PHILLIPS LEADS LIBERTY TO WIN.(SPORTS)

Byline: Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Tari Phillips scored 18 points Friday night as New York defeated the Orlando Miracle 70-57, the sixth straight victory for the Liberty.

The Eastern Conference-leading Liberty (19-10) extended their lead to three games over Cleveland, which lost to Indiana, with just three games remaining. Fever 87, Rockers 75

INDIANAPOLIS -- Alicia Thompson scored 18 points to lead the Indiana Fever to victory over the Cleveland Rockers.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Indiana (8-21) and kept the Fever out of the Eastern Conference cellar, as Charlotte (7-22) lost to Miami. Monarchs 74, …