Lynx-Comets Preview
July 12, 2007
The teams with the WNBA’s worst records face off Thursday when the Minnesota Lynx visit the Houston Comets. Every team in the league has at least seven wins except for the Lynx (5-15) and the Comets (5-14), who are separated by a half-game at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. While Minnesota enters Thursday’s contest having lost five straight, Houston has dropped three of four with…
Comets 87, Lynx 77
July 12, 2007
Michelle Snow tied a career high with 24 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Houston Comets to an 87-77 win over Minnesota on Thursday, when the Lynx learned they lost guard Lindsey Harding for the season. An MRI confirmed that Harding, this year’s No. 1 pick, has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.
Fever F Catchings, Stars G Buescher earn WNBA weekly honors
July 9, 2007
Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings and San Antonio Silver Stars guard Erin Buescher were named WNBA Players of the Week on Monday.
Fever-Comets Preview
July 9, 2007
Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever look to improve on the best record in the WNBA on Tuesday night when they visit the Houston Comets, a team they have never beaten on the road. The Fever (13-4), who lead the East, have dropped all six contests at Houston by an average of 12.3 points, but they enter this game with a 6-2 road record, tying them with the Detroit Shock for the WNBA’s best mark.
Augustus, Dupree, and Pondexter among WNBA All-Star reserves
July 9, 2007
Second-year players Seimone Augustus, Candice Dupree and Cappie Pondexter were among the WNBA’s All-Star reserves announced Monday, each earning the honor for the second straight season. Augustus, the reigning rookie of the year with Minnesota, is second in the league in scoring at 22.3 points per game — trailing only Seattle’s Lauren Jackson (22.6).
Sky-Shock Preview
July 9, 2007
After snapping a season-high three-game skid their last time out, the Detroit Shock will try to continue their winning ways when they meet the struggling Chicago Sky on Tuesday night in the start of a home-and-home series heading into the All-Star break. The Shock (12-5) were victorious in all four contests with the then-expansion Sky (8-10) last season, winning each game by an average of nearly…
Lynx-Mystics Preview
July 9, 2007
Before the Washington Mystics offer their home court to host the annual WNBA All-Star game, they’ll try to avoid a third straight loss on it Tuesday against the Minnesota Lynx in a matchup of the league’s two last-place teams. Washington (6-12), last in the Eastern Conference, rallied for a 77-73 victory at Chicago on Saturday for its fourth win in six games after starting 2-10, including eight…
Storm-Sparks Preview
July 9, 2007
Heading into their final game before the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Sparks on the verge of a dubious club record. The Sparks look to avoid a franchise-worst sixth consecutive loss when they host the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. Los Angeles (7-11) had its worst defensive effort this season with a 110-89 loss to Connecticut on Saturday for its franchise-tying fifth straight defeat.
Shock 111, Mercury 82
July 8, 2007
The Detroit Shock tried to make things simple and it worked in spectacular fashion. Katie Smith scored 20 points, Deanna Nolan added 18, and the Shock used a league-record 72-point second half to rout the Phoenix Mercury 111-82 on Sunday night. “We got back to basics,” said Smith, who scored 12 of her 20 points in a 21-2 third-quarter run.
Fever 86, Sky 70
July 8, 2007
Tamika Catchings continues to build her case for the league MVP award as the All-Star game approaches. Catchings had 16 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead the Indiana Fever to an 86-70 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday night. She also had seven rebounds and seven steals and moved into third place in WNBA history with 474 steals, surpassing Nykesha Sales and Yolanda Griffith.
