Subject: Phoenix Mercury

• Hot Links: Phoenix Mercury, Native Remains, and Anna Nicole Smith

  In a sports team precedent, WNBA team the Phoenix Mercury accepted a sponsorship deal with identity theft protection company LifeLock. According to reports, the word "LifeLock" will replace "Mercury" and "Phoenix" on the team's jerseys...Another alleged UFO over Valley skies has been explained as something entirely terrestrial. The FAA began receiving reports of a strange object in the skies on Thursday morning. That object has now been identified as a balloon-like communications unit owned by a

  June 1, 2009

• Calendar for the week

  June 19, 1997

• Calendar for the week

  July 3, 1997

• Calendar for the week

  July 17, 1997

• Letters

  August 14, 1997

• Letters

  August 28, 1997

• Calendar for the week

  August 28, 1997

• 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

• End Game

  September 4, 2008

• Phoenix Mercury vs. San Antonio Silver Stars @ U.S. Airways Center

  July 10, 2008

• Mercury Falling

  Playing the blame game at U.S. Air

  July 3, 2008

• Sun Block

  June 12, 2008

• Storm Warning

  May 22, 2008

• Eclipse of the Suns

  May 8, 2008

• Desert Heat

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

  January 3, 2008

• ASU Women's Basketball vs. Fresno State at Wells Fargo Arena

  December 13, 2007

• Minority Report

  October 18, 2007

• Hot Links: Diamondbacks, Mercury, and the Vomit Patrol

  The Arizona Diamondbacks requested proposals last month for a new Cactus League complex, and Phoenix is one of the finalists. An aid to Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon says the proposed Phoenix site is located along Loop 101, but further details on the site are elusive thus far...Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has appointed Neal Young to be the new director of the state's Department of Economic Security. Young formerly held the job of assistant housing director for the city of Phoenix...The Phoenix Mercu

  April 10, 2009

• Ladies First

  November 8, 2007

• 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

• Big Rotten Apple

  August 9, 2007

• Thanks for the Mammaries

  Club Vibe keeps abreast of nightlife innovation

  June 14, 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 24, 2004

• Tenacious Dee

  May 20, 2004

• Animal Distraction

  Zoo's summer walking series defies agony of the heat

  June 12, 2003

• Package Deal

  Tooling around at Celebrity

  May 1, 2003

• Ready Mercury

  Ladies of the court get set to issue season's beatings

  May 15, 2003

• Night & Day

  May 20 - 26, 1999

  May 20, 1999

• Night & Day

  June 18 - 24, 1998

  June 18, 1998

• Les Go, Mercury

  July 31, 1997

• 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

• 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

• The Bantam Menace

  July 16, 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

• Basketball Courtship

  August 6, 2009

• Mercury Rising

  August 13, 2009

• WNBA Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2: San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Phoenix Mercury

  September 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

• Free Tickets to Tonight's WNBA Championship Game Are Gone; Only a Limited Number of Seats Left

  ​The free tickets for tonight's WNBA Championship game at US Airways Center are gone, and only a limited number of seats remain for sale.The Phoenix Mercury will be shooting for their second WNBA Championship in three years. They're facing the Indiana Fever, who are seeking their first-ever title, with Larry "Legend" Bird proudly in their corner. This week, Phoenix Suns captains Amar'e Stoudemire, Steve Nash, and Grant Hill purchased all the upper-level seats for tonight's game and ga

  October 9, 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

• Tour de Fat, Phoenix Mercury, Wanda Jackson and Shizzfest Over the Weekend

  ​Tour de Fat at Tempe Beach Par New Belgium Brewing maintains that Tour de Fat is a bike festival first and a beer festival second. To prove it, they got a Tempe citizen to donate his car and agree to utilize only a bike he received at Tour de Fat as his means of transportation. Talk about putting your pedal where your mouth is...see photos ​Phoenix Mercury Win Second WNBA Championship How big of a deal was Friday's WNBA championship game in Phoenix? Well, consider this: the only other time

  October 12, 2009

• Hot Links: Glendale Light Rail, Mercury Rally, and Mercy Gilbert

  ​State employees in Arizona will retain domestic-partner benefits for the next twelve months, even though the Legislature's decided to eliminate those benefits in their last budget. The Department of Administration says that cutting the benefits before October 2010 could put the state in violation of contract laws...Next week, the Metro light rail board will vote on whether or not to approve a study that evaluates how light rail trains could run to Glendale. The study would examine a handful o

  October 13, 2009

• WNBA "Superfan" Ends 13-City "Journey" on a High Note With Mercury Championship

  www.facebook.comAlex Chambers (left) spent his summer traveling to each of the 13 WNBA cities. ​What would drive someone to use their summer vacation to travel to exotic destinations like Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Detroit? For one Phoenix man, the motivation came from one of the most unlikely places imaginable: The WNBA.Let's clarify: The WNBA is a professional sport, where women, not men, play basketball. Believe it or not, people occasionally go and watch.One of those people is Alex Cha

  October 14, 2009