RESERVE IS TROUBLE FOR SPARKS : SACRAMENTO 73, SPARKS 69.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. Reserve Latasha Byears Latasha Nashay Byears (born August 12, 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional women's basketball player who plays for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). scored 21 points, including a big three-point play late in the game, and the Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. The team is one of the WNBA's eight original franchises and was noted early on for standout players Ticha Penicheiro, Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith. beat the Sparks 73-69 Tuesday night in a 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 game. With 47 seconds to play, Byears outfought Lisa Leslie for a rebound, made the basket and was fouled. Her free throw put Sacramento (1-1) ahead for good, 69-67. Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, who finished with 13 points, followed with a steal and converted two free throws, putting the Monarchs ahead 71-67 with 11 seconds remaining. After Haixia Zheng scored on a putback to make it 71-69, Byears and Ticha Penicheiro both made free throws for the Monarchs. Tamecka Dixon had 21 points, all in the second half, for Los Angeles (1-2). Leslie finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Leslie's three-point play with 1:05 left gave the Sparks their last lead of the game at 67-66. Dixon had a 3-pointer and two other jumpers in an 11-0 run that brought the Sparks within one point at 45-44 midway through the second half. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Sparks' Penny Toler heads downcourt down·court adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the far end of the court, especially in basketball. after stealing the ball from Sacramento's Franthea Price. Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press |
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