Diana Taurasi

2024 WNBA free agency preview: Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / January 13, 2024

With plenty of cap space, the Mercury are looking for a star scorer and a younger supporting cast.

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The Next staff picks: Top stories and podcasts of 2023

By Isabel Rodrigues / December 22, 2023

Whether it be college, pro or international hoops, our writers reflect on a year of work in women’s basketball

UConn guard Paige Bueckers is pictured exhaling while preparing for a free throw. She is wearing a white UConn home jersey.

Can Paige Bueckers evoke Diana Taurasi’s 2002-03 UConn season?

By Tee Baker / December 14, 2023

UConn’s past offers clues about its immediate future

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How to watch the 2024 WNBA Draft lottery

By Em Adler / December 10, 2023

How it works, who’s going to matter, and what to root for

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USA Basketball announces roster for exhibition camp in November

By Aya Abdeen / October 26, 2023

Training camp is set to take place on Nov. 7-9 in Atlanta

Golden State Warriors ready to share the spotlight with WNBA

By Michelle Smith / October 5, 2023

‘The quality of play has just dramatically improved over the last decade,’ Kerr said. I think the timing is great, given the level of interest in the sport and the quality of the women’s game’

Nikki Blue coaches during a Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics game on July 23, 2023.

Nikki Blue in the running for permanent Phoenix Mercury head coach

By Jesse Morrison / September 24, 2023

“This is the place that I feel like I deserve to be a head coach.”

Nikki Blue on the sidelines as the Phoenix Mercury take on the Washington Mystics on July 23, 2023.

What went wrong for the Phoenix Mercury in 2023

By Jesse Morrison / September 17, 2023

‘It was extremely frustrating, at times impossible’

WNBA broke viewership, attendance and social media engagement records in 2023

By Aya Abdeen / September 15, 2023

Players also set new records on the court for points and assists

Phoenix Mercury combo guard Diana Taurasi holds the ball above her head as she attempts a short fadeaway jumper off of leg, while Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles stands in front of her with one arm straight up and one arm out towards the ball to contest the shot

Diana Taurasi returning for 20th season with Phoenix Mercury

By Jesse Morrison / September 12, 2023

‘She has no choice. I told her she can’t retire until I retire’