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Misplaced mail forces Wings C Li Yueru to miss FIBA World Cup
Dallas Wings center Li Yueru is unable to travel to Berlin for the FIBA World Cup because of a lost passport and will not play for China.,The Chinese team is scheduled to open play in the event Friday against the United States.,She posted the news on Instagram on Wednesday.,"Unfortunately, my passpo...
Project B adds Russell Westbrook as co-founder
Russell Westbrook is going back to work, joining Project B on Wednesday as a co-founder and its new chief strategy officer.,The recently retired NBA superstar will help the upstart five-on-five women's basketball league launch in early 2027.,"At every step of my career, what was most valuable to me ...
76ers bring in 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, 2 others
The Philadelphia 76ers signed three players including 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the team announced on Tuesday.,Guard Jameer Nelson Jr. and forward Saint Thomas also signed contracts, with the team not disclosing terms.,Fall, 30, played last season for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball A...
Healthy Victor Oladipo asks for 'opportunity to prove it'
Out of the NBA since the 2023-24 season, two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo says he is finally healthy and ready to make a comeback.,The 34-year-old guard penned an open letter to the league's general managers in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday, asking for an opportunity.,The No. 2 overall pick in the...
Sky G Skylar Diggins (knee) shut down for season
Chicago Sky guard Skylar Diggins is being shut down for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday.,The Sky (15-25) have been eliminated from postseason contention, leaving the club with little reason to risk putting the seven-time All-Star on the court.,Per a state...
FIBA World Cup Break Comes at a Crucial Time for These 2 WNBA Teams
The Minnesota Lynx enter the FIBA World Cup break on a rare losing streak as the Golden State Valkyries close in on home-court advantage....
Kelsey Plum out for season; A'ja Wilson also out for Team USA
Kelsey Plum's season with the Phoenix Mercury has come to an end -- and her participation with the U.S. women's basketball team in the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup is over before it began.,Plum, who is dealing with an injury to her lower left leg, posted the news Monday on social media.,"I did everyt...
Balanced attack pushes Wings past woeful Sun
Balanced attack pushed Wings past hapless Sun,Arike Ogunbowale hit for 18 points and Jessica Shepard amassed 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Dallas Wings dismantled the Connecticut Sun 97-71 on Sunday in Arlington, Texas, ,It was the final WNBA game in advance of the two-week break for the FIBA Wom...
Tiffany Hayes sparks Valkyries in comfortable win against Fire
Tiffany Hayes responded to a rare start with a game-high 18 points, Kayla Thornton chipped in with 17 and the undermanned Golden State Valkyries went into the WNBA's World Cup break with an 86-69 thumping of the host Portland Fire on Sunday afternoon.,Wrapping up a five-game trip with a fourth strai...
Nneka Ogwumike, Sparks roll past last-place Storm
Nneka Ogwumike posted a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 90-74 victory against the host Seattle Storm on Sunday afternoon.,Rae Burrell totaled 22 points for the Sparks (15-25), who took two of three games from Seattle in the season series. Cameron Brin...
Angel Reese breaks double-double record, Dream defeat Lynx
It was a big day for Allisha Gray, who poured in six 3-pointers and recorded a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in the Atlanta Dream's 89-81 victory over the Minnesota Lynx Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,The double-double was Gray's first of the year and Atlanta (26-14) defeated t...
The NBA Should Replace Its All-Star Break With a Basketball World Cup
The NBA’s February schedule is broken, but moving the basketball World Cup into the All-Star break could create the sport’s biggest annual event....
Mercury sink season-high 15 3-pointers in rout of Tempo
Sami Whitcomb had season highs of 14 points and four 3-pointers and the Phoenix Mercury made a season-high 15 3-pointers in a 101-69 wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Toronto Tempo on Saturday.,Noemie Brochant scored 15 points and Alyssa Thomas had 12 assists for the Mercury (14-26), who broke ...
Wings chase higher playoff seed vs. Sun
The Dallas Wings will look to improve their position in the upcoming WNBA playoffs when they host the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,It's the final game for both teams before the two-week break for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, which will be held in Berlin beginning Sept. 4....
Valkyries face Carla Leite, Fire, heading into break
The Golden State Valkyries aim to take a four-game winning streak into the WNBA's World Cup break when they visit the Portland Fire on Sunday afternoon.,With consecutive road wins over the Minnesota Lynx, Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty, the Valkyries (28-11) have strengthened their hold on sec...
Storm chase rare 2-game win streak against Sparks
The Seattle Storm have experienced plenty of growing pains this season.,With one of the youngest rosters in the WNBA, the last-place Storm (8-31) have endured a pair of 11-game losing streaks.,But they'll have the chance Sunday to win consecutive games for just the third time all season when they pl...
Natasha Cloud speaks on 'irrelevant' Enes Kanter Freedom
Nearly a week after a verbal altercation with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud said she is done talking about "an irrelevant person" as she prepared to face the host New York Liberty on Saturday. ,"I won't be talking about anything that happened with an irreleva...
Liberty get back into scoring mode, clinch season series vs. Sky
Han Xu scored 19 points in 17 minutes off the bench, Breanna Stewart had 13 points with nine rebounds and the host New York Liberty rolled past the Chicago Sky 85-66 on Saturday afternoon., ,Jonquel Jones, Leonie Fiebich and Rebekah Gardner added 11 points each for the Liberty (24-16), who bounced b...
Lynx look to continue road success in clash vs. Dream
Two of the top five teams in the WNBA battle Sunday afternoon as the league-leading Minnesota Lynx play in Atlanta against the Dream, who are currently fifth in the standings.,Minnesota (31-8) and Atlanta (25-14) are meeting for the third time this year. The Dream won the first game by a 91-90 score...
Mercury, Tempo seek success in advance of WNBA break
The Phoenix Mercury and Toronto Tempo, two struggling stragglers in the WNBA standings, will have a chance to turn things around for a night -- and savor it for longer than a fortnight -- when they meet Saturday.,The host Mercury (13-26) and expansion Tempo (11-28) will play their final games before...