Phoenix Mercury

Monica Wright Rogers (22) having fun with fans at a 2013 Minnesota Lynx game. (Photo Credit: John McLellan)

Mercury name Monica Wright Rogers assistant general manager

By Jesse Morrison / January 6, 2023

Wright Rogers brings championship pedigree to her new role.

Brittney Griner is pictured in purple and orange Phoenix Mercury jersey, wearing the number 42.

Griner shows gratitude, says she will return to play in 2023 in first statement since release

By Jesse Morrison / December 16, 2022

‘I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season’

Brittney Griner soars to basket in Phoenix Mercury purple and orange uniform.

How Brittney Griner’s return impacts the Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / December 9, 2022

Should she want to resume her basketball career, Griner faces free agency

Brittney Griner. (Screenshot via WNBA Media Central)

Brittney Griner is finally free: The women’s basketball community reacts

By Vishakya Deshpande / December 8, 2022

‘No more counting days. She’s coming home’

Brittney Griner holds up a photo of her Russian club team during her trial on Aug. 4, 2022.

BREAKING: Brittney Griner released from Russian custody

By Howard Megdal / December 8, 2022

Months-long ordeal comes to an end

Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi (3) in a game against the Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2022.

What Diana Taurasi’s 2023 return means for the Mercury — and Skylar Diggins-Smith

By Alex Simon / November 6, 2022

One question is answered, but many remain in Phoenix entering offseason

What Kia Nurse learned about herself on the long road back to basketball

By Hayden Cilley / November 3, 2022

A catharsis in one on-court scream

Phoenix Mercury big Brianna Turner, in mid-air above the restricted area, holds the ball in front of her face while looking at the hoop. Washington Mystics defenders stand behind her looking very concerned.

How Brianna Turner is more than an athlete

By Hayden Cilley / October 29, 2022

The Phoenix Mercury forward won the 2022 WNBA Care Community Assist Award for her work off the court

Brittney Griner is pictured in purple and orange Phoenix Mercury jersey, wearing the number 42.

A breakdown of Brittney Griner’s rejected appeal

By Caylen Johnson / October 25, 2022

This morning Brittney Griner and her legal team faced yet another setback as her sentencing appeal was rejected in a Russian court

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Stella Johnson Day at Rider, where Lynn Milligan is building her next NCAA power in the MAAC

By The Next / October 12, 2022

Howard and coach Lynn Milligan discuss the upcoming Rider jersey retirement of Stella Johnson