Season-Ticket Holders Buy WNBA's Sparks
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The Los Angeles Sparks are sold for $10 million Thursday to an investment group led by two of the team's longtime season-ticket holders.
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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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The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship.
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SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Tangela Smith and the Sacramento Monarchs tried to undo years of playoff frustration against the Los Angeles Sparks in 40 minutes.
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1. The Lakers have offered Shaquille O&#39;Neal the opportunity to purchase 40 tickets for the Christmas Day Lakers-Heat game at Staples Center.
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Playing aggressive defense, the Sacramento Monarchs took the Los Angeles Sparks out of their game. Yolanda Griffith scored 15 points to lead the Monarchs into the WNBA finals for the second straight season with a 72-58 victory over the Sparks on Saturday night. The Sparks were held to 37 percent shooting for the game and got outrebounded 40-25.
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After a summer spent expanding its  global brand with exhibition games from Shanghai to Rome, the  NBA opens a new season on Tuesday looking to win back home fans  following a gambling scandal which rocked the sport to its  core.
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There are a lot of ways to run a big-time sports team, as the sale of the Cavs shows.
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The WNBA&#39;S month-long break during August, which accommodated players that took part in the Summer Olympics, had a vastly different effect on the Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm.
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The defending WNBA champions from Detroit even the Eastern Conference Finals at one game apiece with a 77-63 win over Indiana on Sunday.
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The Connecticut Sun traded starting forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday for center Erika De Souza and the 12th pick in this year's college draft.
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Teams are controlling the resale market for their tickets to cut down on counterfeiting and the high prices demanded by scalpers.
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The Internet unit of Major League Baseball on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement to buy online ticket seller Tickets.com Inc. in a deal valued at about &#36;66 million.
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CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Cavaliers envision an arena full of cheering fans with no tickets in their pockets.  Ticket brokers say it can't be done, but the team believes electronic ticketing will sweep the sports and entertainment industries much as it did the airline industry.
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SEATTLE -- Betty Lennox and the Seattle Storm withstood a record-setting performance by Connecticut's Nykesha Sales and forced a decisive third game in the WNBA Finals.
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The Expos seek deposits from fans who had registered for season tickets, although the process begins a day earlier than expected.
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Nykesha Sales smiled when someone suggested the Connecticut Sun could add a WNBA title to this year's NCAA championships won by the UConn men's and women's teams.