News Category: WNBA

Dream, Sky both looking for more complete efforts

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The Chicago Sky overcame a poor first half to avoid a loss to the winless Washington Mystics on the road Thursday night. On the same night, the Atlanta Dream never got untracked in a home loss to the New York Liberty. Both the Sky (4-5) and the Dream (4-4) will try to put together a more complete performance when they meet Saturday in Chicago. Chicago trailed Washington by nine points at halftime but outscored the

Top teams tangle as unbeaten Sun host Liberty

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The teams with the top two records in the WNBA meet Saturday afternoon at Uncasville, Conn. The unbeaten Connecticut Sun are looking to bolster their stellar start to the season, while the New York Liberty have won five consecutive games. The Liberty have a relatively quick turnaround after Thursday night’s 78-61 road victory against the Atlanta Dream. Breanna Stewart cranked out 25 points and 10 rebounds in that triumph. “We’re getting better. Are we there

Caitlin Clark, Fever return to court to face winless Mystics

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Rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have completed a much-needed four-day break, and it remains to be seen whether the Fever are refreshed when they visit the Washington Mystics on Friday night in a Commissioner’s Cup battle between the two worst teams in the WNBA. Indiana (2-9) certainly will be much more rested than Washington (0-10), which fell 79-71 at home to the Chicago Sky on Thursday night. The start is the worst in

Napheesa Collier leads Lynx into matchup with Mercury

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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 build on its 3-1 home mark. Overall, however, the Mercury have lost five of their last six games. The Lynx are coming off an 86-62 win

Sparks, Wings meet in search of more physical play

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When the Los Angeles Sparks host the Dallas Wings for Friday’s Commissioner’s Cup matchup, both will be trying to snap three-game losing streaks. Los Angeles (2-7) fell to 0-2 in Commissioner’s Cup play Wednesday with its third consecutive loss overall, an 86-62 setback at home against Minnesota. Following their 87-68 loss at Phoenix on Sunday, the Sparks’ Kia Nurse said that slow starts were plaguing the team, and Wednesday’s contest was more of the same.

Improved Storm to face significant test vs. Aces

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It will be an early showdown in the WNBA’s Western Conference on Friday night in Las Vegas. The Seattle Storm have been one of the league’s hottest teams and face the Las Vegas Aces, who have set the standard on what a top team looks like. The Aces (5-2) have won three of their last four games after Wednesday night’s 95-81 road victory against the Dallas Wings, with A’ja Wilson’s season-high 36 points leading the

Liberty take on Dream in search of 5th straight win

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On the heels of a dominant performance from Breanna Stewart, the New York Liberty will go for their fifth straight win on Thursday night when they face the host Atlanta Dream. Stewart went for 33 points and 14 rebounds as New York (8-2) downed the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday night. With the victory, the Liberty improved to 2-0 in Commissioner’s Cup games. New York managed to pull away in the fourth quarter, outscoring Chicago

Winless Mystics hope to snap skid against slumping Sky

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The Washington Mystics have lost a franchise-record nine straight games to start the 2024 WNBA season. On Thursday, they will aim to finally crack the win column when the Chicago Sky visit for an evening clash. In their latest game — a road defeat against the Connecticut Sun in Commissioner’s Cup play on Tuesday — the Mystics (0-9) scored a season-low 59 points. The only bright spot for Washington was seeing rookie Aaliyah Edwards tally

Lynx to test strong finishing kick in visit to Sparks

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With double-digit wins in four of their last five games, the Minnesota Lynx come into Wednesday’s Commissioner’s Cup contest against the host Los Angeles Sparks, who are trying to get on track early into the WNBA campaign. On Sunday, Minnesota dominated the Dallas Wings in the second half for an 87-76 home win. The Lynx (6-2) outscored the Wings 48-38 after halftime, marking the third time in its last four wins that Minnesota overwhelmed its

Foul-prone Aces out to bounce back vs. Wings

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Coming off a very atypical game, the Las Vegas Aces aim to get back in the win column Wednesday night with a visit to the Dallas Wings at Arlington, Texas. Las Vegas (4-2) hasn’t played since a 78-74 road loss Friday to the Atlanta Dream that was marked by two rare occurrences — a relative lack of scoring and a whole lot of fouling. The Aces, who average a league-high 87 points per game, were