Archive - Jun 25, 2012

Catchings, Parker earn WNBA weekly honors

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks have been named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively, for games played June 18-24.

Stop the chatter: No one is tanking in the WNBA

Rumbling through the mental streets of the WNBA come the tanks of Brittney Griner – and Elena Delle Donne. Sinister and not-so-subtle, there are the unstoppable rumors that teams would do just about anything to find their way to the lottery, where these two great treasures of the 2013 draft lie waiting to be claimed.

These tanks, however, do not have treads, but rather are marked by odd coaching decisions, mysterious injuries and sudden collapses.  And they are, despite the claims of more than a few WNBA fans, unconnected with reality.

Young, Silver Stars down Sparks

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Sophia Young dropped in a game-high 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the San Antonio Silver Stars downed the Los Angeles Sparks, 91-71, on Sunday.