New York, NY (Betting Express) - The 2009 WNBA regular season will begin on June 6, with reigning MVP and Rookie of the Year Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the defending champion Detroit Shock. The San Antonio Silver Stars, who posted the best regular season record in 2008 -- 24-10 -- and won the Western Conference, will travel to Phoenix to face the Mercury on opening night. The 2009 season marks the first of a eight-year deal that allows ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 to televise games and is the first deal for which a U.S. professional women's league secured a rights fee. The regular season runs until September 13, and the playoffs will start on September 16. |
