and the No. 1 team celebrated its first WNBA title after a two-game sweep of the Charlotte Sting. Lisa Leslie's Most Valuable Player performance made her the first WNBA player to sweep all three ...

Univ. of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and former Sting player called Charlotte a “prime spot” for a WNBA team. Charlotte City Council member Malcolm Graham said that there are ...

One of the most accomplished WNBA players in history, Tangela Smith joined the ... Mercury and was selected as a WNBA All-Star while playing for the Charlotte Sting. She retired from the WNBA in 2012, ...