Vanessa Nygaard recognized that rare bit of frustration, bottled up within. And she also knew, in Watkins’ case, there was nothing to worry about. Nygaard was the coach at Windward High when ...

PHOENIX – The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today named Vanessa Nygaard (NYE-guard) the 10 th head coach in franchise history. Nygaard, born in Scottsdale, Ariz., has nearly two ...

Sandy Brondello, Becky Hammon, Vanessa Nygaard and Tanisha Wright. All four of these women have worn WNBA uniforms at some point in their basketball career, establishing the connection between ...