The Indiana Fever’s Ebony Hoffman, the 27-year old forward who helped lead the WNBA team to a finals run this year, shook off a mid-season slump and hit her stride during the championship round, scoring 27 points in Game 1.
The Fever came close to winning it all, and Hoffman has become a rising star. She’ll [...]
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Fever fall to Phoenix in WNBA Finals, 94-86
PHOENIX They won hearts. They won fans. They won the city. They just didn’t win it all. The Indiana Fever’s magical playoff run ended Friday night. The Phoenix Mercury beat them 94-86 to capture a second WNBA championship in three years.
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Heartbreak: Fever ‘played well’ but come up short
The Indiana Fever missed a chance to win their first WNBA title at home. They also missed a chance on the road.
Tied with just over 4 minutes remaining, they couldn’t hold off the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night, losing 94-86.
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They hung tough. They battled. But, still, they came up short.
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Fever’s season comes down to tonight
So, Tamika Catchings, what would you think about shades and a stogie? Someone on the Indiana Fever needs to do her best Michael Jordan impersonation ahead of tonight’s decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals against the Phoenix Mercury.
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Fever deflated for one night, but not defeated
She sat in front of her locker, shoulders slumped, her feet in ice, a look of disbelief etched on her face. Katie Douglas had made those shots so many thousands of times through the years, as a kid on the Far Southside, then at Perry Meridian High School, throughout her career at Purdue and in [...]
Fans enjoy atmosphere, not result
Thousands of cheering Indiana Fever fans could not will their team to a win and the WNBA championship Wednesday. “They choked,” said Emily Harlan, 34. “But we still love them.” More than 18,000 fans poured out of Conseco Fieldhouse after the Fever lost to the Phoenix Mercury 90-77, sending the series back to Arizona for [...]
Indiana misses a chance for 1st title
The Indiana Fever are heading to the Arizona desert in an attempt to end a championship drought. The Phoenix Mercury squelched the mood Wednesday night inside Conseco Fieldhouse, where a sellout of 18,165 was ready to celebrate. The Mercury won using the most basic of basketball strategies — making shots while opponents missed.
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Catchings does it all, to no avail
Tamika Catchings did about everything possible to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA title Wednesday night. In fact, Catchings did about everything a basketball player could in one game. Catchings scored a game-high 24 points, had a game-high 12 rebounds, added a game-high three steals and tied for the team lead in assists [...]
Fever exec ‘confident’ about team’s future
As the Indiana Fever prepare for tonight’s WNBA championship game, an executive with the team’s parent organization is optimistic the women’s basketball squad will remain in Indianapolis.
Rick Fuson, executive vice president of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Fever, said this morning that he is “very confident” about the team’s future in the city, [...]
Fever could end Dunn’s title pursuit
Lin Dunn has been chasing a championship for nearly four decades. If the Indiana Fever do their part, that elusive title will come tonight in Game 4 of the WNBA finals at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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