PHOENIX Diana Taurasi scored the game's first six points to fuel a 22-2 opening run, and the Phoenix Mercury routed the Chicago Sky 90-70 Wednesday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Kara Lawson had 13 points and six assists, and Hamchetou Maiga-Ba also scored 13 points Tuesday night for the Sacramento Monarchs, who held off the Chicago Sky 83-73.

MINNEAPOLIS Rookie Renee Montgomery scored 16 of her season-high 21 points in the final two-minutes of regulation and overtime as the Minnesota Lynx rallied to beat the Washington Mystics 96-94 on Tuesday.

ATLANTA Chamique Holdsclaw scored 19 points and Erica DeSouza had a double-double to help the Atlanta Dream hold off the Connecticut Sun 72-67 on Tuesday night.

Minnesota Lynx forward Seimone Augustus underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.

SEATTLE Swin Cash had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Sue Bird added 17 points in the Seattle Storm's 66-53 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday.

Tammy Sutton-Brown of the Indiana Fever and Cappie Pondexter of the Phoenix Mercury have been named the WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending Sunday, July 5.

LOS ANGELES Cappie Pondexter scored 21 points and Diana Taurasi had 20, leading the Phoenix Mercury to a 104-89 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night.

INDIANAPOLIS Tammy Sutton-Brown had 22 points and nine rebounds, leading the Indiana Fever past the Atlanta Dream 78-74 on Sunday for their franchise-best eighth straight victory.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Erin Phillips scored six of her 19 points in overtime, leading the Connecticut Sun to a 95-92 victory over the Detroit Shock on Sunday.

SAN ANTONIO Sophia Young had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 85-72 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.

ATLANTA Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.

The Atlanta Dream signed former guard Ivory Latta and waived guard Nikki Teasley on Friday.

Phoenix Mercury star guard and three-time WNBA All-Star Diana Taurasi was reportedly cited for driving under the influence in Phoenix early Thursday morning.

PHOENIX Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said Friday that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving a few hours after she helped lead her team to victory over the Seattle Storm.

MINNEAPOLIS Rebekkah Brunson scored the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds left and blocked a key shot moments later, helping the Sacramento Monarchs snap a six-game losing streak with a 74-68 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night.

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi leads all players in fan balloting for the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game, which is scheduled for July 25 in Connecticut.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Candace Parker has returned to practice with the Los Angeles Sparks 1 1/2 months after giving birth to her first child.