Leading Off

TWO COLOR PHOTOS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL J. LEBRECHT II/1DEUCE3PHOTOGRAPHY Showtime Detroit Shock forward Cheryl Ford (35) battles New York Libertycenter Bethany Donaphin for the opening tip of their WNBA game atRadio City Music Hall last Saturday. The Liberty usually playsits home games at Madison Square Garden but was evicted for a fewweeks while the Garden is being readied for the RepublicanNational Convention.