Canada's first WNBA franchise has a mountain to climb to reach the pinnacle but their debut season has provided many reasons to believe that rise can happen sooner rather than later. From the emergence of Marina Mabrey to the potential of rookie Kiki Rice, the Tempo are poised for great things.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 18 points, Jessica Shepard had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 97-71 on Sunday night in the final game before the FIBA World Cup break.
Angel Reese broke a WNBA record with her 29th double-double this season, Allisha Gray made six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 89-81 on Sunday in their last game before the FIBA World Cup break.
Tiffany Hayes scored 18 points, Kayla Thornton added 17 and the Golden State Valkyries beat the Portland Fire 86-69 on Sunday in their final game before the FIBA World Cup break.
As the Tempo head into international break for the FIBA World Cup, Jevohn Shepherd joins Nikki Reyes to discuss the tale of two seasons that Toronto has experienced in this expansion year and what the team can use as growth to take into their next few games and into the off-season.
The Tempo were blown out by the Mercury on Saturday night to fall to 11-29 on the season. Noemie Brochant and Shay Ciezki led Phoenix with 15 points apiece and Sami Whitcomb dropped 14. Isabelle Harrison had a game-high 16 points for the Tempo and added ten rebounds. Toronto has lost 20 of their last 22 games.
A'ja Wilson had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jackie Young scored 23 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Toronto Tempo 93-73 on Friday night.
TSN's Daniella Ponticelli and Tamika Nurse discuss A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young combining for 50 points in the Aces rout of the Tempo Friday night, and how Laura Juskaite continues to impress this season for Toronto.
Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 34 points as the the Fever beat the Sun 111-91 on Friday. Clark added 12 assists, marking the fifth time this year she's had a double-double with at least 30 and 10. Mitchell notched her 24th straight 20-point game in the Fever's final game before a three-week break for the FIBA Women's World Cup.
TSN's Basketball analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins Nikki Reyes to breakdown how A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young were able to dominate the Tempo Friday night.
On Women's Sports Now, Renee Montgomery, Colleen Wolfe and Suzy Shuster discuss the Atlanta Dream signing DeWanna Bonner and take a look at the tight WNBA standings as the season winds down.
Georgia Amoore scored 16 of her career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, Kiki Iriafen added 20 points and 12 rebounds for her 19th double-double of the season and the Washington Mystics beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-73 on Thursday night.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 14 of her 20 points in the first half, Gabby Williams added 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 79-60 on Thursday night.
Daniella Ponticelli and Tamika Nurse take a closer look at the Tempo's loss to the Storm on Wednesday night, highlighting a career night from Toronto rookie Kiki Rice.
Flau’jae Johnson scored 20 points, Dominique Malonga added 18, and the Storm beat the short-handed Tempo on Wednesday night. Rookie Kiki Rice scored a season-high 24 points for Toronto, which was without its top three scorers.
Kara Wagland is joined by Jevohn Shepherd to discuss another impressive performance by Kiki Rice in the Tempo's loss to the Storm and what Toronto needs to improve on as they head to Las Vegas on Friday night.
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