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Cappie Pondexter Heads to New York in 3-Team WNBA Trade

By Michelle SmithMar 30th 2010 – 6:35PM

One of the WNBA's biggest stars will now be playing on the biggest stage. The New York Liberty completed one of the highest-profile deals in league history Tuesday, acquiring All-Star guard Cappie Pondexter from league champion Phoenix as part of a three-team deal. The Liberty got Pondexter and guard Kelly Mazzante from...

Nowitzki Leads Texas in Shooting Stars

By Tim PovtakFeb 13th 2010 – 9:06PM

DALLAS -- Appropriately enough, Team Texas won the Haier Shooting Stars title to open the Saturday night festivities at All-Star Weekend. It ended when Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki hit a half-court shot to the delight of the crowd, which might be a sign of things to come Sunday at the All-Star Game. His teammates were...

WNBA Disbands Sacramento Monarchs

By Michelle SmithDec 8th 2009 – 2:26PM

The WNBA announced Tuesday that it would hold a dispersal draft of the Sacramento Monarchs players on Monday, a back-door way of telling the world that no Bay Area ownership group could be found to take over the team in time for the 2010 season.It's a sad day for the league and for those players. The league loses one of...

Monarchs' Days Look to Be Numbered

By Michelle SmithDec 3rd 2009 – 12:17PM

The Sacramento Monarchs have been in limbo since Nov. 20 as the WNBA frantically looked for a new owner.The WNBA owners are meeting Thursday in New York and the Monarchs' fate will likely be the No. 1 topic of discussion.It does not appear the league has been able to broker a deal with a Bay Area ownership group to take...

WNBA Folds in Sacramento, Seeks Bay Area Owner for 2010

By Michelle SmithNov 20th 2009 – 8:06PM

The Sacramento Monarchs, one of the WNBA's original eight franchises folded Friday, leaving the league to scramble to find a new ownership group, possibly in the San Francisco Bay Area, in time for the 2010 season.The league announced Friday that it is in talks to find a Bay Area ownership group prepared to take the team...

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Background on Nicole Powell

Nicole Kristen Powell (born June 22, 1982 in Sierra Vista, Arizona) is a basketball player who was a standout at Stanford University and now plays for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.

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