Ticha Penicheiro News

Sacramento Monarch coach, Jenny Boucek, is upset about a call, Friday, May 30, 2008 in the second half of the WNBA game at Arco Arena against the Houston Comets.

For Monarchs co-captain Kara Lawson, the hurt was still too fresh. "It's really hard for me to look back at this season right now," Lawson said Tuesday, shortly after returning to Sacramento following the ...

Shameka Christon scored 19 points and the New York Liberty beat the visiting Connecticut Sun, 72-63, Thursday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Sophia Young posted a game-high 27 points with five rebounds and Ann Wauters collected 15 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio moved into the Western Conference finals with an 86-81 overtime victory over ...

Ticha Penicheiro and Adrian Williams-Strong go for a loose ball against San Antonio's Ann Wauters on Thursday night.

Ticha Penicheiro doubled her scoring average with 19 points. But the Monarchs still fell 85-78 to San Antonio.

Ticha Penicheiro, who became the league's career steals leader this summer, earned another honor today when the Monarchs' co-captain was named to the WNBA's all-defensive first team for the first time in her 11 ...

Becky Hammon made six three-pointers and scored 30 points to give the San Antonio Silver Stars a 85-78 victory over the Monarchs in the opener of the WNBA's Western Conference playoffs Thursday night at Arco ...

Jenny Boucek got what she deserved. The coach of the WNBA team that produced more aches and pains than points in the paint this season - well, almost - has been rewarded with another year of job security, a ...

The Monarchs hope their playoff run fares better than their last two regular-season games.

Friday's game at Houston was tentatively postponed until Monday. The Monarchs have split their season series with the Silver Stars, winning 73-64 at Arco Arena in the season opener and losing 68-67 July 3 at ...

The game is really no different for Crystal Kelly. The basket is still 10 feet high, the free throw line still 15 feet from the rim.

Where: Arco Arena. Time: 8 p.m. TV: Ch. 10 Radio: KHTK . Three-pointers Three-pointers 1. Minnesota sits just two games behind the fourth-place Monarchs.

Phoenix Mercury guard Yuko Oga, left, of Japan, calls out a play as Sacramento Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro, right, defends in the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game Friday, Sept.

Becky Hammon is an All-American in Russian gear. Left off Team USA, the WNBA star has taken considerable heat for playing for the Russian National Team during the Beijing Games.

SEATTLE AT SACRAMENTO Tipoff: 6 p.m., KeyArena. TV: FSN. Radio: 1150-AM. Series: Seattle leads series 2-0. The Storm won, 74-62, on May 20 and 79-64 on July 8. Scouting report: After losing to the Storm on July ...

Tuesday's WNBA rumble upside: It shows that the players are serious, and all the fuss isn't a bad thing, either By Debbie Arrington - darrington@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, July 24, 2008 Story ...

Scholanda Robinson was late getting back to the visitors' locker room at Philips Arena, but none of the Monarchs seemed to mind.

Rebekkah Brunson had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead the Sacramento Monarchs over the Detroit Shock, 88-85. It marked the first time this season Detroit had suffered a home defeat.

Atlanta hosts three games this week before the Olympic break starts Monday. ... The Monarchs are on a four-game winning streak, their longest of the season.