Fascia is a type of connective tissue made up of a network of fibers. It is best thought of as being the packing material of the body. Fascia surrounds muscles, bones, joints and lies between the layers of skin. It functions to hold these structures...

Fascia (făsh'ē-ə), pl. fas·ci·ae (făsh'ē-ē), adj. fascial (făsh'ē-əl) (from latin: a band) is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue system that permeates the human body. It interpenetrates and surrounds muscles, bones, organs,...

The Sacramento Kings will be without center Brad Miller until after the All-Star break after pain from a partially torn fascia in his left foot flared up.Miller was bothered of late by the foot and had an MRI done in Sacramento on Friday. He went...

Jia Perkins scored 15 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Chicago Sky to a 68-65 victory over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.Dominique Canty added 12 points for Chicago (9-13), which pulled into a tie...

Tangela Smith had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 80-75 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday.Phoenix (16-10) outscored Indiana 14-9 in the final 2 minutes to win its fourth in a row and hand the Fever (16-10) their...

Cavaliers point guard Larry Hughes was in the starting lineup for Game 4 against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night despite a painful foot injury.Hughes sustained a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his foot while making a layup in the first quarter of...