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<title><![CDATA[WNBA -- Mike Thibault, players ready to resurrect Washington Mystics]]></title>
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After 11 combined victories the past two seasons, new coach Mike Thibault and his players are out to turn around Washington.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 21, 2013 05:21:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Breaking down the WNBA's Washington Mystics]]></title>
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As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Mechelle Voepel takes a look at the Washington Mystics.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 19, 2013 18:23:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Breaking down the WNBA's Connecticut Sun]]></title>
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As espnW.com previews the 2013 WNBA season, Mechelle Voepel takes a look at the Connecticut Sun.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 19, 2013 19:24:33 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA -- Connecticut Sun hire Anne Donovan]]></title>
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The winds have shifted toward the East in the WNBA with Anne Donovan and Bill Laimbeer returning to the fold and longtime Sun coach Mike Thibault taking the reins in Washington.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 03, 2013 11:59:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Voepel: Mystics headed in right direction with Thibault hire]]></title>
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Mike Thibault was the obvious choice to be hired as Washington's new coach and general manager. But while he's good, he's no miracle worker and needs time to right the franchise.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 18, 2012 10:26:07 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WNBA -- Mike Thibault did everything but win WNBA title]]></title>
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When the Sun fired Mike Thibault, the coach wasn't totally caught off guard. "I was fired because we didn't win a championship this year," he told espnW on Tuesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 20, 2012 13:52:30 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eastern Conference has no clear favorite]]></title>
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Every team in the WNBA's Eastern Conference has some definite positives. But it's unclear who really might be the best.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 17, 2012 18:43:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asjha Jones carries Connecticut Sun back to playoffs]]></title>
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The best teams tend to work well because there is a mix of personalities. But there also has to be that "even-keel" player who holds everything together. For the Sun, that's Asjha Jones, who has Connecticut back in playoffs after a two-year absence.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 10, 2011 07:04:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Margo Dydek's character loomed as large as 7-foot-2 star]]></title>
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People everywhere looked up to Margo Dydek, and not just because she was 7 feet, 2 inches. The former WNBA star's character was immeasurable.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 26, 2011 18:38:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More mature Connecticut Sun set sights on returning to playoffs]]></title>
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After missing the playoffs and settling for a .500 season in 2010, Renee Montgomery and a more mature Connecticut Sun are setting their sights a lot higher this summer.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 20, 2011 11:31:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Laimbeer looking to start coaching in the NBA]]></title>
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In seven seasons as a WNBA coach, Bill Laimbeer became so much more than a "Bad Boy." And everything he accomplished in Detroit helped prepare him to start a coaching career in the NBA.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 13, 2009 05:48:38 PDT</pubDate>
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The Sun entered the season as WNBA Finals contenders. But offensive woes have saddled Connecticut with a 5-6 start.]]></description>
<pubDate>July 13, 2009 02:13:15 PDT</pubDate>
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