**Monday, August 25, 2008 – ** The WNBA went on an ‘Olympic Pause’ for the last two weeks, as some of their best players were on the various national teams vying for Olympic gold.
The season resumes on Thursday, August 28, 2008.
The Connecticut Sun will face the Indiana Fever at 7 p.m. eastern time, while the San Antonio Silver Stars will see what they can do against the Phoenix Mercury at 10 p.m. eastern time.
Here’s the records of the teams to date:
Eastern Conference Connecticut 16 - 10 New York 15 - 10 Detroit 16 - 11 Indiana 12 - 14 Washington 10 - 16 Chicago 8 - 17 Atlanta 3 - 24
Western Conference San Antonio 18 - 9 Seattle 17 - 9 Los Angeles 15 - 12 Sacramento 15 - 12 Houston 14 - 12 Minnesota 13 - 13 Phoenix 12 - 15
The Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty had each won 3 in a row going into the Olympic pause, while the Detroit Shock had lost 4 in a row.
The expansion team Atlanta Dream had lost 5 in a row…
In the Western Conference, the Houston Comets had won 5 in a row. It will be interesting to see if they can continue that hot streak when the season resumes.