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SPORTS Thursday 22 June 2017

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In this Sept. 28, 2016, file
photo, Phoenix Mercury’s
Diana Taurasi plays against
the Minnesota Lynx in the first
quarter of a WNBA playoff
semifinal basketball game, in
St. Paul, Minn.
Associated Press
Mercury’s Taurasi
adds to resume

with WNBA
scoring mark
By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — Diana
Taurasi took a high screen,
dribbled around a defend-
er and stretched her long
right arm out to lay the ball
off the glass and into the
basket.
The horn sounded, stop-
ping the game, and
players from both teams
hugged and congratu-
lated the Phoenix Mercury
star. Former NBA great
Kobe Bryant, there to Seager hits 3 of Dodgers’ 5 HRs
watch Taurasi make histo-
ry, stood and applauded
as Mercury coach Sandy
Brondello presented her
with the history-making ball
at center court.
With that one basket Sun-
day, Taurasi became the
WNBA’s all-time scoring
leader, adding another Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager watches
highlight to an already ster- his two-run home run during the first inning of
ling resume while boosting a baseball game, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in
her case as the greatest Los Angeles.
player in women’s basket- Associated Press
ball history. Page 19
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