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June 13, 2008
Sports
Nykesha Sales scored 19 points, and Taj McWilliams-Franklin had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Detroit Shock, 73-62, in Game 1 of their first-round WNBA playoff series Wednesday night.
Sept. 1, 2005
AT A GLANCE * How they got there: Beat Hampton, 116-45, in first round of East Regional at Storrs, Conn.; Clemson, 83-45, in second round; Oklahoma, 102-80, in regional semifinal at Richmond, Va., and Louisiana State, 86-71, in regional final.
April 2, 2000
Litigation: Oregon teacher sued and won $70,000 from students and
Mimi Riley scored eight of her 15 points in the final four minutes and Villanova (18-9, 11-5 Big East) ended No. 21-ranked Notre Dame’s 51-game home winning streak with a 48-45 victory Tuesday night.
Feb. 27, 2002
Swin Cash and Diana Taurasi each scored 14 points and No. 1 Connecticut shot well from the start to rout Wake Forest, 88-38, Monday night at Winston Salem, N.C.
Nov. 27, 2001
Connecticut’s undefeated women’s basketball team had all five of its starters honored as All-Americans by the Associated Press on Tuesday, including sophomore guard Diana Taurasi, a former Chino Don Lugo High standout.
March 13, 2002
Top-ranked Connecticut, coming off a victory over No. 2 Tennessee on Saturday, showed few signs of a letdown in a 75-35 Big East women’s basketball victory over West Virginia Wednesday night at Storrs, Conn.
Jan. 13, 2000
Casey Rost scored 22 points to lead Western Michigan to a 77-63 upset of No. 21 Arizona State Saturday in the Paradise Jam tournament at St.
Nov. 25, 2001
Led by Asjha Jones, the top-ranked Connecticut women defeated Rhode Island, 88-42, with a superior inside game and a smothering defense Saturday at South Kingstown, R.I.
Dec. 6, 1998