WNBA

Angel McCoughtry registered a WNBA playoff- record 42 points, as the Atlanta Dream advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 105-93 win over the New York Liberty at Philips Arena.

Angel McCoughtry had 21 points and five rebounds as the Atlanta Dream took an 81-75 win over the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Sue Bird's three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted the Seattle Storm into the WNBA Finals with a 91-88 win over defending champion Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

League MVP Lauren Jackson finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds, leading the Seattle Storm to an 82-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Seattle's Lauren Jackson was voted the 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player and the Storm's Brian Agler was named Coach of the Year on Thursday.

Seattle's Brian Agler will be named the 2010 WNBA Coach of the Year in a ceremony prior to the Storm's home tip-off of the Western Conference Finals Thursday night.

Seattle's Lauren Jackson will be named the 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player in a ceremony prior to the Storm's home tip-off of the Western Conference Finals Thursday night.

Cappie Pondexter went for 30 points on 12- of-24 shooting and hit the game-winning bucket with 27.9 seconds remaining to lift the New York Liberty past Indiana, 77-74, in a deciding Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

Connecticut's Tina Charles and Kelsey Griffin have been selected as part of the WNBA's All-Rookie Team for 2010.

Connecticut Sun forward Tina Charles has been selected as the WNBA's Rookie of the Year.