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Mercury hire former WNBA player and NBA assistant Kristi Toliver as associate head coach
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury have hired three-time WNBA All-Star and former NBA assistant Kristi Toliver as associate head coach. Toliver will join the staff of first-year coach Nate Tibbetts in the hiring announced Friday. Toliver played 14 WNBA seasons with...
Washington Mystics C Shakira Austin has surgery on torn labrum; recovery expected to take 4-6 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin had surgery to repair a torn labrum in her left hip. The team said Friday the recovery is expected to take four to six months. Austin played 19 games this season for Washington, averaging 10.0 points and 7.0...
Candace Parker wants to play next season if she can get healthy
NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker plans on playing another season if she's healthy enough to do so. The two-time WNBA MVP missed the Las Vegas Aces' run to a second straight league championship after having surgery on her left foot in late July. “I’ll weigh my...
Diana Taurasi in new role as she chases history and 6th Olympic gold medal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. Ignore that she turns 42 before the...
Fans roar for Brittney Griner before Team USA routs Lady Vols in exhibition
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the Tennessee Lady Vols never forget where someone played college, especially not a player that beat their beloved team. On Sunday night, they roared when Brittney Griner was introduced as a starter for the U.S. women's national team before an...
Chicago Sky promote Jeff Pagliocca to general manager
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky promoted Jeff Pagliocca to general manager Tuesday after hiring Naismith Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon as coach nearly three weeks ago. Pagliocca spent the past four seasons assisting with player development and advising the head coach. He was the...
Brittney Griner, 5-time Olympian Diana Taurasi head up US national women's roster for November
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner head up the USA Basketball Women’s National Team roster announced Thursday for a pair of November exhibition games and training camp in Atlanta. The national team will play the...
Aces celebrate 2nd WNBA championship and promise more are on the way
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces celebrated their second consecutive WNBA championship Monday night on the Strip and said they aren't done. “We coming back,” WNBA Finals MVP A'ja Wilson said. “We’re going to do this (expletive) again.” The Aces became...
Liberty plan to put franchise tag on Breanna Stewart, hope to bring back free agent Jonquel Jones
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty fell just short of winning the franchise's first WNBA championship, losing to the Las Vegas Aces in the Finals. It was the first time that Stewart experienced losing in a championship round since her freshman year of college....
WNBA fines Liberty for breaking media access rules following championship loss to the Aces
The WNBA fined the New York Liberty $25,000 after some of their players declined media interview following the team's loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the clinching game of the league finals. Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Laney also were fined $2,000 each...
