Houston Comets

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The Houston Comets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Comets compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the original teams of the WNBA and won the first four championships of the league's existence. They were undefeated in the WNBA Finals; the Seattle Storm are the only other team undefeated in the finals. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and are tied with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm for the most championships of any WNBA franchise. Despite their success, the team was folded and disbanded by the league in 2008 during the height of the Great Recession because new ownership could not be found. The Comets were known for courting great women's basketball stars. The team had among its members Cynthia Cooper (the WNBA's first MVP); college and national team standout Sheryl Swoopes; Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999; and college stars Michelle...

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