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You've got to love Holy Cross coach Bill Gibbons. He's the kind of guy you would love to hang out with and drink water after a game.

In this file photo from Sept. 20, 2005, Sacramento Monarchs DeMya Walker, from left, Ticha Penicheiro, Kara Lawson, and Olympia Scott-Richardson celebrate as the hold up the WNBA Championship Trophy after defeating the Connecticut Suns 62-59 to win the title in Sacramento, Calif.

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Martin Skoula to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

Sacramento Monarchs guard Kara Lawson was named the recipient of the 2009 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today.

Monarchs guard Kara Lawson was named the recipient of the 2009 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced Tuesday.

The Monarchs in last place. Doesn't seem possible. It's been what, seven years since they failed to make the WNBA playoffs? Four years since the championship parade down J Street? Four years since their last conference title? John Whisenant is not a patient man.

Monarchs vs. Lynx When: 6 p.m. Where: Arco Arena. TV: WNBA LiveAccess on WNBA.com. Radio: KHTK .

The season of Monarchs forward Nicole Powell will go down as one of the best in franchise history.

Erika de Souza had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and Angel McCoughly added 26 points and 10 assists in the Atlanta Dream's 98-90 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Friday night.

Monarchs vs. Sun When: 7 p.m. Where: Arco Arena. TV: WNBA LiveAccess on WNBA.com. Radio: KHTK .

August 31, 2009 - The 2009 WNBA season and the Pick One Challenge heads into September as we enter the final two weeks of the regular season.

Sacramento Monarchs guard Kara Lawson will miss the remainder of the WNBA season with tendinitis in her right quadriceps muscle.

The Washington Mystics and Sacramento Monarchs kept the WNBA's top two teams from clinching playoff berths.

Monarchs coach John Whisenant is downright giddy these days. The ordinarily poker-faced, straight-forward Oklahoman tried his darndest to suppress a smile after Saturday's 82-60 win over the Washington Mystics in front of an announced 7,067 fans at Arco Arena, but he just couldn't. "I'm proud of the progress we're making," he said.

There's a point in games when the Monarchs, who have the worst record in the WNBA, are supposed to fold.

The Monarchs still have the WNBA's worst record. And though they are not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, their 7-18 record makes the postseason seem a discussion for 2010.

Addressing a sore need for back-court depth, the Monarchs on Monday reacquired guard Kristin Haynie from Detroit for forward Crystal Kelly.

The Monarchs and USA Basketball announced today guard Kara Lawson is one of the first of eight players named to the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women's National Team.

The Monarchs opened the season with a slew of road games. The payoff was supposed to be closing the season with seven of 10 at Arco Arena.

Misty May-Treanor is a Southern California native caught in the middle of an in-state rivalry.