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The Atlanta Dream will conclude an already impressive road trip when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.Atlanta (16-14) is second in the WNBAs Eastern Conference, 4 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Liberty. Phoenix (13-17) is fourth in the Western Conference, a half-game behind the third-place Seattle Storm.Atlanta has won two in a row and three of five since WNBA play resumed after a monthlong break for the Olympics.The Dream opened their current two-game road trip with an 86-81 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, Atlantas second win over Los Angeles this season. The Dream beat the Sparks 91-74 in Atlanta on July 17.Angel McCoughtry turned in a monster performance against Los Angeles, finishing with 32 points and 11 rebounds. It was her third double-double of the season. Elizabeth Williams had 15 points and 12 rebounds.Phoenix won its first three games after the Olympic break, including a surprising victory over Los Angeles on Aug. 28. Since then, the Mercury has lost three in a row, falling to the Connecticut Sun, New York and Atlanta.The Dream handed the Mercury a 91-87 loss when they met last weekend in Atlanta. McCoughtry posted 27 points and eight rebounds and Tiffany Hayes converted a three-point play with 24 seconds remaining to help the Dream prevail. Diana Taurasi scored 23 points for Phoenix. Brittney Griner had 21 points, five rebounds and six blocked shots.McCoughtry is fourth in the WNBA in scoring at 19.2 points per game and leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. Hayes is Atlantas second-leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.Phoenix is led by Taurasi, who is seventh in the WNBA in scoring at 18.3 points per game. DeWanna Bonner averages 15.2 points. Griner averages 13.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and a league-best 3.2 blocked shots per game. NMD Shoes NZ .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Adidas NMD New Zealand . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. http://www.nmdshoesnz.com/adidas-nmd-human-race-cheap-nz.html . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Adidas NMD NZ Sale . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Adidas Continental 80 NZ . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. Former Indian womens hockey captain Ritu Rani has called time on her international career. She is set to turn out for Austrian club SV Arminia next.Confirming the news, Hockey India (HI) chief Narinder Batra said that he had received a written communication from Ritu a few days ago, stating her intent to retire from international hockey and seeking clearance to play overseas.We respect her decision and have provided her with the requisite clearance to turn out for an Austrian club, Batra told ESPN.?It was under Ritus captaincy that the Indian womens team won a bronze at the 2014 Asian Games, a silver medal at the 2013 Champions Trophy and qualified for the Rio Olympics for the first time in 36 years.Ritu, however, was dropped from the final squad for the Olympics, though shhe was later named among the 29 probables for the national camp which got underway in Bhopal on September 18.ddddddddddddThe controversial Rio omission still rankling, Ritu refused the conciliatory gesture, calling time on her career instead.Everyone comes to a point in their careers when they have to make a choice, Indian womens hockey coach Neil Hawgood told ESPN, From her World Cup appearance in 2006, she has come a long way. I dont think its a premature decision. Ten years is a long time in international hockey.Ritu made her debut at the Asian Games in 2006 and at 14, she was the youngest member of the Indian side at the World Cup that year. ' ' '