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WNBA-leading Lynx beat the Fire 101-93 for 5th straight win

Kayla McBride scored 24 points to move into the top 20 on the WNBA career scoring list and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Portland Fire 101-93 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.

Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello suspended 1 game after inappropriate comment

Former WNBA player Prahalis-Holmes holds girls basketball clinic in Hauppauge

Leila Lacan scores career-high 26 points, Sun beat Mercury 96-83

Caitlin Clark bounces into record books with 45 points and 10 assists

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Caitlin Clark has 45 points, 10 assists for the WNBA's first 40-10 game as Fever beat Storm

Sydney Taylor, Sky beat Sparks as Nneka Ogwumike becomes LA's career scoring leader

Naz Hillmon has perfect shooting night in the Dream's victory over the Tempo

Fire hold the Mystics to 29% shooting in a 75-56 rout

Liberty's game at Dallas postponed after mechanical issues with team's charter flight

Gotham FC sets attendance record and gets the win at Citi Field

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Lynx beat the Sparks 96-87 behind Kayla McBride's 5th straight 20-point game

Azura Stevens scores 18 of her 20 points in the 1st half and the Sky beat the Storm 95-90

Mystics power past short-handed Tempo 79-62 behind double-doubles by Iriafen and Austin

Aaliyah Edwards and Brittney Griner each score 20-plus to lead the Sun past the Fire 90-87

Suni Lee announces return to gymnastics about two years before the Los Angeles Olympics

Kayla McBride, Olivia Miles star in the Lynx's 104-100 win over the Mercury

Dream beat the Sparks 101-92 behind Angel Reese's WNBA-leading 16th double-double

Massapequa International softball eyes return to Little League World Series

A midseason mystery for the New York Liberty, despite a 2nd Commissioner's Cup title

A tossed shoe leads to late ejection and derails Liberty rally in a 93-91 loss to Toronto

Mabrey scores 30, Tempo blow 20-point lead but beat Liberty 93-91 in Montreal

Shakira Austin scores 10 of her 27 points in the 4th quarter as the Mystics beat the Storm 84-79

Los Angeles Sparks part ways with GM Raegan Pebley, assistants to share interim role

McBride scores 25, Miles 23 to lead Lynx to 90-85 win over Liberty

Nneka Ogwumike has a double-double to lead the Sparks past the Sky, 102-87

Valkyries beat the Sun 79-64 for a franchise-record 7th straight win

Kelsey Mitchell scores 29 points, Fever hold on to beat Mercury 92-89

Angel Reese secures 64th career double-double and the Dream beat the Storm 89-78 to end 5-game skid

Sparks spoil Caitlin Clark's return, beating the Fever 106-92

Cheryl Reeve breaks WNBA record for coaching wins as Lynx beat Sun 86-80

Sun guard Saniya Rivers sprains her left ankle vs. the Lynx and leaves the court in a wheelchair

Jessica Shepard secures 3rd triple-double of the season and the Wings beat the Liberty 88-77

Gotham FC relocating to new Queens soccer stadium

AP honors Breanna Stewart as one of the top women's college players during the Top 25 poll era

Djokovic outlasts Auger-Aliassime after more than 5 hours to reach Wimbledon semifinals at age 39

Molloy adds women's flag football

Atlanta Dream trio of Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray among All-Star reserves

Clark hopeful of returning for Fever against Sparks but may avoid back-to-back against Storm

Aces waive guard Chennedy Carter, sign rookie Justin Pissott

Osaka laments sore feet and 'getting old' after Wimbledon loss

Brittney Griner scores 29 and Kennedy Burke hits 2 late 3-pointers in the Sun's 90-89 win over Lynx

Flau'jae Johnson scores 23 and the Storm beat the Sparks 82-64

Kaitlyn Chen scores 14 and Valkyries shut down the Mystics 62-49 for 5th straight victory

Carla Leite scores 20, Portland Fire beat Seattle Storm 77-72

Valkyries complete season sweep of Dream with 88-83 victory

Lynx's Reeve still a victory away from claiming WNBA regular-season record after loss to New York

New York Liberty beat Minnesota Lynx 99-86, denying Cheryl Reeve a WNBA wins record

Copper scores 23 of her 30 points in the 1st half as the Mercury race past the Storm, 90-67

Paige Bueckers scores 11 of her 25 points in the 4th quarter, and the Wings beat the Sun 86-83

Shakira Austin scores 21, Kiki Iriafen gets a double-double and the Mystics beat the Dream 81-76

One week only: New York Rise softball back on Long Island

Serena Williams wins praise from fellow pros at Wimbledon after 1st singles match in nearly 4 years

Lynx announce Napheesa Collier's return to practice in another step forward to her season debut

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