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PHOENIX - Penny Taylor hit two free throws with 1.5 seconds left to lift the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury to a 78-77 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in the league's season opener Saturday.
NEW YORK - WNBA star Cappie Pondexter is headed to the New York Liberty as part of a major three-team trade.

PHOENIX - The core of the dynamic Phoenix Mercury is a trio as talented as any in the game.
PHOENIX - Phoenix made the playoffs in each of the four years it has won its opener.
ATLANTA - No one can blame Atlanta Dream fans for being skeptical about renewing their season tickets - not during a national recession and not after just four wins in the team's first WNBA season.