Becky Hammon

Becky Hammon scored 27 points to lead San Antonio to an 80-71 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night, moving the Silver Stars one win from securing a playoff berth. Ann Wauters had 16 points and Sophia Young added 14 to help San Antonio (15-18) win for the foruth time in five games to move a half-game ahead of Minnesota for the fourth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference. The Silver Stars, who lost to Detroit in the finals last year, can secure the spot with a win at home against Seattle on Saturday — or if Minnesota loses one of ... Read Full Story

Lauren Jackson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Seattle Storm beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 85-82 in overtime on Saturday night. Sue Bird scored 15 points and All-Star game MVP Swin Cash had 12 for Seattle (12-7). Camille Little had 11 points and Shannon Johnson 10. Becky Hammon had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead San Antonio (8-10). Sophia Young and Ruth Riley added 13 points apiece. Seattle led 81-80 when Jackson was fouled and coverted a three-point play with 1:41 to go in the extra period to push the lead to four. Ann Wauters hit a jumper with 1:01 ... Read Full Story

Chamique Holdsclaw scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Dream win their franchise-best fourth consecutive game, 92-84 over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Thursday night. The Dream (11-10) also got 17 points from Iziane Castro Marques and 13 from Sancho Lyttle, who also had 10 rebounds to go along with Holdsclaw's seven. Angel McCoughtry and Michelle Snow each scored 11 points. Atlanta, above .500 or the first time since it was 3-2 on June 19, drew a full game ahead of idle Chicago for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Becky Hammon led the ... Read Full Story

  AFP Photo / Becky Hammon American athlete chooses Russian Olympic team Becky Hammon, one of the most popular players in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), is caught in a controversy over her decision to join the Russian Olympic team. Labelled as a traitor by her American colleagues, she has defended her right to choose. Under the impression that she would miss out on U.S. selection, Hammon claimed a spot on the Russian basketball team in the 2008 Olympics. She got Russian citizenship earlier in 2008 after signing a four-year contract with CSKA. Hammon has no Russian roots. On the contrary, she is ... Read Full Story

She has to be very either naive .She's playing for a country that for decades has been diametrically opposed to everything America has stood for. And with the recent developments in Georgia it may be just a matter of time before the cold war continues. She now has a Russian citzenship, is she moving there? Apparently, she has already been there.I have as well, and also have witnessed first hand the poverty and problems within Russia. Consider this: FACT BOX The draft prepared by the Foreign and Defense Policy Council in late July said "the budding rise in the birth rate does not guarantee reproduction ... Read Full Story