From the Indiana Fever: INDIANAPOLIS – With news that Katie Douglas has signed a free agent contract with the Connecticut Sun, the Indiana Fever franchise has extended its best wishes to the former Fever star as she continues her WNBA career. Douglas enters her 14th WNBA season this summer, after missing most of the 2013 […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indiana Fever: INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever star Katie Douglas will make her return to the Fever lineup when Indiana hosts the New York Liberty on Friday evening in the regular season home finale (7:00 p.m.). Douglas was diagnosed with a bulging disc in her lower back in early June, and has not played […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Indiana Fever look like they’re right on track for another title. Huh? It sure didn’t look that way when the team was on a seven-game losing streak, making that ring ceremony seem like old news. Suddenly, the Fever look like themselves, except they aren’t themselves at all. Katie Douglas, […]
Continue ReadingISL editor Cliff Brunt spoke with injured Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas Tuesday night at the Fever Bowling Tournament. Douglas has missed most of the season with a bulging disc in her back, and the defending WNBA champions have missed her. By most measures, the former Purdue star is one of the best players in […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor A stunning thought hit me as the Indiana Fever handled one run after another by the explosive Atlanta Dream in their season opener. The Fever can score. I mean, really score. They might actually score better than they defend. Huh? In a game against one of the WNBA’s more up-tempo […]
Continue ReadingEvery time Atlanta got close, Indiana answered. Katie Douglas scored 21 points and Tamika Catchings added 16 to help the Fever defeat the Dream 92-84 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. It was a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals series, which Atlanta won 2-1. Indiana led by 17 points […]
Continue ReadingThe Indiana Fever open the regular season at 7 p.m. against the Atlanta Dream. Here are some things to watch for: -Shavonte Zellous will start for just the eight time in her four-year career. Her speed and athletic ability add an important element to the Fever squad. She has averaged 7.8 points per game in […]
Continue ReadingIt may be now or never for the Fever. Indiana has been to the playoffs seven consecutive years, including four trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and a trip to the WNBA Finals in 2009. But key components are older now. Catchings is 32, Katie Douglas just turned 33 and Tammy Sutton-Brown is 34. The […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Fever are almost there. Indiana is one win away from an unlikely WNBA championship. Even with No. 2 scorer Katie Douglas out with a severely sprained left ankle and backup guard Jeanette Pohlen out for the series with a torn ACL in her left knee, the Fever have a […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Erlana Larkins is the missing piece. For years, folks thought Tamika Catchings needed another scorer to get her and the Indiana Fever to the highest level. The Fever got her that with Katie Douglas before the 2008 season, and Catchings certainly improved. She was required to do less, and […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Watching Angel McCoughtry play basketball is entertaining. Watching her histrionics is absolute must-see TV. If you’re not a fan of the WNBA or you haven’t watched the Atlanta Dream guard, you’re missing a show in more ways than one. McCoughtry was the leading scorer in the WNBA this season. Her game has a […]
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