Thirteen minutes into a day game against San Antonio, Yo Griffith collided with a moving Pee Wee Johnson, got whistled, and mouthed off to the ref. Ticha Penichiero rushed over and covered Yo's mouth with her hand, but it was too late: the All-Star center got the boot. It was the first ejection in Griffith's career.

With Yo out, the Silver Stars-- not known for their boards-- outrebounded the Monarchs. Wendy Palmer-Daniel scored 20. Stars coach Dan Hughes: "I'm not sure I've ever seen Wendy play better."

Sacramento won anyway. Kara Lawson made three three-pointers; DeMya Walker shot 3-15 from the floor, but 5-6 from the stripe. Ex-Monarchs Anderson and Campbell, now in Silver Stars uniforms, got applause from Sacramento fans.