News10 was the first Sacramento station to confirm that the Sacramento Monarchs women’s basketball team has folded effective Friday morning.
News10’s Bryan May spoke with team General Manager John Whisenant who confirmed the WNBA franchise was no longer part of the Sacramento Kings organization.
Whisenant said he was surprised at the decision.
“I am shocked!” Whisenant said. [...]

Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro had surgery to repair a ligament in her right thumb. Her recovery time is expected to be three to four months. She was hurt June 7 at Seattle but missed only four games this year.
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This will be something new for Monarchs coach and general manager John Whisenant.
After six consecutive seasons in the playoffs, Sacramento (12-22) finished with the worst record in the WNBA in 2009. The Monarchs have a 42 percent chance of landing the top pick in the 2010 WNBA draft when the lottery is held today in [...]

Rebekkah Brunson gets her shot blocked by the Lynx’s Rashanda McCants in the first half.
The record came early in the first quarter – on a three-pointer with 6:11 left.
Nicole Powell just didn’t have time to celebrate.
“I knew it was early, and I heard the fans,” Powell said. “But we were still playing a game so [...]

The Sacramento Monarchs will close out the 2009 season at 6 tonight at Arco Arena against the Minnesota Lynx.
And while it’s the end of the WNBA season, it’s just the beginning of another season – fall fashion!
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After Courtney Paris dominated college basketball for four years, it was easy to assume she would do the same in the WNBA. One person who didn’t plan on that was Paris.
It hasn’t been a dominant season for Paris. She’s had two head coaches while trying to adjust to the speed and nuances of the WNBA [...]

The Monarchs in last place. Doesn’t seem possible. It’s been what, seven years since they failed to make the WNBA playoffs? Four years since the championship parade down J Street? Four years since their last conference title?
John Whisenant is not a patient man. Since he’s also the coach again – there’s the added incentive, if [...]

Monarchs guard Ticha Penicheiro, left, pressures Silver Stars guard Edwige Lawson-Wade in the first quarter of Thursday night’s game.
With the playoffs officially no longer a possibility, Monarchs coach John Whisenant adjusted his goals for the final two games of the season.
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The season of Monarchs forward Nicole Powell (14) will go down as one of the best in franchise history.
Some athletes feign ignorance as to their statistics, coming off as modest while secretly tracking their numbers down to seconds played.
But when told of Monarchs records she is close to surpassing, Nicole Powell is genuinely taken aback [...]

The Atlanta Dream was the worst team in the WNBA last year, going 4-30 in its first season.
After Friday night’s performance, there’s no denying the Dream has done a lot to make its maiden voyage into the league a distant memory.
Atlanta looked the part of a team preparing for the playoffs in beating the Monarchs [...]