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With baby born, Diana Taurasi won't miss WNBA finals opener
Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi became a mother for the second time early Saturday and now won't need to miss any games of the upcoming WNBA finals for the baby's birth. Taurasi's wife, former WNBA player Penny Taylor, gave birth to a girl at 4:24 a.m. local time on Saturday, the team announced. The couple, married since May 2017, already share 3-year-old son, Leo. Read more
Suns Deandre Ayton buys 500 tickets for Mercury WNBA Finals Game 1
Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is helping fans attend the WNBA Finals. The Phoenix Mercury clinched a spot in the Finals for the first time since 2014 after defeating the Las Vegas Aces 87-84 in Game 5 of the semifinals on Friday Night. Ayton purchased 500 tickets to Game 1... Read more
Last-second Griner block sends Mercury to WNBA Finals
The Phoenix Mercury beat the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night to book their place in the WNBA Finals. After the second-seeded Aces routed the fifth-seeded Mercury 93-76 in Game Four, the Mercury came back to take an instant classic, 87-84, in Las Vegas. Phoenix started the game strongly, gaining... Read more