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Sky's Sydney Taylor aims to stay hot vs. Mercury
Minnesota's Olivia Miles is more or less a shoo-in for Rookie of the Year in the WNBA, but there's a breakout star in Chicago that continues to put herself in the spotlight for all the right reasons.,Sydney Taylor capped a 29-point game with the last-second 3-pointer that lifted the Sky over the Las...
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...
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-...
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...
Mercury storm back from 13-point deficit to edge Valkyries
Alyssa Thomas scored 15 of her season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Kahleah Copper scored 27 points before fouling out, and the host Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Golden State Valkyries 91-89 on Wednesday.,DeWanna Bonner had 17 points and 10 rebounds, he...
Valkyries flying high while Mercury try to leave hard times behind
The Golden State Valkyries and the host Phoenix Mercury, both coming off unexpected first halves, will meet Wednesday in their first game after the WNBA All-Star break.,The Valkyries (19-8) look to continue a rollicking start that included a nine-game winning streak, the best defensive numbers in th...
Kahleah Copper nets 21 as Mercury hold off slumping Sparks
Kahleah Copper scored nine of her game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter and the visiting Phoenix Mercury held on for an 86-82 victory over the skidding Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday afternoon.,Alyssa Thomas finished off a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists, Monique Akoa M...
Skidding Mercury seek better defense in immediate rematch vs. Sun
The stumbling Phoenix Mercury bring a league-worst five-game losing streak into the second of back-to-back home games against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.,The Mercury (8-18) allowed their opponent to hit at least 50% of their field-goal attempts for the fourth straight game in a 96-83 loss to the ...
Rising Sun earn wire-to-wire win over falling Mercury
The upstart Connecticut Sun, led by Leila Lacan's career-high 26 points as one of five players scoring in double figures, never trailed in their 96-83 victory Friday night at the Phoenix Mercury.,Connecticut (7-18) has won five of its last eight games. Phoenix (8-18) is mired in a five game-losing s...
Brittney Griner, Sun finding their footing while Mercury has gone cold
Brittney Griner will return to Phoenix for only the second time following her 11-year career with the Mercury when the Connecticut Sun visit for consecutive games, beginning with a contest on Friday night.,Connecticut (6-18) will then play Phoenix (8-17) on Sunday in a two-game set between two strug...
Kayla McBride, Olivia Miles power Lynx to comeback win vs. Mercury
Kayla McBride scored 37 points on 11-for-17 shooting, and the Minnesota Lynx rallied for a 104-100 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Olivia Miles added 33 points and a team-high eight assists for Minnesota (18-6), which won its third game in a row. Natasha Howard finished ...
Lynx getting healthier as skidding Mercury come to town
Olivia Miles came back from injury as strong as ever. Now Napheesa Collier's return is right around the corner.,Collier won't play Monday, but the Minnesota Lynx have plenty to be excited about ahead of their game against the Phoenix Mercury in Minneapolis.,The Lynx (17-6), tied with the Las Vegas A...
A'ja Wilson powers Aces to franchise-record 48-point win over Mercury
A'ja Wilson recorded 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces notched the largest margin of victory in franchise history by steamrolling the visiting Phoenix Mercury 106-58 on Saturday.,Backup Justine Pissott scored 19 points in the final quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5 of 6 from 3-p...
A'ja Wilson back in form for Aces as Mercury come to town
A'ja Wilson wasn't the least bit hindered in her return from a three-game injury absence Thursday night.,Wilson takes aim at another strong outing on Saturday when the Las Vegas Aces host the Phoenix Mercury.,The four-time league MVP missed three games with an injured right ankle and wasted no time ...
Kelsey Mitchell lifts Fever over Mercury in wild finish
There were five lead changes in the final 45 seconds of regulation, with the decisive basket coming on Kelsey Mitchell's driving finger roll with 10.1 seconds remaining to lift the visiting Indiana Fever to a 92-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday.,Indiana (13-9) trailed by as many as 10 poi...
Caitlin Clark out as Fever face Mercury in unfriendly rivalry
The Phoenix Mercury host the Indiana Fever on Thursday in the third matchup in 17 days between the teams, and the first since a testy affair on June 24. ,A 111-109 win for Phoenix (8-14) in that previous meeting came at a price, with Alyssa Thomas issued a one-game suspension in the aftermath of an ...
Sydney Taylor puts up 16 points as Sky cool off Mercury
The visiting Chicago Sky overcame their struggles and ended the Phoenix Mercury's three-game winning streak in a 77-66 victory behind rookie Sydney Taylor's 16 points on Tuesday.,The Sky (7-14) entered the game as losers in eight of their previous 10 games.,Phoenix (8-14) was riding its longest winn...
Kahleah Copper pours in 30 points as Mercury blitz Storm
Kahleah Copper finished with 30 points and Lexi Held had 17 points while making a career-high five 3-pointers in the Phoenix Mercury's 90-67 win over the visiting Seattle Storm on Thursday.,Phoenix (8-13) has achieved its first three-game winning streak of the season.,Seattle (5-16) had its two-game...
Storm travel to Mercury carrying rare 2-game win streak
Less than two weeks ago, the Seattle Storm visited Phoenix in the throes of the WNBA's longest losing streak of the year.,The Storm fell 93-73 on June 20 against the Mercury, marking their 10th straight defeat in what became an 11-game losing streak.,But look at Seattle now. The Storm visit Phoenix ...
Mercury's Alyssa Thomas accuses commissioner of silence amid threats
Mercury guard Alyssa Thomas called on the WNBA and commissioner Cathy Engelbert to break their silence and address threats she's facing since her physical altercation with Fever guard Caitlin Clark.,Thomas was suspended one game after the WNBA found she was guilty of "recklessly making contact with ...