Author: Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi needs six points Wednesday to reach 9,000 for her WNBA career. She already is the WNBA career scoring leader.

Tiana Mangakahia returned from breast cancer treatment to complete her college career, and now is in training camp with the Phoenix Mercury.

Desiree Linden became the first woman to run under three hours for 50 kilometers, averaging well under six minutes per mile over 31 miles.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner said she received mental health counseling after leaving the WNBA bubble last summer.

Diana Taurasi, honoring Kobe Bryant, scores 34 in Phoenix Mercury’s win over the Washington Mystics.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has left the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida, for personal reasons, the Mercury announced Saturday.

Mercury star Diana Taurasi suffered what is being called a muscle injury in her hip with 5:22 left and gingerly walked off the court at IMG Academy.

To deal with uncertainties created by COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona State’s men’s and women’s swimming teams will take redshirts for 2020-21 school year.

ASU professor Victoria Jackson advocates cancelling college football for more than COVID-related reasons. She says it’s part of ‘American tragedy.’