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Mitchell's late basket lifts Lynx to first win of season, beat Mystics 80-78
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell put back her own miss with 3.0 seconds left to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 80-78 Saturday night and avoided tying the franchise record for consecutive losses to open a season. ...
Heat looking to get to the line more, while Nuggets vow to be better in Game 2
DENVER (AP) — For the Miami Heat, shooting at Denver's 5,280 feet of mile-high altitude during Game 1 of the NBA Finals wasn’t a problem. Not shooting from 15 feet — the distance from the basket to the foul line — was. The Heat made NBA history, and not the...
Brown scores 26, Sparks get 2nd win over Mercury
PHOENIX (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 26 points, Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-93 in overtime on Friday night. Brown drilled her third 3-pointer of the game with 1:03 left in overtime to extend Los...
Parker moves into 8th on WNBA scoring list, Aces beat Dream
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points, Candace Parker moved into eighth on the WNBA's career scoring list, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 92-87 on Friday night. Parker passed Katie Smith (6,452) on the points list and now trails Sue Bird (6,803) for...
Delle Donne's double-double leads Washington past Dallas 75-74
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat the Dallas Wings 75-74 on Friday night. Washington’s Shakira Austin blocked Kalani Brown's fast-break layup and Delle Donne sank a wide open 3-pointer at the other end for a...
Stewart banks in go-ahead shot, Liberty beat Sky in Vandersloot's return
CHICAGO (AP) — Breanna Stewart banked in a go-ahead shot with 7.1 seconds left and the New York Liberty rallied to defeat the Chicago Sky 77-76 on Friday night in Courtney Vandersloot's return to the Windy City. Chicago called a timeout to set up a final play. Courtney Williams was...
Mile-High NBA advantage: Denver altitude helps Nuggets go unbeaten at home in playoffs
DENVER (AP) — Joking around before the start of the NBA Finals, Charles Barkley and Grant Hill took hits from oxygen masks they brought onto the set for a pregame TV show. But the thin air in Denver is no joke. There's a reason it's known as the Mile High City. The...
Column: Remember ABA and WHA during one of the greatest times of the sports year
As we relish one of the greatest couple of weeks on the sporting calendar — the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final, going back and forth on alternating nights — a pair of long-forgotten leagues deserve a shoutout. Take a bow, ABA. You too, WHA. The...
For Heat, the familiar challenge of navigating a rocky road awaits
DENVER (AP) — Udonis Haslem has been through almost everything in his 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. On that list: Game 1 losses in the NBA Finals. He’s seen lots of those — six of them, actually, in seven tries during his Heat career. Being down 1-0 in the finals against the...
Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion. No, a week and a half off didn’t hurt them. And no, the NBA’s biggest stage isn’t too big, either. ...
