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Kelsey Plum returns to LA as Mercury face SparksA little more than a week removed from her trade to the Phoenix Mercury, Kelsey Plum will compete against her former teammates with a visit to the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.,The Mercury (12-22) acquired Plum on Aug. 2 in exchange for second-year guard Monique Akoa Makani as well as draft picks i...

Fever add C Mercedes Russell to rosterThe Indiana Fever signed Mercedes Russell on Monday, one week after fellow center Damiris Dantas underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee.,Russell, 31, averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds during 20 games off the bench last season with the Los Angeles Sparks.,A two-...

Valkyries go up big, hold off Sparks' late rallyCecilia Zandalasini scored 15 points and Tiffany Hayes added 14 as the Golden State Valkyries continued their surge with a 84-78 road victory over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.,Gabby Williams and Kayla Thornton each scored 11 points as the Valkyries (23-9) extended their winning streak to f...

Liberty have easy time with short-handed Aces, roll 111-71

Marine Johannes poured in 27 points off the bench as the host New York Liberty crushed the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 111-71 on Sunday afternoon.,Jonquel Jones scored 15 points, Breanna Stewart and Han Xu notched 14 points apiece and Rebecca Allen added 13 points for the Liberty (20-13), who extend...

Kayla McBride buries WNBA record 10 treys as Lynx race past Wings

Kayla McBride made 10 3-pointers to set a WNBA record, and the Minnesota Lynx held on for a 103-90 win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,McBride finished with 43 points for Minnesota (27-7), which won for the 12th time in the past 13 games. She made 16 of 21 shots from the fi...

Shakira Austin, Mystics rout Mercury for 7th straight win

Shakira Austin dominated once again as her double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds extended the Washington Mystics' league-best win streak to seven games in a 95-75 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury Sunday afternoon.,Austin has scored in double figures in 13 consecutive games and notched ...

Liberty have easy time with short-handed Aces 111-71

Marine Johannes poured in 27 points off the bench as the host New York Liberty crushed the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 111-71 on Sunday afternoon.,Jonquel Jones scored 15 points, Breanna Stewart and Han Xu notched 14 points apiece and Rebecca Allen added 13 points for the Liberty (20-13), who extend...

Dream aim to complete 4-game sweep of Tempo

The Atlanta Dream will look for a season sweep of the Toronto Tempo when the two sides meet on Monday in an Eastern Conference tilt in College Park, Ga.,Atlanta (19-12), which has dropped two of three following a five-game winning streak, sits a half-game back of the East-leading Indiana Fever and i...