THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
SPORTS
27
NBA
Perkins hits jumper. Sky wins in overtim
ATLANTA — Jia Perkins hit a jumper with 44.4 seconds left to lift the Chicago Sky to a 99-98 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday.
Perkins, who shot 9 of 18 from the field, finished with 22 points for the Sky, who avoided opening the season with four straight road losses. Candice Dupree had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Dominique Canty added 13 points.
Led by rookie Angel McCoughtry, who finished with 26 points and eight assists, the Dream went on a 20-6 run to rally from an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Atlanta took an 85-83 lead — its first — on Jennifer Lacy's layup with 1:09 remaining. But two free throws by Perkins sent the game into overtime.
SILVER STARS 91
MERCURY 87
SAN ANTONIO — Belinda Snell came off the bench to score 21 points and had four steals and San Antonio scored the game's final eight points for a win.
Becky Hammon, who returned to San Antonio after playing for the Russian national team on Saturday in the European Championships final in Latvia, added 19 points after shooting 1 for 7 in the first half.
The Mercury, who did not score in the final 2:43, were led by 26 points from Cappie Pondexter and 22 from Diana Taurasi.
The Silver Stars (2-3) avoided their worst start since going 0-5 in 2005 and their first three-game losing streak in two seasons.
Phoenix (5-3) has lost two straight.
U.S. tunes up for FIFA
The US national soccer team is seen before a training session at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Tuesday. Spain will face the U.S. Wednesday in a semifinal Confederate Cup soccer match.
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