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Boston's career day, Clark's double-double help Fever beat Dream 104-100 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark added 26 points and 12 assists to help the Indiana Fever beat Atlanta 104-100 in overtime Sunday and spoil the Dream’s Rhyne Howard's third consecutive game with more than 30 points. ...
Loyd scores 20, Horston 16 as Storm hit 12 3s, beats Mercury 90-66
SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 20 points, Jordan Horston added 16 on 7-of-8 shooting and Skylar Diggins-Smith had a double-double to help the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 90-66 Saturday night. Diggins-Smith finished with 12 points and 11 assists and Nneka Ogwumike...
Napheesa Collier scores 26 and Lynx overcome Caitlin Clark's 25-point night for 99-88 win over Fever
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored nine of her 26 points in the third quarter, Bridget Carleton made three 3-pointers in the final four minutes and the Minnesota Lynx overcame a 25-point night by Caitlin Clark to snap Indiana's five-game winning streak with a 99-88 win over the Fever on...
Rhyne Howard becomes the first Dream player since 2013 to score 30-plus in consecutive games
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored a season-high 33 points to become the first Atlanta player since 2013 to put up consecutive 30-point performances and the Dream beat the Dallas Wings 107-96 in overtime on Friday night. Howard, who was coming off a 31-point game against...
2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 7: wheelchair basketball and blind football top final weekend
PARIS (AP) — It’s almost time to say goodbye. After years of planning and months of hype, the Olympic and Paralympic journey of the city of Paris is almost over as the 2024 Paralympic Games enter their final weekend. But there is still plenty to see, with team...
NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn and South Carolina are headed to the White House to celebrate their latest NCAA basketball titles. The schools announced the visits, where they will be honored by President Joe Biden, on Thursday. UConn men's basketball, which won...
Diggins-Smith scores 18, Loyd adds 17, Storm grab key win over Sun 71-64
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 18 points, Jewell Loyd added 17 and the Seattle Storm bounced back from a tough loss at Connecticut last weekend to beat the Sun in a rematch 71-64 on Tuesday night. The Storm got hammered inside in a 93-86 loss at Connecticut on...
Marina Mabrey scores 21 as Sun connect on 14 3-pointers in 96-85 win over Mystics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marina Mabrey hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, DiJonai Carrington scored 11 of her 17 points in the first quarter and the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 96-85 on Saturday. DeWanna Bonner and Tyasha Harris each scored 16 points for Connecticut...
Breanna Stewart scores 21 points, Liberty pull away for 84-70 win over Mercury
PHOENIX (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 21 points, Courtney Vandersloot added 16 and the New York Liberty used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Phoenix Mercury 84-70 on Monday night. Sabrina Ionescu scored five points as the Liberty, starting with Stewart's...
Ogunbowale and Howard rally Dallas from 19 down to a 113-110 victory over the Sparks
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale had 33 points, Natasha Howard scored 30 and the Dallas Wings stormed back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Los Angeles Sparks 113-110 on Sunday. Odyssey Sims had 24 points through the first three quarters to help Los...
