WNBA Women's Basketball News

With Marist head coach Brian Giorgis sporting a sharp tuxedo with a red bow tie, it figured to be a good night for the Red Foxes.

This item is courtesy of Steve Finamore. A former St. Peter's College Men's assistant, Steve is now a head coach in Michigan.

The fire started at the Sellwood Inn Pub, located at 8301 Southeast 17th Avenue, at 3:20 a.m., firefighters said.

She managed a polite smile and 'thank you' for well wishers commending a hard fought effort.

The biggest mystery among Minnesota Lynx players who were free agents was solved Friday afternoon, when the team announced that Candice Wiggins would return for 2012.

Wiggins, the third overall pick of the 2008 draft, averaged 5.9 points and 1.5 assists a game last season for the WNBA champions.

McDonald's announced their list of 24 high school All-Americans on Thursday and here's a brief glimpse of the squad breakdowns.

No. 9 Green Bay fell to Detroit 70-58 and snapped the Phoenix' 40-game regular-season winning streak.

Toliver and Coleman. The pair, whose names will forever be side by side in Maryland lore as epitomized by their banners hanging next to one another from the Comcast Center rafters, have crossed paths again.

The 6-foot-5 Snow has career averages of 9.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 334 games over 10 seasons with Houston, Atlanta, San Antonio and Chicago.

Seattle Storm Head Coach and General Manager Brian Agler announced today that the Storm have re-signed Veteran starters Sue Bird and Tanisha Wright to multi-year contracts with the team.

With all of the hype surrounding the de-commitment of Kaela Davis to Tennessee, I decided to take a visit to watch her play against rival GAC.

Beard averaged 16.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in six seasons with Washington before missing the last two seasons with ankle and foot injuries.

"Erin's rich experience, her outstanding political acumen, and the strength of her leadership and operational skills make her the right person to lead Portland Fire & Rescue," said Commissioner Randy Leonard.

Forward Tamika Catchings, the reigning Most Valuable Player of the WNBA, has signed a free agent contract to remain with the Indiana Fever.

The San Antonio Silver Stars have signed seven-year WNBA veteran Shameka Christon, head coach and general manager Dan Hughes announced today.

The Chicago Sky has re-signed Shay Murphy for the 2012 season, head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman announced Tuesday.

Holding the ninth overall pick in 2012 WNBA draft, the Connecticut Sun decided to become active players in the free agent market and bolstered their frontcourt presence by signing veteran forward Mistie Mims, it was announced today.

In a game that had important implications for their standing in the Summitt League, South Dakota State dominated Oral Roberts in their victory, 70-51 . Early on, this game had the makings of an epic battle between the top two teams in the Summitt League as they went back and forth.

As expected, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will face Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC 145.