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Jewell Loyd scores 16, Skylar Diggins-Smith adds 13, 8 assists as Storm beats Sun 72-61
SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd had 16 points, five assists and five rebounds, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 13 points and eight assists and the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 72-61 on Sunday. Nneka Ogwumike also scored 13 for the Storm, Ezi Magbegor finished with 11 points and...
Sun beat the Sparks for the 10th straight time, rookie Cameron Brink injures knee in 1st quarter
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 16 points, Alyssa Thomas had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Los Angeles Sparks 79-70 on Tuesday night for their 10th straight victory in the series. The game was marred by an...
Banham leads 5 in double figures with 16 points, Sun beat Wings 85-67
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rachel Banham scored 16 points to lead five Connecticut players in double figures and the Sun cruised to an 85-67 victory over the Dallas Wings on Saturday. Dijonai Carrington scored 14 points, Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and...
Alyssa Thomas scores 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Sun beat the Sky 83-75
CHICAGO (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 10 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, Brionna Jones scored 14 of her 18 in the first half and the Connecticut Sun beat the Chicago Sky 83-75 on Wednesday night. Connecticut opened the fourth quarter on a 10-3 run, started by Tiffany...
US opts for experience and versatility on Olympic women's basketball roster, passes on Caitlin Clark
USA Basketball said experience was a major reason Caitlin Clark was not on the U.S. women's Olympic roster that was officially revealed Tuesday. The selection committee didn't believe the talented Clark had enough of high-level reps to be a member of the group headed to the Paris...
Engaged Sun teammates Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner find work-life balance in the WNBA
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas have found a comfortable work-life balance in the WNBA. They are the unquestioned leaders of the Connecticut Sun on the court and partners off of it. Behind their combined scoring average of 32 points,...
Bonner has 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Sun shut down the Dream 69-50
ATLANTA (AP) — DeWanna Bonner had 18 points and 10 rebounds, DiJonai Carrington added 15 points and the Connecticut Sun remained undefeated with a 69-50 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday. In addition to Bonner's traditional double-double, Alyssa Thomas had 14 rebounds, 11...
Jones scores a season-high 22, Sun move to franchise-best 7-0 start with 74-72 win over Wings
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones scored a season-high 22 points, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun held off the Dallas Wings 74-72 on Friday night for their seventh straight win to start the season. Connecticut (7-0) is the...
Sun's DeWanna Bonner scores 19, Alyssa Thomas ejected for foul on Angel Reese in 86-82 win over Sky
CHICAGO (AP) — Connecticut's DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points and teammate Alyssa Thomas was ejected after hitting Chicago's Angel Reese in the neck in the Sun's 86-82 win on Saturday night. DiJonai Carrington and Brionna Jones each scored 16 points and Ty Harris added 15 for the...
Bonner hits late free throws, scores 20 points to help Sun beat Lynx 83-82 in OT
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and the Connecticut Sun ran their season-opening winning streak to four games, overcoming an early 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 83-82 on Thursday night. Bonner finished...
