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He was asked five questions. That's it. That's all the time Mercury coach Corey Gaines had to enjoy the WNBA championship before he was asked: "Can this team repeat?" "Wow," Gaines said.

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 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.

Ebony Hoffman hit a jumper that gave her team a one-point lead with 57 seconds left, then blocked Tangela Smith's shot with a second remaining to help Indiana defeat Phoenix 86-85 in Game 3 of the WNBA finals Sunday.

On Sunday after a Game 3 loss, Phoenix's Tangela Smith spoke barely above a whisper in a quiet Mercury locker room.

Diana Taurasi has seen Ebony Hoffman step up during important basketball moments since they were third-graders in Southern California.

Tamika Catchings had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the Indiana Fever moved within one victory of the WNBA title Sunday with an 86-85 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the finals.

By Bob Baum AP Sports Writer PHOENIX - The Tamika Catchings-Diana Taurasi matchup is at the heart of these WNBA finals.

Tamika Catchings fell one rebound shy of the first triple-double in WNBA finals history and the Indiana Fever beat the Phoenix Mercury 93-84 on Thursday night to square the best-of-five series 1-1. Catchings had 19 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to help the Fever steal home-court advantage in the series with the next two games in ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Former Rutgers women's basketball standouts Tammy Sutton-Brown and Cappie Pondexter will face off against each other in the WNBA Finals beginning on Tuesday, Sept.

Diana Taurasi was the runaway winner for most valuable player in the WNBA, a style of victory fitting for the multitalented leader of the fast-paced Phoenix Mercury.

Phoenix is home to the highest-scoring basketball team, on a per-minute basis, in North America -- and it's not the Suns.

Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter have been Phoenix's dynamic duo, leading the team to the 2007 WNBA championship and now a second trip to the league finals.

Phoenix - Candace Parker had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Lisa Leslie scored 20 points, and the Sparks forced a deciding third game of the Western Conference finals with an 87-76 victory against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.

The University of Arizona will host men's NCAA tournament basketball games at McKale Center in 2011 for the first time in what will be six years.

Lisa Leslie got her wish when it comes to the Los Angeles Sparks' opponent in the Western Conference finals.

It's difficult for teams to face the Mercury, who have five of the better starters in the WNBA.

Diana Taurasi scored five of her 22 points in overtime, and the Phoenix Mercury went on to a 92-84 victory against the injury-depleted Seattle Storm on Thursday night, clinching home-court advantage for the entire WNBA playoffs.

Crystal Langhorne scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Washington Mystics to a 91-81 win over the Phoenix Mercury Friday night, keeping the Western Conference leaders from clinching a playoff spot.

Crystal Langhorne scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Washington Mystics to a 91-81 win over the Phoenix Mercury Friday night, keeping the Western Conference leaders from clinching a playoff spot.