Basketball Page 218 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Mercury look to extend winning streak to seven vs. slumping Aces
The Phoenix Mercury enter Sunday's home game against the struggling Las Vegas Aces on a six-game winning streak, including two wins over the reigning champs New York Liberty in that span.,The Aces (7-8) are under .500 for the fourth time this season after Thursday's 94-83 loss at home against the Wa...
Storm look to avenge loss in rematch vs. Valkyries
The Seattle Storm will get an opportunity to add to an impressive list of revenge wins in the early WNBA season when they visit the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Kayla Thornton had 22 points as part of a double-double when the Valkyries surprised the visiting Storm 76-70 o...
Report: Nuggets to sign G Reece Beekman
The Denver Nuggets agreed to an exhibit 10 contract with guard Reece Beekman, per The Denver Post.,After four collegiate seasons at Virginia, Beekman went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. He signed a two-way deal with the Golden State Warriors and appeared in two games, playing four total minutes f...
Blazers exercise team option for G Rayan Rupert
The Portland Trail Blazers exercised the 2025-26 team option for guard Rayan Rupert.,Rupert was selected by the Blazers with the 43rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 39 games, making 12 starts, averaging 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.,Last season, he avera...
Wings rookie Paige Bueckers out (knee) vs. Mystics
Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers will not play in Saturday night's home game against the Washington Mystics due to a right knee issue.,The news came via the Wings' status report prior to the game. The team has not made any public comment or provided any further details on Bueckers' injury.,She pla...
Sparks see signs of growth ahead of visit from Sky
With a 5-11 record, the Los Angeles Sparks are nowhere near the start they envisioned.,But their 85-75 win Thursday on the road against the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever gives them hope they are about to turn things around as they prepare for Sunday's home game against the Chicago Sky.,"We grew u...
Reports: Warriors tender qualifying offer to Jonathan Kuminga
The Golden State Warriors extended the $7.9 million qualifying offer to Jonathan Kuminga, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,The expected move makes Kuminga a restricted free agent ahead of the negotiating period that begins on Monday at 6 p.m. ET.,Kuminga finished the season, his fourth in the lea...
Report: Cavs to bring back G Sam Merrill on 4-year, $38M deal
The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to bring back guard Sam Merrill on a four-year, $38-million contract extension, ESPN reported Saturday.,Merrill, 29, averaged 7.2 points with 2.2 rebounds over 71 games (four starts) last season, while shooting 37.2 percent from 3-point range.,In five NBA seasons, Mer...
Report: Heat G Davion Mitchell to return on 2-year, $24M pact
Restricted free agent Davion Mitchell plans to sign a two-year, $24 million contract to remain with the Miami Heat, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The Heat previously extended an $8.7 million qualifying offer to Mitchell for the upcoming season.,Mitchell, who turns 27 on Sept. 5, averaged 10.3 points an...
Back on track with Napheesa Collier, Lynx set to face Sun
The league-leading Minnesota Lynx have MVP candidate Napheesa Collier back in the fold as they host the struggling Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (13-2) rebounded from a rare defeat with a 96-92 overtime win over Atlanta on Friday. The Sun (2-14) fell 97-81 at Seattle on Friday ...
Liberty and Dream look to return to winning ways
Two teams looking for a positive step forward collide when the Atlanta Dream host the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,The defending champion Liberty have lost three of their last four games and gave up a season-high 106 points in a loss at Phoenix on Friday night.,New York ...
Report: Cavaliers acquiring Lonzo Ball from Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers are acquiring point guard Lonzo Ball from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for swingman Isaac Okoro, ESPN reported Saturday.,The trade cannot become official until July 6.,After being sidelined for more than two seasons and undergoing three operations on his left knee, Ball retu...
Mystics ride hot streak into matchup with Wings
The Washington Mystics have a chance to build on what has been a suddenly encouraging stretch.,The next stop comes against the Dallas Wings on Saturday night at Arlington, Texas.,The Mystics (8-8) are 4-1 since Shakira Austin joined the starting lineup for coach Sydney Johnson. Washington has figure...
Ace Bailey Didn’t Want Utah, But the Jazz Drafted Him Anyway
No. 5 pick Ace Bailey didn’t want to land in Utah, but the Jazz drafted him anyway. Now, both sides are playing the leverage game — and that’s perfectly fine....
Valkyries ride Kayla Thornton's 29 points to win over Sky
Kayla Thornton poured in a career-high 29 points and the Golden State Valkyries took advantage of the absence of Chicago standout Kamilla Cardoso to hold off the visiting Sky 83-78 on Friday night.,With her sidekick away from the team to represent Brazil in the AmeriCup competition, Angel Reese put ...
Mercury hit team-record 18 3-pointers in win over Liberty
Satou Sabally scored 25 points and the Phoenix Mercury broke the franchise mark for 3-pointers for the second straight game in a 106-91 win over the slumping New York Liberty on Friday night.,The Mercury, who made 17 3-pointers their last time out in a win over the Chicago Sky, rained 18 triples on ...
Storm post wire-to-wire win over slumping Sun
Led by 24 points from Skylar Diggins, the Seattle Storm nabbed an easy 97-81 home win over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.,Seattle (10-6) never trailed, scoring 24 points in the first quarter and opening up a 44-43 lead on a pair of Ezi Magbegor free throws with 3:04 left in the half. Connectic...
Reports: Wolves C Naz Reid agrees to 5-year, $125M deal
After turning down a $15 million player option for next season, center Naz Reid will remain with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a five-year, $125 million contract, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,Reid, 25, who was the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in 2023-24, reportedly will have a player op...
Dream rally to force overtime, but Lynx prevail 96-92
Napheesa Collier scored a game-high 26 points to help the Minnesota Lynx post a 96-92 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., on Friday.,Kayla McBride added 18 points and Courtney Williams tallied 16 points and eight assists for the Lynx (13-2), who led by 17 in the first half and ...
Kelsey Mitchell sparks Caitlin Clark-less Fever past Wings
Kelsey Mitchell had 32 points and seven assists as the visiting Indiana Fever overcame the absence of Caitlin Clark to defeat the Dallas Wings 94-86 on Friday night.,Aliyah Boston scored 21, Natasha Howard had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Aari McDonald scored 13 for the Fever (8-8), who improved to...