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At the creation of The W just a few weeks back, things got off to such an incredibly fast start that I never really was able to write an introduction or welcome post. Full Article at SLAM Online
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On a glorious summer day, basketball courts from Greenwich to Griswold and impromptu pick-up games from New Haven to Newington feature starry-eyed prodigies eager to be the next Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Renee Montgomery or Maya Moore,... Full Article at New Haven Register
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Shabtai von Kalmanovic congratulated Sue Bird after the semifinal of the 2009 Euroleague Women's Final Four. Full Article at Sports Illustrated
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Which team has the most to gain? With just 13 teams comprising the WNBA, it certainly makes for an eventful and league-changing draft every single year. Full Article at SLAM Online
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The murder of Spartak owner Shabtai von Kalmanovic in Moscow on Monday will have some kind of effect on the entire world of professional women's basketball. Exactly what that will be is what we'll have to wait to find out. Full Article at ESPN
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>>View John Altavilla's list of the Top 10 UConn Women's Basketball losses 1. Full Article at Hartford Courant
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Todd Troxel will spend the next six months in the frozen city of Moscow. He will be half a world away from his wife and home in Reno. His only lifeline back to the U.S. will be Skype, the free online calling system. Full Article at Reno Gazette-Journal
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PHOENIX Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge stemming from her July arrest. Taurasi, an all-star guard on the WNBA champions, spent a day in jail after a judge suspended nine days of her sentence. Full Article at The Honolulu Advertiser
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Phoenix G Diana Taurasi spent a day in jail prior to departing to Russia to join her Spartak Moscow team. The incarceration stemmed from a July traffic stop in Phoenix where the WNBA's MVP was cited for extreme DUI and speeding. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge stemming from her July arrest. Taurasi, an all-star guard on the WNBA champions, spent a day in jail after a judge suspended nine days of her sentence. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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Published: 10/21/2009 6:01 AM Last Modified: 10/21/2009 6:01 AM Related stories: Arena dates available. Tulsa's Major League history. Full Article at Tulsa World
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Diana Taurasi had a W.N.B.A. season to remember, winning the scoring title; the regular-season and finals most valuable player awards; and her second title in three years with the Phoenix Mercury. Full Article at The New York Times
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Japan's Uchimura has best score in qualifying: Tim McNeill of Falls Church, Va. , made an impressive debut at his first major international competition, finishing third in qualifying at the world championships Tuesday in London. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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Phoenix is the champ, but two great teams wrapped up one great Finals on Friday. It wasn't a perfect summer for Diana Taurasi. But it ended on a high note. Tamika Catchings still hasn't won what she wants most in basketball: a WNBA title. Full Article at ESPN
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For the second time in three years, the Phoenix Mercury are WNBA Champions. Diana Taurasi was named the Finals MVP and spoke about teamwork when she was given the microphone. Full Article at College Fast Break
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PHOENIX, AZ, October 9, 2009 -- It was only fitting that in a WNBA Finals many regarded as the finest in the leagues 13-year history, a championship round so entertaining and well-played that it garnered new-found attention and respect for the WNBA,... Full Article at WNBA
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WNBA Champions! The Phoenix Mercury won their second title in 3 years last night. Diana Taurasi is now officially the greatest player ever from UConn. (Rings, baby!) Taurasi scored 26 and was named Finals MVP. Full Article at The Big Lead
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Penny Taylor celebrates after scoring as the Phoenix Mercury win the WNBA title against the Indiana Fever. Full Article at Herald Sun
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The Mercury beat the Fever last night, 94-86, to close out the WNBA Finals with a 3-2 series victory. Full Article at SLAM Online
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You can expect a knockdown, hard-fought battle in Phoenix tonight. The Mercury are back on their own home court, and ready to defend it to the fullest extent. But it’s clear that the Indiana Fever aren’t intimidated, not in the least. Full Article at College Fast Break
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Diana Lurena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino, California) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. Full Article
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PHOENIX - OCTOBER 10: Tammy Sutton-Brown #8 of the Indiana Fever jumps for a tip off against Tangela Smith #50 of the Phoenix Mercury in Game Five of the 2009 WNBA Finals at US Airways Center on October 10, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, reacts with teammates during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Phoenix won 90-77.
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Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, blocks the shot of Indiana Fever's Katie Douglas in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Mercury defeated the Fever 90-70 to tie the series at 2-2.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, is defended by Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings during the first quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi , left, and Tangela Smith look through a box of candy as the basketball team practiced for the WNBA Finals in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. The Indiana Fever lead the series 2-1. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi (R) scores against the Indiana Fever's Tammy Sutton-Brown in the third quarter of game one of the WNBA finals in Phoenix, Arizona, September 29, 2009. The Mercury defeated the Fever 120-116 in overtime in the highest scoring game in WNBA history.
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Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi (R) scores against the Indiana Fever in the fourth quarter of game one of the WNBA finals in Phoenix, Arizona, September 29, 2009. The Mercury defeated the Fever 120-116 in overtime in the highest scoring game in WNBA history.
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Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi (L) gets fouled by Indiana Fever's Ebony Hoffman in the third quarter of game one of the WNBA finals in Phoenix, Arizona, September 29, 2009. The Mercury defeated the Fever 120-116 in overtime in the highest scoring game in WNBA finals history.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, makes a face for the camera which teammate Le'Coe Willingham, right, borrowed from a photographer following practice for the WNBA basketball finals Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner (24) celebrates with teammates Diana Taurasi, left, and Penny Taylor, of Australia, after causing a turnover by the Indiana Fever in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie, center, congratulates Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, following Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Phoenix. The Mercury won 85-74 to advance to the WNBA finals against the Indiana Fever.
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Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker (3) pulls down a rebound under pressure from Phoenix Mercury's Tangela Smith (50), left, and Diana Taurasi (3), right, in the first quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, right, shoots over Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, in the second quarter of Game 2 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Phoenix.
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San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon, center, reacts to being fouled by Phoenix Mercury guard Cappie Pondexter, left, as Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, looks on in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinals Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Ph...
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, is congratulated by San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes after the Mercury defeated the Silver Stars 100-92 in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinals Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, is double-teamed by San Antonio Silver Stars defenders Becky Hammon, left, and Sophia Young, center, in the third quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinals Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, congratulates teammate Penny Taylor (13) after Taylor made a field goal against the San Antonio Silver Stars in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinals Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, right, grabs the ball as San Antonio Silver Stars' Sophia Young (33) defends in the third quarter of a WNBA Western Conference semifinal basketball game in San Antonio, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
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Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle, right, drives to the basket past Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, left, in the first quarter of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, drives past Connecticut Sun guard Tan White in the third quarter of a basketball game Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 in Phoenix. The Mercury defeated the Sun 95-84.
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Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, and Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson share a light moment during practice for the Western Conference All-Stars at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. , Friday, July 24, 2009.
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San Antonio head coach Dan Hughes talks to his team while players, Seattle Storm's Sue Bird, left, and Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, right, look on during practice for the Western Conference All-Stars at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. , Friday, July 24, 2009.
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Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, talks with former UConn teammate Asjha Jones, of the Connecticut Sun, before practice for the Western Conference All-Stars at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. , Friday, July 24, 2009.
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Phoenix Mercury players Diana Taurasi, left, and Cappie Pondexter smile on the bench in the closing moments of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Taurasi scored 22 points and Pondexter added 16 as the Mercury defeated the Sky 90-70.
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Phoenix Mercury players Diana Taurasi, left, and Cappie Pondexter smile on the bench in the closing moments of the Mercury's victory over the Chicago Sky in the fourth quarter of a basketball game Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in Phoenix.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, right, reacts with teammates during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Phoenix won 90-77.
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When I got the word two days ago from [Mercury GM] Ann Meyers, I was shocked. I felt like a little kid again ... I've gotten a lot of awards in my career, but this one truly means a lot, especially after my summer of ups and downs. I got to see the people who truly had my back.
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I'm just hoping Tina can lead this time by playing hard ... You don't have to call team meetings if you are a captain. Not everyone is Renee Montgomery or Diana Taurasi. Some people can get it done differently.
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I am deeply sorry and embarrassed for causing this distraction for my teammates, the Phoenix Mercury, the WNBA, family and fans ... While I cannot say more with regards to the specifics of the case, I do want to make sure that everyone knows how much I appreciate their support and that I've learned a va...
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Do not underestimate Diana Taurasi ever ... For my job, it's to play defense on D.T. (Taurasi). I give her props, and it's a hard job. ... She is going to look at both these tapes and be ready for Game 3.
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