Clinched

The Mercury beat the Liberty, 76-64, and clinched the #1 seed in the Western Conference.

The Sparks downed the Lynx, 71-63, to clinch a playoff spot in the West.

More WNBA news.....

Lynx:

Coach Cheryl Reeve makes a case for Maya Moore as MVP.

Fever:

....are seeking to maintain momentum.

Sky:

Despite injuries, the Sky are charging toward the playoffs.

Mystics:

A minute with Monique Currie.

Sun:

The Sun have two games left in their season of rebuilding.

College news:

New Mexico is just now recovering from the "mysterious" departure of their five-member freshman class in 2011.

Fran Harris has been hired as a special assistant at Texas.

An early question for Purdue is who will be their backup point guard.

Q&A with Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff.

First Lt. Derek Brooks is Air Force's new assistant coach.

Kelly Mazzante begins her transition from player to coach at IUP.