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In Epic Battle Chicago Sky Edges the Atlanta Dream, 94-92
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:21pm

(ATLANTA) – Basketball fandom requires a seed. The seed is usually a great game, a game where fandom germinates, takes root, and grows. Some of these seeds are so mighty that they only fail to grow in the most arid of terrains, where one’s i...more

Sue Bird Shines In Seattle's First Win Of The Season... Over Tulsa (Of Course)
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:13pm

Sue Bird. Sigh. It was like a game of deja vu - the Tulsa Shock have the uncanny ability to snap people out of slumps. And Friday night in Seattle was a case in point. In Seattle's first three games of the 2012 season, Bird scored 27 points in total. ...more

The "Price" Was Right: Atlanta Dream Rolls Past Phoenix Mercury, 81-65
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:09pm

In a game that was destined to be an offensive track meet, it was apparent early on in the Atlanta Dream’s victory over the Phoenix Mercury that their defensive passion would be the anecdote.With Diana Taurasi out with a hip flexor, Phoenix strugg...more

Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker Earn WNBA Player of the Month Honors
by Swish Appeal
posted June 3, 2012 at 6:01pm

Image: WNBA.com Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker Earn WNBA Player of the Month Honors Sylvia Fowles of the Chicago Sky and Candace Parker of the of the Los Angeles Sparks, were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Mon...more

L.A. Sparks Can Apply For Emergency Hardship Exception With Nicky Anosike Out For Six Weeks
by Swish Appeal
posted June 2, 2012 at 9:16pm

Hours before Tuesday night's game against the Tulsa Shock, the Los Angeles Sparks announced that post Nicky Anosike would be undergoing knee surgery that would keep her out of action for about six weeks. "After further evaluation of her knee, we decide...more

Taurasi out indefinitely with hip flexor injury
by They're Playing Basketball
posted June 1, 2012 at 1:13am

Tonight's game:As Diana Taurasi is out indefinitely with a hip flexor injury, Atlanta beat Phoenix handily, 81-65.Other pro stuff:It's the battle of the unbeatens tomorrow night, as Connecticut hosts Minnesota.On the other side of the country, as the Stor...more

WNBA: Maya Moore's Big Performance, MVP Talk, and the Dream's Up & Down Weekend
by Swish Appeal
posted May 29, 2012 at 5:23pm

During a long weekend it can be difficult for even the most rabid sports fans to keep up with all their sports news in the midst of family gatherings, vacation, or just taking time to enjoy the late-May weather. With that in mind, I set out to provide a ...more

College news takes the spotlight on WNBA's day off
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 29, 2012 at 1:09am

Matt Daniel is leaving the University of Central Arkansas to take the head coaching job at Marshall University.Not-so-good blood between Daedra Charles-Furlow and Tennessee:On April 20 — the day after a press conference detailed the coaching transit...more

2012 WNBA Hollinger Power Rankings: How Good are the Chicago Sky?
by Swish Appeal
posted May 29, 2012 at 12:59am

2012 WNBA Hollinger Power Rankings: How Good are the Chicago Sky? Perhaps the most interesting thing about the current Hollinger rankings for WNBA fans is that the Minnesota Lynx are not #1. The reason is a weak strength of schedule, but that will i...more

How Much Did The Tulsa Shock Improve During The Offseason?
by Swish Appeal
posted May 27, 2012 at 2:30am

After the Tulsa Shock's 88-79 loss in their home opener, Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes said, "this is a much improved Tulsa team that we dealt with today." Given that they are 0-2 to start the season for the third year in a row, the compliment is at le...more

Can The Minnesota Lynx Be Even Better In 2012?
by Swish Appeal
posted May 25, 2012 at 1:33am

The question for this WNBA season has not been whether the Minnesota Lynx would repeat as WNBA champions but how dominant they might be in the process. The Lynx return nine of their players from their 2011 championship team and after the way they storm...more

Los Angeles Sparks Point Guard Sharnee Zoll Out For Season With ACL Injury
by Swish Appeal
posted May 24, 2012 at 9:19pm

The Los Angeles Sparks have announced that point guard Sharnee Zoll will miss the remainder of the 2012 season due to an ACL injury in her left knee. "It's unfortunate that Sharnee won't be able to play this season," Sparks Vice President and General Man...more

WNBA: An Exciting Finish in Tulsa & Familiar Struggles For The Storm
by Swish Appeal
posted May 23, 2012 at 4:19pm

If you can't see a game, you sort of hope that it's not exciting so you didn't miss anything. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case last night in Tulsa - with WNBA LiveAccess experiencing some technical difficulties, the Tulsa Shock and Phoenix Mercury wen...more

Photos: New York Liberty Fall To Minnesota Lynx in Prudential Center Opener
by Swish Appeal
posted May 23, 2012 at 4:15pm

Back at the Rock for a New York Liberty game for the first time in 2012, fans were treated to a 80-62 loss to the reigning champion Minnesota Lynx. A brief court side summary of the game was posted last night, and a few photos of the night follow the j...more

Lynx Prey On Liberty, 80-62
by Swish Appeal
posted May 23, 2012 at 4:12pm

Image: Julio Cortez/AP Just the Facts, Ma'am: The Minnesota Lynx wore out the New York Liberty over the course of the game, taking a 80-62 win on the road. Seimone Augustus led all scorers with 22 points, while Taj McWilliams-Franklin notched a double...more

Injury Updates For Seimone Augustus & Diana Taurasi, Commentary On Women In Sports
by Swish Appeal
posted May 23, 2012 at 12:45am

There aren't nearly as many links today as there were yesterday, but a few interesting injury updates and some off-the-court commentary that's worth reading. Roman Augustoviz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that Seimone Augustus is questionable ...more

2012 WNBA Rookie Ranking Watch List: Early Candidates For The All-Rookie Team
by Swish Appeal
posted May 22, 2012 at 2:56am

Almost everyone I've talked to who follows the game closely considered the 2012 WNBA Draft to be somewhat uninspiring. Sure it was widely considered a "weak" draft prior to it actually happening, but there's also a question of how well some of these pl...more

A Roundup Of The WNBA's Opening Weekend
by Swish Appeal
posted May 21, 2012 at 2:08pm

After its long hiatus, the WNBA regular season started up once again this weekend and with that there are tons of links available. I could spend all morning posting every link or I could post the highlights from the weekend with one link for each team fo...more

Connecticut Sun Put on the Afterburners
by Swish Appeal
posted May 21, 2012 at 1:52pm

Just the Facts, Ma'am: A 16-3 second-half run by the Connecticut Sun put away the New York Liberty 92-77. Tina Charles had 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Sun in their home opener, while Asjha Jones added 20 points. Cappie Pondexter led the Libert...more

Lynx, Sun win
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 21, 2012 at 1:06am

The Lynx offense explosion cooled off the Mercury, and they won 105-83. Diana Taurasi had sat out the game for Phoenix with a hip injury. Seimone Augustus bruised her ribs flying out of bounds, but she's OK.The Sun defeated the Liberty 92-77, behind Tina ...more

Saturday, May 19 Open Thread: Connecticut Wins and Three More Games On LiveAccess For The Night
by Swish Appeal
posted May 20, 2012 at 10:17am

Okay, no open thread yet so here it is: First, Connecticut beat New York 78-73. Ashja Jones had the game winning shot, and Tina Charles scored 19 points and grabbed 13 boards. Cappie Pondexter led NY with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Games to...more

2012 WNBA season, day two
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 20, 2012 at 10:14am

Today's games:The Sun squeaked out the 78-73 victory over the Liberty. Tina Charles lead Connecticut with 19 points and 13 rebounds.The Fever fought off the Dream, 92-84. Katie Douglas put up 21 points for Indiana, and Tamika Catchings added 16.The Sky be...more

Sun Rises in Fourth Quarter
by Swish Appeal
posted May 20, 2012 at 10:11am

Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty got out to seven and eight-point leads repeatedly in the game, but the Connecticut Sun fought back every time, eventually taking a 78-73 win at Madison Square Garden. Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds ...more

2012 WNBA Preview: Can The New York Liberty Get Beyond Average?
by Swish Appeal
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:37pm

Every year I've used this statistical framework for evaluating teams in the preseason, there's one team that is sort of a wild card, a team that could either win their conference or finish in the lottery. A large part of that is simply the shortcoming ...more

Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky set rosters
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 17, 2012 at 9:39pm

May 17The Phoenix Mercury waived Chastity Reed, Dymond Simon and Amanda JohnsonThe New York Liberty waived Katelan Redmon and Raffaella MasciadriMay 16The Atlanta Dream waived Coco MillerThe Minnesota Lynx waived Julie Wojta and Queralt CasasThe Phoenix M...more

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