http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Bridget Pettis as an assistant, replacing Jim Lewis who left the team for family reasons.]]> May 21, 2013 10:39:16 PDT WNBA president Laurel Richie gives some insight into where the league is as it finishes its 16th season -- the good and the bad.]]> November 12, 2012 06:34:00 PST 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.]]> September 26, 2012 14:05:49 PDT 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.]]> September 25, 2012 03:41:21 PDT Storm-Mercury Preview]]> September 22, 2012 09:29:32 PDT Shock-Mercury Preview]]> September 13, 2012 10:07:12 PDT 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.]]> August 30, 2012 18:20:07 PDT 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.]]> August 25, 2012 18:10:40 PDT 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.]]> August 21, 2012 06:15:54 PDT 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.]]> August 20, 2012 04:57:32 PDT Camille Little scored 17 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 72-58 on Thursday night.]]> August 16, 2012 18:02:48 PDT 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.]]> August 16, 2012 13:32:40 PDT The WNBA just had a month-long break, but the playoff push will be intense from the get-go when games resume Thursday.]]> August 15, 2012 05:10:43 PDT 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.]]> July 17, 2012 09:22:13 PDT 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?]]> July 16, 2012 10:25:34 PDT