Jul 27, 2009 | The Day
Swin Cash: From Back Surgery To All-Star Game MVP In Four Months
March 9. That's the day that Swin Cash had surgery on her lower back. "It was very scary," Cash said.
It was a weird scene. University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, the former coach of five 2009 WNBA All-Stars, was backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena speaking about the pride involved in grooming them to become superstars and the joy in being able to see them all on the same court again.
Storm's Swin Cash overcomes gruesome back injury
Swin Cash, right, plays in Wednesday's triple-overtime win over L.A. at KeyArena.
Shock's Katie Smith makes WNBA All-Star team
Detroit Shock guard Katie Smith has been named to the Eastern Conference team for Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game in Connecticut.
Catchings leading vote-getter for All-Star Game
After leading the Fever to the best record in the East, Indiana forward Tamika Catchings earned a starting spot in the WNBA All-Star Game as the top vote-getter with 94,316 votes.
You Still Care About Basketball, Seattle, Right?...RIGHT?!?!?
Just about everybody's feeling the recession right now, even the NBA, whose pool of free agent money has dried up to the point where sixth-man-of-the-year candidate Nate Robinson is considering playing in Greece next season for a team that might be willing to pay him more than anyone in the States.
Live Scoring: Shock tries to ride out Storm in Seattle
Follow along as the Detroit Shock take on the Storm tonight in Seattle. The Shock begins a three-game trip against the Storm and former Shock captain Swin Cash.
Storm's Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson and Swin Cash will start the All-Star game
For the first time in franchise history, the Storm will have three starters - forwards Lauren Jackson and Swin Cash and guard Sue Bird - in the WNBA All-Star Game.
Phoenix and Atlanta are up. Connecticut is down. And Indiana remains on top of ESPN.com's latest WNBA power rankings, as compiled by ESPN.com women's basketball editor Melanie Jackson : RANK TEAM RECORD COMMENT 1 Fever 8-2 The Fever are giving up a league-low 69.6 points per game.
Notes and Quotes: June 29-July 5
Candace Parker's return to the Sparks produced some of the best quotes of the week.
Cash, Storm roll past Sacramento, 66-55
After back surgery in March that forced her to miss most of training camp, Swin Cash said she was reintroducing herself to the WNBA.
Steve Kelley | Shannon Johnson's arrival key to Storm's success
After two disappointing, disappearing road losses in a row, the Seattle Storm needed to win this Tuesday matinee against San Antonio.
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