Fever beat Liberty in WNBA's first-ever outdoor game

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Indiana Fever overcame the heat and humidity, and stole the spotlight -- under the moonlight -- from the New York Liberty in the WNBA's first outdoor game. On a basketball court laid on top of the tennis court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Katie Douglas scored nine of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Tamika Catchings had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the Fever (11-11) beat the Liberty 71-55 on Saturday night. Catchings believes the weather conditions -- the game-time temperature was a steamy 87 degrees -- were a factor as the game went on. "All of us came out with a lot of energy, but eventually that energy ran out and then on top of that you have the heat," she said. "We were trying to stay hydrated and with a 20-minute halftime, that did not help." What might have helped Indiana is not having a lot of... [read full story]