Basketball Page 420 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Lynx build big lead, pummel Mercury
Napheesa Collier posted racked up 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx cruised to a 95-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rookie Alissa Pili finished with a season-high 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting, including hitting all four of her 3-pointers, for Minnesot...
Sun hold off Wings to remain undefeated
Brionna Jones scored 22 points and Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 14 assists and a key block in the final seconds as the unbeaten Connecticut Sun outlasted the visiting Dallas Wings 74-72 on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (7-0) extended their best start to a season by using a late first-quarter...
Dream recover from 12-point deficit, knock off Aces
Allisha Gray hit 6 of her 7 attempts from 3-point range and scored a team-high 24 points, leading the Atlanta Dream to a 78-74 comeback win over the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Friday.,Rhyne Howard added 16 points for Atlanta (4-2), which won its second straight game. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and Tina Ch...
Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty keep Mystics winless
Sabrina Ionescu's 24 points and four 3-pointers led the way for the New York Liberty, who used a 32-point outburst in the first quarter to keep the visiting Washington Mystics winless with a 90-79 victory on Friday.,Breanna Stewart's fifth double-double of the season (18 points, 15 rebounds) also he...
Reports: Pelicans won't take Lakers' 1st-round pick until 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans aren't interested in taking the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick in this year's NBA draft, ESPN and NOLA.com reported, opting to defer that selection until 2025.,The Lakers own the 17th overall pick while the Pelicans have the No. 21 overall selection.,New Orleans gained...
Joe Mazzulla preaches 'love,' not scrutiny, toward Celtics stars
With a long wait for the NBA Finals begin, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made it known that there is one narrative he will not delve into any further in the days before Game 1 arrives Thursday.,The relationship between Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum has been analyzed for years....
Jason Kidd Made All The Right Moves For Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd pushed all the right buttons throughout the NBA Playoffs....
Aces sign veteran G Tiffany Hayes
The Las Vegas Aces announced the signing of 11-year WNBA veteran guard Tiffany Hayes on Friday.,Hayes, 34, played for the Connecticut Sun last season following a decade-long run with the Atlanta Dream.,The 2017 All-Star has career averages of 13.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 317 games (2...
Elite rookies in spotlight as Fever host Sky
Three of the top seven picks from the 2024 WNBA Draft will take the court when the Chicago Sky visit the Indiana Fever on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,Not only will it mark the first professional meeting between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese after two NCAA Tournament showdowns, but No. 3 pick...
The 2024 NBA Finals Schedule Is Really Dumb
Some people say that good things come to those who wait. But I don’t want to wait for the NBA Finals to begin....
Former 76ers F Drew Gordon dies in car accident at 33
Former NBA player Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, died in a car crash on Thursday in Portland, Ore. He was 33.,The Nuggets confirmed his passing with ESPN's Andscape. He is survived by his wife, Angela, and three children.,Drew Gordon appeared in nine games wit...
Juwan Howard joins Nets as assistant coach
Former Michigan coach Juwan Howard was one of five assistant coaches added to Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez's staff on Friday.,The team also added Steve Hetzel, Deividas Dulkys, Connor Griffin and Travis Bader to a staff that already included Jay Hernandez, Adam Caporn, Ryan Forehan-Kelly...
Wolves vow to 'be back next year' but offseason questions loom large
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards felt the intense spotlight of being in the Western Conference finals for the first time but vowed it wouldn't be his last following the Dallas Mavericks' Game 5 win on Thursday.,Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Mi...
Mavericks crush Wolves in Game 5, advance to Finals
Luka Doncic finished with 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away for a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis to advance to the NBA Finals., ,The Mavericks eliminated the Timberwolves in five games in the best-of-seven West...
Marina Mabrey shoots Sky over Sparks
Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Elizabeth Williams had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the host Chicago Sky defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 83-73 on Thursday to stop a two-game losing streak.,Mabrey tied her career high of six 3-pointers to boost the Sky (3-3), who overcame a 24-point, 13-rebound ef...
Storm bury Caitlin Clark, Fever with third-quarter surge
The Seattle Storm used a massive third-quarter scoring surge to coast past Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 103-88 on Thursday in Indianapolis.,Jewell Loyd, the WNBA's leading scorer last season, led the Storm with 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting as four starters and a reserve reached double figur...
Lynx, Mercury both seek bounce-back efforts
The Minnesota Lynx will try to bounce back from a lopsided loss when they take the court against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in Minneapolis.,The Lynx are coming off an 80-66 defeat against the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night. It marked a rare setback for a team that won four of its first f...
Leaning on several stars, Liberty prepare to face winless Mystics
While the WNBA season is still young, Friday's matchup between the Washington Mystics and the host New York Liberty will see the league's last remaining winless team take on one of its best outfits.,The Liberty (5-2), who started the season on a four-game win streak before dropping consecutive games...
A'ja Wilson leads Aces into matchup with Dream
The Las Vegas Aces, spearheaded by A'ja Wilson's dominance, look to keep things rolling Friday when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Dream.,The Aces (4-1) have won two in a row and four of five to begin the season, much due to Wilson's record-breaking start. Coming off consecutive league champi...
Sun seek to stay undefeated while hosting surging Wings
The Connecticut Sun look to continue their rousing beginning to the season and remain undefeated when they host the Dallas Wings on Friday in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (6-0) have been dominating and square off against Dallas after a 70-47 win at home over Phoenix on Tuesday. After a series of four v...