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Shock 75, Liberty 73: Liberty Falls, Putting Shock Back in Finals

Sep. 30, 2008
Deanna Nolan scored 21 points and Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 19 to help the Detroit Shock reach the W.N.B.A. finals for the third consecutive season.
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WNBA: Detroit 76, San Antonio 60

WNBA: Detroit 76, San Antonio 60

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Katie Smith's 18 points led the Detroit Shock to a 76-60 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars Sunday for the WNBA championship.

WNBA: Detroit 69, San Antonio 61

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Katie Smith helped Detroit to a big early lead Friday and the Shock fought off a San Antonio comeback to down the Silver Stars in the WNBA Finals 69-61.

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 80, Sacramento 75

DETROIT, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Detroit outscored Sacramento, 22-9, in the third quarter Saturday afternoon and beat the Monarchs, 80-75, to win the WNBA title, three games to two.

WNBA: Detroit 72, Sacramento 52

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Katie Smith scored 22 points Wednesday night to lead Detroit over Sacramento, 72-52, and tie the WNBA Finals at two games each.

WNBA: Detroit 73, Connecticut 63

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan and Katie Smith combined for 37 points Friday night as Detroit beat Connecticut, 73-63, in Game Two of the WNBA Finals.

WNBA: Connecticut 95, Detroit 71

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Kara Lawson scored 22 points Wednesday to lead Sacramento to a 95-71 rout of Detroit in Game One of the WNBA Finals at Auburn Hills, Mich.

WNBA: Connecticut 77, Detroit 68

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 18 points Saturday afternoon to lead Connecticut over Detroit, 77-68, in Game Two of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals.

WNBA: Detroit 70, Connecticut 59

AUBURN HILLS, Mo., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan had 21 points and seven assists Thursday night as Detroit beat Connecticut, 70-59, in Game 1 of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals.

WNBA: Indiana 67, Detroit 60

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20 (UPI) -- Tamika Catchings had 16 points and 14 rebounds Saturday as the Indiana Fever beat Detroit, 67-60, in the season opener for both clubs.

Connecticut 75, Detroit 67

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Lindsay Whalen scored 27 points and Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 16 Friday night as Connecticut beat Detroit, 75-67. With the victory, the Sun advanced to the

WNBA: Connecticut 73, Detroit 62

UNCASVILLE, Conn., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Nykesha Sales had 19 points Wednesday night to lead Connecticut to a 73-62 win over Detroit in the opener of their WNBA Eastern Conference playoff series.

WNBA: Detroit 66, Washington 52

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan scored 18 points Sunday to lead Detroit in a 66-52 romp over Washington. The Mystics have lost five in a row and are just 3-7 in their last 10 games, falling in danger of dropping out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
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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