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Never before has a team had so much success, yet so few noticed. That was the never-ending story of the Detroit Shock.

Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points to lead the U.S. basketball team past UMMC Ekaterinburg 78-63 Sunday and captured the tournament title.

Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry was named the WNBA's Rookie of the Year on Thursday.

Detroit is in the Eastern Conference finals again. And this time, Bill Laimbeer isn't coaching and cajoling the Shock .

PHOENIX a ' Arms folded, Julie Hairgrove stands at midcourt, watching the Phoenix Mercury work on its "rover" defense, a matchup zone that starts as a 3-2 but can morph into a 2-3 depending on the offensive movement.

Detroit Coach Rick Mahorn said he knew Deanna Nolan was going to come back strong after sustaining a concussion in the Shock's last game.

Deanna Nolan scored 25 points and Kara Braxton added 16 as the Detroit Shock rallied for a 94-89 victory over the Atlanta Dream in the opener of Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.

Essence Carson scored 17 points, Tiffany Jackson added 12 and the New York Liberty closed their disappointing season with an 86-65 victory over the playoff-bound Washington Mystics on Sunday.

As we enter the final weekend of the regular season, there remains much to be decided.

Deanna Nolan scored 34 points to lead Detroit to a 94-87 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday night, moving the defending champion Shock on the verge of clinching a playoff spot.

Cheryl Ford had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Deanna Nolan scored 21 as the Detroit Shock kept their playoff hopes alive with a 101-99 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.

Becky Hammon scored 12 of her 32 points in overtime and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Detroit Shock 100-88 on Saturday.

With Seattle's leading scorer Lauren Jackson sidelined with a stress fracture in her back, Tanisha Wright and Sue Bird took over.

For much of the season, the Detroit Shock looked like they wouldn't make the playoffs, much less a fourth straight trip to the WNBA finals.

Matchup: Seattle at Shock , 7:30 p.m. TV/Radio: WDTW-AM . Overview: Detroit is trying to shake its two-game losing streak as the Storm -- with Sue Bird and Swin Cash -- come to the Palace.

Double-digit deficits don't deter Indiana. Katie Douglas scored 19, and the Indiana Fever came from 14 points behind in the second quarter to roll past Detroit, 82-59, on Saturday night.

In honor of perhaps the final Buick Open in Grand Blanc, our most memorable last hurrahs in sports: Swin Cash The ex-Shock captain's finale included finishing a 2007 WNBA Finals Game 5 loss at the Palace before being traded to Seattle.

March 9. That's the day that Swin Cash had surgery on her lower back. "It was very scary," Cash said.

It was a weird scene. University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, the former coach of five 2009 WNBA All-Stars, was backstage at Mohegan Sun Arena speaking about the pride involved in grooming them to become superstars and the joy in being able to see them all on the same court again.

Swin Cash, right, plays in Wednesday's triple-overtime win over L.A. at KeyArena.