New Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U’Ren wouldn’t have left his post as Golden State Warriors executive director of basketball operations for many opportunities.
Five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi headlines the 12-woman roster for the USA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team announced by USA Basketball on Sunday.
Veterans Diana Taurasi and Britney Griner, both of the Phoenix Mercury, were named by USA Basketball to participate in a February camp at New York as the women's national basketball team begins its preparation for the Paris Olympics this summer.
Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi plans to play a 20th WNBA season in 2024, she said Monday. "I got another year of my contract, and I'm definitely going to fulfill that," Taurasi told reporters in her season-ending exit interview.
In a 96-89 win over the Los Angelos Sparks on Thursday, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty elevated their record to an impressive 32-7 with Ionescu breaking the all-time single-season 3-point record in style.
Diana Taurasi was held scoreless for just the sixth time in her career on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Dream. Currently on a six game losing streak, the Phoenix Mercury have been eliminated from playoff contention with only five games left in the season.
Cheyenne Parker had 25 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday to lead the Atlanta Dream to a 94-76 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury, who lost veteran guard Diana Taurasi to a recurring left toe injury in the first half.
On Wednesday night, the Mercury suffered a resounding loss against the Sparks, 91-62. The Mercury had a challenging game against the No. 8 seed on the road without three of its stars in Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi and Shey Peddy.
In the Phoenix Mercury’s must-win game against the No. 8 seeded Los Angeles Sparks, it was announced on their Twitter that the team will be missing three of its stars.
The Phoenix Mercury held the visiting Washington Mystics to just 36.6 percent shooting from the field en route to a 91-72 victory on Tuesday night. Phoenix (8-20) never trailed, taking the lead on a Diana Taurasi 3-pointer 58 seconds into the game.
Diana Taurasi's long standout career is filled with accomplishments, but scoring more points than her age on Thursday was quite a stunner. Taurasi also became the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 career points and is certainly beaming with confidence entering the Phoenix Mercury's home game Saturday night against the Seattle Storm.
Diana Taurasi scored 42 points and became the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 career points as the host Phoenix Mercury routed the Atlanta Dream 91-71 on Thursday night.
Taurasi was already the league's all-time leading scorer, and now she's made even more history.
Phoenix — The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 78-72 on Sunday night, thanks to a dominant performance from Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi.
ESPN is bringing back the highly popular “Bird and Taurasi Show” as an alternate telecast to the Women’s Final Four, Front Office Sports has learned. Multiple proper ESPN networks will be dedicated to in-game coverage.
WNBA playoff basketball is finally here! With things kicking off on Wednesday night, I decided to highlight an X-factor I'll be keeping tabs on for each best-of-three first round series.
The Phoenix Mercury (8-seed) will face off against the Las Vegas Aces (1-seed) on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Mercury, the team will be without their star guard, Diana Taurasi.
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, is out for the remainder of the regular season due to a quad strain. Taurasi sustained the injury back on Aug.
No program in NCAA women's college basketball history has won more national championships than Connecticut's 11. Guided by legendary coach Geno Auriemma, the Huskies have been the gold standard in the women's game. Here's our list of the 20 best players in school history.
Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard is facing backlash from many, including one of her own players, for saying the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game is illegitimate without Taurasi.
The United States is likely to again top the medals table during these Summer Games in Tokyo and, also lead the way in gold-medal victories. Here's a look at 20 American athletes who seem to be destined for gold this summer.
The Mercury confirmed Friday that Taurasi has been cleared to return for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks after missing the past month with a fractured sternum.
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Whenever she returns and scores six more points, she'll be the first WNBA player in history to reach 9,000 for her career.
WNBA Opening Night included the highly anticipated return of the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, the debut of the 2021 top draft pick and the beginning of a new era for the Los Angeles Sparks.
It's not easy to put together a list of the greatest women's NCAA Tournament champions. Each brought something special to the table and was worthy of its greatness. And, we're not just talking Tennessee and Connecticut.
Taurasi broke down Atlanta's defense with a great assist.
Diana Taurasi brought a bit of levity to the Kobe Bryant memorial in Los Angeles on Monday with a hilarious shot at LeBron James.
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