Powers scores 27, Lynx keep Mystics out of playoffs 83-77
WASHINGTON — Aerial Powers scored 27 points and the Minnesota Lynx made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to knock the Washington...
Hayes scores season-high 31 to lead Atlanta past Indiana
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 31 points, Courtney Williams had 15 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream beat...
New York Liberty legacy at 25: Players still in the game
NEW YORK — Teresa Weatherspoon and Vickie Johnson stood next to each other for the photo of the inaugural 1997 New York Liberty team....
Teams battling for WNBA playoff berths, byes heating up
NEW YORK — As the WNBA enters its final few weeks of the regular season, the race between teams battling for playoff berths and...
Skylar Diggins-Smith helps Mercury beat Liberty 80-64
NEW YORK — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 27 points and Diana Taurasi added 19 to help the short-handed Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty...
Loyola Chicago basketball pioneer Jerry Harkness dies at 81
Jerry Harkness, who led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national basketball championship and a was civil rights pioneer, has died. He was 81.
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NBA schedule for 75th anniversary season has nods to history
The full schedule for the NBA’s 75th anniversary season was released Friday, highlighted in part by what will be a yearlong tribute to some...
Storm rout Sun 79-57 to win inaugural Commissioner’s Cup
PHOENIX — Breanna Stewart scored 15 of her 17 points in the first quarter and the Seattle Storm routed the Connecticut Sun 79-57 on...
Saban’s new deal worth at least $84.8 million over 8 years
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $11.5 million in the final year under a new eight-year contract that's worth at least...
Olympic Stadium opens in Tokyo for start of track and field
TOKYO — Track and Field begins competition on Day 7 of the Tokyo Games and four medal events will be decided in the pool...