WNBA’s a whole new game for Angel McCoughtry: ‘Everybody is just as athletic as you’.

Angel McCoughtry broke free for a layup, floating toward the basket as she did so effortlessly during a college career that made her the University of Louisville’s all-time leading scorer. But before she could deposit the ball through the net, Michelle Snow, a 6-foot-5 center in her fifth WNBA season, closed in from behind. Snow [...]

Finally at peace, Holdsclaw returns to the WNBA.

These days, she can’t stop smiling. Like a beaming bride about to walk down the aisle, Holdsclaw is filled with a sort of bubbling-over joy that hasn’t always come so easily to someone who grew up in the projects of New York City, watched her mother nearly kill herself with the bottle, battled depression [...]

Mique returns to her Southern roots.

Chamique Holdsclaw is in a good place in all senses of the words. The New York native has made her home in the South – the roots of her beloved grandmother – she can be on Pat Summitt’s doorstep in under three hours, she will play basketball before appreciative fans with an orange tint, plus [...]

Dream signs dunking ex-Tennessee star.

First came Chamique Holdsclaw, now comes Michelle Snow, as the Atlanta Dream is loading up on former University of Tennessee talent for its second season in the WNBA. The Dream announced Wednesday it had signed Snow, a 6-foot-5 center, who scored 1,000 points for the Lady Vols and also became only the third woman in [...]

Holdsclaw poised to make WNBA comeback.

Chamique Holdsclaw has walked away from the WNBA twice, but the Atlanta Dream has convinced one of the all-time great players in women’s basketball to come back. With Holdsclaw’s approval, the Dream laid the groundwork for her return by trading a first-round draft pick, 13th overall, for Holdsclaw’s rights from the Los Angeles Sparks. The [...]

Dream rookie Young making most of opportunity.

Young, Atlanta’s unexpected first draft pick, has proved to be the franchise’s hope for the future. She is having a breakout season, ranking among the top five rookies for both scoring and rebounding.
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ATLANTA DREAM HOME OPENER: Women play some weighty basketball.

There are people who don’t think women’s basketball will fly in a market that hasn’t been overly friendly to the men’s game. And maybe, over the fullness of time, the Dream will indeed die the death of disinterest. But there was nothing blase about their home opener Friday night, a loud and vibrant affair that [...]

Dream coach Meadors among sport’s leading lights.

As a girl, Marynell Meadors honed her shooting by aiming her basketball at a net her dad fixed to a Tennessee weeping willow. If she missed, the ball would bounce into her mom’s flower garden, and someone would get in big trouble. She got good at nailing her target then and over the decades as [...]

Terwilliger the man behind Atlanta’s Dream team.

In a seven-month fast break since then, the new WNBA team chose a name, designed logos and uniforms, hired coaches and a 30-person front-office staff, drafted players, sold about 2,300 season tickets, negotiated TV and radio deals, and introduced itself around town. And now the Atlanta Dream are ready to play ball, opening their season [...]

Dream optimistic about drawing in new fans.

Ivory Latta gazed at the crowd during an exhibition game at Philips Arena, hoping the turnout of almost 8,000 was a sign of things to come for the Atlanta Dream. “Wow,” the point guard said to herself, “hopefully we can get this on the regular.” Just off a surprising playoff run by the city’s NBA [...]