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WNBA Western Conference Semifinals: Seattle Taking Nothing for Granted

By Michelle SmithAug 24th 2010 – 11:30PM

What looked like a season's worth of dominance -- a 28-6 record, a 17-0 home record, a 22-3 start -- was actually something else, said Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird. "I don't know if dominant is the word I would use," Bird said Tuesday as Seattle prepared for its opening-round series in the WNBA playoffs against the Los...

WNBA Midseason Report Card: East Finally Rises

By Michelle SmithJul 14th 2010 – 5:23PM

Is this the year that the Eastern Conference's inferiority complex comes to an end in the WNBA? In 13 years, the Eastern Conference has won three WNBA titles, all by the Detroit Shock, the last coming in 2008. But, with the exception of the extraordinary season of the Seattle Storm, the best basketball in the league this...

Candace Parker's Shoulder Injury Another Blow to Sparks

By Michelle SmithJun 14th 2010 – 1:18PM

The Los Angeles Sparks have had a tough start to this season under new head coach Jennifer Gillom, adjusting to the retirement of Lisa Leslie and an injury to veteran point guard Ticha Penicheiro. Now this body blow. Star forward Candace Parker left Sunday's game against Minnesota with a dislocated left shoulder. She was...

Mercury Open WNBA Season With Ugly Win Over Sparks

By Michelle SmithMay 15th 2010 – 5:30PM

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Mercury will take a win that lacked in aesthetics, cohesion and sparkling execution. They'll take it home and admire it along with the championship rings they got on Saturday afternoon at the US Airways Center. Penny Taylor's free throws with 1.5 seconds left on the clock sealed a 78-77 Mercury win...

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...

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Background on Ticha Penicheiro

Ticha Penicheiro (full name Patrícia Nunes Penicheiro, OIH, September 18, 1974 in Figueira da Foz, Portugal) is a Portuguese professional basketball player who plays for Chicago Sky in the WNBA.

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