Basketball Page 184 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Nuggets aim to stun Thunder in Game 7
The Denver Nuggets are already at a depth disadvantage against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Nuggets also could be without one of their biggest pieces Sunday when the teams square off in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Oklahoma City.,Aaron Gordon, who hit the game-winner in G...
Caitlin Clark posts triple-double as Fever blow out Sky
Caitlin Clark posted a 20-point triple-double, Aliyah Boston racked up 19 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks and the Indiana Fever torched the rival Chicago Sky 93-58 in both teams' season opener Saturday in Indianapolis., ,To start her second WNBA season, Clark made four 3-pointers and added 10 as...
Defending champion Liberty pull away from Aces in opener
Natasha Cloud scored 22 points with a game-high nine assists, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks in her New York Liberty debut as the defending WNBA champions earned a 92-78 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon.,Breanna Stewart had 25 points and eight rebounds for th...
Fever F-G Sophie Cunningham (ankle) misses opener vs. Sky
Indiana Fever wing Sophie Cunningham missed the team's season-opening game on Saturday against the visiting Chicago Sky due to an ankle injury.,Cunningham sustained the injury in the preseason finale against the Atlanta Dream on May 10. She lobbied to play but was turned down by Fever coach Stephani...
Mystics' rookies aim to make impact vs. revamped Sun
After winning their season opener at home, the Washington Mystics will visit the new-look Connecticut Sun for that team's season opener on Sunday afternoon in Uncasville, Conn. ,Both teams have undergone significant change since last season, when the Sun fell to the Minnesota Lynx in the league semi...
Knicks Fans Are Partying Like It’s 2000, and the Pacers Are Next on the Hit List
The Knicks crushed the Celtics in Game 6 to reach the East finals for the first time since 2000. Up next are the Indiana Pacers, and a shot at real history....
Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in opener
Brittney Sykes produced a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Rookie Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, while rookie Kiki Iriafen put up 14 and Sug Sutton had 13. Jade Melbour...
Kelsey Plum, Sparks spoil expansion Valkyries' debut
Kelsey Plum scored 37 points in her Los Angeles debut and the Sparks ruined the debut of the Golden State Valkyries with an 84-67 victory on Friday night at San Francisco.,Plum made 11 of 19 field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, and knocked down all 11 free-throw attempts while falling thr...
Knicks KO Celtics in Game 6, charge into East finals
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics 119-81 on Friday in Game 6 of their semifinal series.,Mikal Bridges had 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 ...
Brittney Sykes helps Mystics defeat Dream in season-opener
Brittney Sykes had a team-high 22 points and five assists, helping lead the Washington Mystics to a 94-90 season-opening victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday.,Sonia Citron added 19 points for Washington, followed by Kiki Iriafen's 14 and Sug Sutton's 13. Jade Melbourne added 11 off the ...
Lynx pull away in opener against Wings, Paige Bueckers
Napheesa Collier scored 34 points on 12-for-21 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx took control in the third quarter for a 99-84 win over the Dallas Wings that spoiled Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Courtney Williams scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting with a game-high ni...
Report: Nuggets' Aaron Gordon (hamstring) could miss Game 7
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon could miss Denver's Game 7 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a hamstring injury, ESPN reported Friday night.,A breakout performer in this year's playoffs, Gordon has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain, putting his status in doubt for Sunday's game at O...
Veteran-laden Storm open against dramatically revamped Mercury
Nneka Ogwumike is feeling good as she gets set for her second season with the Seattle Storm, who tip off the 2025 WNBA campaign Saturday on the road against the Phoenix Mercury.,The nine-time All-Star said making the move from Los Angeles to Seattle has proven beneficial.,"I really do think that mov...
Jayson Tatum out of hospital, met with Boston teammates
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is out of a New York hospital and met with his teammates in an emotional reunion on Thursday.,Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Monday's 121-113 loss to the host New York Knicks in Game 4. He underwent surgery the following day.,Tatum possibly could be in a...
Liberty open title defense against rival Aces
The New York Liberty, fresh off the first WNBA championship in franchise history, will open their 2025 campaign with a home game against the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Saturday afternoon.,This will be a battle between the two most recent league champs. The Aces won titles in 2022 and 2023 before New...
Present mingles with future as Fever, Sky clash in opener
The WNBA is not being shy about its new favorite rivalry between Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever and Angel Reese's Chicago Sky.,Indiana and Chicago will play five times in the regular season, once a month from May through September. The second season in the WNBA for both Clark and Reese begins Saturda...
Ailing Jamal Murray, Nuggets down Thunder, force Game 7
Jamal Murray shook off an illness to produce 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, helping the host Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night and force a decisive seventh game in their Western Conference semifinal series.,Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and ...
Eager Valkyries prepared for WNBA debut against Sparks
When the Golden State Valkyries open WNBA play on Friday night, the initial goal is simply to be competitive.,The expansion Valkyries begin pursuit of that mission when they face the Los Angeles Sparks in San Francisco.,Golden State can use one hand to count the victories by the WNBA's last expansio...
'Full-circle moment' as Paige Buckers opens Wings career vs. Lynx
Paige Bueckers grew up just outside of Minneapolis, where she shined at basketball and admired the Minnesota Lynx.,Now, Bueckers is about to make her WNBA debut against the team she grew up watching. The Dallas Wings selected her with the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, and she is eager to ...
Dream, Mystics take on '25 season after hitting reset button
Two first-year head coaches hoping to record the first victory of their respective WNBA careers will square off on opening night on Friday, when the Washington Mystics host the Atlanta Dream.,Washington, which parted ways with former head coach Eric Thibault after a 33-47 mark over two seasons, hire...