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Struggling Liberty attempt to sweep season series with Valkyries
The New York Liberty will aim for a four-game, season-series sweep of the Golden State Valkyries when teams jockeying for position in the playoff race go head-to-head Tuesday night in San Francisco.,In a matchup of the defending WNBA champions against an expansion club, the Liberty have had their ha...
Injury-plagued Fever conclude road swing at streaking Mercury
Caitlin Clark will potentially miss her 19th consecutive game because of a right groin injury when the Indiana Fever visit the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.,The Fever (21-19) dropped from sixth to eighth place, the last place to qualify for the WNBA playoffs, after Sunday's 75-63 loss at the Gol...
Rhyne Howard, Dream pull away late to defeat Sun
The Atlanta Dream, behind 23 points from Rhyne Howard, rallied late on the road to pull away from the valiant Connecticut Sun, 93-76.,Connecticut led by seven points early in the second half and remained competitive well into the fourth quarter but couldn't hang with the Dream in the closing minutes...
Sparks bid to bolster flickering playoff hopes in clash vs. Storm
The Los Angeles Sparks can't afford any stumbles, and they will take aim at improving their playoff aspirations when they visit the Seattle Storm on Monday night.,The Sparks (18-20) are two games behind the Indiana Fever for the eighth and final playoff spot with six games left. They also stand 2 1/...
Valkyries sharp from beyond the arc, sink Fever
Iliana Rupert scored a career-high 21 points and paced Golden State's torrid 12-of-19 3-point shooting as the homestanding Valkyries picked up a crucial 75-63 win over the Indiana Fever on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Golden State (21-18) led nearly wire-to-wire thanks to its sensational long-rang...
Sparks help playoff chances by downing Mystics
Dearica Hamby recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Sparks improved their playoff chances with a pivotal 81-78 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics on Sunday night.,Kelsey Plum scored 14 of her 18 points in the final quarter as the Sparks (18-20) snapped a two-game slide. Ri...
Bucks bring back F Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee on Sunday re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the older brother of Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.,Antetokounmpo, who missed the 2024-25 season while recovering for a torn Achilles tendon, is currently playing for Greece in EuroBasket 2025.,His contract, guaranteed for one yea...
Lynx strive to add to franchise-record win total vs. sagging Wings
The Minnesota Lynx will play for the first time since clinching home-court advantage throughout the postseason when they tip off against the Dallas Wings on Monday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (31-8) is coming off a 94-70 road win against the Connecticut Sun, which set a franchise record for victories ...
Dream look to strengthen playoff seeding in road game at Sun
The Atlanta Dream will be looking to improve their playoff seeding when they face the increasingly competitive Connecticut Sun on the road Monday in Uncasville, Conn.,Atlanta (25-14) is in the midst of the playoff race, one of four teams in a clump behind league leader Minnesota as the WNBA seeding ...
Sun G Bria Hartley (knee) to miss rest of season
Connecticut Sun guard Bria Hartley will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining to a meniscus tear in her right knee during a recent practice, the team announced Sunday.,Hartley is expected to make a full recovery for the Sun (10-29), who are eliminated from postseason contention with five...
Fever, Valkyries upping the intensity as playoff contenders
Expect a playoff atmosphere on Sunday when opponents jockeying for postseason positioning -- the visiting Indiana Fever and the Golden State Valkyries -- meet in San Francisco.,Sixth-place Indiana (21-18) and eighth-place Golden State (20-18) are separated by just a half-game following the Valkyries...
Seeing a path to playoffs, Sparks host skidding Mystics
The Los Angeles Sparks are on the outside of the playoff race with seven games left in the regular season.,That means a home loss to the Washington Mystics on Sunday night would represent a major blow.,Los Angeles (17-20) stands 2 1/2 games behind the Golden State Valkyries for the eighth and final ...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury pull away from Liberty
Kahleah Copper had 22 points with five 3-pointers, Alyssa Thomas tallied 14 points and nine assists, and the host Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-63 to remain ahead of the defending champion Liberty in the fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs.,Satou Sabally had 14 points and t...
Nneka Ogwumike nets 20 points to carry Storm past Sky
Nneka Ogwumike finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, leading the Seattle Storm to a wire-to-wire 79-69 victory at home over the Chicago Sky Saturday night.,Ezi Magbegor added 13 points for Seattle (22-19), which has won five of its last six and finishes with a 3-0 record against the struggling...
Valkyries blow out Mystics, cushion playoff spot lead
The Golden State Valkyries wasted little time on Saturday setting the tone in the first game of a pivotal, five-game homestand with their 99-62 rout of Washington in San Francisco.,Golden State (20-18) gave up the game's first basket -- a Sug Sutton 3-pointer one minute in -- and it was the only tim...
Napheesa Collier helps Lynx handle Sun
Napheesa Collier scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half and the Minnesota Lynx led most of the way in a 94-70 victory over the host Connecticut Sun on Saturday night in Uncasville, Conn.,The Lynx (31-8) clinched homecourt advantage in the first round of the postseason and set a team record fo...
9-year NBA veteran Jeremy Lin announces retirement
Jeremy Lin announced his retirement from professional basketball via Instagram on Saturday night.,<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN_5wpSEkxE/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" sty...
Fever earn last-minute win, damage Sparks' playoff hopes
Odyssey Sims converted a go-ahead floater with 13.6 seconds left Friday night and the visiting Indiana Fever edged the Los Angeles Sparks 76-75.,It was the last of 21 points for Sims, who got the shot after Aliyah Boston rebounded the miss of Kelsey Mitchell's 3-point attempt. Lexie Hull fed Sims cu...
Rhyne Howard, Dream seal playoff bid with win over Wings
Rhyne Howard scored 24 points and blocked a career-high six shots as the Atlanta Dream clinched a playoff spot with a 100-78 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Howard played motivated basketball after she ridiculed the local fans for chanting "MVP" for Las Vegas Aces star A'ja ...
Rhyne Howard backs up talk, clinches playoffs for Dream over Wings
After Rhyne Howard called out the Atlanta Dream fans after a loss Wednesday, the three-time All-Star played like one Friday night in Atlanta with 24 points in a 100-78 win against the Dallas Wings., ,Howard played motivated basketball after she ridiculed the local fans for chanting MVP for Las Vegas...