Ruth Riley News

Jackie Stiles arrived here in western Kansas in bad weather aboard a six-seat airplane landing on a single-strip runway.Glad I wasnt the pilot, she said, laughing.Stiles, the former Missouri State basketball star and all-time leading scorer in NCAA womens hoops history, came for a good cause.

The season may be over for the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA , but the team continues to have an impact off the court.

After 12 seasons in the WNBA, Lisa Leslie -- a two-time WNBA champion, seven-time All-Star, three-time MVP and the first player to dunk in the WNBA -- will retire when the Sparks' playoff run is over.

Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes has been selected to USA Basketball's five-person selection committee for the 2009 through 2012 women's national team.

A day after announcing a knee injury had ended her season, the Chicago Sky waived forward Brooke Wyckoff and signed center Katie Feenstra Mattera.

Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Silver Stars finally broke out of their slump, and they needed overtime to do it.

San Antonio Silver Stars center Ruth Riley guards Indiana Fever forward Ebony Hoffman, left, in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug.

Sophia Young scored 25 to help the San Antonio Silver Stars set a franchise record for points with a 106-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night.

Candace Parker had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and DeLisha Milton-Jones also scored 13 points in the Los Angeles Sparks' 59-56 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Saturday night.

Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors thinks her team is starting to mature, and top draft pick Angel McCoughtry is perhaps the best evidence of that growth.

Lisa Leslie played her first game in seven weeks because of injuries, yet her presence wasn't enough to lift the Los Angeles Sparks.

Lisa Leslie played her first game in seven weeks because of injuries, yet her presence wasn't enough to lift the Los Angeles Sparks.

Ann Wauters' 13-foot jump shot from the lane took one bounce on the front of the rim -- as the final horn blew -- then dropped in.

Atlanta Dream coach Marynell Meadors thinks her team is starting to mature, and top draft pick Angel McCoughtry is perhaps the best evidence of that growth.

Lisa Leslie played her first game in seven weeks because of injuries, yet her presence wasn't enough to lift the Los Angeles Sparks.

Ticha Penicheiro had 12 points, nine assists, and six rebounds to help Sacramento beat San Antonio in overtime.

Monarchs Tisha Penicheiro and Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Silver Stars go for a loose ball in the second half at Arco, Arena July 30, 2009.

Sophia Young made a three-pointer at the buzzer as San Antonio continued its home mastery of Seattle, winning 74-71 Tuesday at the AT&T Center.

In six appearances, Katie Smith's All-Star team has never lost the midseason showcase.

Silver Stars forward Megan Frazee, a rookie from Liberty, drives past the Sun's Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Sandrine Gruda last week.