Former Gophers Whalen, McCarville reunite as Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota's hometown tandem hankered for this kind of reunion over the course of a decade.
The reconvening of former University of Minnesota teammates Lindsay Whalen and Janel McCarville could've taken place in a European league. It could've happened in international play. The pair could've wound up together on any of the WNBA's other 11 franchises...
Former Gophers Whalen, McCarville reunite as Lynx
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota's hometown tandem hankered for this kind of reunion over the course of a decade.
The reconvening of former University of Minnesota teammates Lindsay Whalen and Janel McCarville could've taken place in a European league. It could've happened in international play. The pair could've wound up together on any of the WNBA's other 11 franchises...
Griner, Taurasi embrace pairing, Mercury's future
PHOENIX They were separated by nine years at the top of the WNBA Draft and about nine minutes in Fridays media-day lineup for the Phoenix Mercury.
But one day before reaching the practice court for the first time as teammates, Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner already were at odds.
I dont like it one bit, Taurasi, the superstar guard who hit town as the messianic overall No. 1...
Augustus looking forward to Minnesota wedding
It looks like Seimone Augustus could get her Minnesota wedding after all.
The Minnesota Lynx star has been planning to marry fiancee LaTaya Varner, but she wasn't sure she would be able to do it in her adopted home state because gay marriage was not legal. That could change by as early as next week.
The Minnesota House passed a measure to legalize gay marriage on Thursday and...
Lynx's Augustus looking forward to Minnesota wedding
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) It looks like Seimone Augustus could get her Minnesota wedding after all.
The Minnesota Lynx star has been planning to marry fiancee LaTaya Varner, but she wasn't sure she would be able to do it in her adopted home state because gay marriage was not legal. That could change by as early as next week.
The Minnesota House passed a measure to legalize gay marriage...
Lynx focused on consistency as training camp opens
MINNEAPOLIS The way things ended last season didn't sit well with Maya Moore.
The Minnesota Lynx advanced to their second straight WNBA Finals a year ago but failed to defend their title, losing to the Indiana Fever in the championship. The sting of defeat lingered for Moore all the way until Sunday, when the Lynx opened up their training camp for the 2013 season.
One of the...
Brittney Griner’s WNBA contract has a skateboarding clause in it
Brittney Griner is arguably the best female basketball player in the world, but shooting hoops is not her only passion. What most people do not know about Griner is that she is also an avid skateboarder. As you might expect, this causes a bit of anxiety for the Phoenix Mercury, who took Griner with the top overall pick in the WNBA draft last month. According to TMZ, Griner’s contract...
'WASN'T TOO DIFFICULT'
Brittney Griner reveals she is gay
During a taped interview with Sports Illustrated on Wednesday, Brittney Griner, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, publicly acknowledged that she is a lesbian.
Swoopes takes over at Loyola of Chicago
Sheryl Swoopes is moving courtside as the new women's basketball coach at Loyola of Chicago. And the school is making a move of its own.
Swoopes, a four-time WNBA champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist, was formally introduced Monday. She takes over a Ramblers program eager for a revival as the school moves to the Missouri Valley Conference from the Horizon League.
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Swoopes hired as Loyola of Chicago's women's coach
Sheryl Swoopes, one of the top players is women's basketball history, is the new coach at Loyola of Chicago.
The school announced the hiring Friday.
A standout at Texas Tech in the early 1990s and the first three-time MVP in the WNBA, Swoopes will try to boost a struggling program.
The Ramblers only finished higher than fifth in the Horizon League once under former coach Eric...
Lisa Leslie on Louisville-UConn, Skylar Diggins’ future
Louisville looks to complete the rare sweep in winning a championship in both men’s and women’s basketball. They will have to beat UConn in order to do so, and that won’t be easy after the Huskies demolished Notre Dame in the Final Four on Sunday.
LBS spoke with Lisa Leslie, who is a board member for the Capital One Cup, on Tuesday to get her thoughts on the title game. We...
Connecticut's Asjha Jones to sit out WNBA season
Connecticut Sun forward Asjha Jones says she will sit out the upcoming WNBA season to recover from nagging injuries.
The 6-foot-2 Jones, who played for the U.S. Olympic team, missed 14 games with the Sun last year because of a strained left Achilles tendon. She returned to average 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in five playoff games.
Jones says she does not feel she would be fit...
Jackson recovering from hamstring surgery
Lauren Jackson says she has no plans to play basketball until she returns to the Seattle Storm next May for the 2014 WNBA season, and that she's experiencing no pain for the first time in three years.
Jackson, who has won four Olympic medals with Australia, including a bronze last year at the London Games, underwent surgery on her right hamstring in January, a chronic injury...
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Sue Bird upbeat despite needing another surgery
Sue Bird is no stranger to surgeries. She'll have her fourth in six years in early May to remove a cyst from her right knee.
It will sideline the perennial All-Star for six months and she'll miss the WNBA season.
''I was lucky in that I learned to take care of my body at an early age, but, unfortunately some things you have no control over,'' Bird wrote...
Seattle's Sue Bird to miss 2013 season
The Seattle Storm will be down another All-Star after the team announced Tuesday that Sue Bird will miss the 2013 season because she needs knee surgery.
Bird will undergo surgery to remove a cyst from her right knee later this spring. No specific date has been announced for the surgery and the expected recovery time is six months.
Seattle will already be without former MVP Lauren...
Lynx swap Wiggins for McCarville, pick
MINNEAPOLIS Lindsay Whalen and Janel McCarville are reunited once again in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Lynx announced Friday that they acquired McCarville from New York, along with a 2014 second-round pick from Tulsa, as part of a three-team trade. The Lynx dealt guard Candice Wiggins to the Shock as part of the trade.
McCarville will join Whalen, a current Lynx guard and McCarville...
Fever adds Ely, Breland to training camp roster
The Indiana Fever have signed Shyra Ely and Jessica Breland to their training camp roster.
Ely is a 6-foot-2 forward who was a backup for the Fever during their run to the WNBA title. She played at Tennessee, but grew up in Indianapolis, attended Ben Davis High School and was Indiana's Miss Basketball in 2001.
Breland is a 6-3 forward from North Carolina. She was Minnesota...
Lynxs Whalen leaves Turkish team
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen has left her team in Turkey over a contract dispute. The vast majority of WNBA players sign lucrative contracts overseas each winter, making a large chunk of their yearly earnings that way, and Whalen had been playing during this offseason for Galatasaray.
Whalen confirmed her exit from Galatasary on Monday via Twitter in a series...
Angel McCoughtry re-signs with Atlanta Dream
Defending WNBA scoring leader Angel McCoughtry has re-signed with the Atlanta Dream.
McCoughtry averaged 21.4 points per game and also led the league with 2.5 steals per game last season. She has played with Atlanta in each of her four seasons and also was a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gold medal team.
Terms for the multiyear deal were not announced Thursday.
McCoughtry was...
Athlete’s Voices: Cappie Pondexter, Episode 3. Catching Up
This is the DoubleGSports.com Athlete’s Voices column in which local star athletes provide guest posts updating their fans on what they have been up to. Today’s post is from former Rutgers Women’s Basketball star and current member of the New York Liberty of the WNBA, Cappie Pondexter. Cappie will be posting a blog on the first of every month.
Hi Guys,
Time to catch up on...
Lauren Jackson to miss WNBA season
The Seattle Storm will be without three-time league MVP Lauren Jackson for the 2013 season while she stays in Australia to recover from recent hamstring surgery.
The Storm made the roster announcement Wednesday. Her contract has been suspended and she is expected to play for Seattle in the 2014 season.
Jackson underwent surgery last month in Melbourne. She is expected to make a...
Lauren Jackson to miss 2013 WNBA season
The Seattle Storm will be without three-time league MVP Lauren Jackson for the 2013 season while she stays in Australia to recover from recent hamstring surgery.
The Storm made the roster announcement Wednesday. Her contract has been suspended and she is expected to play for Seattle in the 2014 season.
Jackson underwent surgery last month in Melbourne. She is expected to make a...
Fever re-signs core group from WNBA title run
Tamika Catchings will help Indiana try to defend its WNBA title.
The team said Tuesday that Catchings and starting guards Briann January Shavonte Zellous have all signed multi-year contracts to stay with the team. Terms were not released.
Catchings was the league MVP in 2011, the WNBA Finals MVP Award last season and owns three Olympic gold medals. She led the Fever with averages...
Former WNBA All-Star Harding signs with Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks have signed free agent guard Lindsey Harding, who played with Atlanta the last two seasons.
The deal was announced Tuesday by Sparks general manager Penny Toler. Terms of the multi-year contract were not released.
Harding has averaged 11.2 points and 4.2 assists in six WNBA seasons.
Harding, the No. 1 overall pick by Phoenix in 2007, was traded to Minnesota...
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