That is very good news from Barry regarding the Merc's revenue. With overall attendance down, how did they do it? More paying tickets? More higher priced tickets? Lots of Taurasi jerseys? (Speaking of which... I'd like one of those. Someone down there wanna send one up?)

Contrast that good news with this somber article from Pam Schmid on the state of the league and the Lynx.

One other note about attendance: as Val often notes, attendance tends to rise through the season. Newspaper article often say attendance is down compared to last year's average. But some times, like Connecticut, are below last year's overall average, but still ahead of where they were at this point in the season.