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Second Half Run Powers Liberty Over Shock
by Swish Appeal
posted September 23, 2012 at 9:24pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: A 24-9 third quarter and a 44-26 rebounding edge gave the New York Liberty a 91-74 win over the Tulsa Shock in their final game of the regular season. Plenette Pierson led the way for New York with 19 points, eight rebounds, and fi...more

Milestones (Basketball)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 22, 2012 at 10:16pm

Earlier this week, Storm veteran forward Tina Thompson put up her 7,000th point. Last night, her all-star teammate Lauren Jackson hit a milestone of her own, crossing the 6,000-point mark in Seattle's win over the Silver Stars.Put those two together and i...more

Sparks 92, Lynx 76
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 22, 2012 at 2:14pm

Erin Thorn gets the Candace Parker-Nneka Ogwumike treatment.__________________________________________________________Los Angeles - The Sparks dominated the defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx last night for a 92-76 victory.Taking a commanding lead fro...more

WNBA Playoffs are set
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 22, 2012 at 9:58am

Despite the Shock's 78-66 defeat of the Liberty, New York clinched that fourth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The Dream overcame the Sky, 75-66, leaving Chicago post-season-less yet again.Standings.Playoff schedule.Though there are more regula...more

Race to the MVP tightening up
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:22am

Week 12 rankings:1. Tina Charles2. Candace Parker3. Tamika Catchings4. Maya Moore5. Kristi Toliver6. Cappie Pondexter7. Sophia Young8. Seimone Augustus9. Angel McCoughtry10. Epiphanny PrinceWho will get it between Charles, Parker and Catchings? That's the...more

Ticha Penicheiro's Retirement Marks The End Of A WNBA Point Guard Era
by Swish Appeal
posted September 21, 2012 at 6:15am

A few weeks ago, Mirin Fader wrote an article for LASparks.com describing Los Angeles Sparks point guard Kristi Toliver's role in representing a changing of the guard (literally) in the WNBA. Toliver's emergence as a productive full-time starting point...more

The WNBA and ABL Tontine (2012 Edition)
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:46pm

If you don't know what a tontine is, it is a scheme where subscribers invest in some common fund, and where the last survivor inherits the fund. For those who need some pop culture example, you could watch "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandso...more

Today, tomorrow, five years from now
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:27am

Tonight's game: Sun 73, Fever 67.Indiana was without Shavonte Zellous and Briann January, who both sustained head injuries Monday in the team's loss to Minnesota. Zellous has said publicly that she has a concussion.Tomorrow night's action will feature:Atl...more

WNBA's Western Conference playoff schedule set
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:26am

The Storm will make its WNBA-record ninth playoff appearance on the road against top-seed Minnesota on Sept. 28. Game 2 for the best-of-three series is Sept. 30 in Seattle. Game 3, if needed, is Oct. 2 in Minneapolis. Seattle (14-18) has two games remain...more

Sparks announce playoff dates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:23am

This just in:Los Angeles Sparks Announce Western Conference Semi Finals Times and DatesSparks Will Host Game One of First Round at USC Galen Center Sept. 27 Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Sparks today announced the schedule for the first round of the...more

The Case For Tamika Catchings As 2012 WNBA MVP
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:15am

The argument for Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player award this year is generally similar to the argument in favor of her candidacy the past two years. She's among the top 10 in the WNBA in multiple statistical c...more

Tina Thompson scores 7,000th point
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:11am

The Storm defeated the Sky, 75-60 last night. But the real story was that Seattle forward Tina Thompson - the lone player from the WNBA's first season in 1997 - crossed the 7,000-point mark for her career.It is an amazing achievement, and one that surpass...more

"As they say ‘all good things must to come to an end,’ and unfortunately the time has come for me...
by Swish Appeal
posted September 20, 2012 at 8:09am

  "As they say ‘all good things must to come to an end,’ and unfortunately the time has come for me to walk away from this game I love," said Penicheiro. "I would just like to thank, in a general way, the people involved in my career: fr...more

Sparks 101, Mercury 76
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 20, 2012 at 7:52am

- Photo by Donald BarnatCandace Parker puts one up over DeWanna Bonner. Parker finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks. She shot for 11-18.The Sparks never trailed in last night's 101-76 win over the Mercury.Mercury Coach Corey...more

President Barack Obama's Remarks Honoring The Minnesota Lynx At The White House
by Swish Appeal
posted September 19, 2012 at 12:08am

President Barack Obama honored the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx today during a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House. After summarizing their path to the title last season, which I'm sure we're all familiar with, he made some similarl...more

Lynx prevail over Fever in all-out contest
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 18, 2012 at 7:42am

Tonight's lone game was a very physical one. The Lynx rallied in the fourth quarter to take down the Fever, 86-79. Maya Moore lead Minnesota with 29 points, which included six three-point shots. Indiana's Shavonte Zellous and Briann January were injured d...more

WNBA To Help Raise Awarness & Funds For Breast Cancer In Final Week Of Regular Season
by Swish Appeal
posted September 18, 2012 at 7:24am

The WNBA's annual Breast Health Awareness Week began yesterday and will continue through September 23, highlighted by two televised games in San Antonio (Sept. 18) and Phoenix (Sept. 23) on ESPN2. But the Indiana Fever got started early, holding their ...more

Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks were named...
by Swish Appeal
posted September 18, 2012 at 7:17am

  Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week presented by Boost Mobile, respectively, for games played Sept. 10 through Sep. 16...more

Entering.....the last week of the WNBA regular-season play
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 17, 2012 at 8:58am

Tonight's results:Hey, the Shock won again - defeated the Silver Stars 80-70. And what's up with San Antonio? They seem to be falling apart.The Liberty rallied for a win over the Mystics, 75-68, behind Cappie Pondexter's 30-point explosion. And Trudi Lace...more

Last night's quintuple-header
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:36pm

Lindsay Whalen delivered in the clutch again, lifting Minnesota over Indiana, 66-64. Here's the photo gallery.The Mystics lost their tenth straight, and the Dream clinched a playoff spot as they took the 82-74 victory. And somehow, Trudi Lacey hasn't been...more

Sparks over Sky; WNBA and NCAA news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:44am

Last night:Sparks rookie forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike lead her team to an 86-77 victory over the Sky with a career-high 30 points. She also had 11 rebounds, and Delisha Milton-Jones added 19 points. Swin Cash exploded in the second half for Chicago and finis...more

Alana Beard hosts kid's fitness clinic with Jamba Juice
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:35am

As part of the “Team Up For a Healthy America” partnership, the WNBA and Jamba Juice hosted a FIT clinic Wednesday at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club. Los Angeles Sparks star Alana Beard joined the WNBA FIT team to lead more than 120 loca...more

The WNBA and How Leagues Survive
by Swish Appeal
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:32am

"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain On Rebkell and elsewhere, there is some concern about the state of the WNBA. Attendance is down, and in some places markedly so. Some say the season is a bore, with two separate competitio...more

Will Diana Taurasi sit out for the rest of the Mercury's season?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted September 14, 2012 at 9:44am

In Phoenix last night, Diana Taurasi sat out as her Mercury played visiting Connecticut. Phoenix Coach Corey Gaines said Taurasi needed the rest. But rumors on twitter surrounded this:The Mercury planned to sit Taurasi the rest of the season, but Alexis H...more

Liberty Overwhelm Mystics in Fourth
by Swish Appeal
posted September 13, 2012 at 9:17pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty took charge with a 19-7 fourth quarter and beat the Washington Mystics 75-62. Monique Currie's 24 points for Washington led all scorers, but she was the only Mystic in double figures. Cappie Pondexter led New ...more

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