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Ladies Court - Women’s Basketball News and Analysis

July 5th, 2008

Speaking of the Phoenix Mercury’s poor start

They sure as hell have made it back into playoff contention. After the team’s dismal start, a recent five-game, 13-day roadtrip helped the team gain traction in the Western Conference again, said head coach Corey Gaines via Christopher Ramirez and the Arizona Republic.
“It could have killed us or could have helped us,” Gaines said. “In […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Phoenix Mercury visit President Bush

The WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury were honored Monday morning by President George W. Bush at the White House.
President Bush singled out Mercury stars and Olympians Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter for their efforts in the WNBA and the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Now, this is not the first time that Diana has been […]

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June 20th, 2008

Five questions with Lindsay Whalen

The Connecticut Sun have gotten off to a great start this season and Lindsay Whalen is playing a huge part, averaging over 15, 5 and 5 so far. Internet Broadcasting’s David Zingler sits for five questions via KSAT.com.
Q: (The Sun) have gotten off to a great start this year, even with all of the new […]

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June 3rd, 2008

Worst teams in the league so far

Three weeks into the WNBA season and we still have three teams without a victory. Right now, they’re going to get my Worst 3 tag so far this season, but there’s a lot of reasons fans can still hold their heads high as the season progresses.
Phoenix Mercury (0-4): You likely couldn’t have found anybody to […]

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May 31st, 2008

Olympic squad announced

The names you’d expect fill the roster (so far) of the U.S. Women’s National Team. From the AP via ESPN:

Candace Parker
Lisa Leslie
Sue Bird
Cappie Pondexter
Diana Taurasi
Katie Smith
Tina Thompson
Seimone Augustus
Sylvia Fowles

But it wasn’t that hard, according to head coach Anne Donovan.
“These nine players are no-brainers,” U.S. Olympic coach Anne Donovan said. “It’s so exciting to have these […]

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May 21st, 2008

Early trouble for the Phoenix Mercury?

While I don’t think it’s time to panic just yet (they haven’t even been together for a week), any string of losses is worrisome in the stacked West. While Cappie Pondexter and Diana Taurasi combined for 43 points in the Phoenix Mercury’s 81-76 loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars, they only shot 15 of […]

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May 18th, 2008

Hello, world. It’s me, Candace Parker.

Oh, she didn’t do a whole lot in her WNBA debut… she only scored more than any other league player’s debut ever.

Candace Parker scored 34 in her debut with the Los Angeles Sparks, a 99-94 victory over the defending champion Phoenix Mercury on their home floor. Cappie Pondexter did everything to keep the Mercury in […]

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February 12th, 2008

WNBA stars suit up for NBA All-Star Weekend

I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for the NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night.
My favorite competition is the Three-Point Shootout, but one of the events consistently gaining in popularity is the Shooting Stars competition, which brings together a NBA star, a WNBA star and a NBA legend.
This year’s field includes:

Defending Shooting Stars champion Detroit, including Shock star […]

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January 29th, 2008

Top Ten WNBA Games To Watch (Early Season Edition)

When last we saw some WNBA action, the Phoenix Mercury were celebrating their WNBA Finals victory over the Detroit Shock.
But now that we have this whole CBA business out of the way, we can begin thinking about next season. Here’s my Games To Watch for the first few weeks of the season.
Difficulty: You will not […]

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