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Skylar Diggins-Smith leads balanced Storm in win over Wings
Skylar Diggins-Smith poured in 21 points and Jewell Loyd added 19 as the Seattle Storm rolled to a 92-84 win over the reeling Dallas Wings on Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup game between Western Conference rivals in Arlington, Texas.,The Storm (9-4) led by eight points at halftime and by nine after...
Caitlin Clark: 'Not acceptable' to use my name to push agendas
The spotlight seems to be always on Indiana Fever star rookie Caitlin Clark, and the WNBA's No. 1 overall pick is not happy that it follows her off the court in non-basketball matters.,Due to her fame along with being a white basketball player, her name has been brought up in culture wars and online...
Aliyah Boston’s season-high 27 lead Fever over Dream
Aliyah Boston recorded a season-high 27 points and 13 rebounds and Kelsey Mitchell added 24 points, lifting the Indiana Fever to a 91-84 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday in Indianapolis.,Boston sank 12 of 21 shots from the floor and Mitchell joined Katie Lou Samuelson in making three 3-poi...
Skylar Diggins-Smith leads balanced Storm attack in win over slumping Wings
Skylar Diggins-Smith poured in 21 points and Jewell Loyd added 19 as the visiting Seattle Storm rolled to a 92-84 win over the reeling Dallas Wings on Thursday in a Commissioner's Cup game between Western Conference rivals in Arlington, Texas.,The Storm (9-4) led by eight points at halftime and by n...
Lynx on the rise, won't 'settle' with Sparks up next
Hanging 100 points on the two-time defending WNBA champions didn't provide nearly enough satisfaction for the Minnesota Lynx.,Coming off its best offensive performance of the season, Minnesota will try to keep raising the bar on Friday when it faces the Los Angeles Sparks in Minneapolis.,The Lynx (9...
Stumbling Sky aim for another win over Mystics
The Chicago Sky are in a slide, but compared to the Washington Mystics they're in decent shape.,The teams meet Friday night in Washington as they try to propel their seasons in the right direction.,The Mystics (1-12) won Tuesday night 87-68 at Atlanta, ending a horrid opening stretch that came one d...
'Not done yet': Celtics eye 18th title as Mavs vow to regroup
DALLAS -- The Boston Celtics have history within their grasp going into Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday.,With a win, not only would the Celtics sweep the Dallas Mavericks, they would break a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most NBA championships of all time with 18.,It seems to be a matte...
Celtics vow to maintain fight even with commanding Finals lead
Although the Celtics hold a commanding 3-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Boston coach Joe Mazzulla realizes the fight is far from over.,Mazzulla has been showing the Celtics UFC highlights during the team's film sessions in an attempt to show them that there's a very fine line be...
Sparks F Dearica Hamby signs extension through 2025
The Los Angeles Sparks signed star forward Dearica Hamby to a contract extension through the 2025 season.,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team on Thursday.,Hamby, 30, is a former WNBA champion, a two-time All-Star and two-time Sixth Woman of the Year.,She is averaging 20.0 poin...
2024 NBA Mock Draft: Zach Edey Drafted Within Top 15, Alexandre Sarr Stays At No. 1 Overall
Here's our 2024 NBA Mock Draft, which includes Alexandre Sarr staying at No. 1 overall and some surprises within the Top 15. ...
Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks Have Been Completely Exposed in NBA Finals
Luka Doncic's Mavericks have been completely embarrassed by the Boston Celtics throughout three games of the NBA Finals,...
Report: Lakers to interview JJ Redick this weekend
The Los Angeles Lakers formally will interview JJ Redick for their head coaching vacancy this weekend, ESPN reported Thursday.,Redick, 39, is an ESPN analyst and a popular podcaster who played 15 seasons in the NBA but has no coaching experience. ,A strong interview with general manager Rob Pelinka ...
Celtics hold off desperate Mavs, go up 3-0 in Finals
DALLAS -- Jayson Tatum poured in 31 points and Jaylen Brown supplied 30 as the Boston Celtics held off a late rally by the Dallas Mavericks for a 106-99 victory on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. ,By taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, Boston pulled within one victory of its 18t...
Sun fend off Sky, run record to 11-1
Alyssa Thomas scored 20 points and Brionna Jones netted 18 as the visiting Connecticut Sun held off the pesky Chicago Sky 83-75 on Wednesday night.,Thomas also added seven rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Sun (11-1), who are 2-0 since falling at home to New York on Saturday. DeWanna Bon...
Aces look to shake off adversity while visiting Mercury
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces will try to snap their first three-game losing streak since 2019 when they face the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. ,Las Vegas (5-5) is coming off Tuesday's 100-86 loss to the Lynx, letting all five Minnesota starters score at least 14 points. A...
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis (leg) out for Game 3 of Finals
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will miss Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night due to a lower left leg injury. ,The team ruled Porzingis out about 90 minutes prior to tipoff in Dallas.,"The medical team and the staff just decided that it wasn't what was b...
Surging Storm travel to Texas to battle Wings
It took a few games for Seattle to meld as a team, but the Storm are hitting on all cylinders and carry plenty of momentum as they travel to play the struggling Dallas Wings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.,The Storm (8-4) have won seven of their past eight contests, including a dominating 95-79 vic...
Caitlin Clark, Fever hope to rebound vs. visiting Dream
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever look to get back on track Thursday night when they host the Atlanta Dream at Indianapolis.,Clark scored all 10 of her points in the first half of Indiana's 89-72 setback to the Connecticut Sun on Monday. She was whistled for her fourth foul with 4:41 remain...
Report: NBA invites 12 players to draft green room
The NBA invited 12 players to attend the first round of the June 26 draft in Brooklyn, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Another 11 or 12 invitations to the green room will be sent out starting next week, according to the report.,The first wave of invitees includes Matas Buzelis, Devin Carter, Stephon Castle...
NBA legend Jerry West dies at 86
Jerry West, a Hall of Fame player, executive and the inspiration for the silhouette NBA logo, died on Wednesday morning. He was 86.,West won nine NBA championships as a player, scout, coach, executive and consultant during a storied career that spanned eight decades. Nicknamed "Mr. Clutch," West was...