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Raptors sign free agent G Jared Rhoden
The Toronto Raptors signed free agent guard Jared Rhoden on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.,Rhoden, who turns 25 on Aug. 27, averaged 4.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 17 games off the Detroit Pistons' bench in 2023-24.,He compiled career averages of 4.1 points, 2.3 boards and 14.3 minu...
Aces coach Becky Hammon denies any wrongdoing in wake of suit
Aces coach Becky Hammon is adamant that she never mistreated former Las Vegas forward Dearica Hamby because of her pregnancy back in July 2022. ,Hamby filed a lawsuit in federal court against both the Aces and the WNBA last Monday, claiming that she was the target of "repeated acts of intimidation, ...
Sky's Angel Reese sets rookie mark, but Mercury prevail
Sophie Cunningham achieved her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, helping lead the host Phoenix Mercury to their second win over the Chicago Sky in the last four days, prevailing 86-68 Sunday night.,Phoenix (15-13) beat the Sky 85-65 at Chicago on Thursday in the first game f...
Caitlin Clark sets rookie record as Fever top Storm
Kelsey Mitchell poured in 27 points and Caitlin Clark broke a nearly 30-year-old rookie assist record as the host Indiana Fever topped the Seattle Storm 92-75 on Sunday afternoon.,Clark finished with 23 points, and her nine assists gave her 231 for the season, the most by a rookie since Ticha Penich...
A'ja Wilson does it all as Aces crush Sparks
A'ja Wilson recorded game highs of 34 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots to power the Las Vegas Aces past the visiting Los Angeles Sparks, 87-71, on Sunday.,Behind Wilson's dominant effort, Las Vegas (17-9) bounced back after losing its first game since the Olympic break. In the ...
Fever salvage one win in season series vs. Storm
Kelsey Mitchell poured in 27 points and Caitlin Clark broke a nearly 30-year-old rookie assist record as the host Indiana Fever topped the Seattle Storm 92-75 on Sunday afternoon.,Clark finished with 23 points, and her nine assists gave her 231 for the season, the most by a rookie since Ticha Penich...
Dream top Sun, earn rare back-to-back wins
Tina Charles had 22 points and 15 rebounds and the host Atlanta Dream held off the Connecticut Sun 82-70 Sunday afternoon in College Park, Ga.,Jordin Canada added 19 points, six assists and six steals, Rhyne Howard scored 13 points and Allisha Gray had 11 as the Dream (9-17) won their second straigh...
Report: 76ers sign French Olympian Guerschon Yabusele
Forward Guerschon Yabusele agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported on Sunday. ,Yabusele, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, helped host France capture the silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month. He scored 20 points in the gold-medal match aga...
Aces look to ignite offense vs. Sparks
The Las Vegas Aces will look to recover from one of their most worst offensive performances of the season when they host the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday evening.,After scoring 28 points in the first quarter on Saturday, Las Vegas scored eight, 15 and 16 points over the next three en route to a 79-6...
Mercury, Sky continue to find footing after Olympic break
The Phoenix Mercury will host the Sky on Sunday, three days after winning in Chicago in the first game since the WNBA took a break for the Paris Olympics.,Both teams have played since Phoenix's 85-65 win over the Sky on Thursday night. The Mercury were led in that game by Olympian Kahleah Copper, wh...
Liberty top Aces to clinch playoff berth
Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the visiting New York Liberty used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Las Vegas Aces 79-67 on Saturday and become the first WNBA team this season to clinch a playoff spot.,Jones finished with 10 points, 17 rebounds and seven ass...
Sky use fourth-quarter surge to rally past Sparks
Lindsay Allen had 16 points, while rookie Kamilla Cardoso added 15 with 14 rebounds, as the visiting Chicago Sky used a fourth-quarter rally to win 90-86 over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday.,Fellow rookie Angel Reese added 14 points with 11 boards and Rachel Banham also scored 14 for the Sky (11...
Liberty top Aces tp clinch playoff berth
Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the visiting New York Liberty used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Las Vegas Aces 79-67 on Saturday and become the first WNBA team this season to clinch a playoff spot.,Jones finished with 10 points, 17 rebounds and seven ass...
Napheesa Collier stars as Lynx take second in a row from Mystics
Napheesa Collier poured in 30 points on 13-of-16 shooting as the Minnesota Lynx used a nearly perfect third quarter to pull away from the host Washington Mystics for a 99-83 win Saturday afternoon., ,During the third, the Lynx (19-8) didn't miss a shot from the field until the two-minute mark, and t...
Marina Mabrey, Sun aim to topple Dream
The Connecticut Sun's acquisition of Marina Mabrey during the Olympic break already has paid dividends. ,Mabrey, who was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Sky, debuted with 17 points in a 109-91 victory at Dallas on Friday. ,Mabrey and the Sun will visit the Atlanta Dream on Sunday afternoon in C...
Caitlin Clark, Fever look to earn elusive win vs. Storm
The Indiana Fever won only 13 games a season ago. With a victory on Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Storm in Indianapolis, they can match that total.,Momentum is on their side after posting a 98-89 victory over the Phoenix Mercury at home Friday in their first game back from WNBA's break for th...
DeWanna Bonner scores 29 as Sun down Wings
DeWanna Bonner poured in 29 points and Marina Mabrey added 17 in her first game with Connecticut after a trade as the Sun rolled to a 109-91 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in Arlington, Texas, in the teams' return to league play after the month-long break for the All-Star Game and the Paris Oly...
Tina Charles' late layup lifts Dream past Storm
Tina Charles hit a game-winning layup with 1.8 seconds left, helping lead the Atlanta Dream to an 83-81 win over the visiting Seattle Storm in College Park, Ga., on Friday.,The game-winner was two of Charles' 16 points. Rhyne Howard scored a game-high 30 points for the Dream (8-17), who snapped an e...
Caitlin Clark scores 29 in first game post-Olympics, Fever beat Mercury
Caitlin Clark piled up 29 points and 10 assists Friday night in Indianapolis as the Indiana Fever built a comfortable lead early and held off the Phoenix Mercury for a 98-89 victory.,It marked the first outing for the Fever (12-15) since the Olympic break as the young team resumed play in the WNBA s...
Lynx out for improved shooting in rematch with Mystics
After the Minnesota Lynx resumed the post-Olympics schedule with a home victory over the Washington Mystics, the teams will matchup again Saturday, this time in the nation's capital.,The Lynx (18-8) are in third place in the overall WNBA standings, a game behind the Connecticut Sun heading into Frid...