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FIBA World Cup roster features Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers
WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers will make their major international debuts with the U.S. team at next month's FIBA World Cup in Germany.,USA Basketball announced the 12-player women's national team on Thursday, with Angel Reese and Aliyah Boston also among the first-timers joining vetera...
Rookie Olivia Miles, streaking Lynx look to douse Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx have reeled off 10 wins in a row, and they don't want a letdown now that their winning streak has reached double digits.,Minnesota (25-6) will try to continue its good fortune on Thursday when it tips off against the Los Angeles Sparks (11-18) in Minneapolis. ,The Lynx are coming ...
Suns give Dillon Brooks 3-year, $73M extension
NBA antagonist Dillon Brooks signed a three-year, $73 million contract extension with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,Brooks told the Arizona Republic, "Villain is here to stay. Championship is all on my mind.",The new pact links Brooks to the Suns through the 2029-30 season.,The 30-year-old forward ...
Balanced scoring effort propels Sky to win over Sparks
Natasha Cloud produced 15 points and nine assists and Kamilla Cardoso and Jacy Sheldon scored 15 points apiece, boosting the host Chicago Sky to a 95-88 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday.,After scoring 33 points in the first quarter, Chicago managed just 28 combined points in the seco...
Mystics overcome 20-point deficit to beat Wings, extend win streak to 5
Shakira Austin collected 27 points and 13 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics win their fifth straight game, defeating the visiting Dallas Wings 96-92 on Wednesday night.,Austin shot 9-of-15 from the floor and also tallied two assists and a block for the Mystics (17-12), who overcame a 20-point ...
Rhyne Howard puts up 23 as Dream overpower Mercury
Rhyne Howard compiled 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds on Wednesday as the Atlanta Dream earned a 96-82 victory over the Phoenix Mercury in College Park, Ga.,Allisha Gray scored 20 points and Jordin Canada added 17 for Atlanta (19-11), which posted its sixth victory in seven games. Angel Re...
Breanna Stewart, Liberty hold off Storm to push losing streak to 10
Breanna Stewart scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the host New York Liberty defeated the Seattle Storm 92-86 on Wednesday night.,The Liberty (19-13) also got strong performances from Jonquel Jones (14 points, a game-high 15 rebounds), Sabrina Ionescu (13 of her 15 points in the second h...
Tempo, Fire both out to emerge from expansion blues
The WNBA's two expansion franchises are struggling entering their second meeting of the season.,The Toronto Tempo have dropped seven straight games and 11 of 12, while the Portland Fire have lost five consecutive contests as the teams battle Thursday night in the Pacific Northwest.,In the first meet...
Fever chasing more success against Aces in marquee clash
The Indiana Fever are chasing a sweep of the regular-season series against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces when two of the top five teams in the WNBA meet Thursday at Indianapolis.,The Fever (19-11) have won nine of their last 12 games, in a span that includes wins at Las Vegas on July 5 and J...
Report: Spot saved on 2028 Olympics roster if LeBron James wants it
A spot on the U.S. men's basketball team at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is reserved for LeBron James if he wants it.,ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported USA Basketball's intention on the most recent edition of his podcast, "The Hoop Collective.","If LeBron wants to play, he'll get a roster spot," said...
Janelle Salaun scores 21 to carry Valkyries past Tempo
Janelle Salaun saved eight of her team-high 21 points for a key run bridging the third and fourth quarters Tuesday night and the Golden State Valkyries completed a season-series sweep of the Toronto Tempo with a 92-82 victory in San Francisco.,Kayla Thornton chipped in with 20 points for the Valkyri...
Sky try to shake off stinging loss, take on hungry Sparks
Veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot figures the Chicago Sky might need an extra boost to move past their latest narrow loss entering Wednesday's visit from the Los Angeles Sparks.,Still harboring hopes for a playoff spot, host Chicago led Phoenix by seven points with 3:22 left on Monday before stumbl...
Mystics on a roll, and Wings try again to stop them
The Washington Mystics will aim to extend their season-best four-game winning streak when they host the Dallas Wings on Wednesday night.,The Mystics (16-12) have not played since defeating the visiting Wings (19-11) on Friday, 81-75. Washington was powered by Shakira Austin's 28 points and 10 reboun...
Liberty believe in their Big 3 as they go for another win over Storm
The New York Liberty, who have responded to a dismal 2-8 stretch by winning five of their past six games, made no moves prior to Sunday's trade deadline, and that's just fine with coach Chris DeMarco.,"We love the players in our building," DeMarco said. "We're confident we're going to be playing our...
Dream aim to have defense in order vs. Kelsey Plum-led Mercury
Jockeying for position at the top of the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Dream will be eager to remove a bad taste from their mouth when they host the new-look Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (18-11), which sits a half-game behind the first-place Indiana Fever, is coming of...
Cleveland Sirens reveal nickname, logo
Cleveland's WNBA expansion team unveiled its nickname and logo on Tuesday.,The Sirens will begin playing during the 2028 season. Detroit is scheduled to join in 2029 and Philadelphia one year later, bringing the total number of teams in the league up to 18.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang=...
Kelsey Plum shines in Mercury debut, helps produce win over Sky
Kelsey Plum had 20 points in her Phoenix debut, highlighted by a go-ahead 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left in the Mercury's 106-101 road win over the Chicago Sky on Monday night.,Kahleah Copper scored 31 points and Alyssa Thomas recorded her second triple-double of the season for Phoenix (12-19).,Th...
Aneesah Morrow could debut for Tempo in rematch vs. Valkyries
The Toronto Tempo hope the addition of newcomer Aneesah Morrow to an injury-riddled roster will make a difference when they get a rematch with the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Acquired last week from Connecticut, Morrow was introduced to her new teammates on Sunday just ...
Jackie Young's triple-double sparks Aces in rout of Dream
The Las Vegas Aces looked every bit of the defending champions as they displayed an accurate offensive performance keyed by All-Star Jackie Young in a 109-87 win Monday over the host Atlanta Dream.,Young delivered her third career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists after going ...
Liberty's Big 3 take control early to hand Storm 9th straight loss
Breanna Stewart scored a team-high 24 points and added eight rebounds and six assists as the host New York Liberty defeated the Seattle Storm 95-83 on Monday night.,Jonquel Jones scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu put in 18 points with five assists as the Liberty (18-13...