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UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- SEATTLE -- Sue Bird hit a season-high five 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead the Seattle Storm to a surprising 79-72 victory over the WNBA-leading Los Angeles Sparks on Friday night.Coming off her record seventh gold medal in international competition at the Olympics, Bird was 5 of 7 from behind the arc for the Storm (10-15). She also had six assists.Bird has four Olympic and three world championship gold medals.Olympic teammate Breanna Stewart made just 2 of 13 and scored five points, though she did have 11 rebounds. Crystal Langhorn had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Seattle, and Jewell Loyd added 15 points.Nneka Ogwumike had 28 points for Los Angeles (21-4), 15 in the fourth quarter.SUN 84, LYNX 80UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Alyssa Thomas scored 15 points to lead Connecticut past Minnesota.Jasmine Thomas scored the tiebreaking basket with 15.2 seconds to play and finished with 12 points, and Alex Bentley and reserve Courtney Williams also had 12 points for the Sun (9-16) in their third straight victory. Chiney Ogwumike had 11 points and 10 rebounds.Lindsay Whalen and Syliva Fowles had 16 apiece for defending champion Minnesota (21-5), but former UConn star Maya Moore, was held to eight on 3-for-12 shooting.MERCURY 98, WINGS 72PHOENIX -- Penny Taylor scored 22 points and the Phoenix Mercury returned from the five-week Olympic break to rout the Dallas Wings 98-72 on Friday night.Taylor, who played for Australia in Rio, was 8 of 9 from the field. Candice Dupree was 8 of 10 and scored 16 points for Phoenix (11-14). Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, U.S. gold medal winners, had 13 apiece. Griner also eight rebounds and six blocked shots. DeWanna Bonner had 14 points and 10 rebounds.Plenette Pierson had 18 of her 23 points in the first half for Dallas (9-17).LIBERTY 84, STARS 77SAN ANTONIO -- Sugar Rodgers scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter and New York topped San Antonio.Tina Charles, a member of the champion U.S. team in the Rio Olympics, had 13 points and 10 rebounds for her league-leading 15th double-double for New York (19-8). Epiphanny Prince played her first game this season after tearing an ACL in November playing in Russia. She had five points in seven minutes.Appel-Marinelli had a career-high 17 points for San Antonio (5-19). 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Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett has returned serve at James Roberts critics and the media, accusing them of having short memories.The Broncos flyer showed glimpses of his dazzling best in his sides 44-28 win over Gold Coast at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night to advance to week two of the NRL finals.James is like Anthony Milford and Adam Blair, you all found plenty of space to criticise him and find a lot of fault with him, Bennett said.I dont know when you guys will learn, I really dont.You see it every year. These guys are quality players and it just takes time to settle into a new club.Nobody comes into a new club and just blasts off.Particularly a club like the Broncos who have long established systems of playing and that kind of stuff.Roberts came to the club with high expectations after his Dally M centre of the year win last year but has been acccused of rarely delivering on the hype.ddddddddddddHe has managed just nine tries this year - compared to 16 last season - and has often lacked the same impact.However he came to life against his former club, coming up with a scintillating break through the middle of the field and offload that set up Jordan Kahus contentious penalty try in the 10th minute.While Roberts has had to wear the slings and arrows that hed been a poor buy, master mentor Bennett couldnt resist a shot at those who had criticised him.They have to learn to adjust to that type of stuff and learn how to play, Bennett said.You guys make a cheap headline three or four months of the year and then at the end of the season youre saying `well how goods he? 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