Sun Holds Off Charging Storm and Closes In on WNBA Title
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Against a backdrop of slot machines, roulette tables and American Indian art, the Connecticut Sun won the opener of the Women&#39;s National Basketball Association
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(Sports Network) - The Suns improved their NBA-best record to 21-3 on Saturday with a 110-96 victory over the Washington Wizards at America West Arena.
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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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The Phoenix Suns came into the game averaging a league-leading 106 points. They nearly achieved that mark by the end of the third quarter Sunday night.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- After building a 16-point lead with a big run, Nykesha Sales didn&#39;t want to take a break for halftime. Sales scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half and the Connecticut Sun beat the
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The Connecticut Sun spoiled Sue Bird&#39;s return Sunday and pulled into first place in the process. Bird had nine points, seven assists and five rebounds in front of her former hometown
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Betty Lennox scored 23 points as the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 74-60 to win their first Women&#39;s National Basketball Association championship.
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Becky Hammon scored 15 of her 20 points in the first half and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the visiting Sacramento Monarchs, 86-61, to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at 1-1. Rebekkah Brunson led the Monarchs with 18 points and 8 rebounds. The deciding game of the series will be tomorrow night in San Antonio.In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Anna DeForge scored 26 points to help the host Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun, 78-59, to tie their best-of-three series. Game 3 is tomorrow night. Katie Douglas led the Sun with 11 points.
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The Connecticut Sun have the &quot;Tasmanian Devil&quot; on their side as they enter the WNBA Finals tonight.
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Six-time WNBA all-star Nykesha Sales and the Connecticut Sun are heading to the WNBA championship finals after beating the New York Liberty last Friday and last Saturday in the best two out of three games for the WNBA Eastern Conference Championship.
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In Seattle&#39;s last meeting with the Sun, 6-foot-1 Katie Douglas guarded Sue Bird, who is 5-9. Douglas&#39; size disrupted the Storm offense, and Bird had one of her least effective games.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Taj McWilliams-Franklin burst into tears at the buzzer, her emotions finally getting the best of her. The Connecticut Sun were heading to the WNBA finals for first time.
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Crystal Robinson scored a season-high 22 points and paced a 12-0 run that helped the New York Liberty gain a playoff berth in the WNBA with a 69-66 victory last night over the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
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(Sports Network) - The NBA-best 20-3 Phoenix Suns go for their eighth straight victory this evening, when they host the upstart Washington Wizards at America West Arena.
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SEATTLE, Wash. - Former Auburn women&#39;s basketball player Le&#39;Coe Willingham will play in the WNBA Finals title game here Tuesday night as part of the Connecticut Sun team in their matchup with the Seattle Storm.
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Sue Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her broken nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals last night.
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Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points to earn the Phoenix Suns a 116-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday, their fifth successive home win.