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Fast starts in each half help Sun beat Mercury
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nicole Powell contributed 19 points and eight rebounds, Kara Lawson scored 14 points and the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-85 Saturday night in their home opener. (article 3)
Ticha Penicheiro scored 14 points for the Monarchs, who hung on through a tight fourth quarter with balanced scoring after losing leading scorer DeMya Walker in the opening minutes with a right-knee injury. (article 3)
Rookie Sidney Spencer scored 15 points in the second quarter and finished with 22 for Los Angeles, which closed to 80-79 with 2:05 to play on a layup by Marta Fernandez . (article 3)
Powell answered with a three-pointer, and Penicheiro added a driving layup on Sacramento's next possession. (article 3)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. Basketball fans in Connecticut have come to know and love Diana Taurasi , who helped the University of Connecticut win three national titles in her four years there. (article 4)
The rookie center converted a three-point play with 6.9 seconds left to help the Liberty remain unbeaten with an 83-82 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. (article 1)
SAN ANTONIO - Taurasi, who was ejected for the first time in her career in Phoenix's previous game, scored 21 points Thursday night to lead the Mercury to a 97-85 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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Mercury, Sun, Taurasi, Phoenix, Connecticut |
Source articles
- Liberty 83, Mercury 82... (USA Today, 06/03/2007, 612 words)
- SportsDay: Basketball: WNBA (dallasnews.com, 06/01/2007, 246 words)
- Fast starts in each half help Sun beat Mercury (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/03/2007, 451 words)
- Sun are better by a whole lot (boston.com, 06/03/2007, 529 words)
- Sun show early-season growing pains (boston.com, 06/02/2007, 478 words)
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