2008 WNBA season tips off May 17
December 13, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2007 - The Women's National Basketball Association will tip off its 12th season of play on Saturday, May 17, as 12 of the league's 14 teams square off on opening day. The WNBA's 2008 season tip off will be highlighted by Lisa Leslie's much-anticipated return to the court when the Los Angeles Sparks take on Diana Taurasi and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks-Mercury contest will air at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, marking the first of eight weekend telecasts on ABC during the regular season.
Earlier this year, the WNBA and ESPN announced an eight-year extension of their agreement to have ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 televise WNBA games through the 2016 season. This agreement, reached in a year when the WNBA delivered increased regular- and post-season attendance, increased postseason TV viewership, increased Web traffic on WNBA.com and strong support from business partners, reinforced ESPN's long-term commitment to the WNBA as a valuable television property. The extension -- which gives ESPN enhanced digital rights to the WNBA and also guarantees increased promotion of the WNBA on ESPN -- runs through the WNBA's 20th season.
For the third straight year, ESPN2 will feature "WNBA Tuesdays" as the appointment viewing destination for WNBA fans. ESPN2 will televise "WNBA Tuesdays" for nine weeks during the 2008 regular season, beginning with a May 20th telecast featuring a Western Conference match up between the Sacramento Monarchs and Seattle Storm. Combined WNBA coverage on ABC and ESPN2 will include 21 national telecasts in 2008, while NBA TV, the league's 24-hour television network, will offer 70 regular season contests.
"We eagerly anticipate what 2008 has in store for the WNBA, with a phenomenal draft class, stronger team rivalries, expanded coverage on ESPN2, and a global stage on which the WNBA's elite will compete in the Olympics," said WNBA President Donna Orender. "The WNBA continues to grow and showcase the best women's basketball in the world. After the excitement and competition last season and throughout the WNBA Playoffs, we can't wait to tip off the 2008 season."
With more than 25 players expected to compete for the gold during the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing, China (August 8-24), the league has not scheduled any games between July 28 - August 27. Instead, the WNBA season will be extended by three weeks so WNBA players can represent their home countries in the 2008 Olympic Games. Similar to the 2004 season that also saw a break in the schedule for the Olympics, WNBA teams and players will remain active in the communities while on hiatus from regular season action. Players not competing in the Olympics will participate in a variety of community-based events and activities designed to give fans a unique opportunity to interact with their favorite WNBA teams.
Following the 2008 Olympic Games, in which the United States looks to earn its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in women's basketball, the WNBA will tip off the second half of the season on August 28. The regular season schedule concludes on September 14 with the playoffs scheduled to begin on September 18. The complete 2008 regular season and national broadcast schedule follows.
As previously announced, a new franchise in Atlanta will begin play in 2008, bringing to 14 the total number of WNBA teams. The yet-to-be-named Atlanta team will compete in the Eastern Conference with the Connecticut Sun, Chicago Sky, Detroit Shock, Indiana Fever, New York Liberty and Washington Mystics while the Houston Comets, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs, San Antonio Silver Stars and Seattle Storm square off in the Western Conference. Each team will play in-conference opponents three or four times next season and out-of-conference opponents on two occasions.
2008 WNBA Regular Season Schedule
Day Date Visitor Home Local Eastern
Saturday May 17 Houston Detroit 3:30 PM 3:30 PM
Saturday May 17 Los Angeles Phoenix 12:30 PM 3:30 PM
Saturday May 17 Atlanta Connecticut 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Saturday May 17 Washington Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday May 17 San Antonio Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday May 17 Chicago Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday May 18 Connecticut New York 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday May 18 Detroit Minnesota 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Tuesday May 20 Phoenix San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday May 20 Sacramento Seattle 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Wednesday May 21 Indiana Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday May 22 Washington New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday May 22 Sacramento Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Thursday May 22 Seattle Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday May 23 Detroit Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday May 24 Seattle San Antonio 2:30 PM 3:30 PM
Saturday May 24 Sacramento Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Sunday May 25 Los Angeles Atlanta 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sunday May 25 Houston Washington 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday May 25 New York Detroit 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Tuesday May 27 Indiana Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday May 27 Atlanta Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday May 27 Minnesota Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Thursday May 29 Los Angeles Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday May 29 Minnesota Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday May 30 New York Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday May 30 Houston Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday May 30 San Antonio Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday May 31 Los Angeles Washington 3:30 PM 3:30 PM
Saturday May 31 Detroit Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday May 31 Phoenix Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sunday June 1 Connecticut Chicago 4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Sunday June 1 Houston Seattle 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Tuesday June 3 Minnesota Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday June 3 Seattle New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Tuesday June 3 Los Angeles Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday June 3 San Antonio Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Tuesday June 3 Washington Phoenix 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Wednesday June 4 Seattle Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday June 6 Minnesota Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday June 6 Houston New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday June 6 Chicago Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday June 6 Washington San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday June 6 Detroit Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday June 6 Phoenix Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Saturday June 7 Houston Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday June 7 Atlanta Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday June 7 Detroit Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday June 8 Washington Connecticut 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sunday June 8 Sacramento New York 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday June 8 San Antonio Minnesota 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Tuesday June 10 Connecticut Minnesota 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday June 11 Sacramento Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday June 11 New York Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday June 11 Indiana San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Wednesday June 11 Phoenix Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Wednesday June 11 Detroit Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Thursday June 12 Sacramento Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday June 13 Indiana Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday June 13 Seattle San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday June 13 Washington Chicago 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Friday June 13 Connecticut Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Saturday June 14 Detroit Phoenix 12:30 PM 3:30 PM
Saturday June 14 Minnesota New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday June 14 Seattle Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Saturday June 14 Los Angeles Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday June 15 San Antonio Indiana 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Monday June 16 Atlanta Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Monday June 16 Connecticut Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Wednesday June 18 San Antonio Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday June 18 New York Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Wednesday June 18 Washington Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Wednesday June 18 Connecticut Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Wednesday June 18 Chicago Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Friday June 20 Atlanta Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday June 20 Minnesota Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday June 20 Los Angeles San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday June 20 Chicago Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday June 20 Connecticut Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday June 20 Indiana Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday June 21 Houston Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sunday June 22 Detroit Atlanta 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sunday June 22 Phoenix New York 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday June 22 Chicago Sacramento 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Sunday June 22 Indiana Los Angeles 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
Tuesday June 24 Seattle Los Angeles 12:30 PM 3:30 PM
Tuesday June 24 Detroit Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday June 24 Phoenix Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday June 24 Sacramento Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday June 24 New York Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday June 24 Houston San Antonio 8:00 PM 9:00 PM
Thursday June 26 Indiana New York 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday June 26 Connecticut Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday June 26 Sacramento Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Thursday June 26 San Antonio Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Thursday June 26 Phoenix Chicago 8:00 PM 9:00 PM
Thursday June 26 Washington Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Friday June 27 Atlanta Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday June 28 Detroit Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday June 28 Minnesota San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday June 28 Indiana Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Saturday June 28 New York Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday June 29 Phoenix Connecticut 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday June 29 Atlanta Detroit 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sunday June 29 Washington Seattle 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 Houston Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 Phoenix Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 Chicago Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 Detroit San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 Washington Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Tuesday July 1 New York Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Wednesday July 2 Chicago Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday July 3 Houston Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday July 3 Sacramento San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Thursday July 3 New York Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday July 3 Minnesota Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Saturday July 5 Sacramento Houston 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
Saturday July 5 Connecticut Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday July 5 Chicago Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday July 5 New York Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday July 5 Minnesota Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday July 6 San Antonio Washington 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday July 6 Phoenix Los Angeles 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
Tuesday July 8 Houston Phoenix 12:30 PM 3:30 PM
Tuesday July 8 Indiana Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 8 Connecticut Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Tuesday July 8 New York San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday July 8 Seattle Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Wednesday July 9 Atlanta Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Wednesday July 9 Houston Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Thursday July 10 Phoenix Seattle 12:00 PM 3:00 PM
Thursday July 10 San Antonio Chicago 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday July 10 Los Angeles Sacramento 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Friday July 11 Washington Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday July 11 Atlanta San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday July 12 Chicago Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday July 12 Detroit New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday July 12 Houston Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday July 12 Phoenix Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday July 12 Los Angeles Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday July 13 Connecticut Washington 3:30 PM 3:30 PM
Sunday July 13 Atlanta Chicago 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Monday July 14 San Antonio Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Tuesday July 15 New York Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 15 San Antonio Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Wednesday July 16 Chicago Detroit 12:00 PM 12:00 PM
Wednesday July 16 Atlanta Indiana 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Thursday July 17 Minnesota Houston 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
Thursday July 17 Washington New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday July 17 Los Angeles Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Friday July 18 Detroit Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday July 18 Seattle Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday July 18 Connecticut Chicago 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Friday July 18 Atlanta Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday July 19 Indiana New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday July 19 Minnesota San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday July 19 Los Angeles Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Saturday July 19 Atlanta Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday July 20 Chicago Connecticut 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday July 20 Seattle Washington 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday July 20 Sacramento Detroit 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Tuesday July 22 Sacramento Atlanta 11:00 AM 11:00 AM
Tuesday July 22 Seattle Minnesota 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
Tuesday July 22 Los Angeles Detroit 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday July 22 Indiana Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday July 22 Phoenix Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Wednesday July 23 New York Washington 11:30 AM 11:30 AM
Thursday July 24 Chicago San Antonio 11:30 AM 12:30 PM
Thursday July 24 Phoenix Sacramento 11:30 AM 2:30 PM
Thursday July 24 Los Angeles Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday July 24 Minnesota Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday July 24 Detroit Houston 8:00 PM 9:00 PM
Friday July 25 Los Angeles New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday July 25 Washington Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday July 25 San Antonio Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday July 25 Seattle Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday July 26 Chicago Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Saturday July 26 Indiana Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday July 27 New York Atlanta 3:00 PM 3:00 PM
Sunday July 27 Connecticut Washington 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday July 27 San Antonio Detroit 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sunday July 27 Los Angeles Minnesota 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Sunday July 27 Indiana Phoenix 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Sunday July 27 Sacramento Seattle 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Thursday August 28 Connecticut Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday August 28 Chicago New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday August 28 San Antonio Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday August 28 Houston Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday August 28 Sacramento Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Friday August 29 Chicago Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday August 29 Connecticut Atlanta 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday August 29 New York Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Saturday August 30 Atlanta Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Saturday August 30 Washington Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Saturday August 30 Houston Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday August 30 San Antonio Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Sunday August 31 Seattle Connecticut 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday August 31 Detroit Chicago 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Monday September 1 Minnesota Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Tuesday September 2 Indiana Washington 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday September 2 Seattle Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday September 2 New York Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Wednesday September 3 Minnesota Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday September 4 Seattle Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday September 5 Chicago Connecticut 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Friday September 5 Atlanta New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday September 5 Indiana Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Friday September 5 Los Angeles San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday September 5 Sacramento Phoenix 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday September 6 Detroit Washington 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Saturday September 6 Los Angeles Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Saturday September 6 Minnesota Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Sunday September 7 San Antonio Connecticut 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday September 7 Chicago New York 1:00 PM 1:00 PM
Sunday September 7 Houston Phoenix 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Sunday September 7 Minnesota Sacramento 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Monday September 8 Indiana Atlanta 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday September 9 Phoenix Detroit 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Tuesday September 9 San Antonio New York 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Tuesday September 9 Washington Chicago 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday September 9 Indiana Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Tuesday September 9 Connecticut Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Tuesday September 9 Seattle Sacramento 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Thursday September 11 New York Indiana 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Thursday September 11 Washington Detroit 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
Thursday September 11 Connecticut San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Thursday September 11 Atlanta Los Angeles 7:30 PM 10:30 PM
Friday September 12 Phoenix Minnesota 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday September 12 New York Chicago 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Friday September 12 Sacramento Houston 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Friday September 12 Atlanta Seattle 7:00 PM 10:00 PM
Saturday September 13 Washington Connecticut 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Saturday September 13 Phoenix Indiana 6:00 PM 6:00 PM
Saturday September 13 Sacramento San Antonio 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Sunday September 14 Detroit New York 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday September 14 Minnesota Washington 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday September 14 Houston Chicago 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Sunday September 14 Seattle Los Angeles 2:00 PM 5:00 PM
2008 WNBA National Television Schedule
Day Date Eastern Local Away Home Network
Saturday May 17 3:30 PM 12:30 PM Los Angeles Phoenix ABC
Tuesday May 20 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Seattle ESPN2
Saturday May 24 3:30 PM 2:30 PM Seattle San Antonio ABC
Tuesday May 27 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Connecticut ESPN2
Saturday May 31 3:30 PM 3:30 PM Los Angeles Washington ABC
Tuesday June 3 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Washington Phoenix ESPN2
Tuesday June 10 7:00 PM 6:00 PM Connecticut Minnesota ESPN2
Saturday June 14 3:30 PM 12:30 PM Detroit Phoenix ABC
Tuesday June 24 9:00 PM 8:00 PM Houston San Antonio ESPN2
Thursday June 26 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana New York ESPN2 #
Thursday June 26 9:00 PM 8:00 PM Phoenix Chicago ESPN2 #
Tuesday July 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Atlanta ESPN2
Sunday July 6 1:00 PM 1:00 PM San Antonio Washington ABC
Thursday July 10 7:00 PM 6:00 PM San Antonio Chicago ESPN2 #
Thursday July 10 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento ESPN2 #
Sunday July 13 3:30 PM 3:30 PM Connecticut Washington ABC
Tuesday July 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Connecticut ESPN2
Tuesday July 22 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Detroit ESPN2
Thursday July 24 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Houston ESPN2
Sunday August 31 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Seattle Connecticut ABC
Sunday September 7 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Chicago New York ABC
Tuesday September 9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Detroit ESPN2
Sunday September 14 5:00 PM 2:00 PM Seattle Los Angeles ESPN2
# ESPN2 will televise one game on this day
* schedule subject to change
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