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SHOCK WAVE IN DETROIT: TEAM PROJECTS 9,000 SEASON TICKETS

          More than 20,000 tickets have been sold for the WNBA's
     Detroit Shock's opening game, and approximately 1,100 seats
     remain, according to Ted Kulfan of the DETROIT NEWS.  The
     Shock has sold around 6,550 season tickets and "are
     projecting" 9,000 sales.  For the opener, the Shock is
     expected to set a WNBA attendance record, topping the 18,937
     that attended a Sting game last season (DETROIT NEWS, 3/31).

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