Story by Jeff Metcalfe Geli Cyr laughed when asked about her career-high 23 kills in an Oct. 9 volleyball rivalry win over Arizona. “I honestly thought I was kind of…
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Jeff Metcalfe The day after the Phoenix Mercury’s 28th season ended was not about whether Diana Taurasi will return for a 21st WNBA season. Taurasi was not among three veteran…
By Jeff Metcalfe Diana Taurasi’s work is done. Short of a fourth WNBA title, Taurasi has everything there is to win in women’s basketball, culminating with an Olympic record sixth…
By Jeff Metcalfe Coaching wasn’t on Fred Tibbetts’ radar coming out of Dakota State in 1972. Working, though, was a necessity and to land his first business education teaching job…
By Jeff Metcalfe Like before the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team lost Saturday night to Team WNBA in a more competitive than usual WNBA…
By Jeff Metcalfe Defending champion Sabrina Ionescu and rookie sensation Caitlin Clark opting not to compete in the WNBA All-Star 3-point shooting contest was a disappointment for fans but a…
By Jeff Metcalfe For Diana Taurasi to willingly agree to a non-game day celebration in her honor requires something transcendent. Like two full-sized courts being named in her honor at…
By Jeff Metcalfe The 20th WNBA All-Star Game, coming up July 20, bears little resemblance to its second and 12th predecessors in Phoenix. In a year of living large for…
By Jeff Metcalfe Nate Tibbetts is likely correct in saying that Kristi Toliver’s stint with the Phoenix Mercury won’t be for long. With the WNBA expanding to 14 teams by…
By Jeff Metcalfe Less than an hour after Candace Parker announced her retirement Sunday, Diana Taurasi began what will be her 20th season in the WNBA. Taurasi turns 42 in…