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12.24Tangela Smith Chats with the W About Her Holiday Plans

The WNBA got in contact with several WNBA stars, including our very own Tangela Smith, to find out how they celebrate the Holiday season.

W: What are you doing for the upcoming holidays?

Tangela: Unfortunately since I am playing in China this year I will not be able to go home for Christmas. We don’t get a Christmas break over here.

W: What is the best Christmas gift you’ve ever gotten?

Tangela: The best Christmas gift I have ever received was a vintage leather jacket that I really wanted and my parents surprised me with.

W: What do you want for Christmas this year?

Tangela: I would like to go home for Christmas this year, but I will settle for just knowing that my nephews had a great Christmas.

W: What’s your favorite holiday tradition?

Tangela: My favorite holiday tradition is having a pajama grab-bag with my family. We pick names out of a hat and whoever’s name you choose, you
have to buy that person a pair of pajamas. The funnier the better. We open the pajamas on Christmas Eve and wear them that night. Fun times.

W: What’s your favorite holiday meal?

Tangela: My favorite holiday meal is my mother’s green beans with smoked turkey and white potatoes and my uncle’s baked macaroni and cheese.

Read about other WNBA stars and how they celebrate the Holiday Season.

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12.23Phoenix Mercury Announce 2009 Season Schedule

Phoenix Opens Their Season at Home

June 6 is the magical day when the Phoenix Mercury will open their 13th season against a western rival, the San Antonio Silver Stars.

“It’s great to start the season at home, especially against San Antonio, which should be an intense match up,” said Mercury All-star Diana Taurasi. “Our goal is to get back to the playoffs. We want it for this team and our fans, who are the best and most loyal in the league.”

The 34-game schedule will include 3 nationally televised games. ESPN2 will be airing the matches against the San Antonio Silver Stars on June 23, Connecticut Sun on July 28 and Los Angeles Sparks on September 13.

Phoenix Mercury 2009 Season Schedule

Home games are in bold.

June –

  • Sat 06 vs San Antonio 7:00pm
  • Wed 10 vs New York 7:00pm
  • Fri 12 @ Sacramento 7:00pm
  • Sat 13 vs Sacramento 7:00pm
  • Wed 17 vs Minnesota 7:00pm
  • Fri 19 vs Los Angeles 7:00pm
  • Sun 21 vs Seattle 4:00pm
  • Tue 23 @ San Antonio 4:30pm ESPN2
  • Thu 25 @ Washington 4:00pm
  • Sat 27 @ Minnesota 5:00pm

July –

  • Wed 01 vs Seattle 7:00pm
  • Sun 05 @ Los Angeles 6:30pm
  • Wed 08 vs Chicago 7:00pm
  • Sat 11 @ Sacramento 7:00pm
  • Wed 15 vs Sacramento 12:30pm
  • Sat 18 vs Detroit 7:00pm
  • Wed 22 vs Minnesota 7:00pm
  • Sun 26 @ New York 1:00pm
  • Tue 28 @ Connecticut 4:30pm ESPN2
  • Thu 30 @ Atlanta 4:30pm

August -

  • Sat 01 @ Minnesota 5:00pm
  • Tue 04 @ Seattle 7:00pm
  • Sat 08 vs Indiana 7:00pm
  • Thu 13 vs San Antonio 7:00pm
  • Sat 15 @ San Antonio 5:00pm
  • Tue 18 @ Chicago 5:00pm
  • Fri 21 vs Washington 7:00pm
  • Thu 27 @ Los Angeles 7:30pm
  • Sat 29 vs Connecticut 7:00pm

September –

  • Tue 01 @ Detroit 4:30pm
  • Wed 02 @ Indiana 4:00pm
  • Sat 05 vs Atlanta 7:00pm
  • Thu 10 @ Seattle 7:00pm
  • Sun 13 vs Los Angeles 12:00pm ESPN2
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08.11Diana Taurasi Leads USA to Win Over Czech Republic

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Video clip: Diana Taurasi Highlights against Czech Republic

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08.08Olympic Schedule


Olympic Schedule

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08.05Penny Taylor Will Not Be Returning to the Phoenix Mercury After the Olympics

The Associated Press caught up with Penny Taylor at the FIBA Diamond Ball tournament. She says that she will not be returning to the Phoenix Mercury after the Olympics.

“I did make it clear to the team that I wouldn’t be coming back this season after the Olympics,” Taylor said. “I want them to be able to get a team together and didn’t want to leave any doors open.”

Instead Taylor will be returning to Australia to rest and spend time with her family.

“I wanted to make sure they had their opportunity to get a full strength team and not wait for anyone,” Taylor said. “It’s disappointing, but it gave me the opportunity to prepare for this major event.”

Taylor’s decision comes as a surprise to Diana Taurasi.

“Whoa, that’s the first I’m hearing of it,” said Taurasi over breakfast. “It just means the same thing it’s meant the last two months. We’ll go with what we have. We just got to keep playing and fighting. We’re good enough if we get rolling as we’ve beaten the good teams. We’ve just been too average. This league is very good, and we’re just not playing at a good level.”

The surprise is also felt by the Mercury Fans. Taylor was a key player in the Championship win last season averaging 17.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. She lead the team with 30 points in the deciding game 5 of the finals against Detroit.

“Taylor was a key player in the championship win last season,” says one Mercury Fan, “it’s a disappointment that she will not be returning this season. It would be nice to see the 3 [Taylor, Pondexter, and Taurasi] play together again.”

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