The Monarchs can win it all tonight-- or Detroit can rally and force game five. Laimbeer won't wear a mic, thank Zeus. "We're telling ESPN today to basically stick it," he explained.

Kristin Haynie, who is playing easily the best ball of her pro career, tells State fans that her Monarchs remind her of State: "We kept winning, kept winning and we still didn't have the respect."

The Bee's Voisin ralllies hometown fans; beat reporter Gutierrez sums up the Sacto season, from slow start to rocket-propelled finish. Coach Whiz: "I knew logically it would take all season for us to be close to a championship-level team."