LESLIE'S 30 POINTS CAN'T EASE STING : CHARLOTTE 77, SPARKS 73.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson (born Nov 25, 1967) is an American professional basketball player, playing from 1998-2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock. Early life scored 19 points, including four free throws in the final minute, as the Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting was once a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007. defeated the Sparks 77-73 in WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego action Wednesday. Sparks center Lisa Leslie Tamecka Dixon's two free throws pulled Los Angeles to 73-71 with 1:27 left. Stinson made one of two free throws 27 seconds later after Leslie fouled out. Penny Toler's 12-foot jumper with 42.5 seconds left cut the deficit to 74-73, but Stinson's two free throws with 14.5 seconds left put Charlotte up 76-73. Dixon missed a 3-point attempt with 7.0 seconds left before Stinson sank another free throw to seal the victory. Vicky Bullett scored 14 of her team-high 22 in the first half, while Tracy Reid added 16 for the Eastern Conference-leading Sting (5-1), which never trailed and won its third consecutive game. Toler added 15 and Dixon 12 as the Sparks (2-4) lost for the fourth time in their past five games and fell to 0-3 against teams with winning records. |
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