THURSDAY’S WNBA FINALS SUMMARY

THURSDAY’S WNBA FINALS SUMMARY

MERCURY 77, SHOCK 76

At Phoenix

DETROIT (76)—Cash 1-5 1-2 3, K.Smith 5-11 0-0 14, Ford 2-9 1-4 5, Nolan 7-11 2-2 17, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Braxton 3-7 2-2 8, Johnson 2-7 0-0 6, Latta 0-0 0-0 0, Feenstra 0-0 0-0 0, Pierson 9-10 5-6 23. Totals 29-60 11-16 76.

PHOENIX (77)—Pondexter 9-17 7-7 26, Taylor 1-11 4-4 6, T.Smith 1-10 4-6 6, Taurasi 8-13 1-3 20, K.Miller 6-15 0-0 13, Schumacher 0-0 0-0 0, Mazzante 1-2 0-0 3, Snell 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-71 16-20 77.

Detroit12232516—76

Phoenix17162420—77

3-Point Goals—Detroit 7-14 (K.Smith 4-7, Johnson 2-4, Nolan 1-3), Phoenix 7-20 (Taurasi 3-5, Pondexter 1-2, Mazzante 1-2, K.Miller 1-3, Snell 1-3, Taylor 0-1, T.Smith 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 44 (Ford 14), Phoenix 40 (Taylor 9). Assists—Detroit 15 (Nolan 5), Phoenix 13 (Pondexter 5). Total Fouls—Detroit 19, Phoenix 15. Technicals—Nolan, Pierson, Taurasi. A—12,813. (

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press

Sept. 14

1923 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Luis Firpo in the second round for his last successful defense of his world heavyweight title, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

1947 — Jack Kramer beats Frank Parket to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. Kramer loses one set in the tournament.

1968 — Jimmy Ellis wins the WBA heavyweight title by beating Floyd Patterson in the 15th round in Stockholm, Sweden.

1986 — Chicago’s Walter Payton rushes for 177 yards, to reach the 15,000-yard plateau and scores his 100th career rushing touchdown as the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles 13-10.

1991 — Freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State rushes for an NCAA record 386 yards and scores seven touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific 55-34.

1991 — Freshman Greg Hill sets a major college record with 212 yards rushing in his first game and scores twice as Texas A&M routs LSU 45-7.

1994 — The baseball season, already shut down by a month-long strike, is canceled along with the World Series in a vote by 26 of the 28 teams.

1996 — Oakland’s Mark McGwire becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit 50 home runs in a season with a homer in a 9-8 loss to Cleveland.

2002 — Tim Montgomery of the United States sets a world record in the 100 meters, clocking 9.78 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix Final in Paris. The previous world record of 9.79 was set by fellow American Maurice Greene in 1999.

2003 — Jamal Lewis rushes for an NFL-record 295 yards on 30 carries in Baltimore’s 33-13 victory over Cleveland. Lewis, who scored two TDs and averaged 9.8 yards, shatters the single-game mark held by Cincinnati’s Corey Dillon, who ran for 278 yards on Oct. 22, 2000, against Denver.

2006 — Tiger Woods’ five-tournament winning streak finally ends when Shaun Micheel knocks him out in the first round of the World Match Play Championship. The score was 4 and 3, matching Woods’ worst loss in match play.