Washington Mystics & WNBA

Houston's Cynthia Cooper, right, waves to the crowd after leading the Comets to a fourth straight WNBA title in 2000. (AP)
Houston's Cynthia Cooper, right, waves to the crowd after leading the Comets to a fourth straight WNBA title in 2000. (AP)

Michael Wilbon

Comets Flame Out

Without much fanfare, the best women's basketball franchise the game has ever seen, the Houston Comets, have been put to bed.


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Detroit Takes 2-0 Lead:  Shock 69, Silver Stars 61 (Post, October 4, 2008; Page E09)

Shock Top Silver Stars:  Shock 77, Silver Stars 69 (Post, October 2, 2008; Page E02)

Shock Aim for Stars (AP, October 1, 2008; 12:58 AM)

Shock Survive Liberty:  Shock 71, Liberty 70 (OT) (AP, September 28, 2008; 5:16 PM)

Silver Stars Advance:  Silver Stars 86, Monarchs 81 (AP, September 22, 2008; 11:47 PM)

Liberty Set Down Sun:  Liberty 66, Sun 62 (AP, September 22, 2008; 11:53 PM)

Hammon Stars in Win:  Game 1: Silver Stars 85, Monarchs 78 (AP, September 19, 2008; 12:10 AM)

Liberty Run Past Sun:  Liberty 72, Sun 63 (AP, September 19, 2008; 12:13 AM)

Success Is No Shock (Post, September 18, 2008; Page E03)

Fever Sets Record:  Fever 103, Mercury 89 (AP, September 14, 2008; 9:44 PM)

Perkins's 19 Lift Sky:  Sky 69, Liberty 60 (AP, August 28, 2008; 10:40 PM)

Whitmore Boosts Sun:  Sun 84, Fever 58 (AP, August 28, 2008; 10:42 PM)

Roundup:  Shock Falls Again (Post, July 28, 2008; Page E04)

WNBA Answers Back (Post, July 25, 2008; Page E02)

Shock Sign Lieberman (Post, July 25, 2008; Page E02)

Parker Sparks Victory:  Sparks 75, Silver Stars 62 (AP, July 15, 2008; 1:19 AM)

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