Archive: Phoenix Mercury

Be Excited, Mercury Fans. Be Very Excited.

First off, yes I’m still alive, and yes I still follow the Mercury closely, and yes I am at the games. With my new gig at DIME Magazine being more hectic than I originally thought, I sincerely apologize for not [...]

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Mercury’s Penny Taylor makes home debut and former Arizona State star Briann January returns with the Fever

THE LEAGUE’S TOP TWO TEAMS FACE OFF ON SATURDAY, AUG. 8 Mercury’s Penny Taylor makes home debut and former Arizona State star Briann January returns with the Fever WHAT: The Western Conference leading Mercury (16-4) will take on the Eastern Conference leading [...]

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Ketia Swanier’s Assists Go Beyond Basketball

I’ll start this featured article on Ketia Swanier by saying three things: She is one of the most polite people I’ve ever met. She has some of the best footwork by a basketball player I’ve ever seen. Man or woman. Her success is [...]

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Mercury fall to Lynx 99-86

The Mercury just couldn’t muster up enough of a spark to get the job done tonight. Throughout the entire game, the Mercury seemingly found their groove and got within closing distance but never could get over that hump in a 99-86 [...]

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Mercury Host Lynx – 7 in a Row?

Okay, hopefully I didn’t jinx it. But I KNOW that’s what you’re all thinking. Taking on the Lynx at home, the Mercury will need another team effort to pull out a win. One thing the Lynx do well is play [...]

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Cappie Named Western Conference Player of the Week. Again.

Cappie Pondexter of the Phoenix Mercury was named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, July 13 through Sunday, July 19.  Pondexter becomes the first player in league history to win three consecutive Player of [...]

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Nicole Ohlde Undergoes Successful Surgery

Phoenix Mercury forward/center Nicole Ohlde has undergone successful surgery to repair a fractured scaphoid bone in her left wrist, the club announced today.  The surgery took place this morning and was performed by Dr. Beth Purdy, a hand specialist at [...]

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Taurasi and Pondexter named 2009 WNBA All-Stars

Mercury Olympians selected as reserves to annual showcase game in Uncasville, Conn. PHOENIX – The Mercury today announced that Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter have been named 2009 WNBA All-Star reserves. The All-Star Game, the ninth in league history, will [...]

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Mercury Stay Hot, Beat Shocks in Overtime

Cappie Pondexter received a text message from their other leader, Diana Taurasi, right as the game ended (9:20) that said, “Yeah!! Tell everyone good S***!!!” Even though Dee wasn’t physically in a Mercury uniform or in the arena, she wasn’t completely [...]

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Penny Taylor’s Quotes on Coming Back to the Mercury

I figured you all would be interested in Penny’s press conference before the game, so here you go! On Being Back With the Mercury: “I’m very happy to be back. I’ve been gone for a little while and I missed it.  I [...]

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