Katie Smith News

In response to Jim Harrison I would posit that if all of the people who have connections to the oil industry were to pull their money from the anti-global warming bandwagon there would be little controversy.

A little birdie says the University of Minnesota has been contacted by the Minnesota Wild about the possibility of hosting the NHL's Winter Classic outdoor game at the Gophers' football stadium.

Former La Salle star Cheryl Reeve from South Jersey is set to be named the new coach of the Minnesota Lynx Tuesday afternoon, multiple sources familiar with the decision have confirmed The Lynx announced a press conference earlier Tuesday morning.

Katie Smith's 11 WNBA seasons include the last five with Detroit, where she was part of two league titles and was the 2008 WNBA Finals MVP.

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint honored the Detroit Shock basketball team Thursday, presenting them with the second annual Patrick McInnis Community Hero Award.

The Detroit Shock is moving to Tulsa, Okla. There has been no official announcement, but team members have been informed of the move, according to a person within the organization.

Bill Cameron ended the speculation late Monday, issuing a brief statement in an e-mail to the Tulsa World confirming the three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock is moving to Tulsa.

Never before has a team had so much success, yet so few noticed. That was the never-ending story of the Detroit Shock.

Television viewership was up for the WNBA playoffs this season. ESPN said Tuesday the five-game finals averaged 548,000 viewers, up 73 percent from 316,000 in 2008.

The Shock ventured to Indiana on Thursday 3-0 in the playoffs and the winner of 12 of its previous 14 games.

Shock coach Rick Mahorn peeked from inside his office and listened to guard Katie Smith talking about former coach Bill Laimbeer.

Detroit is in the Eastern Conference finals again. And this time, Bill Laimbeer isn't coaching and cajoling the Shock .

Seattle's Camille Little puts in the game-winning basket against the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinal.

It wasn't that long ago that Shavonte Zellous thought of herself as more a track athlete who also happened to play basketball.

After last season, the Atlanta Dream were sort of tallying up the wounds suffered during a summer of getting knocked around to the tune of a 4-30 record.

Atlanta in the WNBA playoffs? You must be Dream-ing. Actually, not. The Atlanta Dream, a nightmarish 4-30 last season, was waved into the postseason party by going 18-16, the second most dramatic turnaround in league annals.

Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson announced Friday that this, her 11th season in the WNBA and 14th as a professional, will be her last before retirement.

Auburn Hills -- The defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock grabbed the attention of Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors after the Shock earned an 87-83 victory at The Palace the last time the teams played Aug.

Published: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. MLB-Suspended RHP Jose Dominguez and OF Waldo Rosario of the Dominican Summer League for 50 games apiece after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

Who's going to win the WNBA title this season? Will Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie end her career with a third title? Might another player who is retiring, San Antonio's Vickie Johnson, win her first? Can the Atlanta Dream pull a "Shock" and go from worst to first, the way Detroit did in 2003? Speaking of Motown, can the defending champs overcome the ...