Mercury Announce Diana Taurasi Will Miss Remainder of Regular Season A quad strain will prevent the 10-time All-Star from finishing out the 18th regular season of her WNBA career. Sports Illustrated · Aug 8, 2022
Supermoon, meteor showers and other space events that will take place this August Scots who take to the countryside may be able to see the astronomical wonders. Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022
UK heatwave: Temperatures to hit 34C this week - check forecast in your area Brits are set to basque in further hot weather this week with temperatures soaring into the 30s once again for some parts of the country, the Met Office has confirmed Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022
Space events in August you don't want to miss from a supermoon to meteor shower If you enjoy looking at the moon, the stars and the planets, you'll want to get your diaries out and start marking these dates in your calendar as they are set to be a spectacular sight. Edinburgh Live · Aug 8, 2022
Renfrewshire is set to bask in the sun this week as the mercury soars Forecasters say temperatures will head into the high 20s as weather warms up Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022
Sabrina Ionescu Becomes First WNBA Player With 500/200/200 Season The 2020 No. 1 overall pick made league history against the Mercury on Saturday night. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7, 2022
August could be hottest ever in UK as 40C temperatures expected after July heatwave The Met Office has warned there is 'very little meaningful rain' on the horizon for England, with bookmakers Coral making it odds-on at 4-5 for the mercury to hit 40C in August Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022
Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith Discusses Playing After Griner Conviction The star guard weighed on her teammate’s sentencing Thursday. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5, 2022
The weight of Brittney Griner’s sentence hangs over WNBA game between Sun and Mercury UNCASVILLE, Conn. — There was a sense of heaviness in the air at Mohegan Sun Arena as Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury players linked arms in a circle before Thursday night’s game. Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022
Mercury Hold 42-Second Moment of Silence for Brittney Griner The Phoenix star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony and fined 1 million rubles, which is about $16,500, on Thursday. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5, 2022
Why is Brittney Griner in a Russian jail? What's the offer to get her out? WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison in a sentence that US President Joe Biden has deemed "unacceptable", but what did she do and what's the government's plan to get her out? ABC News · Aug 5, 2022
Mercury, Sun hold 42-second moment of silence for Brittney Griner after WNBA star’s sentencing What a powerful moment in support of Brittney Griner. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 5, 2022
Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA The Phoenix Mercury will meet the Connecticut Sun in WNBA action on Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022
Griner reaction: WNBA players ‘having a hard time’ with verdict MINNEAPOLIS — Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said Thursday that her team's players and coaching staff "have been glued to seeing Brittney [Griner] in the trial" that ended with the Phoenix Mercury star being found guilty of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian judge. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022 Mercury ‘Faithful’ U.S. Gov Will Help End Griner’s Detention Phoenix continues to show their support for Griner.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022 Brittney Griner Lost Long Before Her Conviction Regardless of how the U.S. standoff with Russia ends, the WNBA superstar will keep paying the price.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2022 Mercury Focus on the Big Picture Amid Griner’s Conviction in Russia While the Mercury star was found guilty of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years by a Russian court, her teammates remain focused on bringing Griner home.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022 Russian Court finds Brittney Griner guilty, gives WNBA star 9-year sentence Attention now turns to the possibility of a high-stakes prisoner swap that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022 UK warned of another heatwave as mercury hits 'several degrees higher than average' Experts at the Met Office said high pressure from the Atlantic is set to sweep across southern parts of England pushing temperatures back up to 30C and beyond next week
Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022 Review: 'Mercury Pictures Presents,' by Anthony Marra FICTION: An entertaining and occasionally edifying look at European immigrants making movies in Hollywood during World War II.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2022 Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA The Phoenix Mercury will meet the Connecticut Sun in WNBA action on Tuesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2022 Verdict Expected Soon in Brittney Griner Trial, per Report A decision regarding the Mercury star could come Friday.
Daily Record · Aug 2, 2022 Blistering 42C weather in Spain sparks nine heat warnings across country The mercury in some areas won't dip lower than 39C overnight.
Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022 UK weather forecast: Brits face TROPICAL weather with 30C heat and thunderstorms In the South of England, the mercury could reach 30C and remain in the high 20s through to Thursday as temperatures in northern parts of England and Scotland are likely to remain warm but will drop from 25C today to 21C
Sports Illustrated · Jul 29, 2022 Russia Wants Convicted Murderer to Be Added to Griner Swap, per Report The country is reportedly seeking to include two Russian prisoners in the potential prisoner swap for the Mercury star and Paul Whelan.