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Chelsea Gray ties WNBA's single-game 3-point record as Aces blast Fire
A'ja Wilson scored 32 points and Chelsea Gray tied the WNBA record and set a franchise record with nine made 3-point baskets to lead Las Vegas Aces to a 105-89 victory over the host Portland Fire on Thursday night.,Gray scored a season-high 29 points while putting on a show from outside and betterin...
Paige Bueckers scores season-high 31 points to lead Wings over Mercury
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 31 points, 24 of those in the first half, to carry the Dallas Wings to a definitive 85-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup game in Arlington, Texas.,Dallas (8-4, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup play) built a nine-point lead at halftime...
Liberty assert Eastern Conference dominance with win over Dream
Breanna Stewart had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists on Thursday to help the New York Liberty post a 104-90 victory over the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.,Satou Sabally added 19 points on 5-for-6 3-point shooting, while Marine Johannes chipped in 17 points for New York (9-4, 4-0 Commissi...
Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark lead Fever past Sky
Aliyah Boston had 34 points with 12 rebounds while Caitlin Clark scored 32 and added 10 assists, as the host Indiana Fever outlasted the pesky Chicago Sky to win 114-106 in overtime on Thursday night in a Commissioner's Cup contest at Indianapolis. ,The Fever (7-5, 3-1 in Commissioner's Cup) won the...
Valkyries look to ride momentum against struggling Storm
The Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA expansion franchise to finish above .500 and also make the playoffs in 2025.,That not only increased expectations around the league, but in their own locker room, as well.,Gabby Williams and Veronica Burton each scored 25 points Tuesday as the Valkyri...
Surprising Tempo, struggling Mystics heading in opposite directions
The expansion Toronto Tempo look to stay hot and in the thick of the Commissioner's Cup race with a visit on Friday to the struggling Washington Mystics.,Toronto (7-5, 2-1 in the Commissioner's Cup) enters on a two-game winning streak, riding big production from veteran guards Brittney Sykes and Mar...
The New York Knicks Are Inevitable
The Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs in Game 4, taking a commanding 3-1 NBA Finals lead and moving within one win of a championship....
Spurs’ Historic NBA Finals Collapse Puts Knicks on Brink of Championship
The Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs 107-106 in Game 4, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals....
Sparks outlast Storm in back-and-forth battle
Nneka Ogwumike scored seven of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the host Seattle Storm 88-83 on Wednesday night in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Kelsey Plum added 19 points and 11 assists for the Sparks (6-6, 2-2 Commissioner's C...
Knicks cap greatest-ever Finals comeback with OG Anunoby's tip-in
NEW YORK -- OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds left Wednesday night capped the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history, as the New York Knicks stunned the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 to move within one win of a championship.,The Knicks, who trailed by 29 points in the third quarter, lead the best-of...
Aces' A'ja Wilson, after historic night, takes aim at Fire
Four-time MVP A'ja Wilson is coming off a big milestone as her Las Vegas Aces head to Portland to visit the expansion Fire on Thursday night.,Wilson had a monster performance Monday in the Aces' 101-91 home win over the Seattle Storm, compiling 34 points, 12 rebounds, a career-best nine assists and ...
Wings welcome Mercury looking to start new win streak
The Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury both look to return to their winning ways when they square off Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup clash in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (7-4, 2-1 in Commissioner's Cup) head home after being thrashed 100-76 by the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Paige Buec...
Dream's Angel Reese finding range going into battle with Liberty
First place in the Eastern Conference will be on the line Thursday night when the Atlanta Dream host the red-hot New York Liberty in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (8-3, 3-1 Commissioner's Cup) enters its first matchup of the year with New York atop the conference standings and winners in four of its las...
Brittney Sykes explodes to help Tempo rally, extend Sun's struggle
Brittney Sykes tied her career high with 38 points and Marina Mabrey added 21 against her former team, fueling the host Toronto Tempo to a 106-102 overtime victory over the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Mabrey, who played for the Sun the previous two seasons, sank a mid-...
Fever eager for another chance to play struggling Sky
For the Indiana Fever, piling up victories in any form is all that matters.,Historically, that hasn't been a problem when they face the Chicago Sky.,Looking to build on Monday's emotional victory courtesy of Caitlin Clark, the Fever try for a seventh straight win over the scuffling Sky on Thursday n...
NBA Finals ticket prices continue to plunge ahead of Game 4
Ticket prices for NBA Finals games continue to plummet with the get-in price ahead of Game 4 between the Knicks and San Antpnio Spurs dropping to $3,898 hours before the Wednesday night contest at Madison Square Garden in New York.,The get-in cost for the Knicks' second home game of the series had s...
WNBA champion Aces not invited to White House
The Las Vegas Aces did not receive an invitation to the White House after winning the 2025 WNBA title in October, a team spokesperson confirmed to USA Today on Wednesday.,The decades-old tradition of championship sports teams visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has not included any WNBA or NBA teams dur...
LeBron James on GOAT debate: 'Not taking nobody over me'
LeBron James told Time magazine that he believes he is the greatest basketball player of all time.,When asked the age-old question of who is the GOAT in the NBA, James embraced his own name.,"I'm not taking nobody over me," he told Time in a profile published Monday. "There's no question.",James, ho...
Kawhi Leonard Era Drifting Toward Uncertain End With Clippers
Despite one of the best offensive seasons of his career, Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers face an uncertain future as questions surround the franchise’s direction....
Reports: Victor Wembanyama won't get flagrant-1 for Game 3 shove
NEW YORK -- San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama won't receive a retroactive flagrant foul for a play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, league officials told multiple media outlets Tuesday night.,Wembanyama shoved New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson in the first quarter of the Spurs' 115-111 win on M...