Basketball Page 387 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Out to rebound from rare loss, Liberty battle Mercury
Shortly after the final buzzer sounded on a disappointing loss to the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, Sabrina Ionescu vowed the New York Liberty would not experience another underwhelming performance the rest of the way.,After seeing their eight-game winning streak stopped, the Liberty will attempt to ...
Fever visit Dream as playoff picture comes into focus
In a battle for playoff position, the visiting Indiana Fever travel to College Park, Ga., on Monday to take on the Atlanta Dream.,Entering Monday, the Fever (13-16) lead the Chicago Sky by two games for the seventh seed, while Atlanta (10-18) sits a half-game behind Chicago for the eighth and final ...
A'ja Wilson nets buzzer-beating basket to lift Aces past Sky
A'ja Wilson made a layup at the buzzer to cap a double-double effort for the Las Vegas Aces, who recorded a 77-75 victory over the host Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.,Wilson collected 20 points, 18 rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Aces (18-11) snap a two-game losing skid.,Chennedy Cart...
Lynx avenge loss to Fever, clinch playoff berth
A dominating performance by Napheesa Collier propelled the Minnesota Lynx to a 90-80 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night in Minneapolis., ,The Lynx (22-8) lost to the Fever on July 14 with Collier out with a foot injury. Collier made up for it in the rematch, leading the Lynx with 31 points...
Reserves help Sun beat Liberty for first time this season
In a battle of the WNBA's top two teams, two reserve players made the difference as the Connecticut Sun knocked off the New York Liberty 72-64 in Brooklyn on Saturday night.,Marina Mabrey scored a team-high 15 points and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added another 12 for the second-place Sun (22-7), who won t...
Lynx to retire jersey of Hall of Famer Maya Moore
The Minnesota Lynx will retire the jersey number of former great Maya Moore during Saturday night's home game against the Indiana Fever.,Moore's No. 23 jersey will be raised to the rafters of the Target Center, honoring one of the greats in franchise as well as WNBA history.,"I am so excited to be a...
Wings, Sparks battle at bottom of standings
Both the Dallas Wings and Los Angeles Sparks seek their first win in over a month as they square off on Sunday in a Western Conference clash in Arlington, Texas.,The spiraling squads are separated by a half-game at the bottom of the WNBA standings. Dallas is in 11th place with 12 games remaining, wh...
Aces, Sky each aim to end mini-slumps
After a heartbreaking 82-80 road loss to the title-contending Connecticut Sun Friday night, the Chicago Sky can look forward to a three-game homestand, starting with Sunday's battle against the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.,One of the focal points for the Sky (11-17) is to not back down, no...
Rested Fever look to keep Napheesa Collier, Lynx at bay
The Indiana Fever began the season on a blistering streak of nine games in 17 days. ,Indiana's 26 games were more than any other team before the month-long Olympic break. Since returning, the Fever (13-15) played two games in three days before getting a six-day rest that ends Saturday against the Mi...
Sun seek to solve Liberty on fourth try this season
The Connecticut Sun will look to defeat the Liberty for the first time in four tries this season when the clubs meet Saturday night in New York.,The Sun (21-7) needed a late comeback to post an 82-80 victory over the Chicago Sky on Friday. Marina Mabrey, who was acquired by the Sun from the Sky prio...
Marina Mabrey torches ex-team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...
Napheesa Collier, Lynx down Aces for second straight game
Napheesa Collier outdueled A'ja Wilson in a battle of Most Valuable Player candidates as the Minnesota Lynx held off the Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Collier extended her red-hot return from the Olympic break by scoring 27 points on 11-for-15 shooting from the floor and colle...
Marina Mabrey torches former team for 24 points as Sun edge Sky
Alyssa Thomas canned two foul shots with 4.1 seconds left Friday night and the Connecticut Sun rallied to beat the Chicago Sky 82-80 in Uncasville, Conn.,Thomas, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and four steals, drew Chennedy Carter's sixth foul and delivered the points that en...
Balanced effort helps Mercury hold off Dream
Brittney Griner scored 22 points and Diana Taurasi made two critical baskets down the stretch as the visiting Phoenix Mercury held off the Atlanta Dream 82-80 on Friday night., ,Taurasi finished with 18 points and Kahleah Copper scored 16 for the Mercury (16-14)., ,Allisha Gray scored 22 points, Rhy...
Brittney Sykes scores season-high 28 to lead Mystics past Sparks
Brittney Sykes scored 28 points as the Washington Mystics defeated the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 80-74 to end a five-game losing streak.,Sykes, who missed 12 games with a sprained left foot and didn't return until after the Olympics break, hit 12 of 20 shots from the floor and added six rebounds a...
Diamond Sports Group reaches NBA, NHL broadcast deals
Diamond Sports Group will continue to carry local game broadcasts for 20 NBA and NHL teams in the 2024-25 season.,Diamond reached agreements with the NBA and NHL that were disclosed Friday in filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.,The subsidiary of Sinclair Broadc...
Report: Pelicans set to waive F Matt Ryan
The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to waive forward Matt Ryan, The Athletic reported Friday.,Ryan, 27, played in 28 games (one start) with the Pelicans last season and averaged 5.4 points with 1.4 rebounds while shooting 45.1 percent from 3-point range. He was claimed off waivers in October and s...
Sparks, Mystics look to end five-game skids
The Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks could hardly be much more similar heading into their matchup Friday evening in Washington, D.C.,Unfortunately, what the teams share isn't pretty. Each is 6-22 with 12 games left, each is hoping to end a five-game losing streak, and each coach is eager fo...
Wings make it tough, but Liberty win eighth straight game
After soundly beating Dallas by 20 points earlier in the week, the New York Liberty were pushed right to the end in a rematch with the visiting Wings.,In the end, New York was able to fend off Dallas 79-71 to earn its eighth straight victory on Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.,Leonie Fiebich, who ex...
Lynx look to get better of Aces once again this season
Does the WNBA have a new favorite on the rise in the West?, ,The Las Vegas Aces may be the two-time defending champions, but the Minnesota Lynx have gotten the better of them in each of their past two meetings. Now the Aces have been dealt double-digit losses in two of their past three games while t...