WNBA Basketball Headlines
Shock retain McConnell-Miller as assistant coach (AP)
New Tulsa Shock coach Gary Kloppenburg is retaining Kathy McConnell-Miller as one of the assistants on his coaching staff. The Shock announced Friday that McConnell-Miller will remain with the team after serving as an assistant for the final 19 games of last season. She was brought in after Nolan Richardson was fired and assistant Teresa Edwards was promoted to interim coach. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:29 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Fever re-sign G Erin Phillips (AP)
Guard Erin Phillips has signed a multi-year contract to return to the Indiana Fever. The Fever re-signed Phillips, a restricted free agent who started 22 games at point guard for the club in 2011, by matching an offer sheet from the Phoenix Mercury. The Fever acquired Phillips as part of a three-team offseason trade prior to the 2011 season. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:31 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Mystics acquire Quinn, send Coleman to Sparks (AP)
The Washington Mystics have acquired guard Noelle Quinn from the Los Angeles Sparks for forward Marissa Coleman in a swap of former high first-round draft picks. Quinn was the No. 4 overall selection by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2007 draft. She was shipped to the Mystics on Wednesday after spending the last three seasons with the Sparks. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:28:37 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Lynx re-sign C Adair (AP)
The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed center Jessica Adair. The team announced the deal Thursday but did not disclose terms. Adair appeared in 31 regular-season games during Minnesota's championship run last year. The 6-4 center averaged 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds a game while shooting .485 percent from the floor, and scored in double-figures twice. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:39 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Lynx re-sign C Taj McWilliams-Franklin (AP)
The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed 41-year-old center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. The Lynx announced the deal on Monday, ensuring that their emotional leader will return to help them defend the WNBA championship. McWilliams-Franklin averaged 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds last year. Her scoring increased to 10.6 points in the playoffs as she helped the franchise to its first title. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:01:34 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Shock get Temeka Johnson in tradewith Mercury (AP)
The Tulsa Shock acquired starting point guard Temeka Johnson from the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in exchange for Andrea Riley. Johnson started 30 games for Phoenix last season, averaging 6.4 points and 4.4 assists. She started every game for the Mercury team that won the 2009 WNBA championship and also didn't miss a start in 2010. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:20:27 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Correction: US Assistants story (PA SportsTicker)
In a Jan. 20 story on the U.S. women's basketball assistant coaches, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Pat Summitt won a gold medal as both a player and coach. Summitt won a silver medal as a player in 1976 and gold as a coach in 1984. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:55:33 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
WNBA opens 16th season on May 18; Seattle vs LA (AP)
Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks will open the 16th WNBA season against Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm on May 18. The defending WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, featuring finals MVP Seimone Augustus and rookie of the year Maya Moore, will play Phoenix on May 20 on ABC. The 12-team summer league will take a break for the London Olympics from July 14 to Aug. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:18:33 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
Former Auburn coach returns to sideline with Dream (AP)
Former Auburn women's basketball coach Joe Ciampi is returning to the sideline. The WNBA's Atlanta Dream announced Wednesday that Ciampi (CHAM-pee) will serve as an assistant this season for head coach and general manager Marynell Meadors. Ciampi spent 25 years at Auburn, leading the Tigers to three straight appearances in the NCAA championship game from 1988-90. [read full article]
Posted Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:59:33 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
LA Sparks hire Carol Ross as coach (AP)
The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Atlanta Dream assistant Carol Ross as their new coach, replacing Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Bryant, the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, began his second stint as head coach in July after Jennifer Gillom was dismissed. Ross spent the last three seasons with Atlanta, which reached the WNBA finals in 2010 and 2011. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:26:36 PST - via Yahoo! Sports
