Katie Smith scored 18 points as the Detroit Shock completed a sweep of the San Antonio Silver Stars to win their third championship in six seasons with a 76-60 victory in Game Three of the WNBA Finals on Sunday afternoon.

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Martin Cattalini has been stood down by his out-of-form NBL club the Cairns Taipans for drink driving.

“It is unfortunate that this has occurred as Martin is well liked in the community and is a good person of great character,” Taipans chief executive Denis Keeffe said in a statement.

“The Taipans, however, have a strict code of conduct for all players, coaches and staff and we take breaches of the code of conduct very seriously.

“We have shown in the past that any breaches will be dealt with by the club swiftly.”

Keeffe and coach Alan Black would not comment when asked when Cattalini would play again.

Source: smh.com.au

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Nathan Jawai says he feels healthy but admits he is worried about a heart irregularity.

The 21-year-old signed a two-year contract to play in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors in July, but a cardiac problem was found during routine medical tests this week.

Jawai has been ordered to sit out the team’s preseason training camp and says he was shocked when he told about his test results.
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