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WNBA president Laurel Richie gives some insight into where the league is as it finishes its 16th season -- the good and the bad.

Phoenix walked away with the No. 1 pick in Wednesday's WNBA draft lottery. And while it made the Mercury's day, it was the worst-case scenario for Washington, which had the best odds of winning the top pick in the lottery.

Before the most anticipated draft in WNBA history, the Mystics, Shock, Sky and Mercury hope to win the No. 1 pick -- which likely will be Baylor game-changer Brittney Griner -- in Wednesday's draft lottery.

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DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Samantha Prahalis added 16 and Diana Taurasi had 13 to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 75-68 on Thursday night to end a 10-game losing streak.

Briann January scored 22 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Indiana Fever to an 85-72 win over Phoenix on Saturday night, handing the Mercury their 10th straight loss.

Whether it's stars Becky Hammon and Sophia Young leading the way, or a bench making big contributions, everything is clicking for San Antonio, winner of 11 consecutive games.

The Mercury's 4-17 record might just be the result of some injury misfortune. But Diana Taurasi's continued absence has some wondering if it's part of an orchestrated plan by Phoenix to maximize its draft-lottery potential.

Camille Little scored 17 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 72-58 on Thursday night.

WNBA commissioner Laurel Richie hopes the U.S. women's basketball team winning gold means more eyes will be on her league in the second half of the season and into the playoffs.

The WNBA just had a month-long break, but the playoff push will be intense from the get-go when games resume Thursday.

Diana Taurasi has been to the Olympics before. She's also won a gold medal. But this time around, she will be one of the veteran leaders of Team USA.

Silver Spurs are the surprise 'buzz' team as the Olympics brings a month-long halt to the WNBA. Will the time off help or hurt?

Katie Smith scored 14 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter and the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 83-64 on Friday night.

Diana Taurasi is healthy again and raring to go.