I understand the Coyotes name was chosen because of the desert areas in Arizona and the southwestern area being the "ancestral home", if you will, of the American coyote.
Also the coyote is the number one animal in Arizona
The WNBA Phoenix Mercury get their name from the city Phoenix which is known for being hot. Being that they are the female counterpart to the Phoenix Suns which again is hot. Mercury being close to the Sun as in 3 planets away is hot.
Scorch
Phoenix Mercury ;)
The Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is WNBA team in Phoenix, Arizona. Its mascot is Scorch, a purple animal that resembles a dog.
The Phoenix Mercury won the 2007 championship.
Candice Dupree of the Phoenix mercury
The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock in five games (3 games to 2) to win the 2007 WNBA Finals. Phoenix point guard Cappie Pondexter was named the Finals MVP and this was the Mercury's first WNBA Championship.
The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever in 5 games (3-2) to win the 2009 WNBA finals.
Diana Taurasi was the number one draft pick for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 WNBA Draft. Since then, she has become one of the best players in the game today.
Marshall Mathers
Standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall, the tallest player in the WNBA is Brittney Griner. Griner graduated from Nimitz High School in Houston and now plays for the Phoenix Mercury.