The Phoenix Mercury on Thursday announced their opening night roster ahead of the 2022 WNBA season. The league’s all-time leading scorer Diana Taurasi, last season’s leading scorer Tina Charles and four-time All-Star Skylar Diggins Smith will be headlining this year’s squad. Offseason additions such as All-Star wing Diamond DeShields, Kristine Anigwe, Megan Gustafson and Sam … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury reveal opening night roster for 2022 WNBA season
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Absence of Mercury’s Brittney Griner leads WNBA storylines ahead of season
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will begin its 26th season this weekend with several intriguing storylines, including the potential retirement of Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles, the return of Becky Hammon as a coach and the absence of Brittney Griner. There is no bigger headline engulfing the league than Griner. The Mercury’s All-Star center remains in Russia after being detained … [Read more...] about Absence of Mercury’s Brittney Griner leads WNBA storylines ahead of season
Phoenix Mercury, Bally Sports Arizona Partner For A Team-Record 27 Local Broadcasts In 2022
PHOENIX - The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury and regional broadcast partner, Bally Sports Arizona, today announced a team-record 27-game bro... … [Read more...] about Phoenix Mercury, Bally Sports Arizona Partner For A Team-Record 27 Local Broadcasts In 2022
US officials: Brittney Griner now considered wrongfully detained in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag … [Read more...] about US officials: Brittney Griner now considered wrongfully detained in Russia
Report: WNBA to honor Mercury’s Brittney Griner with on-court decal
The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it hasn’t been announced publicly. The All-Star center remains in Russia after being detained following her arrival at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17. Russian authorities … [Read more...] about Report: WNBA to honor Mercury’s Brittney Griner with on-court decal