Sports Briefing | Basketball: Mercury Advances to W.N.B.A. Finals
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Cappie Pondexter scored 9 of her 33 points in the final five minutes as the host Phoenix Mercury advanced to the W.N.B.A. finals with a 98-92 victory yesterday over the San Antonio Silver Stars.The Mercury, which has swept each of its best-of-three playoff series, will play beginning Wednesday against the Detroit Shock or the Indiana Fever. The Fever leads the series, 1-0.Penny Taylor added 23 points and Diana Taurasi had 18 for the Mercury, which has won 15 of its past 16 games.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Serena Williams rallied for a three-set victory over Amelie Mauresmo to reach the final of the WTA Championships at the Staples Center.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA Finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 Sunday behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 18 points to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals...
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The Minnesota Timberwolves didn't stop when the clock did. Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell combined for 11 straight points after the game clock malfunctioned, and the Timberwolves went on to a 121-110 victory over the host Sacramento Kings last night.
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Penny Taylor scored 13 of her season-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Mercury to a 90-85 victory over the Houston Comets yesterday in Phoenix.
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Cheryl Ford had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Detroit Shock moved a step closer to the WNBA playoffs with an 82-71 overtime victory Tuesday night over the New York Liberty.
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Ladislav Nagy got Wayne Gretzky's message loud and clear. Nagy returned from a one-game benching to score a goal and add three assists in the Phoenix Coyotes' 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
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Elton Brand scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Phoenix 118-106 here to level their National Basketball Association second-round series at three triumphs each.
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The Mercury took control early and pummeled Los Angeles 72-58 in front of 6,062 fans at America West Arena on Wednesday night. Phoenix (16-13) moved into a third-place tie in the WNBA&#39;s Western Conference by knocking off the league&#39;s best team (21-8).
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Nursing a repaired nose, Sue Bird has 10 points and 14 assists to lead the Seattle Storm to the WNBA finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs on Tuesday.
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Al Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves believe they're headed for better days. Beating the Phoenix Suns Â again Â is surely a decent sign of progress.
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The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA Finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 Sunday behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 18 points to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals. McWilliams-Franklin went 1-of-2 at the line with 48 seconds left to give the Sun a 55-54 edge and help deny New York a fifth trip to the championship series.
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The Sacramento Kings have won two straight games after a 101-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Brad Miller scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Kings stretched their lead to 77-63.
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Chris Webber scored eight of his 32 points in overtime and also had 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals in the Sacramento Kings' fifth straight victory, 113-107 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
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The Detroit Shock, the defending W.N.B.A. champion, got 24 points from Deanna Nolan and evened the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1 with a 77-63 win over the visiting Indiana Fever yesterday.The Shock is 6-0 when facing elimination in the past two postseasons, and will look to make it 7-0 in the series finale at home tonight.
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Stephon Marbury made five 3-pointers in the second quarter to help put the Knicks ahead for good, and New York received a fourth-quarter boost from Jerome Williams in a 90-82 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden.
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It was a case of quality over quantity. The New Bedford boys' basketball team needed only three league wins to secure a second consecutive Big Three championship, but it wasn't easy. The Whalers (11-0, 3-0) had to come from behind against Brockton twice in the last nine days, including an 89-86 decision last night in a packed New Bedford High ...