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You couldnt have a basketball team made up of all forwards -- or could you? Lets put it this way: If you had to pick one position from the WNBA to fill an entire team, youd certainly pick forward. Because there are an abundance of terrific forwards in the league.Of course, that also reflects the fact that forward has evolved so much as a position in basketball. Some of the WNBAs best forwards are really just very tall guards. Others are centers on the small side. Some of them are pretty much equally both.So when picking our 2016 espnW All-WNBA teams, the plethora of great forwards overshadowed everything else. It even caused us to bump one of them who was highly considered for the first team down to the second team. But since shes just a rookie, we have a feeling shell have plenty of first-team appearances in her future.You might feel some guards and centers were short-changed. There are a few big names that didnt make this list of 10. But there always will be debates on any such choices. The voters for the WNBAs honors might take right up until the last minute of the last game Sunday to make up their minds -- which is understandable.But in this last week of the regular season, here are espnWs choices.First teamF Nneka Ogwumike, Los AngelesIn her fifth season, Ogwumike has blossomed as a superstar. Her offensive efficiency is remarkable -- historic, in fact -- and she has become an even stronger defensive player, as well as the emotional leader, for the No. 2 seed Sparks. 2016 stats: 19.6 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 67.6 field goal percentF Tina Charles, New YorkCharles has carried the third-seeded Liberty. Her scoring average is a career high, topping her 18.0 of 2012 and 13. Coach Bill Laimbeer already thought she was an excellent defender but says she has actually improved that aspect of her game as well. 2016 stats: 21.5 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 3.8 APGF Maya Moore, MinnesotaOnce again, Moore has led the Lynx to the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Always a great scorer, she has become a excellent playmaker, too, which she also showed with the U.S. Olympic team. Moore is a perennial MVP candidate who amazingly at 27 is still on the ascent. 2016 stats: 19.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 4.1 APGG/F Elena Delle Donne, ChicagoThe 2015 MVP, shes shooting her best percentage from the floor (48.5), including a 3-point accuracy of 42.6 percent. She remains one of the best free throw shooters in all of basketball (93.8 career). The worry now, though, is her injured thumb. 2016 stats: 21.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.5 BPGG Sue Bird, SeattleYep, in her 14th WNBA season, Bird still has it. Shes leading the league in assists and is having her best showing from behind the arc at 44.4 percent (68 of 153). She has guided a young team back to the playoffs and has a fourth Olympic gold medal. 2016 stats: 13.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 5.9 APGSecond teamF Breanna Stewart, SeattleIts not a matter of if Stewart will win an MVP award but when. She likely will get some votes even this season and is a lock for Rookie of the Year. She was difficult to keep off the first team, but shell be there soon enough. 2016 stats: 18.4 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.4 APGF Candace Parker, Los AngelesA triple-threat as a scorer, rebounder and playmaker, Parker has worked well with Ogwumike to make the Sparks a contender again. Her 41 3-pointers are more than double what she made in any previous WNBA season. 2016 stats: 16.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 5.0 APGC Sylvia Fowles, MinnesotaAfter sitting out until late July last season to force a trade, Fowles is now comfortably ensconced in Minnesota, where her physical veteran presence in the paint makes the Lynx all the more difficult to guard and score against. 2016 stats: 13.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.7 BPGG/F Angel McCoughtry, AtlantaAfter missing the playoffs last year, the Dream are back in the postseason, led as always by McCoughtry. Shes one of the leagues top scorers, who can also provide a defensive spark and has helped guide a team with some new faces in key roles. 2016 stats: 19.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.6 SPGG Kristi Toliver, Los AngelesYes, Tolivers big weapon, the 3-pointer, sometimes misfires. But when shes hitting from long range -- shes at 43.8 percent (78 of 178) this season -- shes critical to the Sparks offense. 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Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. ST. LOUIS -- The fact that former Cardinals backup catcher Eric Fryer delivered a two-run double to help hand St. Louis another home loss Tuesday night was irrelevant to manager Mike Matheny.Every loss stings, Matheny said. It doesnt matter who does it to us. They all hurt.The Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 win dropped the Cardinals to 18-25 in Busch Stadium and was St. Louis ninth consecutive defeat at home to a team with a winning record, dating back to June 14.If St. Louis plans to hold onto second place in the National League Central, let alone make up any ground in the division or wild-card race, a win in the third game of its four-game series with the Pirates might be a good idea.Nine games behind the Chicago Cubs in the division, the Cardinals (43-40) are just a half-game ahead of hard-charging Pittsburgh (43-41) for second. The Pirates bring a six-game winning streak into Wednesday nights matchup, tying a season high set from April 24-30.Pittsburghs bullpen has keyed the stretch of excellence. Since June 24, the relievers have allowed just one run over 40 1/3 innings, and they tossed five scoreless innings Tuesday night after inheriting a 2-2 tie.They are on a roll, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said his relievers. Theyre in good form, and were going to keep giving them the ball.Given the form of left-handed starter Jeff Locke, the Pirates bullpen might see action sooner rather than later. Although Locke (8-5, 5.13 ERA) is coming off a 7-3 win Friday night in Oakland, he has been pummeled on the road more often than not, going 3-4 with a 77.dddddddddddd16 ERA in nine starts away from PNC Park.Locke has also struggled in his career against St. Louis, going 2-4 with a 4.04 ERA in nine starts and averaging only 5.4 innings per outing. He faced the Cardinals on May 7, allowing three runs over six innings in a no-decision.Locke will be opposed by left-hander Jaime Garcia, who cruised through a 7-1 win Friday night over the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up four hits and a run in eight innings and just 98 pitches.Garcia (6-6, 3.84 ERA) is 2-1 in six career games against Pittsburgh with an 0.57 ERA. This will be his first start against the Pirates since he bagged a 4-1 win last September with seven shutout innings, fanning nine.The Cardinals felt they were turning a corner of sorts at home with a weekend sweep of Milwaukee, but they have run into old familiar problems against the Pirates. They have managed only four runs in the series first two games, unable to consistently capitalize on scoring chances.St. Louis is averaging 4.4 runs per game at home, more than a run and a half less than it scores on the road, where the team is 25-15. While Matheny and some players might be tired of answering questions about that trend, the best way to make those queries stop is to start winning games.We cant wait for tomorrow to arrive and kind of erase this one, Cardinals backup catcher Brayan Pena said. We can go back to what we do, and thats playing the game we love. ' ' '