http://www.womenssportstoday.com/ Women's Sports Today: WNBA, WTA, LPGA and More! en-us 'You Go Girl' is the theme of the day after veteran Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the Kremlin Cup final, her hometown tournament, in the third attempt. It was the eighth career title for Dementieva who had not beaten Williams in four previous matches. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:35:28 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/15/dementieva-accomplishes-first--beats-serena-to-win-kremlin-cup http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/15/dementieva-accomplishes-first--beats-serena-to-win-kremlin-cup Marion Jones has given up her five medals that she won at the Sydney Olympics, just days after admitting that she used performance-enhancing drugs prior to, during, and after the Olympics.The International Olympic Committee, (IOC), said it would expeditiously to take Jones' medals. Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:33:27 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/general/news/2007/10/8/cold-busted-jones-gives-back-olympic-medals http://www.womenssportstoday.com/general/news/2007/10/8/cold-busted-jones-gives-back-olympic-medals Justine Henin won her 16th consecutive match with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Tatiana Golovin for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title. Henin, the world's top-ranked women's player, won her 37th career title. Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:06:35 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/7/henin-captures-16th-consecutive-wta-tour-match http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/7/henin-captures-16th-consecutive-wta-tour-match Marion Jones recently admitted to taking steroids for at least two years including the time when she when numerous medals at the 2000 Olympics, various publications reported on Thursday. According to those sources, Jones allegedly wrote a letter to family and friends in which she admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs-in particular the substance known as "the clear." Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:25:07 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/general/news/2007/10/4/report-marion-jones-admits-to-steroid-use-will-plead-guilty-to-lying-about-it-to-federal-agents http://www.womenssportstoday.com/general/news/2007/10/4/report-marion-jones-admits-to-steroid-use-will-plead-guilty-to-lying-about-it-to-federal-agents Serena Williams made quick work of qualifier Julia Vakulenko in the second set, beating her opponent 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinal round of the Porsche Grand Prix. Williams was up 4-1 in the first set before Vakulenko started t put up a real fight to get the score to 4-4. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:02:11 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-makes-quick-work-of-julia-vakulenko-in-second-set-finishes-off-feisty-qualifier-75-62-at-porsche-grand-prix http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-makes-quick-work-of-julia-vakulenko-in-second-set-finishes-off-feisty-qualifier-75-62-at-porsche-grand-prix Venus Williams advanced to the semifinal round of the Japan Open on Thursday with a decisive 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Australia's Alicia Molik. Williams, the tournament's top seed, utilized her efficient groundstrokes and blazing speed to send Molik packing in just over 90 minutes at Ariake Colosseum. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:57:39 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-polishes-off-molik-76-4-63-advances-to-semifinal-round-of-japan-open http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-polishes-off-molik-76-4-63-advances-to-semifinal-round-of-japan-open Phoenix Mercury head coach, Paul Westhead, one of the most innovative and ingenious basketball coaches on the planet, may leave his new championship team to become an assistant coach with the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA. Westhead is the former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and Denver Nuggets and is a nearly lifelong friend of new Sonics head coach P.J. Carlesimo. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:54:45 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/18/newly-crowned-wnba-champion-westhead-mulls-return-to-nba-with-good-friend-carlesimo-and-sonics http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/18/newly-crowned-wnba-champion-westhead-mulls-return-to-nba-with-good-friend-carlesimo-and-sonics Cappie Pondexter poured in a game-high 26 points, including the game-winning basket with 21 seconds remaining, to lift the Phoenix Mercury past the Detroit Shock 77-76 on Thursday night in game four of the WNBA Finals. Detroit, which won the 2003 and 2006 titles on its home court, will try to win consecutive titles when it returns to Auburn Hills for Sunday's finale. Diana Taurasi added 20 points for the Mercury, while Plenette Pierson netted 23 points off the bench for Detroit. Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:42:59 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/15/phoenix-mercury-rises-to-knot-wnba-finals-at-22-top-detroit-shock-7776 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/15/phoenix-mercury-rises-to-knot-wnba-finals-at-22-top-detroit-shock-7776 The Detroit Shock forged a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five WNBA Finals by toppling Phoenix 88-83 on Tuesday night. Katie Smith dropped in four three-pointers and netted 22 points in all for Detroit, while Deanna Nolan pumped in 20 points, including four free-throws in the final seconds that sealed the win. Diana Taurasi scored 22 points for the Mercury and Tangela Smith added 17, but hit on just 6-of-17 shots for the cold-shooting Mercury. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:18:02 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/12/detroit-powers-past-phoenix-8883-takes-21-lead-in-wnba-finals http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/12/detroit-powers-past-phoenix-8883-takes-21-lead-in-wnba-finals Rutgers University basketball player Kia Vaughn has dropped the defamation lawsuit filed in a New York court, against radio personality Don Imus, CBS Radio and television partners, after the "nappy-headed ho" controversy. Vaughn had sued Imus and others less than a month ago claiming his comments damaged her reputation. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:25:13 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/12/rutgers-player-drops-defamation-lawsuit-against-don-imus http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/12/rutgers-player-drops-defamation-lawsuit-against-don-imus Diana Taurasi poured in a game-high 30 points, leading the Phoenix Mercury to a 98-70 win over the Detroit Shock in game two of the WNBA finals on Saturday afternoon. Taurasi's turnaround from a 10-point showing in the opener enabled the Mercury to even the series at 1-1 as the best-of-five championship heads to Phoenix for Tuesday night's game three. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:28:54 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/8/phoenix-mercury-even-up-wnba-finals-at-11-with-9870-win-over-detroit-shock http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/8/phoenix-mercury-even-up-wnba-finals-at-11-with-9870-win-over-detroit-shock Venus Williams showed the tennis world - and her sister Serena - all about perseverance Wednesday night, overcoming some spectacular hitting and solid play from the world's No. 3-ranked player, Jelena Jankovvic, to win 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) and advance to a semifinal showdown against World No. 1 Justine Henin. Williams reached deep down into her bag of athletic treasures - and pulled out her incredible perseverance - after losing the first set to Jankovic, 6-4. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:09:26 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/6/williams-pulls-perseverance-out-of-bag-of-tricks-to-beat-jankovic-at-us-open-will-face-world-no-1-henin-in-semis http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/6/williams-pulls-perseverance-out-of-bag-of-tricks-to-beat-jankovic-at-us-open-will-face-world-no-1-henin-in-semis The Detroit Shock took Game 1 of the 2007 WNBA Finals Wednesday night, subduing the feisty Phoenix Mercury 108-100 despite playing without their best interior player and All-Star game Most Valuable Player, Cheryl Ford. The league's defending champions reached the championship round after squeaking by New York and Indiana in the Eastern Conference only to meet up with the high-scoring Mercury who were unbeaten in the postseason. The Shock got solid performances from Plenette Pierson and Kara Braxton who each came off the bench to ignite Detroit in Ford's absence. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:08:50 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/6/detroit-shocks-mercury-in-game-one-of-wnba-finals-as-substitutes-shine http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/6/detroit-shocks-mercury-in-game-one-of-wnba-finals-as-substitutes-shine Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, the WNBA's top scorer and top rebounder has also earned the league's top prize, the Most Valuable Player award. The WNBA announced that Jackson won the award on Wednesday, garnering nearly double the number of voters' points of runner-up Becky Hammon of San Antonio. The Storm star enjoyed a remarkable season in averaging 23.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Jackson is also a force in the middle defensively for Seattle, blocking two shots per contest, good for second in the league in that category. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:50:01 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/5/jackson-storms-way-to-wnba-mvp-honor-leagues-top-scorer-rebounder-awarded http://www.womenssportstoday.com/basketball/news/2007/9/5/jackson-storms-way-to-wnba-mvp-honor-leagues-top-scorer-rebounder-awarded After losing to Justine Henin and getting knocked out of her third consecutive grand slam tournament by the swift and accurate Belgian, Serena Williams showed more attitude and feistiness toward the media after the match than at any time during her eye-opening loss to Henin, the world's No. 1 ranked player. On Tuesday, Henin beat Williams7-6 (3), 6-1 in a quarterfinal round contest to move another step closer to winning her second grand slam tournament of the year. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:15:58 -0400 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/5/henin-spanks-williams-76-61-in-quarterfinal-matchup-at-us-open-former-champ-in-bad-mood-at-interview-session-afterward http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/5/henin-spanks-williams-76-61-in-quarterfinal-matchup-at-us-open-former-champ-in-bad-mood-at-interview-session-afterward