10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Canada Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/sports/ui/ysp_ca_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Phoenix Mercury. Yahoo! Canada Sports - WNBA - Phoenix Mercury News http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/wnba/teams/pho AP Detroit Shock are champs for third time in 6 years (AP) A Detroit Shock fan holds up a sign during the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the San Antonio Silver Stars in Ypsilanti, Mich., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. The Shock defeated the Silver Stars 76-60 to win the finals in three games.

It wasn't exactly a surprise development for Bill Laimbeer. The Detroit Shock coach fully expected his team to go out this season and win their third WNBA championship since 2003. And that's exactly what they did. "This is what we thought was going to happen when we started the season. We knew we had a good team, and we knew we had heart," Laimbeer said after the Shock completed a three-game sweep of...


]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:03:50 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-wnbafinals:1 Sunday's Women's National Basketball Association Capsule (PA SportsTicker) By PA SportsTicker Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:03:05 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:wnba,article,txwnbacapsules:1 AP Sparks' Parker wins WNBA MVP, rookie of the year (AP) In this July 27, 2008 file photo, Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker (3) shoots against the Minnesota Lynx during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Minneapolis. The Sparks won 92-84 in overtime. Parker is the unanimous choice as WNBA rookie of the year, in results announced Friday Oct. 3, 2008.

Candace Parker received the WNBA's most valuable player award Friday, becoming the first player to win the award along with the rookie of the year honors. The Los Angeles star was unanimously selected rookie of the year. The awards capped a big run for Parker, who was college player of the year last season for national champion Tennessee.


]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:15:14 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:wnba,article,ap-wnbaawards:1 Leslie, Parker headline WNBA first team (PA SportsTicker) Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie and forward Candace Parker highlight the WNBA's All-First Team which was named Friday. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:46:31 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:wnba,article,txwnbafirstteam:1 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:03:50 PDT