WNBA's Greatest Moments Presented by AOL.com
Published on July 12, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
WHO: WNBA and AOL.com
WHAT: The WNBA'S Greatest Moments by AOL.com
The WNBA Greatest Moments Presented by AOL.com will allow fans the opportunity to go on line at http://aol.com/wnba and vote for the Greatest Shot, Pass, Milestone, and Inspiring Performance and, ultimately, the single Greatest Moment in the league's 10-year history. The top moment in WNBA lore will be revealed during Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
WHEN: Voting will commence in conjunction with the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game presented by Vonage, on July 12, 2006, and will conclude on August 23, 2006.
WHERE: http://aol.com/wnba
People can cast their vote for the greatest moments by logging on to www.aol.com/wnba. The results then will be posted on aol.com. The four nominees for the All-Time Greatest Moment will be comprised of the winning moments from each of the aforementioned categories (shots, passes, milestones, inspiring performances).
The nominated moments include:
Week 1: Greatest Shot (Voting: Wednesday, July 12 through Tuesday, July 18)
Ã- Teresa Weatherspoon of the New York Liberty hits a miracle shot from half court to win Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals, forcing a third and final game.
Ã- Rookie Nikki Teasley of the Los Angeles Sparks hits a game winning three-point shot at the buzzer in the 2002 WNBA Finals as the Sparks defeat the New York Liberty for the title.
Ã- Bench player Brooke Wyckoff of the Connecticut Sun hits a three from the corner to send Game 2 of the 2005 WNBA Finals to overtime as the Sun go on to the title.
Ã- Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets hits a three to send the game to overtime as the Comets prevail in overtime to capture their fourth straight title.
Ã- Nicole Powell of the Sacramento Monarchs forces overtime when she hits a three-pointer with four seconds left as the team goes on to win Game 1 of the 2005 Western Conference Finals.
Week 2: Greatest Passes (Voting: Wednesday, July 19, through Tuesday, July 25)
Ã- Ticha Penicheiro of the Sacramento Monarchs shows off her skills with a Magic Johnson-like no-look pass to teammate Yolanda Griffith during the 1999 All-Star Game.
Ã- Nikki Teasley of the Los Angeles Sparks makes a behind-the-back pass to Yolanda Griffith of the Sacramento Monarchs for the lay-up during the 2004 All-Star game.
Ã- Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm on the break in the paint drops a spectacular no-look pass between her legs to her trailing teammate Lauren Jackson who scores an uncontested lay-up during the 2003 All-Star Game.
Ã- Dawn Staley, then a member of the Charlotte Sting, corrals a loose ball and gets off a no-look pass to teammate Andrea Stinson for the basket during the 2002 All-Star Game.
Ã- Tan White of the Indiana Fever goes with the behind-the-back, no-look, 360 pass to Kelly Miller, who drops in a layup in a 2005 game between Indiana and the Minnesota Lynx.
Week 3: Greatest Milestone (Voting: Wednesday, July 26, through Tuesday, August 1)
Ã- WNBA tips off as the New York Liberty played the Los Angeles Sparks at the LA Forum in a nationally televised game on NBC on June 21, 1997.
Ã- Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks throws down the first dunk in WNBA history vs. Miami on July 30, 2002.
Ã- The Houston Comets are crowned the first-ever champions of the WNBA with their victory in the 1997 WNBA Finals.
Ã- Katie Smith, then a member of the Minnesota Lynx, scores a WNBA record 46 points against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 8, 2001.
Ã- Sheryl Swoopes of the Houston Comets records the first triple-double in league history (14 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists) in a game against the Detroit Shock on July 27, 1999.
Week 4: Greatest Inspiring Performances (Voting: Wednesday, August 2, through Tuesday, August 8)
Ã- Edna Campbell of the Sacramento Monarchs makes a triumphant return to the court August 13, 2002 after battling breast cancer.
Ã- The Minnesota Lynx make the largest playoff comeback in WNBA history when they comeback for 21 points down to beat the defending champion Sparks 74-72 during the 2003 playoffs.
Ã- Houston Rockets star Cynthia Cooper scores 42 point against the Utah Starzz as her best friend Kim Perrot was nearing the end of her battle with lung cancer. Perrot passed away three days later.
Ã- Despite suffering a broken nose in Game 2 of the 2004 WNBA Playoffs, Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm continues to play as she wears a face guard and helps to lead the Storm to their first title.
Ã- The Charlotte Sting makes a remarkable midseason turnaround in 2001 as they rally back from a 1-10 opening record to finish 18-14 to earn a playoff birth.
Week 5 & 6: All-Time Greatest Moment (Voting: Wednesday, August 9 through Tuesday, August 23)
Ã- The four nominees for the All-Time Greatest Moment will be comprised of the winning moments from each of the above categories.
Ã- The All-Time Greatest Moment will be announced during Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
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