Subject: Diana Taurasi

• Phoenix Athletes' Blogs Bite on Yardbarker.com

  Popular sports Web site Yardbarker.com hosts a slew of superstar bloggers from the world of sports -- Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, tennis pro Rafael Nadal, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Dallas Mavericks owner Marc Cuban, golf legend Tiger Woods, and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon are just a handful of the 80 or so notables who've signed up to write blogs on the site. Most of the guest bloggers are dedicated to maintaining a presence on Yarbarker, but the three athletes from Phoenix who have blogs there -- Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Leandro Barbosa, and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald -- have been slipping.

  November 25, 2008

• Mercury Falling

  Playing the blame game at U.S. Air

  July 3, 2008

• Sun Block

  June 12, 2008

• Desert Heat

  America's idol and a hoops star keep Phoenix's mercury rising

  January 3, 2008

• Mercury Rising

  The best baller in Phoenix doesn't play for the Suns. Can Diana Taurasi take the Mercury all the way?

  August 30, 2007

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, September 20, 2007

  September 20, 2007

• Bitter Tweet

  June 4, 2009

• Ring Leaders

  September 16, 2004

• School of Jock

  August 12, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  June 17, 2004

• Tenacious Dee

  May 20, 2004

• Hot Links: Priest Booted, Coyotes Broke, Teen Tased

  Police in Mesa are investigating what the East Valley Tribune's calling the city's first homicide of the year. The victim, Rick Glum, was stabbed to death in a West Mesa neighborhood . A motorist found Glum's body Sunday morning...Catholic priest Chris Carpenter has been excommunicated from the Phoenix Diocese. Carpenter, who'd been on leave for three years, is the second priest in six months to be excommunicated. The diocese says Carpenter joined an offshoot church, which lead to the decisi

  May 6, 2009

• Purple Reign

  May 28, 2009

• Phoenix Mercury vs. Sacramento

  June 11, 2009

• Hot Links: Pot Mom, Dee's DUI, and Cockfighting

  Sixteen suspected illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday night at a west Phoenix house.  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the suspects were all found to have entered the U.S. illegally...A Tucson mother of three was arrested after police officers discovered 1100 pounds of pot in her home. Officers were alerted to the residence after following an individual with a scope on a bicycle that turned out to be a "lookout"...Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a DUI citation ear

  July 3, 2009

• Hot Links: Catholic Priests, All-Stars, and Barking Dogs

  An Arizona court of appeals has upheld the conviction of Roman Catholic priest Paul LeBrun, who was found guilty of sex crimes while working parishes in Tolleson and Avondale. The judge in the original 2006 trial, Crane McLennen, gave LeBrun the max sentence: 111 years...US Airways will eliminate 600 ground jobs this fall because of the economy, including cuts from the company's staff in Phoenix. The company also plans to use outside contractors for ramp service work...Arizona Diamondbacks playe

  July 15, 2009

• Hot Links: ID Theft, Hoover Dam, and Black Bears

  The Arizona Department of Economic Security is warning clients in DES' Early Intervention Program of possible identity theft. After two backup hard drives were stolen from a Phoenix storage facility last October, the department sent out 65,000 letters to warn people of identity theft. Ten thousand of them were returned as "undeliverable"...The Hoover Dam bypass bridge is expected to be complete in a month. The $14 million project was delayed for two years by harsh weather and hazardous working c

  July 17, 2009

• Phoenix Mercury Fall to Indiana Fever 93-84 in Disappointing Game Two of WNBA Finals

  E. Groves Diana Taurasi was too late hitting her stride in game two.​After a high-paced, high-scoring, record-breaking game one, Valley sports fans turned out at US Airways Center last night for a big disappointment in game two of the WNBA finals. To say the Phoenix Mercury, 2007 WNBA Champions and home to star shooters like league MVP Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter, were off would be an understatement. The team shot a ghastly 39.7 percent from the field, and it wasn't because

  October 2, 2009

• Indiana Fever Defeat Phoenix Mercury 86-85 to Take 2-1 Series Lead in WNBA Finals

  Courtesy of the WNBA​Despite Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter finally finding their groove early in a game this WNBA finals series, the Phoenix Mercury lost game three by one point, putting them one loss away from elimination as they seek their second title. The visiting Mercury had a better showing in their game against the Indiana Fever on Sunday than they did on home court Thursday, when Penny Taylor was pulled from the Mercury squad with an injury in the third quarter, and neither T

  October 5, 2009

• Phoenix Mercury Defeat Indiana Fever 90-77 to Bring WNBA Championship Game to Phoenix on Friday

  Courtesy of the WNBAMercury guard Cappie Pondexter scored 22 points in game four.​The Phoenix Mercury play their best when their backs are against the wall. Such was the case with game four of the WNBA finals -- the Mercury entered the game down 2-1 to the Indiana Fever in the best-of-five series. The Merc needed to win to stay in -- and they did just that, leading after every quarter and ultimately clinching the game 90-77 to tie the series at 2-2.That means the decisive game five -- the cham

  October 8, 2009

• Championship Rally for Phoenix Mercury Tonight at US Airways Center, After They Win Their Second WNBA Title 94-86 Friday Night

  Phoenix Mercury players pose with fans, and their two championship trophies.​How big of a deal was Friday's WNBA championship game in Phoenix? Well, consider this: the only other time a basketball team's won a championship in this city, it was the Boston Celtics beating the Phoenix Suns on our home court in 1976. When the Phoenix Mercury won their first WNBA championship in 2007, they were in Detroit. And when the Suns won their first NBA championship -- oh wait, never mind. That hasn't

  October 12, 2009