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Sky try to keep slim playoff hopes alive against Storm
After yet another close loss featuring another potential controversy, the Chicago Sky have 12 games left to pull it together and prove they have a playoff run in them.,The Sky open a week on the West Coast when they visit the last-place Seattle Storm on Monday. The Sky will visit the Golden State Va...
Well-rested Liberty await short-handed Aces
The Las Vegas Aces will have a new look when they play Sunday afternoon against the host New York Liberty.,The Aces will be playing for the third time in four days.,"There's going to be some rotation things," Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said on Saturday. "It's just too many minutes on our players. ...
Olivia Miles, Napheesa Collier look to lead Lynx to sweep of Wings
The two scoring leaders for the Minnesota Lynx had much different plans heading into Sunday's quick turnaround game against the Dallas Wings in Minneapolis.,Rookie point guard Olivia Miles said she would relax, watch film and get to sleep on time.,Veteran forward Napheesa Collier prepared to chase h...
Well-rested Liberty await road-tested Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are bound to have some new looks when they play Sunday afternoon against the host New York Liberty.,The Aces will be playing for the third time in four days.,"There's going to be some rotation things," Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said. "It's just too many minutes on our players. ...
Caitlin Clark avoids suspension as WNBA rescinds technical foul
Caitlin Clark won't be suspended for her eighth technical of the season, after all.,In the third quarter of Saturday's 90-86 win over the Sky in Chicago, the Indiana Fever star was assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official. That was her eighth technical of the season. By rule, an...
Fire hold off rival Storm, whose losing streak reaches 11
Nyadiew Puoch scored a career-high 19 points Saturday night and the Portland Fire pulled away down the stretch to earn a 100-93 win over the visiting Seattle Storm.,Puoch hit 4 of 7 3-point attempts after entering the game shooting only 17.6% from distance and added three steals as Portland (13-19) ...
Sky's DiJonai Carrington posts 'white privilege' after ejection vs. Fever
After being ejected for committing a hard foul on the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham on Saturday in Chicago, Sky guard DiJonai Carrington took to social media to insinuate her ejection had something to do with race.,Shortly after the ejection, reportedly while she was still in the locker room, Ca...
Sparks look to build momentum against surging Valkyries
Defense and ball distribution continue to lead the way for the Golden State Valkyries, who will take their current surge into a road matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.,The Valkyries (22-9) won for the ninth time in their past 11 games when they set a franchise record for assists in a ...
Kelsey Mitchell's 27 points, Caitlin Clark's double-double help Fever hold off Sky
Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, and Caitlin Clark added 26 and 11 assists as the Indiana Fever held off the host Chicago Sky for a 90-86 victory on Saturday at the United Center.,Aliyah Boston had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Fever (20-12), who shot 51.5% to avoid a third consecutive loss and...
Sky's DiJonai Carrington ejected for foul on Fever's Sophie Cunningham
The Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington was ejected in the first quarter of Saturday's game against the Indiana Fever for a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham.,Late in the opening quarter, Cunningham was on a fast break and attempting a layup when Carrington ran down the play and fouled Cunningham across t...
Olivia Miles scores 26 as Lynx earn statement win over Aces
Olivia Miles scored 26 points and dished out seven assists as the Minnesota Lynx held on for a 98-87 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon at Minneapolis in a duel between two of the top teams in the WNBA.,Napheesa Collier scored 22 points on 7-for-14 shooting for Minnesota (26-7), which...
Mystics carry win streak into clash vs. Kelsey Plum, Mercury
Shakira Austin has scored more than 20 points in four of the Washington Mystics' last five games, and she's a big reason why the team has won six in a row.,Austin and the Mystics (18-12) aim to stay hot on Sunday afternoon when they host the Phoenix Mercury (12-21).,Austin collected 21 points and 11...
Veronica Burton’s 22 points lead Valkyries to win over slumping Wings
Veronica Burton scored 22 points, 13 of them in the second half, to help carry the visiting Golden State Valkyries to a definitive 94-76 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in the American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home., ,The Valkyries (22-9) went to halftime up by eight points bef...
Shakira Austin, Mystics hold on late to stifle Dream
Shakira Austin had a double-double, four teammates scored in double figures and the host Washington Mystics won their sixth consecutive game by holding off the Atlanta Dream 79-74 on Friday night., ,Austin finished with a team-high 21 points and 11 rebounds, Kiki Iriafen scored 15, Sonia Citron had ...
Brittney Griner's block at buzzer helps Sun sink Mercury
Brittney Griner blocked a potential tying 3-point shot by Kelsey Plum at the buzzer as the Connecticut Sun dealt visiting Phoenix a huge blow to any playoff hopes with a 75-72 win on Saturday night.,Plum, playing just her third game for Phoenix, had a game-high 25 points. Kennedy Burke led the Sun w...
Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died due to the effects of heroin and cocaine.,The medical examiner ruled Clarke's May 11 death an accident. The combined effects of multiple prescription medications were also iden...
Carla Leite, Fire seek season sweep versus Storm
Their five-game losing streak a thing of the past after a 97-83 win Thursday night over Toronto, the Portland Fire now shoot for their first back-to-back wins since May.,Based on recent history, Portland has a good chance to wind up in the win column again on Saturday night when it hosts the Seattle...
WNBA standings toppers face off as Lynx host Aces
The top two teams in the WNBA will square off on Saturday afternoon.,The Minnesota Lynx (25-7) aim to increase their 2 1/2-game lead over the second-place Las Vegas Aces (22-9) when the teams meet in Minneapolis.,Both squads have shined this season, but they will enter the game in different moods. L...
WNBPA: 'We will not be pawns' in political conversation
As discussion surrounding transgender athletes and whether they should be allowed to compete in women's sports continues to run rampant, the WNBA Player's Association put out a statement which made its stance on the matter known.,"The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived expe...
Ascending Sky eager to snap losing streak to Fever
The Chicago Sky are playing well, but that momentum still might not be enough to topple the Indiana Fever.,Winners in three of their last four games overall, the host Sky will try to avoid an eighth consecutive loss to the Fever on Saturday.,Chicago (12-19) has plenty of work to do in order to move ...