“You know what the NBA stands for?
Never Broke Again.”
“He’s supposed to be a defensive stopper but he can’t even stop me.”
Mark Jones got jokes on the broadcast😂😂
After four unbelievable years
@Cronkite_ASU
- fortunate to announce I’m headed to Midland-Odessa, Texas to sports report & anchor
@NewsWest9Sports
📺
Had to share the only way I knew how🛴🤠:
“[Coach Auriemma] goes, ‘She’s my favorite player of all-time.’”
- Diana Taurasi on Moriah Jefferson
“I wanna know when he said that cause I’d like to hear it for myself.”😂
- Moriah Jefferson (
@_BonnBonn
)
High praise from
@UConnWBB
head coach Geno Auriemma!
#WNBATwitter
“I debate every day whether I'm gonna come back and I keep coming back…I still have this competitive fire... I really changed my daily life to be able to be here at 39 and compete."
@DianaTaurasi
's full answer about playing at a high level in year 18:
#Mercury
interim HC Nikki Blue on what it means to get her first win as a head coach:
"I've been through so much coaching. And it's not about me, but a year ago, in March, I was assistant coach at ASU...Charli Turner Thorne said she was retiring, wanted to hand over the program…
Emotional moment for
@MidlandHigh
Softball as they carry the
#12
jersey of their late teammate, Jasmine Melendez, around the bases.
First hit of the game: An MHS homer.
“I ain’t never leaving Arizona until I’m dead!”
Steve Nash & Charles Barkley addressed the crowd before
#Suns
Ring of Honor banners were revealed ☄️
@Sports360AZ
“It’s been very exciting being on the court with Diana & Skylar…I’m probably like Diana’s shadow since I’ve been here. Wherever Diana is, I’m gonna be there…I try to take after her.”
@tinacharles31
on playing alongside
@DianaTaurasi
&
@SkyDigg4
🏀
Q from
@AlexSimonSports
Diana Taurasi on playing in 2024
#WNBAAllStar
in Phoenix in what could be her final season:
“It would be nice. I have one more year on my contract & I hope to honor that. It’s a big year, it’s an Olympic year…There’s a lot, once this season ends, to go back, & think about.”…
Dallas absolutely locked up the final 2 minutes & shut the door down the stretch.
A. Ogunbowale: 37 points, 5 assists, 4 rebs (5 threes)
D. Taurasi: 31 points, 4 assists
Wings win 94-84.
#WNBATwitter
My time in West Texas has been a couple of the most meaningful years of my life but it’s coming to an end😭
I’m not saying goodbye just yet- this week will be my last week at
@newswest9
, so let’s make it a fun one🙌🏽🙌🏽
“I hope they remember my passion, love for the game, love for this crowd, & how I left it out on the floor every night.”
After his final home game at
#TheBank
, Zylan Cheatham (
@1KingZ4
) told me what he hopes fans remember about him & his favorite
@SunDevilHoops
memories:
Pleased to get the commitment from
@eliavgabay
to join the
@Sports360AZ
team! I've never been big on number of stars next to a person's name, but he's a five-star recruit IMO
“We have new people who are so nervous…gotta compete for a spot…I would also be nervous to be playing w Sky, D, & Tina. Sometimes I’m nervous to coach them."😅
Mercury HC Vanessa Nygaard on how they help young players focus while playing with the
#WNBA
's best in training camp:
“Didn’t mean to take away from Sky or any of the other All-Stars.
Our team is super excited for Sky.
I apologize if my comments took away from that…if it was the other way around, I would stick up for Sky as well.
We’ve addressed it as a team & we’re moving forward.”
-HC Nygaard
9 years ago today, met
@KDTrey5
when I was a buss boy at Toast Bakery Cafe.
Fast forward, now I report on KD & the Suns for
@Sports360AZ
Always love a full circle moment.
Thank you, Facebook memories 😂
"They've always been focused on skill work...taking that time to really develop players...Adia & Salvo have taught me so much."
@s_thomas14
shows
@AdiaBarnes
&
@CoachCoppa
love as she discusses what she learned with
@ArizonaWBB
that she applies to the pros🏀
Q from
@PJBrown09
#Mercury
Brittney Griner on how she assessed her game tonight:
“SH*T.”
“Guess there were a few more cobwebs than I thought… the game in LA will look totally different…coach keeps telling me to give myself grace but that’s hard.”
@Sports360AZ
#WNBA
#WNBATwitter
Diana Taurasi is officially the first player in
#WNBA
history to reach 10,000 career points.
She scored every point in a
#Mercury
uniform.
What a moment.
@Sports360AZ
@Sports360AZ
@NikkiBlue32
“Not many leagues where you can go from the bottom to the top…it’s a deep [draft] class…also really confident in the people under contract for next year…this [college basketball season] is going to be one I follow really closely…”
Diana Taurasi on
#Mercury
bouncing back &…
2022
#Mercury
Exit Interviews Thread:
Starting w Sophie Cunningham -
"There was beauty in the chaos…We all need a month-long trip to Hawaii...Best thing to happen to me was Tina leaving...opened up a lot of opportunity."
Posting clip when PHX sends.
@Sports360AZ
#WNBATwitter
“We knew that this year, we were going to do something special.”
After
@SunDevilHoops
’ first Territorial Cup sweep since 2008-09,
@luguentz
spoke about playing in the McKale Center‘s hostile environment & keys for
#ASU
to win its first
@Pac12
Tournament title:
BREAKING: Tonight, The NBA is testing its own version of “RedZone” - switching through games as they enter crunch time - on the NBA app. (h/t
@JaredSGreenberg
)
LET’S GO. 🔥
Shoutout to Briann January, Sun Devil legend and WNBA veteran, for representing class, consistency, & toughness night in and night out for her entire 14-year career in the W.
A true ambassador for the game - thank you!
#WNBATwitter
#WNBAPlayoffs
“If your breaking point is greater than your opponent’s, you will win.”
Kobe Academy 2011 -
This goofy looking kid with
#24
arm bands & baggy shorts got the chance to train with Kobe & I hoped to interview him one day...fortunate to have this moment💜💛
#RIPMamba
“Who we are as athletes & people on & off the court... continuing
@ASUCoachCharli
’s &
#ASU
culture. Who we are beyond basketball.”
After their loss in the
#NCAAW
Sweet 16,
@SunDevilWBB
’s Kianna Ibis spoke about the legacy of this senior class & the moments she’ll remember most:
Sam Thomas:
“We’ve never met someone so similar to each other…You don’t get to see the moments when we get to bond, on the bus…moments in the locker room…those are the biggest things I’ll take away…I’ve had a lot of fun being able to watch everyone & learn..."
@Sports360AZ
Sophie Cunningham (
@sophaller
) on her 17-point (5/9 3FG) performance in the win:
"I think we all needed a breather... I went home, saw my family. My grandma said some prayers for me, 'I've been praying that the lord will get your head out of your butt.' I think her prayers…
“I’m very thankful. I’m just out here doing my job ever since I started playing this game…I just dedicate that to Coach Auriemma. He was really hard on me when I was at UCONN and just the standard and what he wanted me to reflect..." (1/2)
-
@tinacharles31
on making history.
First
@UTPBFootball
game in 469 days is a WIN🏈
The Falcons beat Southern Nazarene, 33-14, in their home opener (+ spoke with head coach
@coachcarrigan10
after the game)🤙🏽
HIGHLIGHTS:
2022
#Mercury
Exit Interviews Thread:
Starting w Sophie Cunningham -
"There was beauty in the chaos…We all need a month-long trip to Hawaii...Best thing to happen to me was Tina leaving...opened up a lot of opportunity."
Posting clip when PHX sends.
@Sports360AZ
#WNBATwitter
#Mercury
Brittney Griner reiterates that she is returning to Phoenix next season.
“Phoenix is home.”
Cherelle & Brittney recently bought a house in AZ.
Griner is a free agent this offseason.
@Sports360AZ
After
@SunDevilHoops
defeated
@APlayersProgram
for the first time in the Bobby Hurley Era, 95-88 in OT, I spoke to Zylan Cheatham (
@1KingZ4
) about adjusting defensively, winning for his coach & more:
Thank you Jesus for protecting me yesterday 🙏🏾 but I’m so grateful for my guy
@eliavgabay
. You’re more than a sports partner you’re my brother and the way you dropped everything to help me shows that.❤️🤞🏾With that being said if you don’t see me on-air for a while...this is why 😂
#Mercury
HC Vanessa Nygaard on Shey Peddy:
“Our 3rd point guard we’ve lost this season…Shey is one of our best defensive players…also…huge on the offensive side…we will ask more from others.”
PHX sending out injury report later today.
@Sports360AZ
#WNBATwitter
#4TheValley
“For me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which, nevertheless, comes with some sadness.” -Walter Cronkite (1981)
Extremely thankful for
@Cronkite_ASU
and everyone who made my time unforgettable.
I’m a proud
@ASU
graduate & excited for what the future holds🙌🏽
@Sports360AZ
#Mercury
An emotional Brittney Griner reflects upon former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s passing & what it means to see the US’ recent deal to get American prisoners out of Iran:
Q:
@jeffmetcalfe
@Sports360AZ
.
@UTPBFootball
ended scrimmage with appreciation & prayer🙏🏽
These guys don’t take anything for granted🙌🏽
Led by senior offensive lineman
@JJ_Relentless94
🏈
A few storylines in
#Mercury
vs
#Storm
today:
-Diana Taurasi vs Sue Bird, one last time
-ASU’s Briann January playing her final reg. season game in AZ
-Tina Charles returns to PHX for the first time since signing with SEA
Gonna be a fun one👀
#WNBATwitter
#4TheValley
#TakeCover
My first year
@NewsWest9
was full of unexpected challenges & unforgettable experiences.
Thank you to our awesome team & the Permian Basin community for riding with me🙌🏽
Can’t wait to keep it rolling in Year ✌🏽
@NewsWest9Sports
📺 Year 1️⃣ Reel:
Diana Taurasi on the possibility of becoming a coach in the future:
“No…I give these coaches a lot of credit. They gotta put up with a lot of stuff that I’m just not capable of putting up with.”
@Sports360AZ
@Winsidr
#WNBATwitter
#4TheValley
HC Vanessa Nygaard on DT/Skylar situation:
“People play sports w/ a lot of passion. We’re not the first team to have any kind of arguments or disagreements on the bench…A lot going on. Our team has even more going on w/ BG situation…That isn’t something that goes away for us.”