Andrew Bangnato

(The Associated Press) Phoenix Mercury's Penny Taylor (13), of Australia, during a WNBA basketball playoff game in Aug. 2007.

3 Aussie pro athletes making mark in the desert

 PHOENIX -- Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

Three Australian pro athletes are making a mark in Arizona.
In February, former Australian Rules Football star Ben Graham became the first Australian to play in the Super Bowl, punting for the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals like Graham so much they didn't even bring another punter to training camp to compete for the job.
Penny Taylor, one of her homeland's top female basketball players, has returned from ankle surgery to bolster the Phoenix Mercury on their march toward the WNBA playoffs. Two years ago, Taylor starred as the Mercury won their first WNBA title.

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