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TweetPinShareBy Ari Wohl/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Turns out last season was, indeed, it. Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and three-time champion whose “If This Is It” campaign teased …
‘The greatest athlete in Arizona history’: Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi makes it official, retires after 20 seasons Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Joey Plishka/Cronkite News: Former Phoenix Mercury guard Sug Sutton, known for her energy off the bench, uses her contract as motivation to improve and excel. By Joshua …
Minimum salaries, max effort: The unseen financial hardships of Phoenix Mercury and WNBA players Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Spencer Barnes/Special for Cronkite News: Brittney Griner said, “I just appreciate everything more now” since her return to the U.S. after her imprisonment in Russia. By Devon Henderson/Special …
Taurasi, Griner, Copper: Mercury trio determined to help Team USA women’s basketball win gold Read More
TweetPinShareAlexander Zemlianichenko Photo/Pool via REUTER: Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner exchange with the United States. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com WASHINGTON – Phoenix …
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner exchange Read More
TweetPinShareStill image from video: Robert Sarver will begin the process of selling the Suns and Mercury, saying in a statement that it had become clear “that whatever good I have …
‘Unforgiving climate’: After strong pushback, Suns majority owner Sarver says he will sell the team Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Daisy Gonzalez-Perez/Cronkite News: Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is one of the faces, and the only woman, depicted on a new mural in Washington dedicated to Americans held hostage …
Image of Griner graces ‘Bring Them Home’ mural of hostages in Washington Read More