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Collier scores 25 and Carlton hits go-ahead 3 as Lynx edge Sun 78-76 to earn No. 2 seed

Sep. 17, 2024 21:42 PM EDT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 25 points before passing to Bridget Carleton for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 78-76 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs. Minnesota (30-9)...

Brionna Jones scores 20, Marina Mabrey adds 19 as Sun beat Mercury 88-69

Sep. 14, 2024 00:38 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brionna Jones scored 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, Marina Mabrey added 19 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-69 on Friday night. Tyasha Harris hit a 3-pointer that made it 11-8 at the 6:16 mark of the first quarter...

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark breaks the WNBA’s single-season record for assists

Sep. 13, 2024 23:41 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It was another record-breaking night for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. The rookie guard set the WNBA’s single-season record for assists Friday night. She had 18 points — all in the second half — nine assists and eight rebounds in a 78-74 loss to the...

Gray scores 21 to lead Aces to 78-74 win over Fever as Clark sets WNBA assists record

Sep. 13, 2024 23:39 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chelsea Gray scored 21 points, A'ja Wilson added 15 points and 17 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces held on to beat the Indiana Fever 78-74 on Friday night to spoil another record-breaking day for Caitlin Clark. Clark, who scored all of her 18 points in the...

Marina Mabrey scores 26 and makes 6 3-pointers to help the Sun beat the Sparks 86-66

Sep. 11, 2024 00:50 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points and matched a career-high with six 3-pointers, Brionna Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-66 on Tuesday night. Connecticut (26-10) moved within one game of...

Alyssa Thomas has 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Sun beat Sparks 79-67

Sep. 08, 2024 23:51 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brionna Jones scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, DiJonai Carrington added 19 points and Alyssa Thomas recorded her third triple-double of the season Sunday night to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 79-67. Thomas finished with 12...

Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson rally Aces to 4th straight victory, 72-67 over Sun

Sep. 06, 2024 22:17 PM EDT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kelsey Plum had 27 points, A'ja Wilson scored 20 and the Las Vegas Aces rallied to beat the Connecticut Sun 72-67 on Friday night. Plum sank 8 of 15 shots with three 3-pointers to help Las Vegas (22-12) extend its win streak to four. Wilson made 8 of 15...

Caitlin Clark makes her 100th 3, finishes with triple-double as Fever beat Sparks 93-86

Sep. 04, 2024 21:40 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 100 3-pointers in a season and finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second career triple-double as the playoff-bound Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 93-86 on Wednesday night. ...

Marina Mabrey scores 21 as Sun connect on 14 3-pointers in 96-85 win over Mystics

Aug. 31, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

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...

Inside the numbers: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the WNBA rookie of the year race

Aug. 31, 2024 10:20 AM EDT

WNBA award voters, regardless of who they pick, will be able to say the following when it comes time to choose between Indiana's Caitlin Clark and Chicago's Angel Reese in this season's rookie of the year balloting: “She did things the league has never seen before.” ...