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The contribution of players born outside the United States has been a big factor in the growth of the WNBA, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary season. Weve already taken a separate, bigger-picture look at the Australian influence. But here are 10 players from other countries who have greatly boosted the WNBA. We rank them in order of career impact and effectiveness. (*Indicates player is still active in the WNBA.)1. G Ticha Penicheiro, Portugal: Voted recently as one of the WNBAs top 20 players of the first 20 seasons, she played 15 years, averaging 6.1 PPG and 5.7 APG, and was an exceptional defender. She is the leagues career leader in assists (2,599) and won a title with Sacramento.2. G Janeth Arcain, Brazil: A vital part of the Houston Comets four championship teams, she played eight seasons in the WNBA and impacted all facets of the game. She averaged 10.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.8 APG and 1.4 SPG.3. G/F Mwadi Mabika, Congo: She played 11 seasons with Los Angeles, winning two titles with the Sparks; her final season was with Houston. She averaged 10.5 PPG and 3.9 RPG; her top-scoring season (16.8) was 2002, when Sparks repeated as champions.4. C Erika de Souza*, Brazil: A rookie reserve on the Sparks 2002 title team, she then left the WNBA until 2007. She has played each season since, including on Atlantas three WNBA Finals teams. Now with Chicago, her career averages are 10.0 PPG and 7.2 RPG.5. F Sancho Lyttle*, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Now in her 12th WNBA season, she has career averages of 9.6 PPG and 6.9 RPG. She played her first four seasons in Houston and has been with Atlanta since. She represents Spain internationally.6. F Sophia Young, St. Vincent and the Grenadines: After an NCAA title at Baylor, Young had a nine-season career, including an appearance in the 2008 WNBA Finals. She became a U.S. citizen in 2011 and retired in 2015 with career averages of 14.3 PPG and 6.0 RPG.7. C Tammy Sutton-Brown, Canada: Her 12-year WNBA career was capped by winning a league title with Indiana in her final season, 2012. Overall, she averaged 9.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 1.4 BPG in a career split between Charlotte and Indiana.8. C Margo Dydek, Poland: The 7-foot-2 Dydek averaged 10.0 PPG, 6.6 RPG and 2.7 BPG in 10 seasons. The No. 1 draft pick in 1998 by Utah, she is the WNBAs career leader in blocked shots (877). She died in 2011 after suffering a heart attack.9. G/F Iziane Castro Marques, Brazil: In 11 seasons, she averaged 9.4 PPG, 2.0 RPG and 1.7 APG. She had a career year in 2010 with Atlanta, averaging 16.9 points as the Dream went to the WNBA Finals.10. F Svetlana Abrosimova, Russia: The only player on this list who won both a WNBA title (Seattle) and an NCAA title (UConn), she spent seven of her 10 WNBA season in Minnesota, finishing in Seattle. 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At 88, he has just six games remaining behind the microphone, counting Friday nights 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.Going back to his first Dodgers broadcast in 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, Scully has called thousands of Dodgers games and also branched out into network golf and as an NFL announcer for a time. Among his most famous calls, he was on hand for three perfect games, including one by the Yankees Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series.Scully was there for L.A. Dodgers World Series championship seasons in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981 and 1988. He called Hank Aarons record-breaking 715th home run with the Atlanta Braves and Bill Buckners error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.The first 50,000 fans in attendance Friday received a typed letter signed by Scully containing recollections from his career.You were simply always there for me, Scully wrote. I have always felt that I needed you more than you needed me and that holds true to this very day. I have been privileged to share in your passion and love for this great game.During the ceremony, the results of a fan poll revealed Scullys top call to be Kirk Gibsons dramatic home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series against the Athletics. Gibson was on the video board reciting lines from Scullys call and told the story of how he was inspired to come to the plate in that game despite two leg injuries because Scully had said on the broadcast that Gibson wouldnt play.On-field speakers Friday included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, current staff ace Clayton Kershaw, Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. But it was actor Kevin Costner who brought down the house with a dramatic speech set to music.We will misss you, my friend, Costner said.dddddddddddd. We will miss you on our radio, in our cars and in our backyards. You have been a gift to Los Angeles and to baseball itself. How lucky we were that day in Brooklyn when the microphone was passed into your hands. You were the chosen one.Costner has been a part of three iconic baseball movies, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and For Love of the Game, a film that included Scully as a broadcaster who calls a perfect game thrown by Costners character, Billy Chapel.Despite taking the microphone in front of nearly 50,000 in attendance, Scully did as he always does, by seeming to talk to each person individually. But not before starting his speech with one of his more famous lines.Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to all of you, he said as the crowd roared upon hearing his familiar sign-on to games.Scully thanked the players, he thanked the media, he thanked those who work in the commissioners office, but most of all he thanked the fans.When I was 8 years old, I fell in love with the roar of a football crowd coming out of a speaker on an old four-legged radio, Scully said. When you roar, when you cheer, when you are thrilled, for a brief moment, I am 8 years old again.So now what for Scully? He was quick with a response.You know, if youre 65 and you retire, you might have 20 years of life left or more, and you better have some plans, Scully said. When youre 89 [he turns it in November], and they ask you what your plans are -- Im going to try to live.A quick wit was always a part of Scullys arsenal, as was his incomparable and informative storytelling. As for the immediate future, he joked, Now I am looking for a much smaller house, and a much larger medicine cabinet.But his time at the microphone did not end until he delivered another of his signature lines.Its time for Dodger baseball, he said in the deliberate cadence that has helped make Scully the most beloved broadcaster of all time. ' ' '