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Phoenix Beats LA 103-94 in Game 1

Sep. 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Diana Taurasi scored 28 points and the Phoenix Mercury hit 14 3-pointers to hold off the Los Angeles Sparks 103-94 Wednesday night in Game 1 of the WNBA Western Conference finals.
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WNBA: Detroit 75, New York 73

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan scored 23 points Monday to lead Detroit past New York 75-73 in the deciding Game 3 of the WNBA Eastern Conference finals.

New WNBA team awarded to Atlanta

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The WNBA has awarded a franchise to Atlanta, giving the women's basketball league 14 teams for the 2008 season.

WNBA: Detroit 79, Connecticut 55

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Swin Cash had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Detroit Shock beat the Connecticut Sun, 79-55, Sunday night to take the WNBA Eastern Conference title.

WNBA: Los Angeles 68, Seattle 63

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Sparks triumphed over the Seattle Storm, 68-63, Tuesday to advance to the WNBA's Western Conference finals.

WNBA: Sacramento 74, Houston 65

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Yolanda Griffith scored 19 points and Kara Lawson added 18 as Sacramento beat Houston, 74-65, in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals at Arco Arena.

WNBA: Connecticut 77, Indiana 67

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Margo Dydek scored four of her 12 points in overtime Saturday as Connecticut beat the Indiana Fever, 77-67, in Game 2 of the WNBA's Eastern Conference Finals.

Los Angeles 66, Sacramento 63

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Lisa Leslie had 26 points Monday night as the Los Angeles Sparks edged Sacramento, 66-63, in the finale of the WNBA Western Conference playoffs.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler