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What's up: Ex-Mercury star Jennifer Gillom
Then: The former Mississippi star post player earned a gold medal for the United States women's basketball team during the 1988 Olympics.
Lauren Jackson has no plans to slow down
Opals superstar Lauren Jackson believes she's capable of maintaining her massive basketball workload for four more years, and that the sport's next big thing can help take the national team to new heights.
Voepel: Season ends on high note for Taurasi
Diana Taurasi appears in a video that plays on the scoreboard at US Airways Arena before Mercury games, and in it she's emitting what you might call a primal scream.
Mercury celebrate another WNBA championship
Diana Taurasi knew how to rile up the already raucous crowd of about 1,000, many dressed in orange and purple.
In the news: Golf, rugby added to Olympic menu
Golf has a tee time for 2016, and Tiger Woods can hardly wait. The sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 amid the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's sand and sea, giving Woods the chance to do something even the great Jack Nicklaus never did -- win Olympic gold.
Golf making return in 2016 Olympics
Golf has a tee time for 2016, and Tiger Woods can hardly wait. The sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 amid the spectacular backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's sand and sea, giving Woods the chance to do something even the great Jack Nicklaus never did - win Olympic gold.
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Taylor seals second WNBA title
Penny Taylor celebrates victory with her Mercury team-mates. Australia's Penny Taylor has again displayed her big-match pedigree to help Phoenix win its second WNBA championship in the deciding game five against Indiana.
Sports Briefs - Metro Edition: Golf will return to Olympics in 2016
After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, and rugby, last played in 1924, is also coming back.
USOC chief steps down under fire
Six months of shaky decisions and turmoil came to a head for the U.S. Olympic Committee on Wednesday when its acting chief executive said she would step down, bringing more chaos to an organization that was humiliated when Chicago's bid to stage the 2016 Games fell flat.
Voepel: As usual, pressure doesn't put off Taurasi
Phoenix's Diana Taurasi swears she actually prefers it this way: being on the road, playing in an arena of people cheering against her.
Injured Taylor to play Sunday for Mercury with mouthpiece
INDIANAPOLIS a ' Phoenix Mercury forward Penny Taylor is expected to play in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday after being elbowed in the mouth during Game 2. Phoenix coach Corey Gaines said Taylor was doing fine after receiving treatment and will be ready to resume her role off the bench.
Quick Hits / NBA says it will use replacement refs
The NBA has told teams it is going ahead with replacement referees, days after the league thought a deal had been reached with locked-out officials.
3 Aussie pro athletes making mark in the desert
Three Australian pro athletes are making a mark in Arizona. In February, former Australian Rules Football star Ben Graham became the first Australian to play in the Super Bowl, punting for the Arizona Cardinals.
Smiling D-Back from the Outback
Everyone always comes back to the smile. Beaming and genuine, it never seems to leave the face of Diamondbacks rookie outfielder Trent Oeltjen .
The Houston Rockets signed rookie guard Jermaine Taylor to a multiyear contract on Wednesday.
The Houston Rockets signed rookie guard Jermaine Taylor to a multiyear contract on Wednesday.
The Houston Rockets signed rookie guard Jermaine Taylor to a multiyear contract on Wednesday.
Opals look to shine against China
Women's National Basketball League MVP Rohanee Cox and fellow Olympians Emma Randall, Hollie Grima and Alicia Poto head-up an Opals team shy of its WNBA stars for a three-match series against China next month.
Opals look to shine against China
Women's National Basketball League MVP Rohanee Cox and fellow Olympians Emma Randall, Hollie Grima and Alicia Poto head-up an Opals team shy of its WNBA stars for a three-match series against China next month.
Random thoughts on the ESPYs, WNBA and UConn, too: UCONN | Women's Basketball
I have gotten to the bottom of this one for you folks, because frankly I didn't see the show Sunday night because I was channel surfing after the miserable Mets lost again.
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