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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Diana Taurasi and Swin Cash have won three championships together.
Today, one of them will add another.
The University of Connecticut and Olympic teammates will face each other in Game 5 of the WNBA finals. Cash and the Detroit Shock will be going for their third title in five seasons. Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury is looking for its first.
“We really have to be focused because their house is going to be crowded, and their players are going to be extra energized,” Taurasi said after Phoenix’s 77-76 win in Game 4. “We have to find a way to match that.”
Funny Car driver Robert Hight stole the No. 1 qualifying spot away from sister-in-law Ashley Force at Memphis Motorsports Park with a track-record 4.762-second pass at 320.36 mph at the O’Reilly Mid-South NHRA Nationals.
Ron Hornaday Jr. got a little breathing room in his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship duel with Mike Skinner, winning the New Hampshire 200, his fourth victory of the season and the 33rd of his career. Hornaday led 174 of the 200 laps.
The Indiana athletics department will hold its annual Hoosier Hysteria on Oct. 12 in Assembly Hall. The event will feature the IU men’s and women’s basketball teams and the IU volleyball program. For ticket and event information, call 1-866-IUSPORTS or visit IUHoosiers.com.
Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., held off Kevin VanDam to win the Bassmaster angler of the year title at the season-ending event on Lake Tohopekaliga in Florida.
The Dallas Cowboys’ charter flight to Miami made an unscheduled stop for repairs in New Orleans. The Boeing 757 landed shortly before 3 p.m. and left about 5:45 p.m., airport spokeswoman Michelle Duffourc said.
Bills tight end Kevin Everett has slightly moved three fingers on his right hand, potentially another positive sign in his recovery from a life-threatening spinal-cord injury, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Friday.
