Tag: Tamika Catchings

Indiana Fever play shutdown defense in 72-48 win over Seattle Storm

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Briann January shook her head in disbelief when she heard the numbers. Tamika Catchings simply smiled. The Indiana Fever shot 33 percent from the field against the Seattle Storm and somehow won by 24 points. Wow, January said as she tried to grasp the significance of what she’d heard. Katie […]

Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings is East Player of the Week

Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever is the Eastern Conference player of the week for games played Aug. 16 to Aug. 20, the league said in a news release on Monday. For Catchings, the reigning league MVP, her third Player of the Week award presented by Boost Mobile honor this season gives her 17 for […]

Catchings still hungry for WNBA title after winning 3rd gold in London

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Fever and Mystics were tied at 45 in the third quarter when Tamika Catchings got that look in her eye. It’s a look opponents would rather not see, a warning that arguably the nicest person in the world has shifted into takeover mode. Uh oh. Catchings just won another gold […]

Tamika Catchings: Fever forward ready for her final Olympic trip

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tamika Catchings says only one result will make her final trip to the Olympics successful. Not winning the gold medal as a USA team – everybody will look at it as a failure, the Indiana Fever star said before heading across the pond. Now 33 years old, the reigning WNBA MVP says she’s […]

Indiana’s Catchings named Player of the Week again

From the WNBA: NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 – Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week presented by Boost Mobile, respectively, for games played from June 18-24. This marks the first season that Boost Mobile – […]

WNBA: Catchings just misses triple-double as Fever beat Sun 95-61

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tamika Catchings didn’t know she almost had a triple-double until it was too late. Seriously. Catchings fell just short of the rare feat, finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in Indiana’s 95-61 win over the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night. She sat down for good 3:29 remaining, […]

ISL’s Around the WNBA

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Epiphanny Prince of the Chicago Sky and Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks were named the WNBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played June 4-10. Prince led Chicago to a 2-0 record, helping the Sky to a franchise-best 6-1 start. Prince averages a […]

Tamika Catchings prepares for final Olympic run

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor With age comes perspective, and that’s what Tamika Catchings will carry into her third, and final, Olympic run. The 32-year-old Indiana Fever forward said she’s done chasing gold after London. For me, it’s just a matter of trying to sit back and take the moment in and take this Olympics […]

WNBA: Fever 91, Liberty 68; Indiana now 4-0

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indiana’s bench might have outscored New York’s entire team with a few more minutes of action. The Fever’s reserves outscored New York’s 52-18 in a 91-68 win on Saturday night. None of Indiana’s starters played more than 23 minutes, and it wasn’t because they needed time off. A jackpot bench, […]