Basketball Page 249 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Caitlin Clark dominates in return, Fever topple Liberty
Caitlin Clark totaled 32 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a spectacular return from a left quad injury on Saturday leading the Indiana Fever to a 102-88 victory over the New York Liberty, snapping their season-opening nine-game winning streak.,After missing five games, Clark scored 25 poin...
Reports: Rockets, C Steven Adams agree to three-year extension
The Houston Rockets agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension with center Steven Adams, per multiple reports. The deal is fully guaranteed.,The veteran big man spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, starting 466 games. During that span, he averaged 9...
Napheesa Collier takes charge as Lynx rout Sparks 101-78
Napheesa Collier scored 32 points on 13-for-16 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 101-78 victory Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Collier also grabbed eight rebounds and dished six assists for Minnesota (10-1), which bounced back from its first loss of the season. Courtney Willia...
Status of stars still in question as Aces face Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces will meet for the first time in the regular season Sunday when they battle in a Commissioner's Cup game in Las Vegas.,The Mercury (7-4) are 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play, while the Aces (5-4) are 2-2 as both teams enter off victories.,Las Vegas rallied for an ...
Dream look to avenge season-opening loss to Mystics
The Atlanta Dream look to run their winning streak to three games Sunday when they visit the Washington Mystics for a Commissioner's Cup matchup in Washington, D.C.,Washington (4-6) opened the season with a 94-90 win over Atlanta. The Mystics have since endured two separate three-game losing skids, ...
Sky, Sun clash amid far from heavenly seasons
A pair of struggling squads one step above the WNBA basement will meet on Sunday afternoon as the Connecticut Sun play host to the Chicago Sky.,The Sun have allowed at least 100 points in three of their last five games, while the Sky enter riding a three-game losing streak. Both teams are 2-7.,Not o...
Wings acquire C Li Yueru from Storm
The Dallas Wings acquired center Li Yueru from the Seattle Storm on Saturday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft and a third-round selection in 2027.,The Storm acquired Yueru in a three-team trade involving the Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces on Feb. 1. She averaged 2.8 ...
Report: Knicks to interview Mike Brown, Taylor Jenkins for coaching vacancy
The New York Knicks plan to interview two head coaches who were fired during the 2024-25 season as they continue to seek a replacement for dismissed coach Tom Thibodeau, ESPN reported Saturday.,Set to chat with the Knicks are former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins, who coached t...
Stephen A. Smith Caught Playing Solitaire During NBA Finals Sparks Viral Debate
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith went viral after a fan caught him playing solitaire during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. See how he responded and why the internet is divided....
Fourth-quarter comeback lifts Aces past struggling Wings
Jewell Loyd drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left as part of a decisive 15-0 run as the Las Vegas Aces rallied for an 88-84 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Friday night.,Jackie Young had 28 points, three steals and made all 11 of her free-throw attempts to help the Aces (5-4)...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder level Finals with late rally
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder come back from a late deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 and even the NBA Finals on Friday in Indianapolis.,The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Thunder t...
Rhyne Howard hits record-tying 9 treys as Dream down Sky
Rhyne Howard sank a WNBA-record-tying nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 36 points while leading the Atlanta Dream to an 88-70 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Howard, who had 19 long-range attempts, matched the league's single-game trey record held by Kelsey Mitchel...
Rhyne Howard pours in 36 as Dream down Sky
Rhyne Howard scored a season-high 36 points to help the Atlanta Dream post an 88-70 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday in College Park, Ga.,Allisha Gray added 15 points while Brionna Jones compiled 13 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta (7-3), which won its sixth game in seven tries. Jordin Canad...
Aces' A'ja Wilson sitting out vs. Paige Bueckers, Wings
Paige Bueckers missed four consecutive games and didn't even need to wipe off any rust.,Bueckers is fresh off the top outing of her short pro career as she leads the Dallas Wings into a Friday night battle against the host Las Vegas Aces.,Bueckers poured in 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting in Dallas' ...
WNBA reaches media rights deal to air games on ION
ION will continue to air WNBA regular-season games on Friday nights after the league and Scripps reached a multi-year media rights deal.,Terms of the deal -- which will take effect for the 2026 season -- were not disclosed.,"This new multi-year agreement reflects the growing excitement surrounding t...
NBA Finals Game 4: Preview, Props & Prediction
The Indiana Pacers enter Game 4 of the NBA Finals with a 2-1 series lead, an edge they have enjoyed in each of their four playoff series this postseason.,"That's the challenge before us right now, is to maintain," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. "It's got to be a killer edge to beat these guys. We...
Aces star A’ja Wilson placed in concussion protocol
Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was placed in concussion protocol on Friday and will miss the team's game against the Dallas Wings on Friday night.,Wilson will likely also miss Sunday's home game against the Phoenix Mercury due to the league policy that a player spend at least 48 hours in the protoc...
Coming off first loss of season, Lynx host Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (9-1) is coming off a 94-84 loss on the road against the Seattle Storm on Wednesday that snapped a perfect start to Minnesota, which r...
Storm make first visit to short-handed Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries are expected to be without three key players when they host the Seattle Storm on Saturday night in the continuation of the Commissioner's Cup in San Francisco.,Among those expected to be away from the team at FIBA EuroBasket 2025 for potentially more than two weeks is Jane...
Fever star Caitlin Clark (quad) to return after missing five games
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark will return to the lineup on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis against the 9-0 New York Liberty, the team said Friday.,Clark, 23, missed the past five games with a left quad strain sustained during the Fever's previous meeting with the defending champion Liber...