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Griner has 27, Mercury top Sky 86-78; Taurasi nears record (Jun 17, 2017)

PHOENIX (AP) Brittney Griner scored 27 points and Diana Taurasi inched closer to the WNBA scoring record Friday night as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 86-78.

Liberty look to knock off Wings again (Jun 15, 2017)

Tina Charles and the New York Liberty aim for their fifth win in six games as they wrap up a two-game road trip against the Dallas Wings on Friday night at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Dream look to end road with win vs. Fever (Jun 14, 2017)

The Atlanta Dream snapped a three-game losing streak with an overtime thriller on Tuesday and now look to end a lengthy road trip on a positive note, when they take on the Indiana Fever on Thursday.

Red-hot Sparks take on winless Stars (Jun 14, 2017)

The surging Los Angeles Sparks will try to stay hot when they play host to the winless San Antonio Stars on Thursday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Dantas scores career-high 22, Dream beats Storm 91-86 in OT (Jun 14, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) Damiris Dantas had a career-high 22 points, Bria Holmes scored nine of her 15 points in overtime and the Atlanta Dream beat the Seattle Storm 91-86 on Tuesday night.

Gray, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Wings 97-87 (Jun 14, 2017)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Chelsea Gray scored 24 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 97-87 on Tuesday night.

Dream, Storm try to stop skids (Jun 12, 2017)

The Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm will be looking to snap losing streaks when they meet Tuesday night at KeyArena.

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi open door to still playing for USA

NEW YORK (AP) The Rio Olympics seemed to be a fitting closure to the USA Basketball careers of Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.

Gray scores 24 to help Sparks beat Mercury 89-87 (Jun 11, 2017)

PHOENIX (AP) Chelsea Gray scored 24 points and tied her career high with eight assists to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-87 on Saturday night.

Five in double figures for Sun in 102-71 victory (Jun 10, 2017)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Jonquel Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun posted their first home victory of the season, beating the Atlanta Dream 102-71 on Saturday night.

Storm tries to bounce back against Liberty (Jun 10, 2017)

In sports, it’s usually best to have a short memory and not dwell on costly mistakes that result in a loss. But sometimes the revenge factor — remembering the sting from a loss — can be the difference between winning and losing.

Whalen becomes winningest WNBA player, Lynx beat Mystics (Jun 9, 2017)

WASHINGTON (AP) Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Lindsay Whalen became the winningest player in WNBA history, and the Minnesota Lynx eased by the short-handed Washington Mystics 98-73 on Friday night.

Wings hope to take advantage of Sparks (Jun 8, 2017)

Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Dallas Wings hope to take advantage of a Los Angeles Sparks team that has not played its best basketball away from home when the two teams meet at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

Ogwumike's 1st double-double of season leads Sparks past Sky (Jun 7, 2017)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Chicago Sky 79-70 on Tuesday night.

Fever host Mercury, aim to stay unbeaten at home (Jun 7, 2017)

The Indiana Fever will try to stay undefeated on their home court when they host the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Liberty host Dream in matinee (Jun 6, 2017)

Significant awards are nothing new for New York Liberty center Tina Charles.

Dupree, January help Fever hold off Wings 91-85 (Jun 3, 2017)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Candice Dupree scored 18 points, Briann January added 16 and they combined to make six free throws in the last 38.1 seconds to help the Indiana Fever hold off the Dallas Wings 91-85 on Saturday night.

Mystics try to shoot straight at home against Dream (Jun 3, 2017)

In their last game, the Washington Mystics showed they could win despite shooting poorly. All season the Atlanta Dream have shown they can win without star Angel McCoughtry.

Seattle looks to hand Lynx first loss (Jun 2, 2017)

The undefeated Minnesota Lynx face what might be their toughest test of the young season, when they travel to Seattle to take on Jewell Loyd and the Storm on Saturday.

Diana Taurasi hits 8 3-pointers, breaks WNBA career record (Jun 1, 2017)

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Diana Taurasi tied a career high with eight 3-pointers and broke a tie for the WNBA’s career record, leading the Phoenix Mercury to a 99-91 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.

Taurasi eyeing another record as Mercury travel to Chicago (May 31, 2017)

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Diana Taurasi is closing in on yet another WNBA record as her Phoenix Mercury take on the Chicago Sky on Thursday at Allstate Arena.

Hayes leads 4 in double figures, Dream pull away from Stars (May 31, 2017)

ATLANTA (AP) Tiffany Hayes scored 16 points and the Atlanta Dream came back from a three-point halftime deficit to beat the San Antonio Stars 77-70 on Wednesday.

Liberty bring back Lindsay Allen weeks after cutting her

NEW YORK (AP) Lindsay Allen took advantage of her brief unemployment after getting cut by the New York Liberty at the end of training camp.

Ogwumike and Parker lead Sparks to 90-75 win over Liberty (May 30, 2017)

NEW YORK (AP) Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points and Candace Parker added 20 to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the New York Liberty 90-75 on Tuesday night.

Fever, Wings seek to rebound from lopsided defeats (May 29, 2017)

Twenty-four and forty-two.

Clark scores 22, Storm shoots 61.4 percent in win over Fever (May 28, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) Alysha Clark set a Storm record by making her first nine field-goal attempts and finished with a season-high 22 points to help Seattle rout the Indiana Fever 94-70 on Sunday.

Hayes scores 24, Dream edge Sparks 75-73 (May 27, 2017)

ATLANTA (AP) Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 24 points, including a critical free throw with 12 seconds to play, and the Atlanta Dream handed the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks their second-straight loss, 75-73 on Saturday night.

Whitcomb hits 6 of Storm's 14 3s in 87-81 win over Liberty (May 27, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) Rookie Sami Whitcomb made six of Seattle’s franchise-record 14 3-pointers and the Storm closed on a 9-0 run to beat the New York Liberty 87-81 on Friday night.

Lynx beat Sun for 2nd time in 3 days, 82-68 (May 26, 2017)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun for the second time in three days, 82-68 on Friday night.

Sparks, Dream try to bounce back from losses (May 26, 2017)

Two teams that squandered big leads in their last games will collide Saturday, when the defending champion Los Angeles Sparks visit the Atlanta Dream at McCamish Pavilion.