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Charles and Parker named Players of the Week in WNBA

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Tina Charles of the Connecticut Sun and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week for the period ending July 15.

Who makes the whistles blow -- and who doesn't

 

Finding myself in possession of a group of relatively arcane WNBA statistics, I thought I’d delve into a number of issues this week –- but I got stuck on the very first set of numbers. There was just too much to talk about to move much further.

The topic? Fouls drawn and fouls committed. But first, just a word on the importance of fouls. Obviously, a player who gets into foul trouble doesn’t get to play as much, but beyond that first-order statistic, getting to the foul line is crucial in many, many ways.

U.S. Olympic Team will get a teamwork test against Brazil

PHOTO GALLERY: USA Training Camp

Adidas National Championships has several rising stars

The Adidas National Championships which was held in Louisville, Kentucky, is probably the granddaddy of all of the major events in girls’ basketball and no matter who happens to be in charge of the event, there is always an abundance of talented teams with talented players,  which in turn brings out an abundance of college coaches to evaluate.

Taurasi is healthy and ready to compete in London

PHOTO GALLERY: USA Training Camp

WASHINGTON, DC— Worries over the condition of Diana Taurasi’s hip faded faster than the popularity of presidential candidates.  The first day of USA training camp at American University proved the five-time WNBA All Star is healthy and ready to compete in London.

What the Americans need to work on during Olympic training camp

Things team USA should work on when Olympic training camp kicks off Saturday:

How to act when beating Angola by 47 points ... in the second quarter.

What to say when asked how a Croatian player would do in the WNBA.

Positions on the podium when accepting the gold medals.

OK, that’s typical American arrogance, but even in Australia and Russia it would be hard to find serious basketball people who believe that the U.S. won’t win the gold medal in London come Aug. 11.

Smith, Storm cruise past Mercury

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Katie Smith had a game-high 19 points as the Seattle Storm dominated the Phoenix Mercury, 83-64.