Monarchs squeak into playoffs
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Yolanda Griffith scored a season-high 23 points, helping the Monarchs defeat the Houston Comets, 68-48, last night in Sacramento, clinching the final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
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Kara Lawson scores 24 points to lead the Sacramento Monarchs to an 82-67 victory over the winless Houston Comets on Monday night.
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The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the Central for the third time in five seasons.
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Allison Feaster responded to a challenge from Charlotte Sting coach Trudi Lacey. Feaster converted two free throws in the final seconds and finished with 23 points as the host Sting moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with a 74-69 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs last night.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Ticker) -- Lisa Leslie scored 23 points and backstopped a strong defensive effort as the Los Angeles Sparks shut down the Sacramento Monarchs, 65-52, for their seventh straight home win.
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Kara Lawson scores 16 points, Yolanda Griffith adds 14 and the Sacramento Monarchs win their third straight, beating the Seattle Storm, 81-72, on Thursday night.
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CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Linebacker Takeo Spikes all but ended his former team&#39;s postseason hopes and kept his current squad in the thick of the playoff chase.
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com. Win Monday, and the team advances to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Lose, and players will suffer through more of those annoying questions about playoff futility.
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Troy Davis and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can kill two birds with one stone Friday night. The Ticats need just a tie to clinch a playoff spot, an amazing accomplishment considering the team recorded just one victory last season.
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Mwadi Mabika scored 22 points and Tamecka Dixon had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 71-57 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs in the second game of their WNBA first-round playoff series Sunday.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Tangela Smith scored 21 points Friday night, helping the Sacramento Monarchs humble the top-seeded Los Angeles Sparks 72-52 in Game 1 of their first-round WNBA playoff series.
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A whole lot of Latta coupled with a whole lot of Old Dominion turnovers and not enough Lady Monarchs offense led to a 79-55 North Carolina victory on Thursday at the Smith Center.
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The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, assuring themselves no worse than the NL wild-card berth.
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The Detroit Shock force a decisive Game 5 with a 72-52 dismantling of the host Sacramento Monarchs on Wednesday night.
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SEATTLE Shaun Alexander ran for three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks clinched an NFC playoff berth for the second straight year by outlasting Arizona 24-to-21.
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The Mavericks have a 16-game winning streak and a playoff berth after their 102-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets last night in Dallas.
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With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.