Basketball Page 383 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kahleah Copper's clutch 3-pointer lifts Mercury past Lynx
Kahleah Copper's 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds to play sent the host Phoenix Mercury to an 81-80 win over the Minnesota Lynx Friday night in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Copper, who used a screen from teammate Brittney Griner to get space for the winning shot, finished with 34 points in the victory for t...
Dearica Hamby guides Sparks to victory over Wings
Dearica Hamby recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks snapped a three-game losing streak with an 81-72 defeat of the visiting Dallas Wings on Friday.,The contest was part of the Commissioner's Cup competition. Los Angeles (3-7) has a 1...
Jewell Loyd, Storm hammer Aces in Las Vegas
Jewell Loyd scored 25 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith made key late-game plays as the visiting Seattle Storm defeated the host Las Vegas Aces 78-65 in a Western Conference showdown.,Diggins-Smith finished with 21 points, Ezi Magbegor added 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Nneka Ogwumike provided 12 po...
Caitlin Clark goes for 30 as Fever top winless Mystics
Star rookie Caitlin Clark tied her career high of 30 points and made a personal-best seven 3-pointers to help the Indiana Fever post an 85-83 victory over the host Washington Mystics on Friday night.,Clark also had eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, the latter matching another career high,...
Caitlin Clark not interested in ‘grudges,’ social media controversies
Caitlin Clark said Chennedy Carter does not owe her an apology for shoulder-checking her to the ground during a game last week.,The Indiana Fever star and WNBA No. 1 overall pick was at the center of a days-long controversy that played out on social media after Carter of the Chicago Sky hit Clark fr...
Mavericks' Irving credits Celtics, not crowd, for Game 1 loss
BOSTON -- Getting back at the Celtics -- or more specifically, their fans -- has been no easy task for Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving.,Dallas' 107-89 loss to Boston in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night dropped Irving to 0-11 in his past 11 games against the Celtics, who were the victim...
Dream, Sky both looking for more complete efforts
The Chicago Sky overcame a poor first half to avoid a loss to the winless Washington Mystics on the road Thursday night.,On the same night, the Atlanta Dream never got untracked in a home loss to the New York Liberty.,Both the Sky (4-5) and the Dream (4-4) will try to put together a more complete pe...
Top teams tangle as unbeaten Sun host Liberty
The teams with the top two records in the WNBA meet Saturday afternoon at Uncasville, Conn.,The unbeaten Connecticut Sun are looking to bolster their stellar start to the season, while the New York Liberty have won five consecutive games.,The Liberty have a relatively quick turnaround after Thursday...
Los Angeles Lakers Can Win This Offseason By Hiring Dan Hurley, Adding Complimentary Roleplayers
The Lakers can win this offseason by upgrading from Darvin Ham and adding supporting pieces for LeBron James and Anthony Davis....
Caitlin Clark, Fever return to court to face winless Mystics
Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have completed a much-needed four-day break, and it remains to be seen whether the Fever are refreshed when they visit the Washington Mystics on Friday night in a Commissioner's Cup battle between the two worst teams in the WNBA.,Indiana (2-9) certainly wil...
Report: UConn's Dan Hurley set to meet with Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing a "massive, long-term contract offer" to Dan Hurley to become their next head coach, and the UConn coach is set to meet with the NBA team's brass on Friday in Los Angeles, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Per ESPN, Hurley was on his way west to meet with Lakers vice pr...
Kristaps Porzingis' return sparks Celtics in Finals opener
BOSTON -- Kristaps Porzingis returned from a 10-game absence to record 20 points off the bench and the Boston Celtics snuffed a second-half rally to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.,Porzingis hadn't played since Game 4 of Boston's first-round series aga...
Delonte West faces arraignment on misdemeanor charges
Former collegiate star and NBA guard Delonte West is expected to be arraigned Friday morning after his arrest in Fairfax County, Va., early Thursday on multiple misdemeanor charges, according to media reports.,Fairfax County police stated they were attempting to execute a warrant on West alleging vi...
Liberty pull away from Dream to earn fifth straight win
Breanna Stewart's team-high 25 points and 10 rebounds helped lead the visiting New York Liberty to a 78-61 win over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday in College Park, Ga.,Stewart also had five assists, while Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 15 points for the Liberty (9-2), who won their fifth straight game...
In Angel Reese's homecoming, Sky send Mystics to 0-10 start
Chennedy Carter scored a season-best 25 points off the bench to help the Chicago Sky overcome a 13-point deficit to beat the Mystics 79-71 on Thursday night at Capital One Arena in Washington.,The Sky (4-5) went on a 16-0 run during the third quarter to dig out of a hole before holding on down the s...
Napheesa Collier leads Lynx into matchup with Mercury
The high-flying Minnesota Lynx are going for their fourth straight win when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in a Western Conference matchup.,Minnesota (7-2) leads the West and is two games behind Connecticut for the top record in the league, while fourth-place Phoenix (4-6) hopes to b...
Sparks, Wings meet in search of more physical play
When the Los Angeles Sparks host the Dallas Wings for Friday's Commissioner's Cup matchup, both will be trying to snap three-game losing streaks.,Los Angeles (2-7) fell to 0-2 in Commissioner's Cup play Wednesday with its third consecutive loss overall, an 86-62 setback at home against Minnesota.,Fo...
Improved Storm to face significant test vs. Aces
It will be an early showdown in the WNBA's Western Conference on Friday night in Las Vegas., ,The Seattle Storm have been one of the league's hottest teams and face the Las Vegas Aces, who have set the standard on what a top team looks like., ,The Aces (5-2) have won three of their last four games a...
Report: Michael Bloomberg to join effort to buy Wolves, Lynx
Alex Rodriguez and business partner Marc Lore have added a power hitter to their team as they attempt to gain majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx.,Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, is joining the prospective ownership group, The Athletic...
NBA Finals G1: Mavericks-Celtics Preview, Props, Prediction
The 2024 NBA Finals kick off with the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Boston Celtics in Game 1 at TD Garden on Thursday night. ,The Celtics are consensus 6.5-point favorites coming off their sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Meanwhile, the Mavericks seek to steal home-court...