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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 9, 2007

WNBA

Taurasi Leads Mercury Past Shock

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Diana Taurasi rebounded from her Game 1 flop with 30 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury to a 98-70 win Saturday against the Detroit Shock, evening the best-of-five series at a game apiece.

Taurasi played just 22 minutes before fouling out with 10 points in Wednesday's 108-100 loss. But on Saturday the former player of the year at Connecticut stayed out of foul trouble and scored from all over the court, including seven 3-pointers.

A long Taurasi 3 made it 76-44 with less than three minutes to play in the third quarter and capped a 15-2 Mercury run. She added eight rebounds and three assists.

Game 3 is Tuesday night in Phoenix.

PRO FOOTBALL

Giants Activate DE Strahan

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants activated defensive end Michael Strahan, reporting on their Web site that the seven-time Pro Bowler will likely play in the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys tonight.

The Giants waived cornerback Dovonte Edwards to make room for Strahan on their 53-man roster.

Strahan, 35, reported to the team Monday and practiced this week after sitting out all of the team's training camp and preseason games while contemplating retirement.

COLLEGES

USF Men's Soccer Blanks S. Carolina

STORRS, Conn. - Senior Simon Schoendorf and freshman Tony Taylor scored goals in the first half to lead the University of South Florida men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory against No. 15 South Carolina.

The Bulls improved to 4-0, while the Gamecocks fell to 2-1.

VOLLEYBALL: Pasco-Hernando Community College lost to Miami-Dade 30-14, 28-30, 30-19, 30-22 in the final of the Palm Beach Community College tournament. PHCC (5-4) won two of four matches to reach the championship.

GYMNASTICS

China Strikes Gold At Worlds

STUTTGART, Germany - Nastia Liukin fell short of an individual gold medal again.

Maybe the Chinese can give her one of theirs.

China won three of the five event finals at the world gymnastics championships, bringing their stash of gold to five - and there's still another day to go. Cheng Fei won her second straight title on vault, Chen Yibing repeated on still rings and Xiao Qin won a third gold medal on pommel horse.

Liukin, meanwhile, was edged by Ksenia Semenova of Russia on uneven bars, a day after a fall off the balance beam spoiled any chances of winning the all-around title. Semenova won the gold by .050 points, forcing the American to settle for silver for a second straight year.

Alicia Sacramone won bronze on vault, adding to the silver she won last year. The American men built on their solid showing at worlds, with fourth-place finishes by Kevin Tan on still rings and Guillermo Alvarez on floor.

ELSEWHERE

Bolts Prospects Lose To Detroit

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Tampa Bay's entry into the annual prospect tournament lost for the second consecutive night, losing 3-1 to host Detroit.

Daine Todd scored the only goal for the Lightning with an assist from Vladimir Mihalik at the 14-minute mark in the first period, which tied the game 1-1 after one period. Detroit scored twice in the second period. Goaltender Torrie Jung made 22 stops in his first appearance of the tournament helping Tampa Bay kill off all 11 power plays against it. The Red Wings (1-1) outshot Tampa Bay 25-24.

HORSE RACING: Doctor Dino concluded a two-race visit to the United States with a head victory over Sunriver in the $500,000 Man o' War, the richest of three Grade 1 stakes at Belmont Park.

Alexander Tango captured $219,800 Garden City Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf while Ginger Punch won the $285,000 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares.

A Tribune staff, wire report

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