2004 WNBA Season Tips off May 20

January 21, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release

NEW YORK, January 21 – The WNBA will tip off its eighth season Thursday, May 20 with three Western Conference games featuring the San Antonio Silver Stars against the Houston Comets at the Compaq Center, the Sacramento Monarchs vs. the Phoenix Mercury at America West Arena and the Seattle Storm hosting the Minnesota Lynx at Key Arena.

ABC will air the first of seven regular season Saturday afternoon games on May 22, as the Connecticut Sun hosts the Phoenix Mercury at 4 p.m. EDT. On May 29, ABC will televise a rematch of last year's WNBA Finals with the Los Angeles Sparks traveling to Detroit to take on the Shock at 4 p.m.

ESPN2 will televise 10 regular season contests beginning Thursday, June 3 at 10:30 p.m. as Seattle hosts Phoenix. The Oxygen network will telecast five regular season games starting with a Sunday, June 18 match-up featuring the Silver Stars and the Shock at the Palace of Auburn Hills at noon.

NBA TV will televise 40 regular season and playoff contests. The league's 24-hour television network is available to 45 million homes in the U.S. and in 39 other countries.

Rounding out the broadcast schedule, Telemundo will televise up to 10 additional games.

In order to accommodate the approximately 30 WNBA players expected to represent their countries at the 2004 Olympic Games being held August 13-28 in Athens, Greece, the WNBA has lengthened the 2004 season by four weeks and will not play regular season games from August 2 to August 31. Players not representing their countries during the Olympics will participate in a variety of activities that celebrate the sport of women's basketball, taking part in community outreach initiatives such as "WNBA Mind. Body. Spirit.," "Read To Achieve," and "Jr. WNBA." Teams will also run basketball camps and host viewing parties throughout the Olympic Games.

2004 WNBA Schedule Six of the New York Liberty's home games from July 24 through September 16 will be played at Radio City Music Hall this season, while Madison Square Garden prepares for, and hosts, the Republican National Convention.

The 2004 regular season ends on Sunday, September 19, with the playoffs scheduled to begin on Friday, September 24. The WNBA Finals will begin on Friday, October 8.

For the fourth consecutive season, more than 2 million fans attended WNBA games in 2003, and a WNBA-record 22,076 fans attended Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills to see the Detroit Shock capture its first WNBA Championship.

The complete 2004 regular season and game broadcast schedules follow.

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2004 WNBA Schedule


2004 WNBA Regular Season Schedule

Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Thu. May 20 8:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Houston
Thu. May 20 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Phoenix
Thu. May 20 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Seattle
Fri. May 21 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Charlotte
Fri. May 21 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Indiana
Sat. May 22 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix Connecticut
Sat. May 22 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Charlotte Washington
Sat. May 22 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit San Antonio
Sat. May 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Sacramento
Sat. May 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Seattle
Sun. May 23 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Houston New York
Sun. May 23 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Indiana
Tue. May 25 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Connecticut
Tue. May 25 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Washington
Wed. May 26 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit New York
Wed. May 26 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota San Antonio
Thu. May 27 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Connecticut
Fri. May 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Charlotte
Fri. May 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Minnesota
Fri. May 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento San Antonio
Fri. May 28 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Phoenix
Sat. May 29 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Los Angeles Detroit
Sun. May 30 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Sacramento Houston
Sun. May 30 6:00 PM 5:00 PM New York Minnesota
Tue. June 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Charlotte
Tue. June 1 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana San Antonio
Tue. June 1 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Phoenix
Tue. June 1 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Los Angeles
Wed. June 2 11:30 AM 11:30 AM Washington Detroit
Thu. June 3 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Connecticut
Thu. June 3 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Minnesota
Thu. June 3 8:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Houston
Thu. June 3 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento
Thu. June 3 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Seattle
Fri. June 4 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Washington
Sat. June 5 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Los Angeles Houston
Sat. June 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Indiana
Sat. June 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Minnesota
Sat. June 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York San Antonio
Sat. June 5 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Sacramento
Sun. June 6 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Detroit Connecticut
Wed. June 9 3:00 PM 12:00 PM Connecticut Phoenix
Wed. June 9 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Indiana
Wed. June 9 8:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Houston
Wed. June 9 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Los Angeles
Fri. June 11 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Washington
Fri. June 11 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana New York
Fri. June 11 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Phoenix
Fri. June 11 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Seattle
Fri. June 11 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Los Angeles


2004 WNBA Schedule
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Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Sat. June 12 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Detroit
Sat. June 12 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston San Antonio
Sat. June 12 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Sacramento
Sun. June 13 2:00 PM 2:00 PM New York Washington
Mon. June 14 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut Los Angeles
Tue. June 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Charlotte
Tue. June 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle New York
Wed. June 16 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Indiana
Thu. June 17 7:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Washington
Thu. June 17 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Minnesota
Fri. June 18 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Connecticut
Fri. June 18 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Houston
Fri. June 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Phoenix
Sat. June 19 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Sacramento
Sat. June 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Indiana
Sat. June 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Minnesota
Sat. June 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle San Antonio
Sun. June 20 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Washington Connecticut
Sun. June 20 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Los Angeles Charlotte
Tue. June 22 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Los Angeles New York
Tue. June 22 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Washington Detroit
Tue. June 22 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Indiana
Tue. June 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Phoenix
Tue. June 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Seattle
Wed. June 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Charlotte
Thu. June 24 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota San Antonio
Thu. June 24 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Phoenix
Fri. June 25 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Connecticut
Fri. June 25 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Indiana
Fri. June 25 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Sacramento
Sat. June 26 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Indiana Charlotte
Sat. June 26 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Phoenix
Sat. June 26 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Seattle *
Sun. June 27 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Washington Houston
Sun. June 27 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Connecticut Detroit
Sun. June 27 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Los Angeles Minnesota
Sun. June 27 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Sacramento
Tue. June 29 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Detroit
Tue. June 29 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix San Antonio
Tue. June 29 10:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Los Angeles
Wed. June 30 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Connecticut
Wed. June 30 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Minnesota
Thu. July 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Charlotte
Thu. July 1 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Indiana Washington
Thu. July 1 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Sacramento
Thu. July 1 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Seattle
Fri. July 2 10:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Los Angeles
Sat. July 3 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Indiana
Sat. July 3 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Minnesota
Sat. July 3 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Houston
Sat. July 3 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Seattle
Tue. July 6 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Connecticut
Tue. July 6 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento New York
Tue. July 6 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston Detroit
2004 WNBA Schedule
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Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Wed. July 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Washington
Wed. July 7 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Los Angeles
Thu. July 8 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Charlotte
Thu. July 8 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Washington New York
Thu. July 8 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Indiana
Fri. July 9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Connecticut
Fri. July 9 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Minnesota
Fri. July 9 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles San Antonio
Sat. July 10 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Seattle Detroit
Sat. July 10 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Washington Charlotte
Sat. July 10 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Los Angeles Houston
Sun. July 11 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix New York
Sun. July 11 7:00 PM 6:00 PM Sacramento Minnesota
Sun. July 11 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Connecticut Indiana
Mon. July 12 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Detroit
Mon. July 12 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Seattle
Wed. July 14 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Houston Indiana
Wed. July 14 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Connecticut Minnesota
Thu. July 15 11:30 AM 11:30 AM Charlotte Washington
Thu. July 15 2:30 PM 11:30 AM Seattle Sacramento
Thu. July 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota New York
Thu. July 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Houston
Thu. July 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut San Antonio
Fri. July 16 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Indiana
Sat. July 17 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut Houston
Sat. July 17 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Seattle
Sat. July 17 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Los Angeles
Sun. July 18 12:00 PM 12:00 PM San Antonio Detroit
Sun. July 18 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Charlotte New York
Sun. July 18 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Minnesota Phoenix
Sun. July 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Sacramento
Mon. July 19 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Los Angeles
Tue. July 20 12:00 PM 12:00 PM New York Charlotte
Wed. July 21 11:30 AM 11:30 AM Connecticut Detroit
Wed. July 21 3:00 PM 12:00 PM San Antonio Phoenix
Wed. July 21 3:30 PM 12:30 PM Washington Los Angeles
Thu. July 22 3:00 PM 12:00 PM Indiana Seattle
Thu. July 22 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Minnesota Connecticut
Thu. July 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Sacramento
Fri. July 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Washington
Fri. July 23 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Detroit
Fri. July 23 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston Los Angeles
Sat. July 24 12:00 PM 12:00 PM San Antonio Connecticut
Sat. July 24 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Washington Charlotte
Sat. July 24 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit New York #
Sat. July 24 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Phoenix
Sat. July 24 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Seattle
Sun. July 25 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Sacramento
Tue. July 27 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Houston
Wed. July 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Washington
Wed. July 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Indiana
Wed. July 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Minnesota
Thu. July 29 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento

2004 WNBA Schedule
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Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Fri. July 30 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Washington
Fri. July 30 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Detroit
Fri. July 30 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Minnesota
Fri. July 30 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix San Antonio
Sat. July 31 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Indiana Houston
Sat. July 31 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut New York #
Sat. July 31 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles San Antonio
Sat. July 31 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Sacramento
Sun. August 1 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Phoenix Washington
Sun. August 1 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Minnesota Detroit
Sun. August 1 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Charlotte Seattle
Wed. September 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Washington
Wed. September 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Charlotte
Wed. September 1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Detroit
Wed. September 1 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Houston
Wed. September 1 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Seattle
Wed. September 1 10:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Los Angeles
Thu. September 2 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte New York #
Thu. September 2 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Sacramento
Fri. September 3 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Connecticut
Fri. September 3 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Minnesota
Fri. September 3 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Houston
Fri. September 3 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Los Angeles
Sat. September 4 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Detroit Charlotte
Sat. September 4 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Indiana
Sat. September 4 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento San Antonio
Sat. September 4 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Phoenix
Tue. September 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Washington
Wed. September 8 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Minnesota
Wed. September 8 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Phoenix
Wed. September 8 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Seattle
Thu. September 9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Washington
Thu. September 9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Charlotte
Thu. September 9 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston San Antonio
Thu. September 9 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit Los Angeles
Fri. September 10 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut New York #
Fri. September 10 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Indiana
Fri. September 10 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Minnesota
Sat. September 11 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Minnesota Charlotte
Sat. September 11 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Phoenix
Sun. September 12 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Houston Washington
Sun. September 12 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Seattle Connecticut
Sun. September 12 4:00 PM 4:00 PM San Antonio New York #
Sun. September 12 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Sacramento Los Angeles
Mon. September 13 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Indiana
Tue. September 14 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Detroit
Tue. September 14 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Houston
Tue. September 14 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Los Angeles
Wed. September 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Charlotte
Wed. September 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington San Antonio
Wed. September 15 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Seattle
Thu. September 16 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana New York #
Thu. September 16 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Houston

2004 WNBA Schedule
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Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Fri. September 17 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Connecticut
Fri. September 17 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte San Antonio
Fri. September 17 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Phoenix
Fri. September 17 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Los Angeles
Sat. September 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Sacramento
Sat. September 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Seattle
Sun. September 19 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Indiana Connecticut
Sun. September 19 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Charlotte Detroit
Sun. September 19 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Washington New York
Sun. September 19 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Houston Phoenix
Sun. September 19 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Sacramento

* - Denotes game to be played at Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
# - Denotes game to be played at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY





2004 WNBA National Television Schedule

Day Date Eastern Local (home) Away Home
Network
Sat. May 22 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix Connecticut ABC
Sat. May 29 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Los Angeles Detroit ABC
Thu. June 3 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Seattle ESPN2
Sat. June 5 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Los Angeles Houston ABC
Sat. June 19 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Sacramento ABC
Thu. July 1 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Indiana Washington
ESPN2
Thur. July 8 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Washington New York ESPN2
Sat. July 10 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Seattle Detroit ABC
Thu. July 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Houston ESPN2
Sun. July 18 12:00 PM 12:00 PM San Antonio
Detroit Oxygen
Thu. July 22 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Minnesota Connecticut
ESPN2
Sat. July 24 12:00 PM 12:00 PM San Antonio
Connecticut Oxygen
Thu. July 29 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento
ESPN2
Sat. July 31 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Indiana Houston ABC
Sun. August 1 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Phoenix Washington
Oxygen
Thu. September 9 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit Los Angeles
ESPN2
Sun. September 12 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Houston Washington
Oxygen
Sun. September 12 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Seattle Connecticut
ESPN2
Sun. September 12 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Sacramento Los Angeles ABC
Thu. September 16 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Houston ESPN2
Sun. September 19 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Indiana Connecticut
Oxygen
Sun. September 19 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Charlotte Detroit ESPN2

Women's National Basketball Association Stories from January 21, 2004

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• Comets Tip Off 2004 Season on May 20 at Toyota Center vs. San Antonio - Houston Comets
• New York Liberty Announces 2004 Schedule - New York Liberty
• Connecticut Sun Announce 2004 Schedule - Connecticut Sun
• Charlotte Sting Announce 2004 Schedule - Charlotte Sting
• 2004 WNBA Season Tips off May 20 - WNBA

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