| | Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Sheryl Swoopes of the Houston Comets finished as
the leading vote-getter in balloting for the WNBA All-Star game.
Swoopes received 171,576 votes for the game, to be played in
Phoenix on Monday. More than 2.4 million votes were cast in
Internet balloting and in arenas, almost double the 1.25 million
cast last year.
Swoopes will be joined on the Western Conference starting lineup
by teammates Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson, along with Lisa
Leslie of Los Angeles and Ticha Penicheiro of Sacramento.
The Eastern starters are Chamique Holdsclaw and Nikki McCray of
Washington; Sue Wicks and Teresa Weatherspoon of New York and Taj
McWilliams of Orlando.
Reigning MVP Yolanda Griffith and seven first-time picks were among 12 reserves announced Wednesday.
The East reserves, picked by league coaches, included
first-timers Wendy Palmer of Detroit, Tari Phillips of New York and
Andrea Stinson of Charlotte. They join Nykesha Sales and Shannon
Johnson of Orlando and Merlakia Jones of Cleveland as backups.
The West newcomers are Katie Smith and Betty Lennox of Minnesota
and DeLisha Milton and Mwadi Mabika of Los Angeles. The other
Western backups are Natalie Williams of Utah and Griffith, last
season's Most Valuable Player, of Sacramento.
New York's Richie Adubato will coach the East, and Houston's Van
Chancellor the West. | |
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