MINNEAPOLIS — Last month, in the first meeting of the season between the Lynx and Las Vegas Aces, the Lynx needed a dramatic second-half rally to win at Target Center.

On Friday at Target Center, the Lynx avoided the drama with a strong first half en route to a 109-78 victory the Aces.

Napheesa Collier, who leads the WNBA in scoring, scored ...Read more

NEW YORK — We finally got the Liberty and Mercury going at each other pretty close to full strength.

And at the start, it looked like it was going to be a great one.

Both teams had all of their starpower and key contributors — except for New York’s Nyara Sabally — as a see-saw battle went into the fourth quarter undecided.

But Sabrina...Read more

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux might one day have the makings of a two-sport athlete, just not yet.

Special teams coach Joe Houston figured it was worth finding out whether the world’s tallest teenager could become a secret weapon on the gridiron.

Rioux took a break from basketball, where he remains a long...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Valkyries All-Star Kayla Thornton has been ruled out for the season with a right knee injury, the team announced on Friday.

Thornton underwent surgery in San Francisco on Friday and is expected to begin rehab immediately. The Valkyries did not specify what type of knee injury Thornton suffered.

According to the team, Thornton...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Caitlin Clark hasn't been able to spend much time on the court lately, but her pesky injuries didn't prevent the Indiana Fever superstar from setting a record off the court.

One of her rookie cards sold Thursday night for $660,000 on the Fanatics Collect auction site.

That's by far the most ever paid for a women's sports card, ...Read more

The Aces lost to the Indiana Fever, 80-70, on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Star Fever guard Caitlin Clark did not play. She was ruled out with a right groin injury Wednesday.

Forward A’ja Wilson scored 20 points and guard Jackie Young 19 for Aces (12-12).

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever (13-12) with 21 points and four ...Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After a promising first-half performance in its return from the WNBA All-Star break, the Connecticut Sun began the second half of the 2025 season with a 101-86 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks at Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday night.

Veteran superstar Tina Charles once again powered the Sun with 24 points, shooting 10 of 18 ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing “some concerning symptoms,” KU Athletics said in an early-evening news release.

Self was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the release stated, where he had two stents inserted.

“The procedure went very well, and ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing “some concerning symptoms,” KU Athletics said in an early-evening news release.

Self was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the release stated, where he had two stents inserted.

“The procedure went very well, and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Who is going to start for your 2025-26 New York Knicks?

It’s the question of the week following reports of “internal support” for the Mike Brown-led coaching staff to keep the starting five that nearly saved New York’s Eastern Conference finals run.

With defensive anchor Mitchell Robinson sidelined the first two-thirds of ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley is on the hot seat.

You know it.

I know it.

Most importantly, he knows it.

Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley is on the hot seat.

You know it.

I know it.

Most importantly, he knows it.

Just ask Michael Malone, who won a championship in Denver in 2023 and was fired less than two years ...Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Amid swirling rumors about the future of the Connecticut Sun, the team sent an email letter to its season ticket holders Wednesday guaranteeing that it will continue playing at Mohegan Sun Arena in 2026 and opening up its annual auto-renewal process.

“We know there has been a lot of conversation in the media about the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — USC star freshman Alijah Arenas will miss at least the next six to eight months after sustaining a serious knee injury that will require surgery, leaving his future with the Trojans in question.

An MRI this week found a slight meniscus tear, as well as a bone bruise, according to a person familiar with the situation not ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The WNBA called the last week its All-Star break, but players who were participating in the festivities in Indianapolis are getting barely any time off before regular-season games resume.

Ten of the league’s 13 teams will be back on the court Tuesday, including all four UConn women’s basketball alumni that competed in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers had a need for a playmaker and ballhandler, and they were able to find that “natural fit” with Chris Paul.

Paul spent six seasons with the Clippers, a time when he had plenty of success leading them to relevancy, and now he’s back to play his 21st season, which might be his last.

Paul, 40, a 12-time All-Star,...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The NBA’s Eastern Conference is wide-open.

But nothing has changed.

The NBA draft selection of VJ Edgecombe gave the 76ers a breath of fresh air, an athletic perimeter player who brings to mind a young Victor Oladipo.

But nothing has changed.

To get where they need to be, Daryl Morey, the team’s president of basketball ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Clippers went from "strongly, strongly considering" bringing Chris Paul back to the franchise to actually agreeing to a deal with the point guard on Monday, according to people familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly.

Lawrence Frank, the Clippers' president of basketball operations, told the media ...Read more

The Boston Celtics closed out their 2025 Summer League schedule with a comprehensive victory over the Atlanta Hawks, winning 101-80 in Las Vegas.

Boston finished the tournament with a 4-1 record under Summer League head coach Matt Reynolds. Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s finale:

1. Top players sit

The two most established Celtics on...Read more

DENVER — The Nuggets cannot go through this again. The team and the fans cannot take another Blue Arrow to the heart.

Everyone reveled in Jamal Murray’s playoff excellence en route to a championship. But Nuggets Nation suffered as Murray has dealt with one injury after another the past two seasons, bad luck and poor early-season ...Read more

MIAMI — In an NBA offseason of massive makeovers, from the Phoenix Suns deconstructing to the Los Angeles Clippers reconstructing, the Miami Heat’s summer has stood far more muted.

Norman Powell, Simone Fontecchio, Kasparas Jakucionis and Vlad Goldin in; Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, Alec Burks, Josh Christopher and Isaiah ...Read more