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5 Big Overreactions to the 2026 NBA Offseason
The 2026 NBA offseason is winding down. Here are five major overreactions, from the Pistons potentially missing the playoffs to the Knicks repeating....
Valkyries, buoyed by win over first-place Lynx, seek to sink Sun
The Golden State Valkyries will look to keep alive their flickering aspirations for the top spot in the WNBA standings when they face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Valkyries (26-11) snapped a two-game skid with an 80-66 victory over Minnesota on Monday in Minneapolis. Gol...
Aaliyah Edwards posts career-high 26 as Sun top Sky
Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 26 points in her return from a four-game absence due to an ankle injury to fuel the Connecticut Sun to an 87-81 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday in Uncasville, Conn.,The third-year center made 11 of 16 shots to go along with a season-high 10 rebounds to se...
Balanced-scoring Mystics ease past slumping Mercury
Sonia Citron scored 19 points to lead five Washington players in double figures as the visiting Mystics downed the struggling Phoenix Mercury 94-84 on Tuesday.,Citron also had nine assists for Washington (23-15), which has won 11 of its last 14 games. Kiki Iriafen had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Shak...
Paige Bueckers, Jessica Shepard lead Wings over Fire and into playoffs
Paige Bueckers poured in 22 points and dished 11 assists to lead the Dallas Wings to a wire-to-wire, 96-78 win over the Portland Fire on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, to clinch the WNBA's eighth and final playoff spot.,Dallas (23-16) won its third straight game and will be in the postseason for the f...
Sky ban Enes Kanter Freedom from arena after altercation
Two days after ejecting Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena during a game, the Chicago Sky announced Tuesday that they have banned the former NBA player from the building.,Kanter Freedom, sitting courtside during the Sky's 113-90 loss to the Indiana Fever on Sunday, stood up and took a step onto...
Aaliyah Edwards posts career high as Sun top Sky
Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 26 points in her return from a four-game absence due to an ankle injury to fuel the Connecticut Sun to an 87-81 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday in Uncasville, Conn.,The third-year center made 11 of 16 shots to go along with a season-high 10 rebounds to se...
Banged-up Tempo continue unique road trip against Storm
The Toronto Tempo are in the middle of an unusual six-game trip.,They played their last two games at a neutral site in Vancouver to give fans in Western Canada a look at the country's lone WNBA franchise.,After playing Friday and Sunday in British Columbia, the Tempo (11-26) return to the United Sta...
Reports: Warriors signing G Brandon Williams
The Golden State Warriors are signing free agent guard Brandon Williams to a one-year, $2.6 million contract, his agent told multiple media outlets on Tuesday.,Williams is the Warriors' first signing of a player outside the organization this offseason.,The 26-year-old played in 66 games (15 starts) ...
Angel Reese grabs WNBA-record 26 rebounds; sets season mark, too
Angel Reese grabbed a WNBA-record 26 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream completed a perfect West Coast road trip with a 78-71 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday.,Earlier in the game, Reese broke the WNBA single-season rebound mark with her 452nd board of the campaign. She finished the night w...
Angel Reese grabs WNBA-record 26 rebounds in Dream's win over Sparks
Angel Reese grabbed a WNBA-record 26 rebounds, Allisha Gray scored 20 points and the Atlanta Dream completed a perfect West Coast road trip with a 78-71 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday.,Rhyne Howard scored 18 points and Naz Hillmon had 12 for the Dream (25-13), who went 4-0 on their tr...
Autopsy finds cocaine, heroin contributed to Brandon Clarke's death
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke had heroin, cocaine, morphine and multiple prescription drugs in his system when he died, according to the autopsy results released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Monday.,His death was ruled an accident. The effects of heroin and cocaine were r...
Valkyries halt cold-shooting Lynx's 6-game winning streak
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 18 points against her former team, and the Golden State Valkyries relied on a second-half surge for an 80-66 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Gabby Williams scored 15 points for Golden State (26-11), which ended a two-game skid. Veronica Burton f...
Eliminated Mercury look to play spoiler against playoff-bound Mystics
The Phoenix Mercury, eliminated from postseason contention after reaching the WNBA Finals last year, will try to play the role of spoiler when they host the playoff-bound Washington Mystics on Tuesday.,The teams will meet again Thursday in Phoenix.,The Mystics (22-15) defeated the Mercury (13-24) 95...
Reports: Enes Kanter Freedom, Royce White not eligible for WNBA
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom will not be eligible to play in the WNBA after declaring his intention to enter the league's 2027 draft, according to multiple reports Monday.,Multiple outlets reported that the league considers Kanter Freedom ineligible, along with fellow former NBA player Royc...
Wings one win from playoffs, but Fire still cling to postseason hopes
The Dallas Wings can clinch the WNBA's final playoff spot with a win over the Portland Fire on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas -- but they have bigger goals on their agenda over the final six games of the regular season.,The Wings (22-16) have won two straight games, including a 92-70 home victory over ...
Report: Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe (knee) out 6 months
Coming off a career-best scoring season, Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is expected to miss six months after suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee, ESPN reported Monday.,Sharpe, 23, averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 2025-26, helping Portland to its first postse...
Sky to shift focus toward future in matchup against Sun
The Chicago Sky were eliminated from postseason contention in their most recent game, but not without a fight until running out of gas.,After seeing their three-game winning streak come to a halt, the Sky (15-23) will look to get back on track Tuesday when they visit the Connecticut Sun (9-27) in Un...
Former NBA player ejected after confrontation with Sky's Natasha Cloud
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected after a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud during the third quarter of Chicago's loss Sunday to the visiting Indiana Fever.,Kanter Freedom, sitting courtside, stood up and took a few steps toward the court with his arms outstretched afte...
Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark spark Fever past Sky
Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark combined forces to shoot 7-for-9 from 3-point range in a third-quarter run that opened up a decisive lead in the Indiana Fever's 113-90 win over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday night. ,The Fever set a franchise mark for the game with 18 3-pointers made, shooting 54.5...