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By Jeffrey Newholm We've all been there: after the excitement of a championship, the next big sport quickly steals our attention. Hence the paucity of attention to baseball after the ...

By Jeffrey Newholm WNBA president Lisa Borders unexpectedly resigned Wednesday, stunning a league still beaming from Seattle's stirring championship and the US World Cup win. She took the position in ...

By Jeffrey Newholm After the best preliminary playoffs seen yet in the new format, the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics advance to the WNBA finals, tipping off Friday night. Behind ...

By Jeffrey Newholm The WNBA best of five semifinals, which tip off Sunday afternoon, will feature Atlanta challenging Washington and Seattle fighting Phoenix. The Phoenix Mercury fought through two single-elimination ...

By Jeffrey Newholm The Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks emerged victorious in Tuesday's first round playoff matchups. They advance to face the Connecticut Sun and Washington Mystics, respectively, Thursday ...

By Jeffrey Newholm With the WNBA season shortened to accommodate for the upcoming World Cup, it proved to be a sprint to the final horn. But for the four teams ...

By Jeffrey Newholm All-Star games are usually tiring affairs. Players go through half-motions, especially on defense, and the game feels very soft. Saturday's WNBA All-Star game in Minneapolis was a ...

By: Jeffrey Newholm Basketball coaches are all too familiar with the "No no no... YES!" shot. That's the really low percentage half court heave that somehow goes in, making the ...

By: Jeffrey Newholm Many of life's best moments are completely scripted. Each Mad Max car explosion, while appealing to the eyes, was carefully choreographed.  A student's "A ha!" moment comes as ...

By: Jeffrey Newholm There are quite a few entertainment options in Los Angeles. in fact, it's the entertainment capital of the United States. But before 2016, the Sparks probably ranked ...