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The MVP debate is already generating strong reactions, and the new WNBA season is just barely starting. In many circles, Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart have emerged as the early frontrunners, with Clark and Wilson appearing to run neck and neck at the very top of t
Everybody knows the Oklahoma City Thunder's depth is the envy of the league and the backbone of their aspirations for a second straight NBA championship. The next impressive player to rise from the Thunder's bottomless depth and onto the national stage is Ajay Mitchell, who has seized the spotlight
PORTLAND — For the first time in a long time, the Chicago Sky showed some fight Saturday night. It was necessary to escape from the inaugural game of the Portland Fire’s return to the WNBA with a 98-83 win in the season opener at the Moda Center. The Fire were bolstered by a crowd of almost 20,000 e
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James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred performances to finish
Arike Ogunbowale had 22 points, Paige Bueckers scored 20, and Caitlin Clark missed a deep 3 with a chance to send the game to overtime as the Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever 107-104 to open their WNBA seasons on Saturday. Odyssey Sims also had 20 points for the Wings, and No. 1 draft pick Azzi
Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky spoiled the expansion Portland Fire's WNBA opener with a 98-83 victory on Saturday night. Carla Leite had 18 points for the Fire, whose fans at Moda Center celebrated the league's return to the city for the first time in 24 years.
After 24 years, the Fire have returned to Portland. The expansion Portland Fire took the court at the city's Moda Center, dubbed the “Fire Pit” for the occasion, for the team's WNBA season opener against the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The Portland players warmed up wearing T-shirts tha
The Milwaukee Bucks would land a proven Denver Nuggets star in a recent trade proposal.