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WNBA announces 2008 preseason schedule

February 20, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release


NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2008 - The WNBA announced its 2008 preseason schedule today, including four games in non-WNBA markets. For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Sky will tip off the league's preseason as they welcome the Seattle Storm to the UIC Pavilion on Wednesday, April 3 at 7 p.m.

The excitement of WNBA basketball will extend to four non-WNBA markets, highlighted by a return to Milwaukee, Wisc. and Lubbock, Texas, sites that hosted WNBA clubs during the 2007 preseason. The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will travel to the Badger State and play at the Al McGuire Center on May 3 while the defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock will square off against the San Antonio Silver Stars May 12 at Lubbock's United Spirit Arena.

Additionally, the WNBA will visit Tampa, Fla. for a game between the Sacramento Monarchs and Washington Mystics on May 5. The fourth non-market game involves the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks who will meet in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D. on May 11.

Highlighting the preseason schedule will be the inaugural game for the Atlanta Dream as they host the Los Angeles Sparks at Philips Arena on May 3. The game will be the first chance to see the league's newest franchise take the court and will mark the return to WNBA action of three-time league MVP Lisa Leslie. Leslie sat out 2007 due to the birth of her first child. Also, the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury will play their first preseason game against the Connecticut Sun on May 4 in Uncasville, Conn. The Mercury's preseason home opener is set for May 11 against Atlanta.

The full preseason schedule is as follows:

2008 WNBA PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Day Date Visiting Team Home Team Local Time Venue City

Wed. April 30 Seattle Chicago 7:00 PM UIC Pavilion Chicago, Ill.

Thurs. May 1 Connecticut Minnesota 11:00 AM Target Center Minneapolis, Minn.

Fri. May 2 Houston San Antonio 7:00 PM AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas

Fri. May 2 Seattle Sacramento 7:00 PM Arco Arena Sacramento, Calif.

Sat. May 3 Indiana Chicago 5:00 PM Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, Wisc.

Sat. May 3 Los Angeles Atlanta 7:30 PM Philips Arena Atlanta, Ga.

Sun. May 4 Phoenix Connecticut 12:00 PM Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn.

Mon. May 5 Sacramento Washington 7:00 PM University of Tampa Tampa, Fla.

Weds. May 7 Minnesota Indiana 7:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Ind.

Thurs. May 8 Washington New York 11:00 AM Madison Square Garden New York, N.Y.

Thurs. May 8 Los Angeles Chicago 7:00 PM Sears Center Chicago, Ill.

Fri. May 9 Houston Connecticut 7:00 PM Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn.

Sat. May 10 Indiana Seattle 7:00 PM Key Arena Seattle, Wash.

Sun. May 11 Minnesota Los Angeles 2:00 PM Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, N.D.

Sun. May 11 Atlanta Phoenix 6:00 PM US Airways Center Phoenix, Ariz.

Mon. May 12 Detroit San Antonio 7:00 PM United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas

Tues. May 13 Houston Washington 7:00 PM Verizon Center Washington, D.C.

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