Even without Ford, Shock cool Mercury in WNBA finals opener
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No Cheryl Ford, no problem. The Detroit Shock shook off the absence of their interior star and held off the run-and-gun Phoenix Mercury in a wild 108-100 victory in Game 1 of the WNBA finals last night.
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Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points to lift the Phoenix Mercury to a victory against the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 1 of the W.N.B.A.âs Western Conference finals.
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Lauren Jackson scored 14 points to lead the visiting Seattle Storm over the Minnesota Lynx 70-58 Saturday, marking the Storm&#39;s first playoff win in franchise history.
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The Seattle Storm is the new Women&#39;s National Basketball Association champion. Seattle defeated the visiting Connecticut Sun, 74-60, in the third and decisive game of the WNBA Finals.
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SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Storm look to end a three-game losing streak when they host the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock at Key Arena on Wednesday.
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Basketball The home team has won every deciding game in the nine-year history of the WNBA finals. If the Detroit Shock make it 10 for 10 in today's Game 5 showdown against the Sacramento Monarchs, they will win their second crown on a different kind of home court. A concert by pop singer Mariah Carey has forced the Shock out ...
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Cheryl Ford helped further tighten the Eastern Conference standings. Ford scored seven of her 20 points in overtime and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Detroit Shock to an 82-71 triumph over the New York Liberty.
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Bethany Donaphin hit a turnaround jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining to lift the Liberty to a 66-64 victory over the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock last night and into the Eastern Conference finals.
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Monique Currie scores a career-high 25 points as the Mystics win their first game of the year, 86-69, over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.
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UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Ticker) - Katie Douglas and the Connecticut Sun had just enough poise in their first WNBA Finals contest.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S Lauren Jackson played with a heavy heart but managed to score 18 points as Seattle Storm defeated Minnesota 64-54 to reach the WNBA&#39;s Western Conference basketball finals.
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Cheryl Ford has 14 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Shock remain undefeated with a 75-72 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.
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Katie Smith scored 22 points, 1 shy of her career playoff high, to help the defending champion Shock beat the cold-shooting Phoenix Mercury and take a 2-1 lead in the W.N.B.A. finals.
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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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The Indiana Fever defeated the visiting Detroit Shock last night, 75-65, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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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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Bethany Donaphin hit a turnaround jumper with .5 seconds remaining to lift the New York Liberty a 66-64 victory over the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock on Tuesday night and into the Eastern Conference finals.