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Kelsey Mitchell leads balanced attack as Fever beat Wings
Kelsey Mitchell poured in 23 points to lead a balanced attack as the visiting Indiana Fever pulled away from the Dallas Wings in the second half for an 88-78 win on Friday.,The Fever (16-12), playing their sixth straight game without injured star guard Caitlin Clark, won their fourth consecutive out...
Valkyries win on back-to-back days with victory over sliding Sky
Veronica Burton scored 18 points and Janelle Salaun added 16 as the visiting Golden State Valkyries turned up their defensive pressure in the fourth quarter to earn a 73-66 victory over the Chicago Sky on Saturday., ,Iliana Rupert had 14 points and Carla Leite added 11 for the expansion Valkyries, w...
Dream pour it on early as they rout Mercury
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 26 points on 7-for-9 shooting from 3-point range on Friday to help the Atlanta Dream post a 96-72 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 18 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta (17-11), which won for the fourth time in five ga...
League's leading scorers clash as Lynx pay visit to Aces
The two top scorers in the WNBA will go head-to-head on Saturday afternoon when the Las Vegas Aces host the league-leading Minnesota Lynx.,Minnesota (23-5) is coming off an emotional 100-93 home win Wednesday against the New York Liberty in a rematch of last year's WNBA Finals. Napheesa Collier scor...
Report: Johnny Juzang reaches 1-year deal with Timberwolves
Free-agent guard Johnny Juzang has agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported Friday.,Juzang, 24, averaged 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 64 games (18 starts) last season with the Utah Jazz.,He averaged 7.9 points, 2.5 boards and 1.0 assist in 102 caree...
Valkyries F Monique Billings (ankle) out at least 3 weeks
Golden State Valkyries forward Monique Billings will be re-evaluated in three weeks as she recovers from a sprained left ankle, the team announced Friday.,Billings, 29, is averaging 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in 21 games (eight starts) in the team's debut campaign.,She has career averages of 6.3 po...
Former Finals MVP Emma Meesseman to make Liberty debut vs. Sun
Forward Emma Meesseman signed a contract with the New York Liberty on Friday morning, the team announced.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Meesseman, who will debut Friday night as the Liberty (17-9) bid to snap a season-worst three-game skid against the Connecticut Sun (4-21) in Uncasville,...
Skidding Sky seek to tighten up defensively vs. Valkyries
Mired in a season-long six-game losing streak, the Chicago Sky return home Friday to take on the Golden State Valkyries.,The Sky (7-19) lost Ariel Atkins to a leg injury at the start of the losing streak and received just seven games out of Courtney Vandersloot before she was lost for the season wit...
Reports: Mikal Bridges agrees to 4-year, $150 million extension with Knicks
Fresh off playing an integral role in the New York Knicks reaching their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years, forward Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract with the team on Thursday, according to multiple media reports.,The deal reportedly includes a player op...
Late bucket lifts Valkyries over Mystics, into playoff position
Kate Martin scored 14 points and Iliana Rupert added 11 as the visiting Golden State Valkyries leaned into their defense to earn a key 68-67 victory over the Washington Mystics that could have playoff implications.,Veronica Burton had 10 points with 10 assists while Temi Fagbenle had 10 points for t...
Storm try to carry road success back home to face surging Sparks
The Seattle Storm return home from a three-game road swing on Friday when they face the Los Angeles Sparks for the first time since June's Commissioner's Cup.,Seattle (16-11) bookended last week's series of away dates with routs of Chicago and Connecticut. The Storm's 196 combined points in the wins...
Liberty aim to end losing skid with visit to struggling Sun
The New York Liberty look to snap a season-worst three-game losing streak when they visit the reeling Connecticut Sun on Friday night in Uncasville, Conn.,This is the first of a two-game set in Connecticut between the defending WNBA champion Liberty (17-9) and the Sun (4-21), with the second contest...
Fever running hot as they face scuffling Wings
Despite the absence of Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever carry a three-game winning streak into Dallas to battle the Wings on Friday at the American Airlines Center.,Indiana is 2-0 against Dallas this season, including a 94-86 road win also played in Dallas rather than the Wings' regular home arena i...
'Resilient' Dream put hot run up against Mercury
Following an emotional pair of games on back-to-back nights, the battle-tested Atlanta Dream will host the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday at College Park, Ga.,After the Dream lost 77-75 at home to the Golden State Valkyries on Cecilia Zandalasini's jumper with 3.9 seconds left on Tuesday, Naz Hi...
Report: LeBron James, Nikola Jokic meet about new hoops league
NBA superstars LeBron James and Nikola Jokic would form a dominating duo, which is why there was so much interest in their recent get-together in France.,While the meet-up between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets stars was not about forming an on-court partnership, it was about the reported...
Fever's Sophie Cunningham: Caitlin Clark critics 'dumb as f---'
When it comes to the face of the WNBA and the player taking the league to new heights, the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham minces no words.,Cunningham says critics of teammate Caitlin Clark don't just come from the stands or via social media either. There is a resentment from players in the league...
Naz Hillmon’s late triple lifts Dream past Wings
Naz Hillmon knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left to propel the visiting Atlanta Dream to an 88-85 victory over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Hillmon led Atlanta (16-11) with 21 points, while Allisha Gray added 15 points and Brionna Jones scored 14. Maya Caldwell had a ...
Lynx top Liberty in matchup between top two teams in WNBA standings
Napheesa Collier scored 30 points on 11-for-16 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 100-93 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Kayla McBride added 24 points for Minnesota (23-5), which beat the Liberty in the teams' first matchup s...
Aliyah Boston takes over in 4th to lead Fever past Mercury
Aliyah Boston notched 17 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Aari McDonald scored a career-high 27 as the Indiana Fever won 107-101 over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night in Indianapolis to grab their third straight victory.,Playing without fellow star teammate Caitlin Clark (gr...
Mystics, Valkyries battle for playoff positioning in DC
The Golden State Valkyries will be out to replicate the first victory in franchise history when they arrive in the nation's capital for the first time to face the Washington Mystics on Thursday., ,The Valkyries' impressive debut season started with a season-opening loss before they turned their seco...