With Leslie, Parker, Sparks open as heavy favorites
                   
sportsline.com: Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker give L.A. a formidable 1-2 punch. (AP) sportsline.com
sportsline.com     May 16, 2008            

Look out, WNBA. Lisa Leslie is back, and now she has Candace Parker with her. The two have helped Los Angeles garner most of the preseason buzz, and the Sparks are the overwhelming favorites to win their third WNBA championship as the league opens its 12th season this weekend. [read full story]                    


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American women earn shot at hoops gold

sportsline.com     17 mins ago   7 related          

BEIJING -- Diana Taurasi scored 21 points and the U.S. women's basketball team beat Russia 67-52 on Thursday to advance to its fourth straight Olympic gold medal game. However the Americans hadn't played a team as good as...                    

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IOC head says Bolt should show 'more respect'

azstarnet.com     6 hrs ago   31 related          

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.21.2008 BEIJING — IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt today for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in...                    

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USA's 'sisterhood' is acing chemistry test

usatoday.com     8 hrs ago          

USA's #12 Diana Taurasi, pictured going to the hoop during an August 9 game against the Czech Republic, sayssome of the camaraderie includes some teasing. That's what it's all about." -DeLisha Milton-Jones, forward for the L.A....                    

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For U.S., it's time for payback

baltimoresun.com     10 hrs ago   9 related          

BEIJING - The Olympic women's basketball semifinal between the United States and Russia needed another subplot like three-time gold medalist Lisa Leslie needed "Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics. Yet there it is, South Dakotan Becky...                    

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