The Sun downed the Liberty in New York's season opener; a late comeback behind a full-court press couldn't quite save the Lib from the Sun's superior scorers.

Former NY enforcer Tamika Whitmore led everybody with 17; the rest of the box score looks good for Sun rookie Jolene (4-6 from downtown in 24 minutes), not so good for Barb Turner (0-3 and two boards in 15).

"When I was here, they didn't even use me as an offensive threat," Whitmore said afterwards. "I came out of college leading the nation in scoring and they never once used my strengths. Maybe if they had they would have won one of those three championships I played for."

Wondering where that fire (or temper) came from? Even if you don't usually read player profiles, do make time to see Ned Griffen's bio-piece on Whit from Saturday's Sun program: the long piece covers the alarming poverty in which Whitmore grew up, her connection to the All-American Redheads, and the secret origin of her weird behind-the-head outside shot.