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The WNBA doesn’t garner much attention. But this will certainly be featured everywhere. The Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks saw spars fly at the end of their game on Tuesday night. Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, who was involved in the Pistons-Pacers brawl on Nov. 19, 2004, as a Detroit broadcaster trying to break up the fight, appeared to shove Lisa Leslie to the floor at one point, according to the AP story. ...
Out of Bounds Rick Mahorn: Will the Fight Candace Parker and Plenette Pierson Change the Scope of the WNBA?
The Starting Five —
A change is gonna come, but don’t compare this to the Detroit/Indiana “brawl”. If you do, that’s irresponsible. This is the WNBA not the NBA
As I write this in my best attempt to stay clear of being judge and jury, a fight occurred during a basketball game in a familiar venue. If the Palace at Auburn Hills rings a bell, then you must understand that there has been one too many fights in this Detroit suburb.
The Los Angeles Sparks overcame a bench clearing brawl (5 seconds remaining in the game), and 4 ejections (Candace Parker, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Pienette Pierson, and Rick Mahorn) ...
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Mondesi's House —
We'll start off today's news and notes with a tribute to actress Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia Petrillo of the Golden Girls, who passed away at the age of 84. Many of you will surely deny it, but you used to tune in every Saturday night to watch Sophia, Rose, Dorothy, and "that crazy Blanche". ...
youbeenblinded.com 7/23/2008 — The Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock exchanged shoves in what is being dubbed “The First Brawl in WNBA History”. Cheryl Ford of the Detroit Shock and Candace Parker of the Sparks started the bad blood and with four seconds ...
sportsbybrooks.com 7/23/2008 — On Saturday, Milka Duno threw her towel at Danica Patrick for yelling at her after a time run for the Honda Indy 200 and we all called the minor flare up between the two female athletes a “cat fight.” What happened last night in Detroit, ...
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 7/23/2008 — There is something about Detroit basketball that incites riots. First there was the Pacers-Pistons brawl and now the women are getting in on the act as a Detroit Shock and LA Sparks game turned ugly in the final seconds. A collision between ...
teeoff.wordpress.com 7/23/2008 — Nothing better to break the summertime blues than a good old NBA, er, WNBA brawl…well more of a scuffle but still a little excitement in the WNBA. Here is a link to the FOX story… The LA Sparks and Detroit Shock were battling when LA’s Candace Parker collided with Plenette Pierson. The two started shoving and [...]
epiccarnival.com 7/23/2008 — by DMtShooter , Five Tool Tool Tonight in Detroit, the end of the LA Sparks - Detroit Shock game was "marred" (the AP's word, not mine) by a brawl, with one player leaving on a wheelchair. Epic Carnival has the inside story on what caused the ...
brahsome.com 7/23/2008 — The Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock of the WNBA engaged in a brawl last night. We have a general ban on anything related to women’s sports at Brahsome unless it involves taters . Unfortunately there are no taters, but it’s ...
deadspin.com 7/23/2008 — Sadly, last night's brawl between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock will probably be the only storyline that puts the WNBA above the fold for the rest of the regular season. As far as sports melees go, it was monumental; it involved two of ...
FanIQ.com 7/23/2008 — So first we kicked off the week with Danica Patrick and Milka Duno with their semi cat fight , if you even want to call it that, and now the WNBA has one upped them big time. Naturally, the fight occurred in Detroit (what is it about that ...
with-malice.com 7/25/2008 — Yet again, the Palace at Auburn Hills was the site of a basketball brawl that left the sport in disarray following the fight. But this time, it was within the Women’s National Basketball Association - the Detroit Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks. The biggest question following the WNBA skirmish that saw 10 players and an assistant coach suspended is “Did this hurt the sport..."
soxanddawgs.com 7/23/2008 — Well I really didn’t go to the game but at the end of tonight’s Detroit Shock vs Los Angeles Sparks game, a bench-clearing brawl broke out. And we thought that these type of brawls only happened in men’s sports.
thestartingfive.net 7/23/2008 — A change is gonna come, but don’t compare this to the Detroit/Indiana “brawl”. If you do, that’s irresponsible. This is the WNBA not the NBA As I write this in my best attempt to stay clear of being judge and jury, a ...
soxanddawgs.com 7/25/2008 — On Tuesday night, we saw a brawl between the Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. Last night, there was a big brawl at a minor league game in Dayton, OH between the Dayton Dragons and the Peoria Chiefs.
gossiponsports.com 7/23/2008 — Who said 4.6 seconds left on the clock isn't enough time for a brawl?
withleather.com 7/23/2008 — Fans expecting a night of jumpers and bounce passes at last night's LA Sparks-Detroit Shock game were instead treated to an episode of the Bitchy & Scratchy Show, as the final five seconds exploded into a melee, ruining thousands of ...
thestartingfive.net 7/23/2008 — A change is gonna come As I write this in my best attempt to stay clear of being judge and jury, a fight occurred during a basketball game in a familiar venue. If the Palace at Auburn Hills rings a bell, then you must understand that there has ...
sportingnews.com 7/23/2008 — Today's Calls: WNBA vs. Brawling, Tim Tebow vs. SEC Media, Brett Favre vs. Joe Flacco, Mets vs. Jimmy Rollins and More! The Opening Pitch: Well, that's ONE way for the WNBA to hit the radar with fans who otherwise wouldn't care about the league. ...
nba.fanhouse.com 7/23/2008 — Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast! One moment Plenette Pierson and Candace Parker are jostling for position, and the next Rick Mahorn is shoving Lisa Leslie to the ground and Cheryl Ford is being carted ...
bustedcoverage.com 7/23/2008 — Reasons why a fight broke out during last night’s WNBA game in Detroit against L.A. • High gas prices • Candace Parker stole some chick’s man at the ESPYs • Flying elbows • That time of the month (submitted by reader, ...
sportsofboston.com 7/28/2008 — The only connection to Boston I can make is that Bill Lambeer and especially Rick Mahorn played significant roles in this very unique WNBA Brawl. As you may remember, Lambeer and Mahorn played with the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons of the late 1980’s and took part in a couple exciting playoff series against the Celtics. Mahorn, known as a peacemaker after his role in the worst brawl in ...
thehoopdoctors.com 7/23/2008 — This post has hilarious candid pic of the Kings team giving the cameraman the finger. Hoop Docs post also talks WNBA fight and Horry possible retirement or options
If players care enough to fight, that can't be bad. > The WNBA today will announce the results of its review of Tuesday's brawl between the Sparks and ...
Ten players are suspended one to four games; Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn is suspended for two games after on-court melee. > The WNBA today suspended ...
The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn.
The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn. "The WNBA is reviewing the incident...
And the unofficial winners of Malice in the Palace II are . . . wait for it, the Liberty! Yes, the Liberty, who were minding their own business Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock engaged in an ugly brawl, could be the...
The league suspended Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players after the dustup between the Shock and the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.
The W.N.B.A. was working Wednesday to decide how to respond and discipline those involved when three players and one coach were ejected from a game. >
Candace Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory.
The WNBA suspended Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players for their roles in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this week.
In NEWSDAY, Marcus Henry reports "the term ageless wonder' can now be applied to women's basketball great Nancy Lieberman. The 50-year-old basketball analyst, regarded by many as the greatest women's basketball player, signed a seven-day contract ...
The 50-year-old Lieberman had two assists, including a no-look pass in the closing minutes of the Detroit Shock's 79-61 loss to the Houston Comets on Thursday night.
How much Candace Parker was merely standing up to Plenette Pierson of the Detroit Shock on Tuesday night or was an actual provocateur will never be known. >
The W.N.B.A. suspended the Detroit assistant Rick Mahorn and 10 players for their roles in an on-court skirmish between the Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks. >
Detroit Shock Head Coach and General Manager Bill Laimbeer announced today that the team has signed basketball Hall of Famer, former Detroit Shock head coach and current ESPN broadcaster Nancy Lieberman to a seven-day contract. "At last year's WNBA ...
The WNBA swiftly suspended the Detroit and Los Angeles players and Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn for their role in a skirmish at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Detroit Shock came up with a way to distract some attention away from their skirmish earlier this week.
WNBA president Donna Orender is expected to announce findings today of the league's review of Tuesday night's altercation between the Detroit...
In the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Shannon Shelton reports, "the Shock recorded a perfect 10 on Wednesday afternoon at the Palace, defeating the Chicago Sky, 66-63, to win their 10th consecutive home game. The Shock (15-7) led the Sky by as many as 23 points ...




