<div id="subtitle">Phoenix police: Mercury's Diana Taurasi cited for DUI hours after win over Seattle</div><div><p>Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said Friday that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving a few hours after she helped lead her team to victory over the Seattle Storm.</p><p>An officer stopped Taurasi early Thursday for speeding, police spokesman Luis Samudio said. The officer smelled alcohol and gave the player several field sobriety tests, according to a police statement.</p><p>Taurasi, the WNBA's leading fan vote-getter for the July 25 All-Star game, was then driven to a mobile DUI van, where she gave a blood sample, then was cited and released. Authorities did not know her blood alcohol content.</p><p>The team said Friday that Taurasi notified the club immediately but would not comment further until it knows more of what happened.</p><p>But after Friday's practice, Taurasi told reporters that her DUI citation was "just something that's embarrassing and unfortunate for my family and the organization."</p><p>Taurasi said she couldn't comment on the specifics of the incident because it was a legal matter "but personally, I'm going to have to do some things to make it straight."</p><p>The former Connecticut star said she plans on playing in the Mercury's next game Sunday night in Los Angeles.</p><p>Taurasi scored 22 points and blocked four shots Wednesday night in the Mercury's 93-81 win over the Storm.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=54200373&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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