Sun Sweeps Out Liberty to Reach W.N.B.A. Finals
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Connecticut reached the W.N.B.A. Finals for the first time by beating the Liberty on Sunday behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 18 points.
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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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The Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot for the second straight year behind Nykesha Sales&#39; 28 points in an 81-67 win over the Charlotte Sting on Wednesday night.
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Betty Lennox scored 23 points to lead the Seattle Storm to their first W.N.B.A. title with a 74-60 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night.
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Nykesha Sales scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half and the Connecticut Sun beat the New York Liberty 61-51 on Friday night in Game 1 of the WNBA's Eastern Conference finals.
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Deron Williams had 18 points and 6 rebounds to help No. 1 Illinois defeat No. 22 Cincinnati, 67-45, last night in the final game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
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The New York Liberty made sure it wrapped up a playoff spot sooner than later. New York beat the Connecticut Sun 69-66 last night behind Crystal Robinson&#39;s season
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Cheryl Ford has 17 points and 10 rebounds, as the Shock beat the New York Liberty, 71-70, in overtime to advance to the Eastern conference finals and continue their title defense.
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Shawn Marion had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds, his 17th double-double in 24 games, and the Phoenix Suns outran the Washington Wizards 110-96 Saturday night.
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Erin Thorn and Cathrine Kraayeveld score 13 points apiece, leading the New York Liberty to a 71-61 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs.
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Uncasville, CT (Sports Network) - Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points and Nykesha Sales added 13 with seven steals and seven rebounds, as the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 80-70 to even their best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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Loree Moore, Ashley Battle and Cathrine Kraayeveld each score 15 points to lead the 5-0 Liberty to a 78-67 victory over Indiana on Tuesday.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States broke out of a   first-half slumber to beat Germany 85-65 and reach the last   four of the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
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Multi-gold medalist Dawn Staley scored 12 points and recorded her 1,000th career assist as the host Charlotte Sting opened the post-Olympic portion of their schedule by beating the Connecticut Sun, 62-55, last night.
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Asjha Jones scores 11 of Connecticut's first 15 points and finishes with 24 in the Sun's 76-67 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.
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Katie Douglas scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half, and Lindsay Whalen scored 5 points in the last two minutes, leading the Sun to a 71-64 win over the Seattle Storm yesterday in Uncasville, Conn.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) -- After a season in which they fired their coach, the New York Liberty are hosting the top-seeded Connecticut Sun Friday in Game One of the best-of-three Eastern Conference finals.