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Blood, Sweat But No Tears for Dream
Seattle – The Atlanta Dream’s Angel McCoughtry sat at her locker following the Game One loss to the Storm sweaty and bloodied from a hard-fought, nail-biting finish that ultimately ended with Seattle taking an early 1-0 series lead. The sweat came from her tireless effort to keep the Dream in the running for a ‘W,’ dropping 19 poi [...]
Bird Soars Storm Past Dream
It wasn’t an exact déjà vu moment for the Seattle Storm, but it was close.
Sue Bird’s two-point basket with 2.6 seconds remaining gave the Storm a 79-77 win on Sunday in Game One of the WNBA Finals at KeyArena in Seattle. The victory ran their record at home this season to 20-0.
“The way they guarded the pick-and-roll, I was able [...]
Riding Postseason Momentum
Atlanta’s second-year All-Star Angel McCoughtry admits it wasn’t an easy path to the Finals, but she also believes many teams weren’t prepared for what the Dream had in store for the postseason.
“I wouldn’t say they had us written off, but I would say they weren’t worried as they should’ve been,” said McCou [...]
Bird’s Recounts Big Comeback
The odds were against the Seattle Storm in the closing minutes of Game Two of the Western Conference Finals. In fact, with a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Phoenix Mercury front office staff had every right to start looking at travel arrangements for Game Three.
But then there was a basket. Then another. After all was said and done, [...]
Bird leads Storm past Dream in WNBA F...
SEATTLE (AP) Different game. Different venue. Same old Sue Bird.
Same result for the Seattle Storm, too.
Bird made a tiebreaking jumper from the foul line with 2.6 seconds left and the Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 79-77 in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Sunday.
Angel McCoughtry had a last-second try for the Dream, but her long 3-pointer from th [...]
From Four Wins to the Finals: Buildin...
Atlanta Dream history began with seven weeks of losses.
For the 17 games between the Dream’s first-ever WNBA tip-off on May 17, 2008 and Atlanta’s game against the Chicago Sky on July 5, the newcomers explored the limits of losing. They lost big (100-67 against Connecticut in the opener) and they lost close (an OT loss to that sam [...]
WNBA Finals: Point/Counterpoint
One of the best things about sports is the debates that they can spark. As we look ahead to the 2010 WNBA Finals, WNBA.com reporters Scott Stanchak and Frank Della Femina examine a number of topics that will likely affect the outcome of this year’s championship series. Take a look at the arguments each makes below and choose your side a [...]
Finals Preview: Seattle Storm (1) vs....
After 408 combined games, 204 regular season matchups and 13 playoff meetings, the cream has risen to the top, leaving only two teams out of a sea of 12 to duke it out and claim one highly coveted WNBA championship.
As one of the youngest franchises in the league, the season marked a number of firsts for the Atlanta Dream, including a 6-0 sta [...]
Swin Cash Back in the WNBA Finals
Swin Cash knows a thing or two about winning championships. She won a pair of NCAA titles during her career at the University of Connecticut. She picked up two WNBA titles during her time with the Detroit Shock. She also has an Olympic Gold Medal to her credit from the 2004 Summer Games.
With her Seattle Storm squad set to take on the Atlanta [...]
MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury ...
SEATTLE (AP) Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
Jackson, who won her third WNBA MVP award before the game, set a team playoff record for rebounds.
Svetlana Abrosimova added 16 points for the Storm, Le& [...]
Seattle Storm’s Lauren Jackson ...
NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2010 – Seattle Storm forward-center Lauren Jackson was named the 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors, the league announced today. Jackson, who received 323 points (22 first place votes) from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters, previously earned MVP honors in 2003 and 2007. Indiana Fever [...]
Seattle Storm’s Brian Agler Nam...
NEW YORK, Sep. 2, 2010 – The Seattle Storm’s Brian Agler is the recipient of the 2010 WNBA Coach of the Year Award, the WNBA announced today. Agler received 17 votes from a national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters. New York’s Anne Donovan finished second with 13 votes while Washington’s Julie Plank placed third wi [...]
Facing a Familiar Foe
It was just last year when Le’coe Willingham was celebrating her first WNBA title. As the starting forward on the Phoenix Mercury, she helped the team to a memorable Finals victory over the Indiana Fever. But after signing with Seattle in the offseason, now Willingham finds herself trying to prevent the Mercury from duplicating the feat [...]
McCoughtry leads Dream past Liberty
NEW YORK (AP) The Atlanta Dream shook off any ill effects of a nine-day layoff and showed why they topped the Eastern Conference for most of the season.
Angel McCoughtry scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Dream to an 81-75 victory over the New York Liberty in the opener of the best-of-three conference finals Sunday [...]
