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January 5th, 2012 
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The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Atlanta Dream assistant Carol Ross as their new coach, replacing Joe “Jellybean” Bryant. Bryant, the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, began his second stint as head coach in July after Jennifer Gillom was dismissed. Ross spent the last three seasons with Atlanta, which reached the WNBA finals in 2010 and 2011.
Kloppenburg takes over lowly Shock (AP)
January 4th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
As an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever, Gary Kloppenburg scouted the Tulsa Shock the last few years. So, when he learned that the Shock were looking for a head coach, he jumped at the opportunity. “Tulsa has a good core group of players,” Kloppenburg said Wednesday after being introduced as the Shock’s head coach.
Fever assistant Kloppenburg to coach WNBA’s Shock (AP)
January 3rd, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
The Tulsa Shock hired Indiana Fever assistant Gary Kloppenburg on Tuesday to be their next head coach. Kloppenburg spent the past four seasons with the Fever, who made the playoffs each of those seasons and lost in the Eastern Conference finals last year. He also has been an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm and the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA.
Seattle deals Cash to Chicago for No. 2 pick (AP)
January 2nd, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
The Seattle Storm have traded WNBA All-Star Swin Cash and forward Le’coe Willingham to the Chicago Sky for the No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft. The teams announced the deal on Monday. Seattle also sent a second-round pick to Chicago, the 23rd overall. Seattle coach and general manager Brian Agler says the trade will free up significant salary cap space for the Storm.
Sparks beat odds to win top pick in WNBA lottery (AP)
November 10th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba Comments Off
The Los Angeles Sparks have beaten the odds to win the top pick in the 2012 WNBA draft. The Sparks had the smallest chance of the four teams with a shot at winning Thursday’s draft lottery, with only 104 out of 1,000 chances. They are the second team in the 11-year history of the lottery to win with the fewest number of chances.
Israeli women’s league canceled after strike (PA SportsTicker)
November 7th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
By ARON HELLER Associated Press
Obama congratulates WNBA champs (AP)
October 27th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
President Barack Obama has called the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx to congratulate her and her team on winning the WNBA championship. The White House says Obama told coach Cheryl Reeve on Thursday that he’s very proud of how the Lynx played and how hard they worked as they pursued their first WNBA title.
Coaches program could clean up summer basketball (PA SportsTicker)
October 24th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
Marion Jones representing US on diplomatic visits (AP)
October 18th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
Former track star Marion Jones is making a series of diplomatic visits to Serbia and Croatia this week on behalf of the U.S. State Department, an international opportunity for her to continue rehabilitating her tarnished image. Once considered the fastest woman in the world, Jones had a public downfall — being forced to serve prison time and give back her five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics…
Lynx feted with WNBA championship parade (AP)
October 11th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - WNBA News wnba No Comments
Lindsay Whalen sat in the back of a convertible, scanning the delighted crowd for kids to toss candy to. On her right was Seimone Augustus, waving and smiling as the Minnesota Lynx caravan crawled through downtown Minneapolis in celebration of their first WNBA title. Between them was the shiny basketball-shaped trophy.
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