Basketball Page 149 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Improved Mercury host Mystics with chance to restart winning streak
While the Phoenix Mercury ate their first loss of the year Friday night in Seattle, they look like one of the WNBA's most improved teams.,One reason is the addition of veteran forward Alyssa Thomas, who will try to get the Mercury back in the win column on Sunday when they host the Washington Mystic...
Sky, Sparks search for solutions to early-season slumps
The Chicago Sky visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday with both teams seeking to shed early-season slumps. ,The Sparks (1-3) come in on a three-game skid as they opened Memorial Day weekend on Friday with an 82-73 setback against the expansion Golden State Valkyries. Kelsey Plum, the Sparks' marque...
Allisha Gray helps Dream pull away from Wings
Allisha Gray scored a game-high 27 points on Saturday afternoon, helping lead the Atlanta Dream to an 83-75 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings in College Park, Ga.,Brittney Griner added 15 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2), while Brionna Jones compiled 11 points and 15 boards. Rhyne Ho...
Jonquel Jones' big fourth quarter leads Liberty past Fever
After the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty traded 14 lead changes, Jonquel Jones led the Liberty back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the host Fever 90-88.,With the game tied at 88-88 and 10.1 seconds remaining, Indiana (2-2) star Caitlin Clark found DeWanna Bonner under the baske...
The Knicks Are in Big, Ugly Trouble Against the Pacers
The Knicks are down 0-2 to the Pacers, who’ve turned into road warriors and playoff killers. Indiana’s cooking, and New York might be heading back to the offseason drawing board....
Storm avenge season-opening blowout loss to Mercury
Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and tied a franchise record with 14 assists as the Seattle Storm earned a 77-70 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday in their home opener., ,Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points as the Storm (2-1) exacte...
Valkyries defeat Sparks for first-ever road win
The Golden State Valkyries recorded another franchise first Friday night, riding Carla Leite's team-high 19 points and a second-quarter flurry to an 82-73 WNBA road victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.,Janelle Salaun had 13 of her 18 points in the first half, while Kayla Thornton added 14 and Veroni...
Jewell Loyd's late 3 caps Aces' comeback vs. Mystics
Jewell Loyd drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left Friday night as the Las Vegas Aces pulled off a 75-72 win over the visiting Washington Mystics. ,Trailing 72-66 with 1:15 remaining after Jade Melbourne made a free throw, Las Vegas (2-1) scored the last nine points. Jackie Young scor...
Storm avenge season-opening blowout loss to Sun
Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and tied a franchise record with 14 assists as the SeattleStorm earned a 77-70 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday in their home opener., ,Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points with eight rebounds and Gabby Williams added 11 points as the Storm (2-1) exacted...
Pacers fend off Knicks, go home up 2-0 in East finals
Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-best 39 points and the Indiana Pacers picked up their second straight road triumph in the series by outclassing the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.,Siakam made 15 of 23 field-goal attempts to set the tone for I...
Lynx overcome huge 4th-quarter deficit to defeat Sun
Napheesa Collier scored 33 points and helped spark a late 18-0 run as the Minnesota Lynx remained undefeated by edging the Connecticut Sun 76-70 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The Lynx wiped out a 15-point hole with the huge burst that covered less than four minutes. Collier, who also pulled in 11 ...
Wolves 'desperate' to defend home court as Thunder lead series 2-0
The Minnesota Timberwolves know that time is running out for them to make a run at the NBA Finals.,The Timberwolves will try to help their cause when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Thunder lead the best-of-seven se...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokoumpo lead All-NBA picks
There were four repeat performers and one first-timer named to the 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team on Friday.,Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo heads up the first team, earning top honors for the seventh consecutive year. He was joined by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexande...
Paige Bueckers and winless Wings face Dream
Two teams looking for bounce-back performances will meet on Saturday afternoon when the Atlanta Dream host the Dallas Wings in College Park, Ga.,Each of Atlanta's first three games have been decided by five points or fewer, including an 81-76 home loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Despite Rhyne...
Pacers-Knicks series opener draws massive ratings
All eyes were on the Indiana Pacers in their stirring late-game comeback and eventual overtime victory versus the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.,The Pacers' 138-135 win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night drew a 3.5 rating and 6.6 million viewers on TNT, making i...
Fever host defending champion Liberty in early showdown
After one week of the regular season, the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty already have made WNBA history.,On Saturday, the defending champion Liberty and the Caitlin Clark-led Fever meet in an early blockbuster clash in Indianapolis.,The Liberty (2-0) are coming off a record-setting game from bey...
Thunder roll again at home, grab 2-0 lead on Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.,The Thunder lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 on Saturday in Minneapo...
Liberty sink WNBA-record 19 3-pointers, scorch Sky
Natasha Cloud and Kennedy Burke each hit four of New York's WNBA-record 19 3-pointers and combined for 35 points as the Liberty rolled to a 99-74 win over the host Chicago Sky on Thursday night.,Sabrina Ionescu set the pace early while scoring 16 for the Liberty (2-0), who went 19-for-34 from beyond...
Fever earn split of home-and-home series against Dream
Natasha Howard scored a game-high 26 points to help lead the visiting Indiana Fever to an 81-76 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday.,Kelsey Mitchell contributed 17 points, while Caitlin Clark added 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting from the field -- including an 0-for-5 effort on 3-point attempt...
Satou Sabally, Mercury test fast start in rematch with Storm
As one of two WNBA teams with multiple victories and no defeats in the early part of the season, the Phoenix Mercury will be out to continue their hot start in a repeat matchup against the Seattle Storm on Friday.,In the season opener for both teams last Saturday, the Mercury (2-0) delivered a convi...