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| Silver Stars' Johnson to retire after season (AP) |
| Vickie Johnson, one of the four players remaining from the WNBA's inaugural season in 1997, has decided to retire. The two-time All-Star, who holds the league record for games played, announced Thursday she will end her career at the end of the season. "I really enjoyed my 13 years in the league and I can truly say every time I stepped on the court, I gave 110 percent," the... -- read full article |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:05:05 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Liberty-Silver Stars Preview (AP) |
| Judging by the way their former star guard has tormented them since, the New York Liberty may have made a mistake two years ago when they traded Becky Hammon to the San Antonio Silver Stars. Hammon looks to continue her success against her old team Saturday night when the Silver Stars try to defeat the Liberty for the sixth straight time. -- read full article |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:14:42 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Sparks-Shock Preview (AP) |
| The Detroit Shock are the WNBA's reigning champions, but a loaded Los Angeles Sparks club figures to be perhaps their greatest threat to defending their title. One game in, it's hard to imagine the Shock threatening the Sparks. Los Angeles looked dominant in its blowout of Detroit in the league's season opener, but the Shock will get a chance to redeem themselves Monday night when the... -- read full article |
| Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:05:37 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Jackson and Wright lead Storm over Monarchs (AP) |
| A three-week vacation left Lauren Jackson only one week to get ready for another WNBA season with the Seattle Storm. Apparently it was plenty of time. Jackson scored 23 points and Tanisha Wright added 21 to help the Storm beat the Sacramento Monarchs 71-61 on Saturday in the season opener. Despite playing with five fouls, Jackson scored seven points in the final four minutes as Seattle closed the... -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:23:43 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Monarchs-Storm Preview (AP) |
| Sue Bird and Swin Cash weren't at their best in the Seattle Storm's season opener, but with Lauren Jackson back in uniform the team still earned a double-digit victory on the road. The Storm also sent a clear message to the Sacramento Monarchs, who will have a tough task to avoid a home-and-home sweep when the teams complete their two-day series Sunday night in Seattle. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:03:41 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Sun-Liberty Preview (AP) |
| The New York Liberty had to wait longer than any other WNBA team to begin their season, but the Connecticut Sun have been waiting for months to get another shot at them. New York ended the Sun's 2008 season in Connecticut en route to the Eastern Conference finals, and the rematch takes place Sunday when the young Liberty begin their season looking to continue their resurgence. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:13:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Holdsclaw's 23 points helps Dream win in double OT (AP) |
| Chamique Holdsclaw was not going to let her first game in two years end up in a loss with the Atlanta Dream, even if it meant playing two extra periods with a balky knee. Holdsclaw scored 23 points to lead the Dream to an 87-86 double overtime victory over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night. "There's no quit in her," Atlanta coach Marynell Meadors said of Holdsclaw. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:32:48 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Augustus scores 23 to lead Lynx past Sky (AP) |
| Seimone Augustus has endured many losses during her three seasons with the Minnesota Lynx. With a new supporting cast, the perennial all-star is hoping those days are long gone. Augustus scored 23 points and Candice Wiggins added 20 as the new-look Lynx opened their season with a 102-85 win on Saturday against the Chicago Sky. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:38:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Dream-Mystics Preview (AP) |
| The Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics have big plans for their top draft picks. That same type of burden may be the reason Chamique Holdsclaw's career has been so disjointed. Featuring the first two picks of April's draft, respectively, the Dream and Mystics come off their season debuts to match up Sunday, with Holdsclaw returning to the city where her WNBA career began. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:50:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| WNBA Capsules (AP) |
| Tina Thompson had 18 points, Betty Lennox added 17 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks easily beat the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock 78-58 on Saturday in the season opener. Los Angeles wore jerseys bearing the logo of the Farmers Insurance Group, which the Sparks entered a multiyear sponsorship deal with. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:18:49 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Mercury rally to beat Silver Stars 90-79 (AP) |
| Phoenix made the playoffs in each of the four years it has won its opener. The Mercury hope to extend that trend this year. Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Cappie Pondexter added 23, and the Mercury rallied to beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 90-79 on Saturday night in a season-opening matchup of the WNBA's last two Western Conference champions. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:46:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Lynx-Fever Preview (AP) |
| Seimone Augustus has been one of the WNBA's top three scorers in each of her first three seasons, but she hasn't had a lot of help as the Minnesota Lynx have struggled to three last-place finishes. Augustus thinks this year will be different, and the club backed her up in its season opener. Augustus and the new-look Lynx look to build on a promising debut Sunday night when they visit the... -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:42:04 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| Dream hope winning will bring out more fans (AP) |
| No one can blame Atlanta Dream fans for being skeptical about renewing their season tickets -- not during a national recession and not after just four wins in the team's first WNBA season. So Dream president Bill Bolen wasn't surprised when the second-year franchise struggled to convince fans buy season tickets again during the offseason. -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:09:47 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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| After latest overhaul, Lynx look for progress (AP) |
| With only one playoff victory on the franchise's record, the Minnesota Lynx have begun their 11th WNBA season after another overhaul. This was the biggest yet. Though the Lynx have found success hard to come by, they aren't afraid of change. Don Zierden's decision to resign as head coach this week and leave for an NBA job, leading to the promotion of assistant Jennifer Gillom, was a... -- read full article |
| Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:23:46 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News |
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