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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.
The teams produced the most points ever scored in a WNBA Finals contest.
Detroit will host the second game in the best-of-five series Saturday.
Katie Smith added 22 points and Kara Braxton had 19, her highest total of the season. Phoenix was led by Penny Taylor with 32 points.
Phoenix jumped to an 11-point lead in the opening quarter, but Detroit scored the final eight points of the period to trail by just three going into the second. Detroit built a six-point halftime cushion and put the game away late with a 12-0 run.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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