm

This past weekend featured nine WNBA games with a few surprising results. However, having already discussed many of those elsewhere (in our "WNBA Scores" section and with the help of SB Nation's Bright Side of the Sun) we'll focus on some of the games...more

Sun, Storm both look to turn things around as Thompson visits Connecticut for last time
by Swish Appeal
posted June 16, 2013 at 5:16pm

Tina Thompson is the only player in the WNBA today that has played during every season of the league since its inception in 1997. As she prepares to retire at the end of the season, the league's all-time leading scorer will make one last regular season...more

Leilani Mitchell shows she's the total package in New York's win over Connecticut
by Swish Appeal
posted June 16, 2013 at 4:58pm

NEWARK, NJ - The range was never in doubt - she could always 'fill it up' from long distance. And the feathery touch from beyond the arc proved lethal once she got into the grove. Even in the aftermath of the New York Liberty's 78-68 victory over t...more

Liberty runs down the Sun in second half
by Swish Appeal
posted June 16, 2013 at 11:44am

Good evening, loyal readers! Your intrepid blogger comes to you from the Prudential Center, where the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun face off again, because it's been so long since we've seen them. I don't know why we got stuck with a rendit...more

McCoughtry leads Dream to win over Seattle
by Swish Appeal
posted June 16, 2013 at 11:34am

Any Dream fan going to the box score or the WNBA website will be elated to learn that the Atlanta Dream beat the visiting Seattle Storm 68-59 at Philips Arena on Friday night. But rather than tell the standard story from beginning to end, let's look at...more

Fever celebrate 2012, but Catchings says it's 'back to business' on Sunday
by Swish Appeal
posted June 16, 2013 at 11:32am

Tamika Catchings has sort of been given the Peyton Manning or LeBron James treatment. Many pulled for the 2001 draft pick to finally bring home the ultimate prize and many have enjoyed seeing her celebrate the Fever's 2012 title (Tamika's first) over t...more

Fever honored at the White House
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 15, 2013 at 11:10am

The 2012 champions Indiana Fever were honored by President Barack Obama at the White House today. It is the Fever's first title.Tonight's results so far:Liberty 78, Sun 68.Dream 68, Storm 59.WNBA team news:Lynx....are learning to win on the road.Liberty.....more

Three keys to the Atlanta Dream succeeding without Sancho Lyttle
by Swish Appeal
posted June 15, 2013 at 11:01am

Of the four seasons that Sancho Lyttle has played for the Atlanta Dream, an argument could be made that she was the team's most valuable player in three of the last four years. That's not at all to dismiss the value of Dream star Angel McCoughtry - tho...more

Mercury's Candice Dupree suspended for one game
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 14, 2013 at 8:50pm

Candice Dupree won't play in the Mercury-Sparks game tonight because she's been suspended for a game. Dupree made contact with an official during last Saturday's game against Indiana. ...more

WNBA All-Star balloting begins Sunday
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:09pm

From the WNBA:       2013 WNBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY BOOST MOBILE TIPS OFF ON JUNE 16   -- Fans Can Vote on WNBA.com, on Mobile Devices and on WNBA Center Court presented by Boost Mobile app --   NEW YORK, June 13...more

2014 recruit center Jatarie White recently visited Kentucky, Louisville, and Tennessee
by Swish Appeal
posted June 14, 2013 at 2:07pm

While a lot of top players in the class of 2013 waited until fall to commit, the class of 2014 may move a little sooner. Internet chatter says Jatarie White, a 6-4 center from Charlotte, N.C., may be the next big name in the class to make a decision...more

Three keys to the Chicago Sky having success without Epiphanny Prince
by Swish Appeal
posted June 14, 2013 at 9:29am

As a Golden State Warriors fan, the human ankle has been the bane of my existence for a few years now. For those not paying attention to the NBA, Warriors guard Stephen Curry has had some major ankle problems in that time and by major I mean that a maj...more

U.S. basketball team heads to China for Four Nations tournament
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 14, 2013 at 9:19am

From Netscouts Basketball:A USA Women’s All-Star Basketball team is leaving for China to participate in an important international basketball tournament. The “Four Nations” tournament features the Chinese National “B” team, t...more

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