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Pondexter Gives Mercury 1-0 Lead in WNBA Finals

Sep. 30, 2009
PHOENIX (AP) -- The WNBA finals was supposed to be Phoenix's offense against Indiana's defense.
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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.

WNBA: Phoenix 77, Detroit 76

PHOENIX, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Cappie Pondexter made a lay-up with 21.7 seconds left Thursday night, as Phoenix extended the WNBA Finals to the limit with a 77-76 victory over Detroit.

WNBA: Detroit 88, Phoenix 83

PHOENIX, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan combined for 42 points Tuesday, carrying Detroit to an 88-83 win over Phoenix in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

WNBA: Detroit 108, Phoenix 100

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Plenette Pierson scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds Wednesday as Detroit rallied to win the opener of the WNBA Finals over Phoenix 108-100.

WNBA: Sacramento 66, Connecticut 55

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Yolanda Griffith had 19 points and 11 rebounds Sunday as the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Connecticut Sun, 66-55, for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 WNBA 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.

WNBA: Connecticut 68, Seattle 64

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Katie Douglas scored 18 points Friday night as Connecticut downed Seattle, 68-64, in the opening game of the WNBA Finals.

WNBA Finals begin Friday

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The WNBA Finals begin Friday night in Los Angeles, with the two-time defending champion Sparks hosting the Detroit Shock.

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