Phoenix Mercury News

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi has been named to the All-WNBA first team for the third straight season and fourth time in her career.

Dan Hughes savors a challenge. In a dual role as head coach and general manager of the San Antonio Silver Stars, Hughes has more of a free hand to mold a championship caliber team.

Former Penn State women's basketball standout and the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer Kelly Mazzante will be appearing at The Blue Band Tailgreat Show prior to the football team's game against Illinois on ...

Galen Center on the USC campus is quickly filling up for tonight's opening game of the Western Conference finals between the Sparks and San Antonio Silver Stars.

After winning the WNBA title last season, the Phoenix Mercury disappointed their fans by failing to make the playoffs in this recently concluded season.

Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks and Lindsay Whalen of the Connecticut Sun were named the WNBA's Peak Performers for 2008, the league announced today.

Katie Douglas began this WNBA season so strongly it was suggested she could play her way to MVP.

The Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm feature several of the best players in the world and should be a real treat for fans to watch.

Tammy Sutton-Brown scored a career-high 26 points and the Indiana Fever set a franchise scoring record in a 103-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury in the regular-season finale for both teams on Sunday.

The Warriors waived center Kosta Perovic, the team announced Friday. Perovic, 23, was selected by the Warriors in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft.

Diana Taurasi scored 31 points and Cappie Pondexter added 23 to help the Phoenix Mercury hold off the Minnesota Lynx for a 96-87 victory on Friday night.

Deanna Nolan scored 18 points, and Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Shock beat the Phoenix Mercury, 89-78, on Tuesday night at the Palace in a rematch of last year's WNBA ...

Nicole Powell had 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists and the Sacramento Monarchs further boosted their playoff chances with a 78-71 victory over Minnesota on Sunday night, eliminating the Lynx from ...

Santa Clara held the Arizona women's volleyball team to a .128 hitting percentage in beating the Wildcats 3-1 on Friday night at McKale Center in the Arizona Invitational.

Diana Taurasi scored 19 of her 32 points in the second half to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx 103-96 on Wednesday night.

"This marvelous experience often occurs as if it were the effect of a superior and invisible power acting on the person from without... This delightful and singular state... ...gives no advance warning.

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 .

The 2008 U.S. Women's Olympic Team rallied back from a 38-33 third quarter deficit to hand Russia a 67-52 loss and earn a spot in Saturday's gold medal game.

BEIJING - Kara Lawson has been a starter all her life, so you would think she wouldn't like this new role of coming off the bench for the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.

With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic.