Archive - Sep 2012

Fever even up series in Atlanta

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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Tamika Catchings scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, helping the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream, 103-88, in Game 2 to even their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

BigTyme Fall Finish has budding young stars

CARROLTON, TX -- The BigTyme Fall Finish hosted by DFW Elite in Carrolton, Texas gave dozens of college coaches a glimpse of not only the present, but of the future as well -- several young players showed they will be household names in the future.

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Kim Nebo, 6-0 forward, Houston Wildcats Elite, Houston TX

Sun score final 14 points, sweep Liberty

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Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Tina Charles had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Kara Lawson netted half of Connecticut's 14 straight points to end the game, as the Sun beat the New York Liberty, 75-62, to sweep their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Sparks down Silver Stars to advance to Western Conference Finals

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Candace Parker exploded for 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists and the Los Angeles Sparks held off San Antonio, 101-94, Saturday, to eliminate the Silver Stars in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Whalen shines as Lynx weather Storm in Game 1

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Lindsay Whalen netted a game-high 20 points and handed out six assists as the Minnesota Lynx knocked off the Seattle Storm, 78-70, in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at Target Center on Friday.

Harding, Dream upset Fever in Game 1

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Lindsey Harding buried a crucial jumper late and the Atlanta Dream were able to hold off a fourth quarter rally to steal home court away from Indiana, defeating the Fever, 75-66, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

"Basketball is everything to me": De Souza's story of struggle and triumph

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What if I told you there was a player in the WNBA whose family needed her to make a living playing basketball or they would be trapped in poverty?

Maybe you'd say that's not so unusual. There are a lot of players from very poor backgrounds.

OK, what if I told you she spent the last 10 years living away from that family?

Again, there are still a fair number of players who fit into that category, though admittedly not quite as many.

Indiana's Catchings honored as top defensive player

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the WNBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the 2012 season.

Championship coaches Agler and Reeve analyze the playoffs

Rounding out our series of interviews with WNBA coaches heading into the playoffs, we caught up with Cheryl Reeve, coach of the reigning champion Minnesota Lynx, and Brian Agler, who guided the Seattle Storm to their second  WNBA championship in 2010. (Ann Donovan took the Storm to the title in 2004.)

Toliver, Parker push Sparks past Silver Stars

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kristi Toliver tied a career-high with 29 points and Candace Parker chipped in 25, as the Los Angeles Sparks downed the San Antonio Silver Stars, 93-86, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday.