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Fever lose guard Erin Phillips with knee injury

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:40:30 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever have lost guard Erin Phillips for four to six week with a torn meniscus in her right knee.

Jay-Z's sports agency buys Diggins a new Benz

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:52 -0400

Looks like Skylar Diggins will have a new ride when she goes to Tulsa to join the Shock.

Sun's Lawson wins WNBA's Dawn Staley Award

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:07 -0400

Connecticut Sun guard Kara Lawson is the winner of the WNBA Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award.

ACL tears behind her, Gemelos chases place in WNBA

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:35 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Jacki Gemelos has a sharp 3-point shot and a deft passing touch to offer the Minnesota Lynx as they set the 11-player roster for this season.

Cambage reverses course, will play for Shock

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:41:25 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - Reversing her decision from the start of training camp, Elizabeth Cambage now plans to play for the Tulsa Shock this season.

Basketball Australia hires Joyce as women's coach

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:37:49 -0400

SYDNEY - Brendan Joyce has been hired as the full-time head coach of the Australian Opals women's basketball team in a deal that runs through to the end of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.

Griner learns skyhook from Abdul-Jabbar

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:11:26 -0400

PHOENIX - Looking up to someone for one of the few times in her basketball life, Brittney Griner leaned into the 7-foot man in front of her, watching and listening as he flipped in one hook shot after another.

Mystics defeat Brazilian national team 71-56

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:51:27 -0400

WASHINGTON - Rookies Tayler Hill and Emma Meesseman scored 12 points apiece and the Washington Mystics held Brazil's national team to 18 second half points in a 71-56 exhibition win Wednesday.

Mystics sign free agent Jessica Moore

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:33:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Washington Mystics have signed free agent forward Jessica Moore.

5-year veteran Swanier, Alverson cut by Dream

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:17:25 -0400

ATLANTA - Atlanta has released guard Ketia Swanier and forward Blanche Alverson, leaving the Dream with 14 players.

Tulsa Shock cut 2 more from training camp roster

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:37:17 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - The Tulsa Shock waived guards Doneeka Lewis and Italee Lucas on Tuesday, trimming their roster as the regular season approaches.

Fever prep for WNBA title defense

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:31 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The defending champion Indiana Fever feel like they are under the radar all over again heading into the WNBA season.

Fever forward to miss season with Achilles injury

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:53:05 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Fever forward Shyra Ely-Gash will miss the entire 2013 WNBA season after rupturing her right Achilles tendon.

Shock waive center Vicki Baugh

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:31:26 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - The Tulsa Shock waived Vicki Baugh on Friday following their first preseason game.

Augustus looking forward to Minnesota wedding

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:51 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - It looks like Seimone Augustus could get her Minnesota wedding after all.

Mercury becomes title favorite with Griner

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:24:17 -0400

PHOENIX - Penny Taylor has recovered from a torn ACL. Diana Taurasi is healthy again and coming off her fifth EuroLeague title. Candice Dupree is back from her knee injury and super sixth woman DeWanna Bonner re-signed after a career year.

Laimbeer: Liberty will be fun to watch in 2013

Sat, 04 May 2013 17:47:31 -0400

NEW YORK - Days before the New York Liberty open their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the former NBA player said he was looking forward to getting the players on the court and vowed the team will be more fun to watch this year.

Diggins joins Tulsa, Wiggins in speedy backcourt

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:14:22 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - Skylar Diggins likes that WNBA teams may now dread a trip to Tulsa.

Ex-Indiana Miss Basketball Ely-Gash rejoins Fever

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:26:20 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Shyra Ely-Gash will rejoin the Indiana Fever when the defending WNBA champion opens training camp.

Griner ready for Mercury's tempo

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:35:19 -0400

PHOENIX - Bracketed by the Phoenix Mercury's two WNBA championship trophies and her familiar braids, Brittney Griner couldn't stop smiling as her new bosses and the mayor of Phoenix spoke about her arrival in the desert.