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League's best square off when Sun visit Liberty
The New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun likely will spend the rest of the season jostling for the WNBA's top two records.,Before taking a month off for the All-Star break and Paris Olympics, the Sun would like to inch closer to the top mark. Their next chance is Tuesday's visit to the league-leadin...
Hawks rookie Nikola Durisic breaks foot in Summer League
Atlanta Hawks rookie Nikola Durisic sustained a fractured left foot in Sunday's Summer League game against San Antonio in Las Vegas.,The team confirmed the 20-year-old guard's diagnosis Monday following an X-ray. Further medical updates will be provided as appropriate.,Durisic, a native of Belgium, ...
Sparks, Storm both hope to continue winning streaks
The Seattle Storm can close with a three-game winning streak before the Olympic break when they visit a Los Angeles Sparks team seeking back-to-back wins of their own in a Tuesday matinee.,Los Angeles (6-17) aims to go into the break with some positive momentum, playing for its first winning streak ...
Spurs' Stephon Castle injures wrist, out for rest of summer league
The San Antonio Spurs' top draft pick has been ruled out for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League due to a sprained wrist, the team announced Sunday.,No. 4 overall pick Stephon Castle suffered the injury when going up to contest a shot with three minutes remaining in his first summer league ...
NBA Summer League Getting Cold Shoulder on NBA's Effort to Innovate
NBA Summer League is getting the cold shoulder on Adam Silver's ongoing initiative to innovate the game and make things better for fans....
Mystics hope 3-point success continues against Mercury
The Washington Mystics love shooting threes. The Phoenix Mercury allow plenty of them.,Both squads will look to enter the WNBA's month-long Olympic break on a positive note when they meet for a Tuesday matinee in Washington, D.C.,The Mystics (6-18) have relied on the 3-pointer more than any other WN...
Rachel Banham sets 3-point record as Sun rout Mercury
Rachel Banham had the hot hand, drilling a career-best eight 3-pointers and scoring 24 points, while DiJonai Carrington recorded her first career double-double as the Connecticut Sun rolled past the visiting Phoenix Mercury 96-69 Sunday afternoon.,Banham's last 3-pointer came with 23.6 seconds to go...
Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston pace Fever past Lynx
Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and made a decisive block in the final minute, and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 81-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Caitlin Clark scored 17 points and dished a team-high six assists for Indiana (11-14), which won its second game ...
Storm wrap up 9-game homestand by dispatching Dream
Ezi Magbegor scored 18 points and Jordan Horston added 16 to fuel the host Seattle Storm to an 81-70 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.,Magbegor and Horston each made 8 of 11 shots from the floor to help the Storm (16-8) finish their WNBA-record nine-game homestand with a 7-2 mark.,Jewell Loy...
Kelsey Mitchell paces Fever past Lynx
Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points and made a decisive block in the final minute, and the Indiana Fever rallied for an 81-74 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis., ,Caitlin Clark scored 17 points and dished a team-high six assists for Indiana (11-14), which won its second gam...
A'ja Wilson rallies Aces past Ariel Atkins, Mystics
A'ja Wilson had 28 points as the visiting Las Vegas Aces overcame a sizeable early deficit -- and a career day by Ariel Atkins -- to take down the Washington Mystics 89-77 Sunday.,Wilson added 17 rebounds and was dominating in the second half as the Aces pulled away late. It was her 14th double-doub...
Rachel Banham sets WNBA 3-point record as Sun pull away from Mercury
Rachel Banham had the hot hand, drilling a career-best eight 3-pointers and scoring 24 points while Dijonai Carrington recorded her first career double-double (12 points, career-high 11 rebounds) as the Connecticut Sun rolled past the visiting Phoenix Mercury 96-69 Sunday afternoon.,Banham's last 3-...
Grading 2024 NBA Free Agency's Biggest Offseason Moves
LeBron James stayed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but Paul George and DeMar DeRozan were on the move. Let's grade the best big NBA free agency moves....
Steve Kerr: Donald Trump shooting 'demoralizing'
Team USA basketball coach Steve Kerr, who lost his father to gun violence, decried the shooting of former President Donald Trump and called the event "a demoralizing day for our country" on Sunday.,Speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi, where the U.S. men's Olympic team is preparing in advance of the P...
Storm aim to keep home wins coming as Dream visit
Former league MVP Nneka Ogwumike is showing few signs of slowing down in her 13th WNBA season, her first in Seattle, and the Storm are prospering.,Ogwumike shoots for her third 20-point effort in the past four games when the Storm (15-8) host the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.,Ogwumike matched her season ...
Dearica Hamby scores 27 to help Sparks hold off Wings
Dearica Hamby racked up 27 points, including two late layups, that helped the visiting Los Angeles Sparks hold off the Dallas Wings 87-81 on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas, in a contest between the bottom two teams in the WNBA Western Conference standings., ,The Sparks (6-17) led by 11 point...
Fever's Caitlin Clark set sights on taking down Lynx
Caitlin Clark made a brief confession after she joined the Indiana Fever this year. ,"I grew up loving the Minnesota Lynx," Clark said during her introductory news conference. "I probably shouldn't say that anymore." ,On Sunday afternoon, Clark will face the team she grew up supporting. ,The Fever (...
A'ja Wilson-led Aces look to remain hot vs. Mystics
The Las Vegas Aces go for a season sweep of the Mystics when they travel to Washington for a Sunday afternoon showdown.,Las Vegas (15-7) has won nine of its last 10 games and is in fourth place. Washington (6-17) has dropped four of its last six and sits in 10th.,Aces star A'ja Wilson has been on a ...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty subdue Sky again
Sabrina Ionescu had 28 points as the visiting New York Liberty defeated the Chicago Sky for the second time in three days with an 81-67 decision on Saturday. ,The Liberty ended Angel Reese's WNBA-record, single-season double-double streak at 15 games. Reese finished with eight points and 16 rebounds...
Terrence Shannon Jr. Has Grand Theft Auto Cheat Code Tattooed on Arm
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. has a cheat code for unlimited ammp from the video game Grand Theft Auto tattooed on his arm....