Are the Shock "back"?

Big game for the Tulsa Shock today:

The Shock avenged last week's loss to the Sparks by beating them, 82-67. Karima Christmas lead the way with a career-high 24 points, and Odyssey Sims scored 14 points in her first game back from injury.

Big schedule tomorrow:

Liberty at Dream

Sun at Sky

Storm at Mercury

Stars at Lynx

Sun:

The Sun welcome Jennifer Lacy as they end a ten-day break.

Mercury:

Victories are stacking up at Phoenix finds cohesion.

Becky Hammon:

The former WNBA star-turned San Antonio Spurs assistant coach became the first woman to coach an NBA summer league game today.

Pat Summitt:

Pat Summitt was saluted by the Vols tonight at a charity event.

USA Basketball:

Early this morning, the World University Games Team survived a double-overtime thriller against Japan, 102-98, to advance to Monday's gold medal game. They will play Canada.

The Pan American Games team is marching toward their opener.

USA Basketball veteran A'ja Wilson is leading the U19 team.

College news:

Cal State Fullerton associate head coach Tammi Reiss has accepted an assistant coaching position at Syracuse.

Kiara Smith is a new assistant coach at UNC-Asheville.