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Aces have little trouble getting past Sky, 90-71
A'ja Wilson collected 30 points and 14 rebounds as the host Las Vegas Aces defeated the reeling Chicago Sky 90-71 on Tuesday night.,Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points, Jackie Young had 15 and Chelsea Gray added 13 to go along with 10 assists as the Aces (21-12) won three straight games for the first tim...
Emily Engstler leads balanced attack as Mystics hold off Wings
Emily Engstler poured in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead a balanced Washington attack as the visiting Mystics outlasted the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Tuesday in a late-season clash between two teams on the outside looking in for a spot in the postseason.,The Mystics (10-23) led by 12 point...
Storm emerge with split of two-game set at Connecticut
Skylar Diggins-Smith led a balanced attack with 18 points on Tuesday as the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 71-64 in Uncasville, Conn.,Jewell Loyd added 17 points, Nneka Ogwumike netted 14 and Gabby Williams had 11 for Seattle (20-13), which halted a two-game skid that included a 93-86 loss a...
WNBA fines Storm $5K for media policy violation
The WNBA fined the Seattle Storm $5,000 on Tuesday for failing to comply with postgame media policies, the league announced Tuesday.,The Storm did not make available the requisite number of players at their news conference after a 98-85 home loss to the New York Liberty on Friday.,Star player Jewell...
Streaking Fever open homestand against Sparks
The Indiana Fever will aim to extend their winning streak to a season-high five games on Wednesday night when they open a six-game homestand against the Los Angeles Sparks in Indianapolis.,The Fever (17-16), who previously won four in a row from June 13-21, increased their current winning streak to ...
A’ja Wilson, Aces out to send Sky to seventh straight loss
A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are showing signs of returning to form., ,The Chicago Sky are sliding., ,The two-time defending champion Aces (20-12) host the Sky (11-21) on Tuesday night., ,Wilson has scored more than 40 points in two of the past three games, including 41 in a 97-79 victory in P...
Mercury looking to end 3-game skid as they host Dream
The slumping Phoenix Mercury look to pull out of a three-game tailspin and begin a push to the WNBA playoffs when they host the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday.,Phoenix (16-17) fell below .500 and into seventh place, bypassed by the surging Indiana Fever, after a 97-79 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday....
Wings, Mystics clash in attempt to keep playoff hopes alive
The Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics square off Tuesday in a key late-season clash in Arlington, Texas, with a move up the standings and into the postseason picture on the minds of both squads.,The Mystics and Wings are both 9-23 on the season and on the outside looking in for the WNBA playoffs, ...
Storm out to split back-to-back against surging Sun
How well can the Seattle Storm adjust?,After Seattle surrendered 56 points in the paint during Sunday's 93-86 loss at Connecticut, Storm coach Noelle Quinn said her squad's physicality needs to intensify when the teams reconvene on Tuesday at Uncasville, Conn.,"It's not just the post-ups," Quinn tol...
Wings, Mystic clash in attempt to keep playoff hopes alive
The Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics square off Tuesday in a key late-season clash in Arlington, Texas, with a move up the standings and into the postseason picture on the minds of both squads.,The Mystics and Wings are both 9-23 on the season and on the outside looking in for the WNBA playoffs, ...
Storm focused on physicality ahead of rematch vs. Sun
How well can the Seattle Storm adjust?,After Seattle surrendered 56 points in the paint in Sunday's road loss to the Connecticut Sun, Storm coach Noelle Quinn said her squad's physicality needs to intensify when the teams reconvene Tuesday at Uncasville, Conn.,"It's not just the post-ups," Quinn tol...
Mercury's Natasha Cloud suspended for technical fouls
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud will serve a one-game suspension after reaching the league's technical foul limit.,She picked up her seventh technical foul on Sunday and the WNBA announced the automatic suspension without pay on Monday.,Cloud, 32, will serve her suspension on Tuesday night when ...
Report: NBA veteran Evan Fournier to play in Europe
Evan Fournier is continuing his pro basketball career in Europe after 12 NBA seasons.,The Athletic reported Monday that Fournier, 31, is signing a two-year, $4 million deal to play for Greece-based Olympiacos. It's a return to European soil for the guard, who played for his native France in the Pari...
Lynx down Sky despite record-setting effort from Angel Reese
The Minnesota Lynx recovered from a lopsided Friday loss to beat the Chicago Sky 79-74 Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Leading Minnesota (24-9) was a strong second half surge from Courtney Williams. The guard scored 10 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter. Kayla McBride scored 17 points while Nap...
Tina Charles leads Dream to key win over Sparks
Tina Charles scored 23 points with 10 rebounds in her return from a one-game absence and Rhyne Howard added 19 points as the visiting Atlanta Dream moved into a tie for eighth place in the overall WNBA standings with an 80-62 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.,Allisha Gray scored 12 poin...
Kelsey Mitchell’s season-high 36 points lead Fever over Wings
Kelsey Mitchell poured in a season-high 36 points that included a key 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final minutes as the visiting Indiana Fever came from behind to beat the Dallas Wings 100-93 on Sunday afternoon in a key late-season clash in Arlington, Texas.,Dallas led by a point at h...
A’ja Wilson comes up big as Aces cruise past Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded game highs with 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 97-79 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson, a leading candidate for WNBA Most Valuable Player, made 16 of 23 shots. Kelsey Plum added 16 points, and Jackie Young had 11 points and ...
Lynx down Sky despite record-setting performance from Angel Reese
The Minnesota Lynx recovered from a lopsided Friday loss to beat the Chicago Sky 79-74 Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. ,Leading Minnesota (24-9) was a strong second half surge from Courtney Williams. The guard scored 10 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter. Kayla McBride scored 17 points while Na...
Storm can't overcome Sun as Brionna Jones stars
Brionna Jones scored a season-high 26 points Sunday as the Connecticut Sun won their second game in less than 24 hours, stopping the visiting Seattle Storm 93-86.,Jones was 9 of 13 from the field and 8 of 13 from the foul line as Connecticut improved to 24-8 and maintained the second-best record in ...
Storm searching for consistency vs. short-rested Sun
While the Connecticut Sun have to make a quick turnaround, the Seattle Storm are shooting for a turnaround of their own from some recent efforts they felt weren't up to par.,The teams meet Sunday afternoon in Uncasville, Conn., to open a two-game series and an East Coast road swing for Seattle (19-1...