Highlights
- Diana Taurasi was inducted into the Phoenix Mercury Ring of Honor on Aug. 16, with her No. 3 jersey retired before 16,513 fans.
- Taurasi played for the Mercury from 2004 to 2024, winning three WNBA championships and becoming the league's all-time leading scorer by more than 2,000 points.
- The Diamondbacks remain in contention in the NL Wild Card race, while Cardinals rookies Jeremiyah Love and Carson Beck are managing injuries ahead of the regular season.
- ASU wraps Camp Tontozona with a home opener a few weeks away.
Diana Taurasi's No. 3 jersey is in the rafters at Footprint Center. The Phoenix Mercury inducted Taurasi into its Ring of Honor on Sunday, Aug. 16, retiring her number before an announced crowd of 16,513.
Taurasi spent her entire 20-year WNBA career with the Mercury, from 2004 to 2024, winning three championships and the 2009 regular-season MVP award. She is the league's career scoring leader by more than 2,000 points, an 11-time All-Star, a two-time WNBA Finals MVP, and a six-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the 2004 Rookie of the Year. AP News and the NBA.com wire both covered the ceremony.
Also entering the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this cycle: former Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire and former Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni, per the FOX 10 Sports Exchange segment.
On the baseball side, the Diamondbacks are still in the NL Wild Card hunt. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are working through injury questions at two key positions: rookie running back Jeremiyah Love is dealing with an ankle injury and quarterback Carson Beck has sore ribs as the team prepares for the regular season.
ASU wrapped Camp Tontozona and is a couple of weeks from its home opener.
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- apnews.com retrieved 17/08/2026 23:55
- Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 17/08/2026 23:55
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