If the playoffs were to begin today, the Sun’s most likely opponent would be either the Phoenix Mercury or the Indiana Fever. The first round of the playoffs is a best-of-three series, with the higher seed having home-field advantage for the first two games. “Obviously we want to have the home court advantage. And I […]
How three former Phoenix Mercury coaches built a WNBA dynasty Phoenix Mercury head coaches Paul Westhead, Corey Gaines and Sandy Brondello each won a WNBA championship while building a dynasty in the desert. Diana Taurasi’s 20-year WNBA career is coming to an end, but will it happen this season? The Phoenix Mercury’s social media accounts […]
Former Lady Vols basketball star Rickea Jackson received her first ejection in the WNBA after getting into an on-court brawl with Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury during Tuesday’s game. The Los Angeles Sparks rookie player initially did not realize that she had been sent off and returned from the tunnel to the bench to […]
Veteran Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury and rookie forward Rickea Jackson of the Los Angeles Sparks had to be separated before halftime of Tuesday’s game. Towards the end of the second quarter of Phoenix’s 85-81 win over Los Angeles, both players received double technical fouls, which resulted in automatic ejection. With less than 20 […]
How three former Phoenix Mercury coaches built a WNBA dynasty Phoenix Mercury head coaches Paul Westhead, Corey Gaines and Sandy Brondello each won a WNBA championship while building a dynasty in the desert. With the Indiana Fever losing to the Las Vegas Aces earlier in the evening, the seventh-seeded Phoenix Mercury had a chance to […]
In less than three weeks, the WNBA regular season will end and we’ll be looking at the playoffs. Some teams have secured their spots while others are fighting for a spot in the postseason. Here’s what’s happening in the league on the home stretch: Five teams secure playoff spots Three WNBA playoff spots are still […]
In perhaps the most compassionate moment in an Olympic Games full of compassionate moments, as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won the women’s welterweight gold medal by unanimous decision, spectators rose from their seats, many waving Algerian flags and chanting her name. “Imane! Imane! Imane!” they shouted as Khelif ended the fight she had dominated with […]
Biles and Ledecky give us the best moments of the Olympic Games in Paris The Paris Olympics are over and Mackenzie Salmon analyzes the best moments, including when Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky cemented their GOAT title. PARIS — Brittney Griner’s eyes filled with tears when she heard the first notes of the American flag. […]
