Brittney Griner

Phoenix

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Phoenix Mercury’s 2022 WNBA Draft night

By The Next / April 12, 2022

‘Everything that’s been very focused on getting Griner home still remains the focus and that is the number one priority I think for everybody in and around the WNBA’ said Alex

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

Russian state news agency reports detention of Brittney Griner extended until May 19

By Howard Megdal / March 17, 2022

New date runs beyond start of WNBA season

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

Column: Brittney Griner didn’t want to go overseas this season

By Alex Simon / March 10, 2022

How one quote echoes in the mind of our Phoenix Mercury reporter

Miami players rush to halfcourt to celebrate while Naomi Mbandu does an airplane celebration and fans in the stands in the background celebrate wildly

Daily Briefing — March 6, 2022: CARDIAC CANES — Miami makes first ACC championship

By Em Adler / March 6, 2022

Rhyne Howard does it again

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

Russian officials detain Brittney Griner

By Gabriella Lewis / March 5, 2022

All other WNBA players have been evacuated from Ukraine and Russia

Finally in Phoenix, Tina Charles is ready for a title — and more

By Alex Simon / February 16, 2022

After nearly joining the Mercury in 2020, Tina Charles is heading to Phoenix at last

The Phoenix Mercury officially traded for - and signed - Diamond DeShields on Thursday.

Moves made, message sent: Phoenix add DeShields, may add Tina Charles

By Alex Simon / February 3, 2022

The Mercury cleared the cap space to sign Diamond DeShields and are close to adding Tina Charles, how will this work?

Vanessa Nygaard and Jim Pitman holding up a Mercury jersey at her introductory press conference

Inside Vanessa Nygaard’s path to shepherding the Phoenix Mercury

By Alex Simon / January 25, 2022

And hear from Jim Pitman about plans to complete the flock

Lusia Harris

How Lusia Harris transformed women’s basketball

By Tee Baker / January 18, 2022

Honoring the legacy of a women’s basketball giant

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

UMMC reigns amid EuroLeague chaos

By Antonio Losada / January 15, 2022

Five games got postponed and only three took place in EuroLeague Week 11. Everything is a mess—except, of course, UMMC’s winning ways