It’s the fourth quarter of a tense, close bout in Los Angeles between the hometown Sparks and the Indiana Fever. The game has serious playoff implications for both teams, so every bucket feels fraught, and it’s going down to the wire. Cameron Brink, the 6ft 4in second-year Sparks center with an unmistakable Rapunzel-esque blonde braid has fouled out of the game, but you wouldn’t know it from her enthusiasm on the bench. No one ... Read more
Alyssa Thomas makes history with a stunning triple-double as the Mercury rip the crown from the Liberty.BT
Alyssa Thomas made history on Friday night as the Phoenix Mercury defeated the reigning champion New York Liberty 79-73 to progress to the WNBA playoff semifinals. The six-time All-Star put up the first 20-point triple-double in WNBA postseason history, adding 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a dominant performance. It was the fifth playoff triple-double of Thomas’ career, and just the seventh by ... Read more
Liberty’s title defense collapses in a brutal Game 3 loss as even Stewart’s heroics couldn’t save them.BT
PHOENIX — Breanna Stewart had no doubt. From the moment she woke up Friday morning, the adrenaline already pumping through her veins, she knew the outcome of Game 3. She turned over in bed, grabbed her phone and texted her wife, Marta, two words: “I’m ready.” She certainly was. But when it mattered most, when their season was on the line, the Liberty needed more from her teammates. They couldn’t ... Read more
Wilson and the Aces slam the door on doubt and march straight into the WNBA semifinals.BT
LAS VEGAS — Nice job, WNBA, you managed to give A’ja Wilson additional motivational fuel. Not that she needed it, mind you. I’m sure the Seattle Storm was happy when the news broke Thursday prior to the winner-take-all Game 3 of the opening round of the playoffs that the Las Vegas Aces superstar forward was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Minnesota’s Alanna Smith. Predictably, she took out whatever anger she ... Read more
Aces unleash a Game 1 statement win that shakes the entire WNBA.BT
LAS VEGAS — Letdown? What letdown? Not a chance. Not when it’s the playoffs and there’s still work to be accomplished. The fact the Las Vegas Aces came rolling into the WNBA Playoffs having won a franchise-record 16 straight games seemed irrelevant Sunday. Because as Seattle Storm coach Noelle Quinn pointed out, everyone starts 0-0 when it’s the postseason. Still, the second-seeded Aces kept the mojo going at Michelob ... Read more