WNBA basketball
After saying it “hurt like hell” to just miss out on winning her third MVP, A’ja Wilson responded on Tuesday night with 30 points and 11 rebounds to lift the Las Vegas Aces to a 91-84 victory over the Dallas Wings and 2-0 series lead in the WNBA semifinals.
The Las Vegas Aces will play host to the Dallas Wings. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.
Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun play the New York Liberty. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.
A’ja Wilson scored 34 points, including 14 in the third quarter as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 97-83 in the opening game of the WNBA semifinal playoff series.
DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Connecticut Sun played stellar defense to beat the New York Liberty 78-63 in the first game of their WNBA semifinals series.
The Dallas Wings will take on the Las Vegas Aces. The teams meet for the fifth time this season. Las Vegas is 18-2 against the Western Conference, and Dallas is 11-9 against conference opponents.
The New York Liberty host the Connecticut Sun to open the WNBA playoffs semifinals. The Liberty went 4-0 against the Sun during the regular season.
A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces cruised through the opening round of the playoffs and now stand six wins away from becoming the WNBA’s first repeat champion in two decades.
Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson was honored as the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in a row.
Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings has been named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player after averaging career bests with 18.6 points, 81. rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.
Alyssa Thomas tied a career-high with 28 points, DeWanna Bonner had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-75 on Wednesday night to advance to their fifth straight WNBA playoff semifinals.
The Chicago Sky say Emre Vatansever will not return as coach and general manager after taking over on an interim basis following James Wade’s midseason departure.
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 27 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-85 in overtime on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time in eight years.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs after a 101-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.
Breanna Stewart scored 27 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-85 in overtime to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time in eight years.
The Minnesota Lynx and the Connecticut Sun face off in game three of the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The teams meet for the seventh time this season.
Las Vegas forward Alysha Clark was selected WNBA Sixth Player of the Year on Monday after averaging 6.7 points and 3.4 rebounds this season for the top-seeded Aces.
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall is the catalyst for a landmark jersey patch partnership with the NBA’s Dallas Wings.
The Dallas Wings will play host to the Atlanta Dream. The teams meet for the fifth time this season. Dallas is 11-9 at home, and Atlanta is 8-12 on the road.
Washington will travel to take on the New York Liberty. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a playoff career-high 38 points to help the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces finish off a first-round sweep of the Chicago Sky with a 92-70 victory on Sunday.
A’ja Wilson scored a playoff career-high 38 points to help the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces finish off a first-round sweep of the Chicago Sky with a 92-70.
Kayla McBride scored 28 points and Napheesa Collier added 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 82-75 to force a deciding Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
Stephanie White was honored as the WNBA’s Coach of the Year on Sunday after guiding the Connecticut Sun to a 27-win season and a No. 3 seed in the playoffs.
The Las Vegas Aces host the Chicago Sky in the first round of the WNBA playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the fifth time this season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, to help the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff matchup on Friday night.
Satou Sabally had 32 points, Arike Ogunbowale scored 24 and Teira McCowan added a double-double to help Dallas overcome a slow start and beat Atlanta 94-82 in a first-round playoff opener.
Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of playoff series, Sabrina Ionescu scores 29, drops 7 3-pointers
Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff matchup. Ionescu made seven 3-pointers.
The Washington Mystics can spend a couple of nights at home between games of their WNBA playoff series with the New York Liberty because of the expanded time between postseason games this season.
The WNBA once again had strong metrics as the league had its most-watched regular season in 21 years and its highest average attendance since 2018.
The Connecticut Sun will play host to the Minnesota Lynx. The teams meet for the sixth time this season. Connecticut is 13-7 at home, and Minnesota is 10-10 on the road.