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Mercury center Brittney Griner to return Saturday against Storm

The Phoenix Mercury will be receiving a big boost this weekend with MVP candidate Brittney Griner returning to the lineup.
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Mercury top Wings in overtime behind Currie’s 29

Monique Currie scored 29 points, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings.
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Mercury lose rebounding battle, fall to Mystics

The Phoenix Mercury have now lost six of their last eight games after a loss to the Washington Mystics.
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Taurasi’s 33 not enough for Mercury to get win over Sun

Diana Taurasi's 33 points were not enough for the Phoenix Mercury to get a win over the Connecticut Sun.
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Currie hits 4 3s, scores 20 as Mercury beat Stars

Monique Currie scored 20 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the San Antonio Stars 81-64 on Sunday.
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Mercury reserves score 43 points in win over Sky

Camille Little scored 19 points, Cayla George had career highs of 14 points and 14 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky.
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Mercury’s Griner donates to LGBTQ non-profit victimized by arson

Mercury center Brittney Griner will donate to the Phoenix non-profit "One-N-Ten," the LGBTQ youth organization that was recently a victim of arson in July.
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Diana Taurasi scores 31 in Mercury loss to Dream

Layshia Clarendon became the sixth WNBA player with a triple-double and the Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury despite Diana Taurasi's 31.
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Diana Taurasi scores 12 in All-Star Game, Richard Sherman reaches out

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi tallied 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc and five assists at the WNBA All-Star Game in Seattle.
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Griner named WNBA All-Star, joins Mercury teammate Taurasi

Brittney Griner was a putting together an MVP-like season before getting injured on Friday. Although she won't play, she was still named an All-Star.
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Short-handed Mercury fall to Lynx

The Phoenix Mercury were without Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner and fell to the Minnesota Lynx Sunday night.
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Mercury’s Griner expected to be out 3-4 weeks with knee, ankle injury

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is expected to miss three to four weeks with a left knee bruise and a right ankle sprain, the team announced Saturday.
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Brittney Griner injures leg in Mercury’s loss to Lynx

Mercury star Brittney Griner sustained a leg injury early in the fourth quarter and had to be helped off the court in the team's loss to the Lynx.
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Brittney Griner dunks, Mercury drop Dream

Brittney Griner had her 10th career dunk and scored 28 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 89-84 on Wednesday night.
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Mercury’s Diana Taurasi named WNBA All-Star starter

It's almost a given at this point that if eligible, the Mercury's Diana Taurasi will be a starter in the WNBA All-Star Game.
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Mercury’s Brittney Griner named Western Conference Player of the Week

Brittney Griner was named Western Conference Player of the Week on Monday after she posted a pair of 30-point games in leading the Mercury to three wins.
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Griner leads Mercury over Liberty for third win in a row

Brittney Griner had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 81-69 on Sunday.
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Taurasi, Griner lead Mercury in 92-77 win over Stars

Diana Taurasi scored 17 points, Brittney Griner had 15 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, and the Mercury beat the Stars 92-77 on Friday night.
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Brittney Griner posts 30 points, Mercury beat Mystics

Brittney Griner scored 30 points for her third 30-plus game of the season and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Washington Mystics 88-80 on Wednesday night.
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Mercury fall to Lynx on Diana Taurasi Night

In addition to giving away 5,000 bobbleheads for Diana Taurasi Night, the Mercury sectioned off an area behind a basket and brought in live goats to honor the "Greatest of All Time."
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Mercury set up ‘goat’ petting zoo for Diana Taurasi Night

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi is often referred to as one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time and the team decided to get clever on the night honoring her.
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Week of Valley players throwing out first pitch continues

Mercury great Taurasi was the latest to throw the first pitch at the D-backs game, joining Coyotes' Joseph, Suns' Jackson and Cardinals' Reddick.
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Griner throws one down in Mercury win over Storm

Griner now has nine regular season dunks in her career and 10 if you include the playoffs. The rest of the WNBA has had six dunks combined.
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Taurasi marriage, Mercury Pride Night help ease challenges of LGBTQ community

The marriage of Diana Taurasi, coupled with the Mercury’s Pride Night, are helping ease the challenges of the LGBTQ community.
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Social reaction to Taurasi’s record ranges from NBA stars to politicians

Social media blew up after Taurasi broke the WNBA all-time scoring record, as many NBA stars and politicians reached out to congratulate her.
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Diana Taurasi becomes WNBA’s all-time career scoring leader

Diana Taurasi has no more steps to climb. With a late second-quarter layup, the Phoenix Mercury veteran became the WNBA's all-time career scoring leader.
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Griner has 27, Mercury top Sky; Taurasi nears record

Brittney Griner scored 27 points and Diana Taurasi inched closer to the WNBA scoring record Friday night as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 86-78.
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Australians discover physical basketball, large food portions when transitioning to WNBA

Relocating to a new country can be challenging but the present Mercury group has made the most of the opportunity.
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ESPN: Diana Taurasi’s 2015 contract incentive among the craziest in sports

Eddie Lacy's incentive caused ESPN's Kevin Seifert to take a look at some other interesting contract clauses, one of which belonged to Diana Taurasi.
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Phoenix Mercury fall just short at home to Los Angeles Sparks

Chelsea Gray scored 24 points and tied her career high with eight assists to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.
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