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The Detroit Shock have signed free-agent guard and former Houston Comets player Ashley Shields to a 7-day contract.
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How Michigan athletes fared at the Olympics
Olympic events Sunday and Monday involving athletes and coaches with connections to Michigan.
It lacked the pregame hype, the capacity crowd, and likely didn't have a television audience of an estimated one billion fans, but when the U.S. women met China for a basketball game on Monday, the final result ...
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Lisa Leslie set a U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women's team continued its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali.
Family speaks out for American player on Russian team
The Stanzione family in Liverpool has a pretty famous family member. Her name: Becky Hammon.
Shock acquire McWilliams-Franklin from Mystics
The Detroit Shock have acquired Taj McWilliams-Franklin from the Washington Mystics in exchange for forward Tasha Humphrey, guard Eshaya Murphy and a second-round pick in the 2009 draft.
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Thompson, U.S. Women Again Win in Fine Fashion
BEIJING, Aug. 11 -- Tina Thompson had taken a behind-the-back drop pass from teammate Tamika Catchings and had leapt toward the basket. Chinese guard Bian Lan then ran into Thompson and sent her crashing into the padded protective barrier in front of several photographers.
But on this day not even a collision like that could stop Thompson. She released the ball on contact, and it hit the backboard, then bounced twice on the rim before falling through, as Thompson slapped the barrier in celebration. In the United States' 108-63 demolition of China at Wukesong Indoor Stadium on Monday, Thompson made shots from everywhere on the court to finish with a game-high 27 points.
Women's Basketball | Olympics turn Seattle Storm teammates into rivals
Lauren Jackson, left, and Sue Bird are Storm teammates and have played together in Russia, but they will play for different countries at the Olympics.
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The Phoenix Mercury signed forward Olympia Scott to a contract for the rest of the WNBA season Thursday.
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Becky Hammon imagined this moment for a long, long time: Playing in the Olympics, hitting the winning shot, climbing the medals podium.
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