Women's Nba Playoffs

Sunday, August 27, 2006 WOMEN'S NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut vs. Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24: Detroit 70 Connecticut 59 Saturday, Aug. 26: Connecticut 77, Detroit 68, series tied 1-1 Today: Detroit at Connecticut, 8 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles vs. Sacramento Thursday, Aug. 24: Sacramento 64, Los Angeles 61, Sacramento leads series 1-0 Saturday, Aug. 26: Sacramento vs. Los Angeles at Anaheim, Calif., late Today: Sacramento at Los Angeles, 8 or 10 p.m., if necessary BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND At Saitama, Japan Friday, Aug. 25 Argentina 79, New Zealand 62 Saturday, Aug. 26 Lithuania 71, Italy 68 Turkey 90, Slovenia 84 Spain 87, Serbia-Montenegro 75 Germany vs. Nigeria, late Today United States vs. Australia, Mid France vs. Angola, 4 a.m. Greece vs. China, 7 a.m. QUARTERFINALS Tuesday, Aug. 29 Argentina vs. Turkey, 3:30 a.m. Spain vs. Lithuania, 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 Greece-China winner vs. France-Angola winner, 3:30 a.m. United States-Australia winner vs. Germany-Nigeria, 6:30 a.m. SEMIFINALS Classification Round Thursday, Aug. 31 Argentina-Turkey loser vs. Spain-Lithuania loser, 3:30 a.m. Greece-China—France-Angola loser vs. United States-Australia—Germany-Nigeria loser, 6:30 a.m. Medal Round Friday, Sept. 1 Argentina-Turkey winner vs. Spain-Lithuania winner, 3:30 a.m. Greece-China—France-Angola winner vs. United States-Australia—Germany-Nigeria winner, 6:30 a.m. FINALS Saturday, Sept. 2 Fifth Place, 3:30 a.m. Bronze Medal, 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 Seventh Place, 3:30 a.m. Gold Medal, 6:30 a.m. COPYRIGHT 2006 ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN, OR REDISTRIBUTED.