WNBA: Mercury 106, Sky 101
Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 31 points in the second half and Kelsey Plum added 20 points in her Phoenix debut to help the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky.
WNBA: Storm 83, Liberty 95
Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm. Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points for the Liberty, who have won five of their past six games.
WNBA: Aces 109, Dream 87
Jackie Young had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for her third career triple-double, A’ja Wilson added 23 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA: Tempo 79, Valkyries 96
Janelle Salaun came off the bench to score 24 points, Veronica Burton contributed 17 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries used their stingy defense down the stretch to hold off the Toronto Tempo for a 96-79 win Sunday night.
Bench comes up big for Valkyries in win over Tempo
Janelle Salaun put up 24 points off the bench for the Valkyries, a big part of the reason Golden State's bench outscored Toronto's 46-8 in this one, and Matt Cullen and Tamika Nurse break down how that happened, and more.
WNBA: Sparks 106, Fire 101
The Sparks responded to the trade of their All-Star Kelsey Plum with a team-effort in a win against the Fire, led by double-double performances by Dearica Hamby and Nneka Ogwumike.
WNBA: Sun 63, Wings 83
Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale scored 15 points each and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an 83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night.
WNBA: Fever 100, Lynx 108
Olivia Miles led Minnesota with 28 points and Courtney Williams came up clutch down the stretch to finish with 27 points as the Lynx picked up their 10th consecutive victory, their longest win streak since 2016.
Salaun, Valkyries hand Tempo sixth-straight loss
With 24 points off the bench, Janelle Salaun was dominant against the Marina Mabrey-less Toronto Tempo, helping hand them their sixth-straight loss. TSN Basketball analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins Kara Wagland to break down the game, and what newly-acquired Aneesah Morrow will bring to the club.
Olivia Miles gets flashy on this layup
Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles shows off some flash on this nice layup.
Philippou: Mercury taking a big swing with acquisition of Kelsey Plum
ESPN WNBA reporter Alexa Philippou breaks down why the deal to send five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum from the Sparks to the Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani and two draft picks was a big swing from Phoenix.
Sparks deal All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to Mercury
ESPN is reporting that the Sparks are trading five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum to the Mercury for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder.
WNBA: Liberty 94, Mercury 92
Sabrina Ionescu had 27 points and 10 assists, Han Xu scored 17 points off the bench, and the Liberty edged the Mercury on Saturday.
WNBA: Aces 83, Sky 84
Sydney Taylor hit a three-pointer with less than a second remaining and finished with 29 points as the Sky beat the Aces on Saturday.
WNBA: Fever 112, Fire 98
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each had 26 points for the Fever, while Canadian Bridget Carleton had 26 points of her own for the Fire, but it wouldn't be enough as Indiana bested Portland 112-98 on Friday night.
WNBA: Wings 75, Mystics 81
Shakira Austin had a game-high 28 points to go along with a game-high 10 boards for the big double-double while teammate Kiki Iriafen picked up 22 points of her own in a win for the Mystics over the Wings.
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