WNBA News

Reserve Laurie Koehn scored 15 points to lead Washington to a 76-67 win over the Detroit Shock.2.7

Los Angeles Sparks' Doneeka Hodges, left and Tamecka Dixon watch from the bench during the first half against the Houston Comets, Saturday, Aug.6.1

The Charlotte Sting won on the road for the first time this season, getting 24 points from Sheri Sam and 17 from Tammy Sutton-Brown in a 77-66 victory Thursday night over ...4.2

Sacramento Monarchs guard Kara Lawson will miss the final two games of the regular season with an injured left shoulder.2.7

Backers of a permanent National Mall memorial to Martin Luther King Junior are more than a third of the way toward their 100 million dollar fund-raising goal.2.7

Police are investigating a suspicious white powder at the Portland International Airport that forced the closure of a local hospital emergency room.2.9

Jurgita Streimikyte scored 14 points and the Indiana Fever recovered from their worst loss of the season with their largest victory margin, beating the San Antonio Silver ...5.2

Tamika Catchings had no trouble commanding the attention of 60 energized children Monday.2.7

Even though he's 80 years old, Fort Worth Cats manager Wayne Terwilliger says he's not thinking about retirement.3.3

ROSEBORO- Chasity Melvin has been selected to the 2005 WNBA All-Star Ballot. The former Lakewood High and N.C. State standout is now in her sixth year in the WNBA, currently ...2.7

Former Indiana Fever and Purdue player Stephanie White has been named an assistant women's basketball coach at the University of Toledo.2.7

Hershey Track and Field meet June 29: Lugnuts baseball game July 8: MSU Crew Camp July 20: Detroit Shock basketball game July 27: Games Day at Moores Park Aug.2.7

Liberty Media chairman John Malone resigned as a director of Cablevision Systems on Monday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.3.1

UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault is not a man who smiles a lot.4

The Washington Mystics will kick off its season opener against the 2004 Eastern Conference Champions Connecticut Sun at MCI Center on Sunday, May 22nd at 6:00 p.m.2.7

Ht.: 6-5.Wt.: 199. Age: 26, born May 19, 1979, in New Orleans. College: Tulane. Acquired: By trade from Minnesota with F Sheri Sam for F Amanda Lassiter and a 2004 draft pick.2

The 39-year-old Thomas-Swinson succeeds Kathy McConnell-Miller, who left to replace Ceal Barry at Colorado.5.2

NEW YORK Liberty Group Publishing Inc., the Northbrook, Ill.-based publisher of 274 papers in 15 states, will be sold to the New York City investment firm Fortress ...2.7

Even as it trades on its stagecoach motif and ties to the Old West, Wells Fargo Bank is looking to the Far East.2.9

Nothing that's happened in the WNBA has changed my opinion that Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer is the same creep that he was when he played for the Pistons.2.7

Mystics coach Michael Adams has resigned and will join the coaching staff of the University of Maryland.6.5

BOZEMAN, Mont. Tricia Binford, an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Utah State, is the new of the Montana State women's basketball team.3.3

Van Chancellor has taken some risks in a coaching career that has taken him from Harrison Central to Ole Miss and then finally the WNBA's Houston Comets.2.7

Former University of Oklahoma and current Washington Mystics guard Stacey Dales-Schuman has decided to end her professional basketball career.6.6

New York Liberty center Ann Wauters is enjoying a successful off-season in Russia, where she is a key member of the defending champion Samara club in the EuroLeague.2.7

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today announced that the NAIAS 2005 Charity Preview held Friday, Jan.2.7

The Bad Boys are back together. Rick Mahorn will join Bill Laimbeer on the Detroit Shock bench, serving as Laimbeer's top assistant for the 2005 season.5.4

New York Liberty star Becky Hammon is already working on her post-hoops career. Hammon, who has appeared out of uniform on ESPN and WPIX/Ch.2

Center for at least 10 more seasons . . . Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson, the WNBA scoring leader, had arthroscopic surgery to repair a damaged ligament and remove bone ...2.7