Sun Beat Sparks At Home; Suspensions Of Parker And Leslie Costly
Sun Beat Sparks At Home; Suspensions Of Parker And Leslie Costly
By Ann K. Miller: SPM CT Writer: July 25, 2008
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The Connecticut Sun fans had Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Sparks circled on their calendars since the start of the season. They packed the place in a sellout (9, 518), hoping to see how their team would match up against the Sparks' veteran Lisa Leslie and #1 draft pick Candace Parker. -- READ MORE --
Riley And Hammon Boost Silver Stars Over Shock
By Tom Valenti: SPM MI Writer: Jul. 27, 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Shock took on San Antonio Sunday night at the Palace in their first home game since the melee broke out against Los Angeles last Tuesday. Detroit, hampered by suspensions and an injury, fought hard but San Antonio was too much in the second half. -- READ MORE -- http://www.spmsportspage.com/published/spmarticles/riley-and-hammon-boost-si.shtml
ATLANTA – You don’t normally find seat belts at a basketball arena, but the crowd at Philips Arena in Atlanta could have used them in a game of ten ties and six lead changes Sunday afternoon. But the Atlanta Dream hit a pothole and the visiting New York Liberty won 86-76 -- READ MORE --
PHOENIX - The month-long break the WNBA took for the 2008 Olympics ended a little too soon for the Phoenix Mercury, and couldn’t have started better for the visiting San Antonio Silver Stars. -- READ MORE --
ATLANTA – Sometimes you have a great time with a date and they never call back. Sometimes you starve yourself for a week and you gain five pounds. The Dream did a lot right against the Connecticut Sun, but it wasn’t enough in a 98-72 loss to the Connecticut Sun at Philips Arena -- READ MORE --
By Bernadette Samuel: SPM CA Writer: Aug. 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks left their hearts, and the San Antonio Silver Stars, on the battlefield Saturday night after a grinder of a contest in which the winning team had a total of just 35 points after three quarters of play. -- READ MORE --
CHICAGO - Over a Labor Day weekend, Candice Dupree was not about to take off work Sunday night at the UIC Pavilion. Dupree’s game-high 24 points, eight rebounds, and a career-high seven assists led the Chicago Sky to an 82-81 overtime win against the Detroit Shock. -- READ MORE --
LOS ANGELES - “I’m not going to say that we’ve won any kind of championship, but we’re on our way to being a championship team,” Los Angeles Sparks head coach Michael Cooper said, after his team turned a 37-37 halftime tie into an 82-58 rout of the visiting Minnesota Lynx -- READ MORE --
WASHINGTON, DC - For one half Mystics fans saw Jessie-ball, the intensity-filled defense-driven basketball preached by interim head coach Jessie Kenlaw. For one half, the Mystics played to their potential, rather than discussing it. -- READ MORE --
ATLANTA - Doctor J – Julius Erving – was at Philips Arena in the audience for his second game in a row. Unfortunately for the Dream, the Doctor has his degree in dunking and not in team psychology. -- READ MORE --
NEW YORK- The New York Liberty continued their playoff push on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. With the goal of moving closer to second place in the Eastern Conference -- READ MORE --
ATLANTA - Could the Dream win their final home game? The hometown Atlanta Dream led by one with 40 seconds left, but victory faded away like a dream upon awakening, as the visiting Indiana Fever defeated the Dream 81-77 on Monday -- READ MORE --
CHICAGO - “We play for our pride,” Chicago Sky head coach Steve Key said, after his team’s game against the Washington Mystics Tuesday night at the UIC Pavilion. -- READ MORE --
NEW YORK - There was a feeling of excitement inside of Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. 7,994 fans were riding the wave of the New York Liberty’s three-game winning streak, but they were also excited because former members of the Liberty, Becky Hammon, Vickie Johnson and Ann Wauters were in town. -- READ MORE --
By Linda Edwards: SPM CA Writer: September 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES - The fourth-quarter curse that the Los Angeles Sparks thought they had left behind two months ago reappeared Thursday night at Staples Center. The newest team in the WNBA -- READ MORE --
CHICAGO - Hurricane Ike left Houston on Saturday. Hurricane Tina blew in to Chicago on Sunday. Tina Thompson’s game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds along with four blocks led four Houston Comets in double-figure scoring as the Comets -- READ MORE --
NEW YORK - With the playoffs on the horizon, the New York Liberty and the Detroit Shock met one last time to wrap up the regular season. In a game that had no effect on playoff seeding, the Shock defeated the Liberty 61-59 in front of an announced 10,042 fans at Madison Square Garden. -- READ MORE --
NEW YORK - Before tip-off, New York Liberty head coach Patty Coyle talked about how the team waited a year for this moment, the Playoffs. -- READ MORE --
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sparks opened their post-season with a team effort Friday evening at Staples Center, and held off the Seattle Storm 77-69 to go up 1-0 in a best-of-three Western Conference semi-finals playoffs. -- READ MORE --
Nolan, Shock Smother Fever To Take 1-0 Series Lead
Nolan, Shock Smother Fever To Take 1-0 Series Lead
By Michael O'Neill: SPM IN Writer: Sep. 20, 2008
NDIANAPOLIS - Most people would probably dread going into a game in which they know they’ll have to guard Katie Douglas and face a team with two starters recently named to the 2008 WNBA All-Defensive First Team. -- READ MORE -- http://www.spmsportspage.com/published/spmarticles/nolan-shock-smother-fever.shtml
