Cappie Pondexter News

After Becky Hammon's unique Olympic experience, the rest of the WNBA season may seem easy for the standout point guard and the Western Conference-leading San Antonio Silver Stars .

Former Rutgers women's basketball standout Cappie Pondexter and her United States teammates captured the Olympic gold with a 92-65 victory over previously unbeaten Australia on Saturday night at Wukesong Arena ...

Networking is largely about finding the similarities that allow synergy to develop between different groups.

Cappie Pondexter had five assists, tied for the team lead, Monday in the U.S. women's basketball 108-63 blowout of China.

With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic.

U.S. guard Cappie Pondexter, front, drives into South Dakota native and Russia's guard Becky Hammon during an Olympic warmup game at the Women's Diamond Ball Basketball tournament in Haining, China on Monday.

The unofficial motto for the U.S. men's basketball team for this year's Summer Olympic Games is "Road to Redemption." But it isn't the only group of American basketballers that feels it has something to prove ...

In less than 24 hours, the Mercury's Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter will trade their purple-and-orange jerseys for Team USA's red, white and blue.

The Phoenix Mercury looked mighty comfortable at home Friday night as they put the whammy on Western Conference rival Seattle for the first and only time this season.

' The Detroit Shock signed 50-year-old Nancy Lieberman , a Hall of Famer and one of their former coaches, to a seven-day contract Thursday but was expected to play only Thursday night in Houston.

The Sacramento Monarchs beat the Phoenix Mercury 83-74 Wednesday for their sixth straight victory.

The Sacramento Monarchs beat the Phoenix Mercury 83-74 Wednesday for their sixth straight victory.

Due to their 0-4 start, the Mercury have been playing catch-up in the standings all season.

Kara Braxton, left, and new addition Stacey Lovelace give the Shock depth and flexibility up front.

Diana Taurasi scored 21 points in 22 minutes to lead the Phoenix Mercury past the Atlanta Dream 110-84 on Saturday night.

Cappie Pondexter watched from the bench when the Phoenix Mercury pounded the Atlanta Dream 97-79 on July 1. The Beijing-bound Mercury guard sat out the game in Atlanta to avoid aggravating a lingering injury.

From T-shirts, to tickets and food, freebies are always appreciated by those in the stands.

The Olympian likes the chances for the U.S. team in Beijing. By Debbie Arrington - darrington@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, July 13, 2008 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C5 Olympic-bound ...

The San Antonio Silver Stars climbed to the top of the Western Conference with their longest win streak in seven years.

Chelsea Newton scored a career-high 18 points for the Sacramento Monarchs , who beat the Phoenix Mercury 103-95 on Saturday night Nicole Powell and Kara Lawson had 15 points each for the Monarchs , and Ticha ...