2005 WNBA Season Tips Off May 21

January 6, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release

NEW YORK, January 6, 2005 – The WNBA will tip off its ninth season Saturday, May 21, 2005 with a full slate of exciting match-ups, including ABC's broadcast of the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm against the Los Angeles Sparks and reigning MVP Lisa Leslie at Key Arena beginning at 4 p.m. EDT. Opening day will also pit the 2004 WNBA runner-up Connecticut Sun vs. the Detroit Shock at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Houston Comets vs. the San Antonio Silver Stars at the SBC Center, the Phoenix Mercury against the Sacramento Monarchs at America West Arena and the Charlotte Sting hosting the Washington Mystics at the Charlotte Coliseum.

ABC will air six WNBA regular season Saturday afternoon games in 2005. Early season coverage includes a May 28 match-up featuring WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi and the Mercury against the Sun at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut beginning at 4 p.m. EDT, and a June 4 inter-conference face-off between the Sparks and the Monarchs at ARCO Arena beginning at 4 p.m. EDT.

The 2005 WNBA All-Star Game will also be broadcast live on ABC on July 9 at 4 p.m. EDT from Mohegan Sun Arena.

ESPN and ESPN2 will telecast 15 WNBA regular season contests in 2005, beginning Tuesday, June 7 as the Connecticut Sun host the Seattle Storm on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. EDT in a rematch of the 2004 WNBA Finals. On June 26, ESPN will air a rematch of the 2003 WNBA Finals when Los Angeles takes a trip to Detroit to take on the Shock at 1 p.m. EDT. On July 17, Lindsay Whalen and the Sun return to Whalen's home state Minnesota to face the Lynx at 6 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.

Rounding out the broadcast schedule, NBA TV will televise approximately 50 regular season contests. The league's 24-hour television network is available to 66 million homes in the U.S. and in more than 40 other countries.

The 2005 WNBA season concludes on Saturday, August 27, with the playoffs scheduled to begin on Tuesday, August 30.

For the sixth consecutive season, more than 2 million fans attended WNBA games in 2004, and three consecutive WNBA Finals sellout crowds - a league record - witnessed the Seattle Storm defeat the Connecticut Sun to capture its first WNBA Championship.

The complete 2005 regular season and game broadcast schedules follow.

2005 WNBA Regular Season Schedule

Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Sat. May 21 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Connecticut Detroit
Sat. May 21 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Seattle
Sat. May 21 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Washington Charlotte
Sat. May 21 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston San Antonio
Sat. May 21 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Phoenix
Sun. May 22 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Detroit New York
Sun. May 22 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Connecticut Washington
Sun. May 22 7:00 PM 6:00 PM Charlotte Indiana
Sun. May 22 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Houston
Tue. May 24 7:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Detroit
Tue. May 24 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Indiana
Wed. May 25 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Minnesota
Thu. May 26 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Charlotte
Thu. May 26 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Washington
Thu. May 26 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana New York
Fri. May 27 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento San Antonio
Fri. May 27 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Seattle
Sat. May 28 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix Connecticut
Sat. May 28 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Los Angeles Charlotte
Sun. May 29 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Indiana Houston
Sun. May 29 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Sacramento Minnesota
Sun. May 29 9:00 PM 6:00 PM San Antonio Seattle
Tue. May 31 10:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio Los Angeles

Wed. June 1 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Washington
Wed. June 1 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Indiana
Thu. June 2 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte San Antonio
Thu. June 2 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Phoenix
Fri. June 3 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Washington
Fri. June 3 7:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Detroit
Sat. June 4 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Phoenix Houston
Sat. June 4 4:00 PM 4:00 PM San Antonio Connecticut
Sat. June 4 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento
Sat. June 4 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Minnesota
Sat. June 4 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Seattle
Sun. June 5 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Washington New York
Tue. June 7 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Houston
Tue. June 7 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Seattle Connecticut
Tue. June 7 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington San Antonio
Tue. June 7 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Sacramento
Wed. June 8 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Detroit
Wed. June 8 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Los Angeles
Fri. June 10 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Detroit
Fri. June 10 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Indiana
Fri. June 10 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Washington
Fri. June 10 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut Houston
Fri. June 10 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Sacramento
Sat. June 11 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Minnesota
Sat. June 11 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut San Antonio
Sat. June 11 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Los Angeles
Sun. June 12 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit New York
Sun. June 12 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Seattle Charlotte
Mon. June 13 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Sacramento
Wed. June 15 3:30 PM 12:30 PM San Antonio Phoenix
Wed. June 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Indiana
Wed. June 15 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston Los Angeles
Wed. June 15 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Seattle
Thu. June 16 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Charlotte
Fri. June 17 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Sacramento
Sat. June 18 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix New York
Sat. June 18 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Indiana Washington
Sat. June 18 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit Connecticut
Sat. June 18 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston San Antonio
Sat. June 18 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Los Angeles
Mon. June 20 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut Los Angeles
Tue. June 21 7:30 PM 7:30 PM San Antonio New York
Tue. June 21 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Washington
Wed. June 22 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Minnesota
Wed. June 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Seattle
Thu. June 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Charlotte
Fri. June 24 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Washington Detroit
Fri. June 24 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Indiana
Fri. June 24 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Sacramento
Fri. June 24 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Los Angeles
Sat. June 25 2:30 PM 1:30 PM San Antonio Houston
Sat. June 25 6:00 PM 6:00 PM New York Charlotte
Sat. June 25 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Phoenix
Sun. June 26 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Detroit
Sun. June 26 2:00 PM 2:00 PM Sacramento Washington
Sun. June 26 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Seattle Minnesota
Tue. June 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Charlotte
Tue. June 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Connecticut
Tue. June 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Indiana
Tue. June 28 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Minnesota
Tue. June 28 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Houston
Thu. June 30 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Connecticut
Thu. June 30 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento New York
Thu. June 30 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Washington
Thu. June 30 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle San Antonio
Fri. July 1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Detroit
Sat. July 2 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Charlotte Houston
Sat. July 2 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York San Antonio
Sat. July 2 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Los Angeles
Sun. July 3 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Sacramento Seattle
Tue. July 5 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston Detroit
Tue. July 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix San Antonio
Tue. July 5 10:30 PM 7:30 PM New York Los Angeles
Wed. July 6 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Phoenix
Thu. July 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Charlotte
Thu. July 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Washington
Thu. July 7 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut New York
Thu. July 7 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Indiana
Tue. July 12 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Houston
Tue. July 12 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Los Angeles
Wed. July 13 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Detroit Minnesota
Wed. July 13 2:00 PM 1:00 PM Connecticut Indiana
Wed. July 13 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Phoenix
Wed. July 13 3:00 PM 12:00 PM Washington Seattle
Thu. July 14 2:30 PM 11:30 AM San Antonio Sacramento
Fri. July 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston Connecticut
Fri. July 15 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota New York
Fri. July 15 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Indiana
Fri. July 15 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Phoenix
Fri. July 15 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Seattle
Sat. July 16 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Seattle Los Angeles
Sat. July 16 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Sacramento
Sun. July 17 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Houston Charlotte
Sun. July 17 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Connecticut Minnesota
Sun. July 17 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Indiana Detroit
Tue. July 19 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Connecticut Charlotte
Tue. July 19 3:00 PM 12:00 PM Washington Los Angeles
Tue. July 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Houston
Tue. July 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Minnesota
Tue. July 19 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Seattle
Wed. July 20 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Connecticut Detroit
Thu. July 21 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Indiana
Thu. July 21 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Phoenix
Thu. July 21 1:00 PM 12:00 PM Washington Houston
Fri. July 22 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Connecticut
Fri. July 22 10:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Sacramento
Sat. July 23 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Indiana Charlotte
Sat. July 23 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix San Antonio
Sat. July 23 2:30 PM 1:30 PM Los Angeles Houston
Sat. July 23 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Seattle
Sun. July 24 6:00 PM 5:00 PM New York Minnesota
Sun. July 24 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Detroit Sacramento
Tue. July 26 11:30 AM 11:30 AM Houston Washington
Tue. July 26 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Connecticut
Tue. July 26 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota San Antonio
Tue. July 26 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Phoenix
Tue. July 26 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Sacramento
Wed. July 27 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Houston New York
Thu. July 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Connecticut
Thu. July 28 7:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Washington
Fri. July 29 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Indiana
Fri. July 29 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Minnesota
Fri. July 29 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento
Fri. July 29 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Seattle
Sat. July 30 2:30 PM 1:30 PM San Antonio Houston
Sat. July 30 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Connecticut
Sun. July 31 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Indiana New York
Sun. July 31 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Phoenix Detroit
Sun. July 31 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Minnesota Sacramento
Sun. July 31 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Los Angeles Seattle





Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home
Tue. August 2 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Connecticut New York
Tue. August 2 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento San Antonio
Tue. August 2 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Charlotte Washington
Tue. August 2 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit Houston
Wed. August 3 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Phoenix
Thu. August 4 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Charlotte
Thu. August 4 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Indiana
Fri. August 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles San Antonio
Fri. August 5 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Phoenix
Sat. August 6 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Seattle New York
Sat. August 6 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Detroit Charlotte
Sat. August 6 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Indiana
Sun. August 7 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Los Angeles Minnesota
Sun. August 7 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Detroit
Sun. August 7 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Washington
Sun. August 7 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Houston Sacramento
Tue. August 9 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Connecticut
Tue. August 9 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte Detroit
Tue. August 9 8:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Minnesota
Tue. August 9 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Seattle
Wed. August 10 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Los Angeles New York
Thu. August 11 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Connecticut Washington
Thu. August 11 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Minnesota Detroit
Thu. August 11 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana San Antonio
Fri. August 12 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Charlotte
Fri. August 12 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle Minnesota
Fri. August 12 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Phoenix
Sat. August 13 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit San Antonio
Sat. August 13 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Los Angeles
Sun. August 14 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Washington Connecticut
Sun. August 14 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Seattle Houston
Sun. August 14 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Charlotte New York
Sun. August 14 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Indiana Phoenix
Tue. August 16 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Washington New York
Tue. August 16 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Minnesota
Tue. August 16 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Phoenix
Tue. August 16 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Sacramento Los Angeles
Thu. August 18 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Connecticut
Thu. August 18 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Washington Indiana
Thu. August 18 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Phoenix Houston
Thu. August 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Sacramento
Thu. August 18 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Seattle
Fri. August 19 10:00 PM 7:00 PM San Antonio Phoenix
Fri. August 19 10:30 PM 7:30 PM Detroit Los Angeles
Sat. August 20 6:00 PM 6:00 PM New York Connecticut
Sat. August 20 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Charlotte Indiana
Sat. August 20 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Seattle Sacramento
Sun. August 21 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Washington Detroit
Sun. August 21 9:00 PM 6:00 PM Minnesota Phoenix
Sun. August 21 9:30 PM 6:30 PM Houston Los Angeles
Tue. August 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Detroit Charlotte
Tue. August 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana Connecticut
Tue. August 23 7:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Washington
Tue. August 23 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Seattle San Antonio
Tue. August 23 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Los Angeles
Tue. August 23 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix Sacramento
Thu. August 25 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Detroit
Thu. August 25 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Charlotte New York
Thu. August 25 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Houston Phoenix
Thu. August 25 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Seattle
Fri. August 26 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Washington Connecticut
Fri. August 26 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles San Antonio
Sat. August 27 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Connecticut Charlotte
Sat. August 27 6:00 PM 6:00 PM Detroit Washington
Sat. August 27 6:30 PM 3:30 PM Phoenix Seattle
Sat. August 27 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Minnesota
Sat. August 27 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Indiana
Sat. August 27 8:30 PM 7:30 PM Los Angeles Houston



2005 WNBA National Television Schedule


Day Date Eastern Local (home) Visitor Home Network
Sat. May 21 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Seattle ABC
Sat. May 28 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix Connecticut ABC
Sat. June 4 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Sacramento ABC
Tue. June 7 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Seattle Connecticut ESPN2
Sun. June 12 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit New York ESPN2
Sat. June 18 4:00 PM 4:00 PM Phoenix New York ABC
Sun. June 26 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Los Angeles Detroit ESPN
Tue. July 5 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Phoenix San Antonio ESPN2
Sat. July 9 4:00 PM 4:00 PM All-Star Game Connecticut ABC
Tue. July 12 8:00 PM 7:00 PM New York Houston ESPN2
Sun. July 17 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Connecticut Minnesota ESPN2
Tue. July 19 8:00 PM 7:00 PM Sacramento Houston ESPN2
Sat. July 23 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Seattle ABC
Tue. July 26 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Los Angeles Phoenix ESPN2
Sat. July 30 1:00 PM 1:00 PM Detroit Connecticut ESPN
Tue. August 2 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Charlotte Washington ESPN2
Sat. August 6 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Seattle New York ESPN2
Sun. August 7 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Indiana Washington ESPN2
Sat. August 20 4:00 PM 1:00 PM Seattle Sacramento ABC
Sat. August 20 6:00 PM 6:00 PM New York Connecticut ESPN2
Tue. August 23 10:00 PM 7:00 PM Minnesota Los Angeles ESPN2
Sat. August 27 6:30 PM 3:30 PM Phoenix Seattle ESPN2

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