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Report: Sparks trade 5-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to Mercury
The Los Angeles Sparks made a move ahead of Sunday afternoon's trade deadline, dealing five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for guard Monique Akoa Makani, a first-round draft pick in 2027 and a second-rounder in 2028, ESPN reported late Saturday night.,Plum, who turns 32 on Au...
Reports: Warriors bringing back key reserve Gary Payton II
Gary Payton II is returning to the Golden State Warriors on a one-year contract for the veteran minimum of $3.9 million, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Payton, 33, is a 6-foot-2 guard with the athleticism to play in the frontcourt. He's coming off one of his best seasons after dealing wi...
Report: Blazers sign F Jeremy Sochan to one-year contract
Portland Trail Blazers forward Jeremy Sochan agreed to a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN.,Sochan was the ninth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.,Across three-plus seasons with the Spurs, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 212 g...
Sabrina Ionescu (27 points), Liberty surge past Mercury
Sabrina Ionescu had 27 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and the New York Liberty overcame a 10-point second-half deficit for a 94-92 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Saturday afternoon.,Breanna Stewart had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Han Xu had season highs with 17 points and three 3-...
Marina Mabrey, Tempo seek upset in rematch vs. Valkryies
The defensive-minded Golden State Valkyries will attempt to work their magic once again on high-scoring Marina Mabrey when the Toronto Tempo visit San Francisco for the first of two meetings over a three-day stretch on Sunday night.,The clubs will duel again Tuesday.,The Valkyries (19-9) and Tempo (...
Wings look to solve end-game issues as they host slumping Sun
The Dallas Wings hope to solve their end-game issues and bounce back from a pair of close losses when they square off against the slumping Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (18-11) return home after an 81-75 loss in Washington D.C. to the Mystics on Friday in a game Dallas cam...
Lynx put 9-game winning streak on line vs. surging Fever
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve appreciates the WNBA's history.,On Sunday afternoon, Reeve and fans everywhere will be able to witness the league's present -- and its future.,Star players like Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Minnesota's Olivia Miles will square off when the Fever (19-10) play the Lynx...
Sydney Taylor's trey in final second lifts Sky past Aces
Rookie Sydney Taylor drained a 3-pointer Saturday with 0.9 seconds left and the Chicago Sky rallied to nip the visiting Las Vegas Aces 84-83.,A'ja Wilson drove for a layup with 3.2 seconds remaining that gave Las Vegas (20-9) a two-point lead. After a timeout, Taylor slipped around a screen and got ...
Losing streaks collide as Sparks visit Fire
Two squads looking to stop losing streaks meet on Sunday when the Portland Fire host the Los Angeles Sparks.,Portland (11-18) dropped its fourth straight game Friday with a 112-98 setback against Indiana, a sour note to kick off the Fire's five-game homestand.,Bridget Carleton scored 26 points on 7-...
Caitlin Clark's triple-double sends high-scoring Fever past Fire
Jump-started by Caitlin Clark's first triple-double of the season, the Indiana Fever extended their winning streak to five games with a 112-98 decision over the host Portland Fire on Friday.,Clark put up 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.,The Fever broke their own WNBA offensive records on Frida...
Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out charges from gambling probe
The lawyers of Terry Rozier, in an effort to have two of the four federal charges against the NBA veteran thrown out, filed a motion Friday that a text message proves that Rozier was not involved in a sports gambling scheme.,Attorney David Markus wrote that Deniro Laster, a co-defendant and a friend...
Shakira Austin's season-best effort leads Mystics past Wings
Shakira Austin scored 19 of her season-high 28 points in the first half, Kiki Iriafen added 22 points, and the host Washington Mystics held off a late Dallas surge for an 81-75 victory over the Wings on Friday.,Sonia Citron scored 16 points and made four free throws in the final 24 seconds for the M...
Angel Reese, Dream stay hot by fending off slumping Storm
Angel Reese had 21 points and 13 rebounds on Friday to help lead the Atlanta Dream to a 98-89 victory over the Seattle Storm in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 18 points and Allisha Gray scored 16 for the Dream (18-10), who won their fifth straight game. Brionna Jones had 14 points off the bench...
Liberty's Breanna Stewart climbs scoring list as Mercury soar up standings
New York's Breanna Stewart moved into the top 10 in WNBA career scoring Thursday, but her focus was elsewhere after the Liberty's 104-99 loss at Las Vegas.,"We were playing basketball against a good team, and they made more plays than us," Stewart said. "Sometimes that's the way it goes.",Stewart an...
Tempo address rebounding issues by acquiring Aneesah Morrow from Sun
The Toronto Tempo acquired power forward Aneesah Morrow from the Connecticut Sun on Friday for a 2028 second-round draft pick and the rights to veteran Russian forward Maria Kliundikova.,Morrow, who ranks eighth in the WNBA with 8.9 rebounds, addresses Toronto's issues on the glass. The expansion Te...
DiJonai Carrington, Sky look to avoid sweep by Aces
At 10-18, the Chicago Sky are long shots to make a WNBA playoff run. But the addition of DiJonai Carrington to the active roster promises to at least make them more competitive.,Carrington returned Thursday night after missing the first 27 games after surgery to repair a foot she injured in last yea...
Wizards F Jamir Watkins recovering from ACL surgery
Second-year forward Jamir Watkins could miss the 2026-27 season for the Washington Wizards after undergoing surgery to reconstruct his torn left ACL.,The Wizards said Watkins underwent surgery on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. It was performed by Dr. Riley J. Williams III,...
Nets sign C Moritz Wagner to multi-year contract
The Brooklyn Nets signed veteran center Moritz Wagner to a multi-year contract on Friday.,Terms were not released, but ESPN reported the deal was for two years and $19 million.,Wagner, 29, spent the past five-plus seasons with the Orlando Magic. The Nets are his fifth NBA team.,The 6-foot-11 Germany...
A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young help Aces get better of nemesis Liberty
The New York Liberty have given the Las Vegas Aces more trouble than any other opponent in recent years, but the Aces got the better of them Thursday in Las Vegas with a 104-99 win thanks to a combined 62 point from A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young.,Wilson led all scorers with 33 points on 11-of-22 shoo...
Kamilla Cardoso leads Sky's second-half surge past Sun
Kamilla Cardoso scored 26 points and Sydney Taylor added 14 as the host Chicago Sky defeated the Connecticut Sun 94-88 on Thursday to stop a two-game skid.,Connecticut (7-22) outrebounded Chicago (10-18) 34-28 and had all five starters score in double figures. But it wasn't enough to stop the Sky, w...