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| Comets-Storm Preview (AP) |
| The Seattle Storm got a taste of what life was like without Lauren Jackson before the WNBA's month-long Olympic layoff, as the league's reigning MVP missed the last five games to join the Australian national team. The Storm just weren't planning on playing without her for the rest of the season. Seattle will try to move on without its injured star Thursday as it continues its pursuit of a fifth... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:46:20 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Sun sign another former UConn star (AP) |
| Svetlana Abrosimova became the latest former University of Connecticut player to sign with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. Abrosimova, who helped UConn to a national title in 2000, signed a free agent contract Wednesday with first-place Connecticut (16-10). She joins former Huskies Barbara Turner, Asjha Jones, Tamika (Williams) Raymond and Ketia Swanier on the Sun's roster. -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:17:22 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| WNBA set for final stretch after Olympic break (AP) |
| The Olympic break is over and the U.S. women's basketball team has a gold medal. Now it's time for the WNBA to get back and finish its season. When the league went on a monthlong hiatus at the end of July, three teams were vying for first place in the Eastern Conference and all seven teams in the West were in playoff contention. -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:39:25 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Margo Dydek signs with Sparks (AP) |
| Margo Dydek, the 7-foot-2 center who holds the WNBA record for blocked shots with 811, signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday. The 34-year-old center, the first overall pick in the 1998 WNBA draft by the Utah Starzz, has averaged 10 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots in 289 career games. -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:41:31 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Monarchs-Sparks Preview (AP) |
| No WNBA team was better represented at the Olympics than the Los Angeles Sparks, who had three players win gold with the U.S. national team in Beijing. That honor, however, might also make the Sparks the least-rested club in the league when play resumes. Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones hope to adjust quickly to life back in the states as the Sparks host the Sacramento Monarchs... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:51:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Sky-Liberty Preview (AP) |
| Less than three weeks before the Olympic break, the New York Liberty were clinging to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They headed into the month-long hiatus playing some of their best basketball of the season, though, and are now in contention for the top seed. The rested Liberty look to continue their strong play and win their fourth straight game when they host the Chicago Sky... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:03 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Silver Stars-Mercury Preview (AP) |
| After Becky Hammon's unique Olympic experience, the rest of the WNBA season may seem easy for the standout point guard and the Western Conference-leading San Antonio Silver Stars. It likely won't be as simple for the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury. Hammon and the Silver Stars look to maintain their grip on the conference lead Thursday when they resume play after the month-long Olympic... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:52:47 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Sun-Fever Preview (AP) |
| Midway through July, the Connecticut Sun looked to be in desperate need of the upcoming Olympic hiatus. After bouncing back and winning their last three games before the break, they probably wished they didn't have to take the next month off. In their first game back, the Sun try to extend their win streak and protect their hold on first place in the Eastern Conference when they visit the... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:36:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Rested Liberty eager to resume season after break (AP) |
| After heading into the WNBA's monthlong Olympic break playing some of their best basketball of the season, the rested New York Liberty are looking forward to resuming the season. "It's been refreshing," veteran forward Shameka Christon said. "However, I'm ready to get back." The Liberty hovered around the .500 mark for much of the first half of the season before winning six of their last seven... -- read full article |
| Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:14:15 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Owner of WNBA's Mystics unhappy with losing ways (AP) |
| The president of the Washington Mystics delivered a blistering assessment of her franchise Tuesday, declaring that the team hasn't "moved one ounce" in its history and that she "might as well shut down" the team if doesn't start winning. "We cannot continue on this path," Sheila Johnson, also a part owner of the team, said in a rare conference call with reporters. -- read full article |
| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:15:14 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Detroit Shock sign ex-Houston guard Ashley Shields (AP) |
| The Detroit Shock signed free-agent guard Ashley Shields to a seven-day contract on Tuesday. The Houston Comets selected the 5-foot-10-inch Shields out of Southwest Tennessee Community College with the eighth overall pick in the 2007 draft. She played in 26 games for the Comets last season, averaging 5.3 points and 1.3 rebounds. -- read full article |
| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:07:54 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Shock sign McWilliams-Franklin, Shields (AP) |
| The Detroit Shock signed six-time WNBA All-Star Taj McWilliams-Franklin to a one-year contract extension and free-agent Ashley Shields to a seven-day contract on Tuesday. The Shock received McWilliams-Franklin last week in a trade with the Washington Mystics for Tasha Humphrey, Eshaya Murphy and a 2009 second-round draft pick. -- read full article |
| Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:39:39 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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