Shock match Sparks' offer sheet for Kara Braxton
(Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:46:44 PST)
The Detroit Shock announced Friday they have matched the offer sheet Kara Braxton signed with the Los Angeles Sparks. Coach Bill Laimbeer said in a release that Detroit's philosophy "is not to allow other teams to steal our players away with money." Details of the Jackson, Mich., native's contract were not released.

Fever waive F Kristen Mann
(Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:38:02 PST)
The Indiana Fever have waived forward Kristen Mann. The 6-foot-2 Mann was acquired in a trade with Atlanta and scored two points in five games for the Fever last season. She was a former first-round WNBA draft pick of the Minnesota Lynx and went to Atlanta in the league's expansion draft last year.

Parker expecting baby in spring
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:40:15 PST)
Candace Parker is expecting her first child this spring, and the WNBA star will keep working out leading to the 2009 season. The announcement was made Wednesday by the University of Tennessee, where Parker starred before going on to the Los Angeles Sparks. Her husband is Shelden Williams of the Sacramento Kings.

Seattle re-signs G Tanisha Wright
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:18:51 PST)
The Seattle Storm re-signed guard Tanisha Wright, bringing back the versatile guard that had the best season of her career a year ago. The team did not release terms of the deal announced Wednesday. Wright started 14 of 34 games for Seattle last year and averaged 7.9 points and 2.5 assists. In the playoffs, she averaged 13.7 points, but Seattle lost in the first round of the postseason for the...

Storm re-sign G Wright
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:17:02 PST)
The Seattle Storm on Wednesday re-signed guard Tanisha Wright, who started 14 games for the team last season.