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NEW YORK -- Diana Taurasi tends to play her best when the most is on the line.The star guard scored 30 points and Brittney Griner added 22 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help the eighth-seeded Phoenix Mercury beat the No. 3 New York Liberty 101-94 on Saturday night. Taurasi is 13-3 in WNBA elimination games in her storied career, including a 6-0 mark on the road.Im not afraid of it. Its a challenge. Its fun, she said. When you go on the road, especially here at the Garden. These fans are so thirsty they want a championship so bad. We came in the underdog. Today was a whole lot of fun.The Mercury will head to Minnesota for the semifinals, which is a five-game series as opposed to the single elimination games that Phoenix won in the opening two rounds of the postseason.Its going to be hard. They are the best in the league right now, Taurasi said. They are the defending champs. We know what they do. They know what we do. Its going to be a battle of wills more than anything. Right now were finding our groove. Finding who we are.Just as they did during their first-round playoff game, Phoenix players Mistie Bass and Kelsey Bone kneeled during the playing of the national anthem . Liberty guard Brittany Boyd sat on the bench with her head bowed. She also said she did that in the final few games of the regular season.I dont want to stand up. I choose not to stand up and I sit down and pray, said Boyd, who wore a Colin Kaepernick jersey into the arena and had it hanging in her locker. Colin (Kaepernick) and his message about social injustice going on in this country today is something I believe needs change. This wasnt the first game I sat down for the national anthem. I dont agree with some of the stuff thats going on. This is me using my platform.With Phoenix clinging to a two-point lead early in the fourth quarter Taurasi scored five straight points in a 10-2 run that gave them an 84-76 advantage. New York refused to quit, hitting back-to-back 3s to get within 84-82. But thats as close as the Liberty could get as they came up empty on the next few possessions. New York trailed 90-86 with 1:29 left before Taurasi hit a 3-pointer from the wing, pumping her fists at midcourt after it swished through the net that virtually sealed the victory.Phoenix was in control in the first half as the Mercury led by 15 points in the second quarter thanks to the play of Penny Taylor, who finished with 20 points. Trailing 52-41 at the break, the Liberty opened the second half on a 13-2 run capped by Tina Charles 3-pointer to tie it at 54. They trailed 68-67 after three quarters and the game was tied at 74 after Epiphanny Princes 3-pointer with 7:23 left in the final period.Tanisha Wright scored 21 points and Tina Charles added 19 to lead New York. The loss also marked the end of Swin Cashs career. The 15-year WNBA player announced during the season that she would retire after the Libertys season ended.Its tough to completely reflect right now, but Im really proud of this team, Cash said. Took some bumps along the way, injuries. We set a really solid foundation on how hard you have to work and what it takes to get to that next level.---Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg Dave Winfield Jersey .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Frank Robinson Angels Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. https://www.cheapangels.com/113j-vladimir-guerrero-jersey-angels.html ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Luke Bard Angels Jersey . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Tim Salmon Angels Jersey . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off.Sir Alex Ferguson insists he never ruled by fear at Manchester United despite revealing the infamous hairdryer treatment happened more than once. Wayne Rooney claimed in his book there was nothing worse than the so-called hairdryer treatment, but Ferguson has now lifted the lid on the matter and insists he only ever looked to bring out a positive attitude from his team. Wayne Rooney believes there was nothing worse than Fergusons outbursts There was a lot of myth about it. It happened about half a dozen times in 27 years and the players will tell you that, Ferguson said at the World Business Forum in Milan in quotes reported by The Sun. The problem for me was if a player answered me back, I headed towards them. That was my problem.Jock Stein always said to me, Leave it until Monday to talk to them, but I said I couldnt wait until Monday. So, on a Saturday after the game, I told them exactly how I felt, because we had trained at a level all week that I expected to win every game. Man Utd vs Arsenal November 19, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass I told them exactly the truth and the truth works. All the players understood that and it was never held against me. Then the next day it is pushed aside and Im prepared to win again. I never ruled by fear.Name a Manchester United team thhat played with fear.ddddddddddddMy job was to get a positive attitude into that team, for them to express themselves, never give in and enjoy playing for the club. That is sacrosanct. Gordon Taylor criticised Jose Mourinho for appearing to question the desire of Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling Current United manager Jose Mourinho has come under pressure for his public criticism of members of his squad following Uniteds 3-1 win over Swansea on Sunday, with Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor declaring his disappointment. United have won just one of their last five Premier League games and lie sixth in the table. Mourinhos side will face Arsenal in their next top flight fixture on November 19, live on Sky Sports 1. Also See: Jose’s biggest problem? Neville on Smalling and Shaw Griezmann wants Pogba reunion Mkhitaryan aims to prove worth ' ' '