HOU97083002-30 AUG 1997-HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA: Doubled teams, New York Liberty ,Kym Hampton(L) and Rebecca Lobo(R) was unable to stop Houston Comet Tina Thompson to the basket, in the 1997 WNBA Championship. UPI gyw/George Wong
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BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson scored 15 points Sunday and led the United States to a 96-60 win over New Zealand, finishing group play in the women's Olympic basketball tourney.
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson scored 17 points Friday and the United States pulled away in the second half for a 93-55 Olympic victory over Spain.
BEIJING, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson scored 13 points during a 23-point, first-period run Monday and the United States went on to crush China 108-63 in women's Olympic basketball.
VALDIVIA, Chile, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson had 18 points Thursday to carry the U.S. women's team to a 115-47 crushing of Jamaica in the Olympic qualifying tournament at Valdivia, Chile.
HOUSTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Yolanda Griffith scored 17 points Saturday to lead Sacramento over the Houston Comets, 92-64, and a sweep of their best-of-three WNBA semifinal series.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Four players were named Monday as injury replacements for the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game.
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.
HOUSTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Sacramento Monarchs beat the Houston Comets, 73-69, in Game 1 of the WNBA's Western Conference finals Thursday night. Yolanda Griffith had 14 points and eight rebounds.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson scored 16 points Saturday night as Houston humbled the Seattle Storm, 75-58.
SEATTLE, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Sheryl Swoopes scored a team-high 20 points Thursday night as Houston overcame Seattle, 67-64, to even their Western Conference playoff series at a game each.
