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Mercury leaning on short memory with Sun up next
The Phoenix Mercury have no time to dwell on their latest loss. ,After falling to the Indiana Fever, Phoenix will be back in action on Monday night when it completes a back-to-back with a meeting against the visiting Connecticut Sun. ,Despite getting 24 points and six rebounds from Brittney Griner a...
Fever explode for 27-2 run, then hold off Mercury
Kelsey Mitchell scored all 16 of her points in the second half and made multiple clutch shots for the Indiana Fever, who went on a 27-2 run in the third quarter before holding off the host Phoenix Mercury 88-82 on Sunday., ,Caitlin Clark finished with 15 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and six tur...
Mercury extend Sparks' road skid to seven in row
Kahleah Copper scored 24 points, Brittney Griner had 18 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, and the Phoenix Mercury extended the struggling Los Angeles Sparks' woes thanks to a dominant second half in Friday's 92-78 decision in Phoenix. ,Phoenix (9-8) went on a 13-4 run...
Sparks visit Mercury, desperate to avoid 0-7 road trip
The Los Angeles Sparks visit the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, hoping to leave behind the lengthy losing streak that sent them into their six-day layoff.,"There's got to be an urgency," Sparks coach Curt Miller said after Los Angeles' most recent outing, a 98-88 loss at New York on Saturday. "We need t...
Lynx top Mercury, push winning streak to 6 games
Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx held on for a 73-60 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Alanna Smith contributed 14 points for Minnesota (13-3), which won its sixth game in a row. Courtney Williams finished with 12 points an...
Streaking Lynx face mentally tough Mercury
The Minnesota Lynx will go for their sixth win in a row when they tip off against the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (12-3) is coming off a 68-55 win over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night. The Lynx have not lost since June 7, which was the last time they played the M...
Mercury rally in 4th to end Liberty's winning streak
Diana Taurasi had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Brittney Griner also scored 19 points as the Phoenix Mercury recorded a 99-93 victory over the visiting New York Liberty on Tuesday night.,Kahleah Copper and Rebecca Allen added 17 points apiece as Phoenix halted New York's eight-game w...
Liberty's 8-game win streak at stake in visit to Mercury
Jonquel Jones is soaring as the New York Liberty aim to extend their winning streak to nine games when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.,New York hasn't lost since dropping back-to-back games on May 23 and 25. The Liberty (12-2) are a half-game behind the league-leading Connecticut Su...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury rough up Storm
Kahleah Copper scored 30 points, Brittney Griner had 28 and the host Phoenix Mercury cooled off the Seattle Storm with an 87-78 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Diana Taurasi added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Griner grabbed nine boards and Copper had six in a game in which the Mercury (7...
Mercury to play host to versatile Storm team that is rolling
The Seattle Storm have shown off their variety of weapons while rolling to eight victories in their last nine games.,They'll try to continue their hot streak when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,The Storm's bench had a significant role in the team's most recent victory, a 92-84 r...
Jackie Young puts up 34 as Aces top Mercury, end skid
Jackie Young scored a career-high 34 points and A'ja Wilson contributed 32 points and 15 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces snap a three-game losing streak with a 103-99 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.,Young, who also had eight rebounds and four assists, scored the most points ...
Aces look to shake off adversity while visiting Mercury
The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces will try to snap their first three-game losing streak since 2019 when they face the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. ,Las Vegas (5-5) is coming off Tuesday's 100-86 loss to the Lynx, letting all five Minnesota starters score at least 14 points. A...
Olympic trio leads Mercury to 2OT win over Wings
It took two overtime periods, but a trio of reported Olympic teammates delivered a 97-90 road victory for the Phoenix Mercury over the Dallas Wings on Sunday.,Mercury standouts Kahleah Copper, Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi are all reportedly named to the U.S. Olympic team and each made significa...
Kahleah Copper's clutch 3-pointer lifts Mercury past Lynx
Kahleah Copper's 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds to play sent the host Phoenix Mercury to an 81-80 win over the Minnesota Lynx Friday night in a Commissioner's Cup game.,Copper, who used a screen from teammate Brittney Griner to get space for the winning shot, finished with 34 points in the victory for t...
Napheesa Collier leads Lynx into matchup with Mercury
The high-flying Minnesota Lynx are going for their fourth straight win when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night in a Western Conference matchup.,Minnesota (7-2) leads the West and is two games behind Connecticut for the top record in the league, while fourth-place Phoenix (4-6) hopes to b...
Ezi Magbegor caps big day by leading Storm past Mercury
Ezi Magbegor, who earlier in the day signed a contract extension through the 2025 season, had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 80-62 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.,Seattle earned its fifth straight win while Phoenix lost for the fifth time in six gam...
Losing skid behind them, Mercury try to snap Storm's winning streak
The Phoenix Mercury, who snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday, will go on the road Tuesday to face a Seattle Storm team that has won its last four games.,Phoenix's four-game skid was capped by three consecutive losses on the road.,The Mercury (4-5) had a triumphant return home Sunday with an 87-...
Diana Taurasi goes off as Mercury beat Sparks to end skid
Hot-shooting Diana Taurasi scored a season-high 31 points and Natasha Cloud racked up 21 points and 12 assists as the host Phoenix Mercury emphatically ended a four-game losing streak by routing the Los Angeles Sparks 87-68 on Sunday afternoon.,Taurasi scored 15 straight points for Phoenix (4-5) bri...
Seeking consistency, Mercury, Sparks meet
The Los Angeles Sparks or host Phoenix Mercury will get a much-needed victory when the Western Conference rivals meet on Sunday night. ,The Mercury (3-5) are trying to end a four-game losing streak, with three of those defeats coming by at least 15 points. The Sparks (2-5) have fallen in three of th...
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...