Archive - 2011 - Wire story

Storm dominate Mercury in Game 1 of Western Conference Semis

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Tanisha Wright dropped 21 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 80-61 thrashing of the Phoenix Mercury in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Phillips, Fever squeak past Liberty in Game 1

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Erin Phillips only scored six points Thursday night, but the last two couldn't have been more important.

James Madison extends women's basketball coach, two others

Harrisonburg, VA (Sports Network) - James Madison has extended the contracts of women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks, baseball coach Spanky McFarland and women's soccer coach David Lombardo, athletic director Jeff Bourne announced Tuesday.

McCoughtry and Smith earn WNBA weekly honors

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and Seattle Storm guard Katie Smith have been named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively, for the final week of the regular season.

Taurasi, Taylor ink extensions to stay with Mercury

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Mercury signed guard Diana Taurasi and forward Penny Taylor to multi-year contract extensions on Monday.

Storm top Sky to finish regular season

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Katie Smith and Camille Little each scored 17 points to lift the Seattle Storm over the Chicago Sky, 81-70, in the WNBA's regular season finale.

Lynx, Fever highlight WNBA playoff field

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 2011 WNBA Playoffs start Thursday night with one game from each conference.

Silver Stars down Shock in OT

Tulsa, OK (Sports Network) - Danielle Robinson poured in a game-high 36 points and dished out six assists and Danielle Adams added 14 points, including six in overtime to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 102-94 win over the Tulsa Shock at the BOK Center.

Lynx, Fever highlight WNBA playoff field

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The 2011 WNBA Playoffs start Thursday night with one game from each conference.

Lynx defeat Mercury in regular-season finale

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Monica Wright each had 15 points, as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury, 96-90, in the regular-season finale for a pair of playoff-bound teams.