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Mercury coach expresses ‘disappointment’ in Alyssa Thomas suspension
Following the suspension of star player Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts expressed his "disappointment" in how the process had been handled Saturday.,The WNBA on Friday handed Thomas a one-game suspension for her actions during a Mercury game against the Indiana Fever. ,In that con...

Chris DeMarco, Sabrina Ionescu bring Bay Area ties into Liberty-Valkyries clash
First-year WNBA coach Chris DeMarco gets a Bay Area reunion when the former Golden State Warriors assistant leads the New York Liberty against the Golden State Valkyries in San Francisco on Sunday night.,The Liberty (12-7) will make their only visit to Northern California at the end of a four-game t...

Kahleah Copper helps Mercury top Tempo, who were missing Marina Mabrey
Kahleah Copper had 27 points and Valeriane Ayayi had a career high 20 as the short-handed Phoenix Mercury ruined Toronto's first home game at Scotiabank Center with a 89-80 win Saturday afternoon.,Phoenix (7-13) has now won three of its last four games. The Mercury finished Saturday's game with just...

Fire, Mystics both seek response after lopsided losses
The fast start by the expansion Portland Fire has evaporated, and the club has dropped seven of its last nine games.,Portland (8-11) will attempt to recover from back-to-back whippings in the Windy City when it visits the Washington Mystics on Sunday afternoon.,The Fire started a four-game road trip...

Kahleah Copper helps Mercury top Tempo, who were missing Mabrina Mabrey
Kahleah Copper had 27 points and Valeriane Ayayi had a career high 20 as the short-handed Phoenix Mercury ruined Toronto's first home game at Scotiabank Center with a 89-80 win Saturday afternoon.,Phoenix (7-13) has now won three of its last four games. The Mercury finished Saturday's game with just...

Tempo scratch G Marina Mabrey with neck spasms
After tying a WNBA record for points in a single game, Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey was a late scratch for Sunday's home game against the Phoenix Mercury with neck spasms.,Mabrey reportedly warmed up for the game but was ruled out just before tipoff.,Mabrey scored 53 points against the Los Ange...

Visiting Lynx looking to continue mastery over Wings
The league-leading Minnesota Lynx will chase their third win of the season against the Dallas Wings when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Lynx defeated the Wings 90-86 on the road May 14 before rolling to a 100-76 victory at Minneapolis on June 9. Minnesota has captured six s...

Sky ride rare winning streak into test against Aces
Back-to-back victories over another sub-.500 club have built some momentum for the Chicago Sky.,Winning three in a row for the first time this season won't be easy Sunday when the Sky host the Las Vegas Aces, who have won five straight games against Chicago.,Chicago (6-12) was mired in a six-game sk...

Dream on rebound after first losing streak, visit struggling Storm
Amid a disappointing start to their four-game road trip, the Atlanta Dream will look to find their way out of a rare rough patch on Saturday night against the lowly Seattle Storm.,Atlanta (12-6) has lost back-to-back games for the first time this year -- dropping a pair of road contests against the ...

Gabby Williams' 16 points help Valkyries take down Dream again
Gabby Williams scored 16 points on Friday to help lead the Golden State Valkyries to a 78-75 victory over the visiting Atlanta Dream in San Francisco, Calif.,Kiah Stokes had 13 points and seven blocks, while Kaitlyn Chen scored 13 for Golden State (12-7), which won back-to-back games over Atlanta fo...

Kamilla Cardoso, Sky set league records, blow out Fire
Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record on Friday night for the most field goals made without a miss and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Chicago Sky past the visiting Portland Fire 124-94.,Cardoso, who hit all 13 of her shots form the field, set the mark on an open layup off a feed from Sydney ...

Sun earn first winning streak of season by holding off Mystics
Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Connecticut Sun won their second in a row with a 68-57 victory over the Washington Mystics Friday night in Uncasville, Conn.,Leila Lacan scored 12, Kennedy Burke finished with 11 points off the bench and Brittney Griner and Charli...
