Cappie Pondexter News

Is it too early for dynasty talk? The Phoenix Mercury has won two titles in the last three years, and yet no one seems to notice.

Watching game film helped coach Corey Gaines make a critical strategic move in the WNBA Finals -- "I took the pick-and-roll to the middle of the floor," he said -- and Phoenix win its second title.

Rutgers fans are bundling up for tonight's game against Pittsburgh at Rutgers Stadium.

The three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock are reportedly set to leave Motown and head to Oklahoma.

Michael Jackson has a chance to win artist of the year posthumously at the American Music Awards.

Former Rutgers star Cappie Pondexter, a two-time WNBA champion with the Phoenix Mercury, was to be honored at halftime of the Rutgers-Pittsburgh football game Friday.

The Yankees may go with a three-man rotation against the Angels in the AL Championship Series.

The Phoenix Mercury celebrate their second WNBA championship Friday night. a How big of a deal was Friday's WNBA championship game in Phoenix? Well, consider this: the only other times a basketball team's won a championship in this city, it was the Boston Celtics beating the Phoenix Suns on our home court in 1976, and then the Chicago Bulls beating ...

The Phoenix Mercury have been in this situation before. Down 2-1 to the Indiana Fever in the 2009 WNBA Finals, the Mercury will be facing their fourth elimination game in this year's playoffs.

Depending on which script you were working off, Game 4 of the WNBA Finals went just as hoped for ... or went completely and totally wrong.

Confetti streamed down from the ceiling, "We are the Champions" blared over the sound system, and if you closed your eyes you could almost pretend like the Phoenix Suns had just won their first ever championship at US Airways Center.

The high-scoring Phoenix Mercury saved their season with defense. The Indiana Fever led the WNBA finals series 2-1 and had a chance to clinch their first title in front of an active sellout crowd that included local celebrities such as Indianapolis Colts players Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne.

Phoenix's Cappie Pondexter was the WNBA Finals MVP in 2007, and could well have received that same honor in 2009 .

Temeka Johnson wasn't able to capture an NCAA title with LSU in two Final Four trips.

PHOENIX Former Rutgers star Cappie Pondexter helped guide the Phoenix Mercury to the 2009 WNBA Championship on Friday night in Game Five of the WNBA Finals.

Cappie Pondexter sat at the postgame news conference with two distinct characteristics - a smile and a black eye.

Yanks and Angels take 2-0 leads...Mercury capture W NBA title NEW YORK Mark Teixeira lined a leadoff homer in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins and 2-0 lead in their AL playoff series.

As Mercury players and coach Corey Gaines have said before, "There are champions on this team." So this is nothing new.

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Diana Taurasi hasn't found her rhythm during the WNBA finals and the Phoenix Mercury are paying for it.