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Indiana Fever continue to thrive on the court despite constant barrage of off-court distractions

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham walked into practice Wednesday with every intention of talking basketball and only basketball.

Kahleah Copper scores 31 and Kelsey Plum adds 20 in Phoenix debut to help Mercury beat Sky 106-101

Kelsey Plum expected to give Mercury a big boost after blockbuster trade with Los Angeles

Las Vegas Aces face a brutal 4-games-in-7-days road grind, capped by Lynx-Liberty back-to-back

Wings use 20-2 run to close third quarter, romp past Sun 83-63

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Miles, Williams help WNBA-best Lynx hold off Fever 108-100

Hamby, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Fire 106-101 after LA trades Plum to Phoenix

Sparks send Kelsey Plum to Mercury for a 2026 1st-round pick and Monique Akoa Makani

Ionescu has 27 points, 10 rebounds as Liberty edge Mercury 94-92

Sophie Cunningham says she's not concerned about being a distraction for the Fever

Reese has 19th double-double of the season in the Dream's 98-89 win over the Storm

Mystics beat the Wings 81-75 for 1st 4-game winning streak since 2020

Toronto Tempo land forward Aneesah Morrow in trade with the Connecticut Sun

This LIer wears many hats: Mom, women's lacrosse coach and college administrator

Wilson, Young help the Aces beat the Liberty 104-99

Cardoso scores 18 points in 4th quarter, Sky rallies to beat Sun 94-88

Collier, Miles, Williams help Lynx beat Tempo 104-72 for 9th consecutive win

Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton suspended by league for 5 games after interaction with fans

Gray and Reese lead the Dream past the Wings, 82-81

Fever do not answer questions about pro-Cunningham rally ahead of 105-95 win against Storm

Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu lead Liberty to 113-109 win over skidding Sparks

Clark and Mitchell lead Fever to their 4th straight victory, 105-95 over the Storm

Olivia Miles scores 24 points as Lynx extend win streak to 8 with 100-93 victory over Tempo

Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen lead Mystics to 92-84 victory over Sun

Female athletes surge in NIL deals as Learfield reports a 123% jump in participation

Barker: Why have the Liberty been such a big disappointment this season?

Only in NewsdayLI lacrosse goalie heads to Tokyo for world championship

Meet the LIers competing in the World Lacrosse Women's Championship

How this LI mom juggles being a HS coach and raising awareness for cystic fibrosis

Caitlin Clark scores 27 and the Fever set a franchise scoring record in a 123-88 win over the Sun

Massapequa softball falls to Toms River, eliminated from Little League tournament

Austin scores 25 and has go-ahead three-point play as Mystics shock Aces 100-99

Huntington's Sydney Taylor puts on show in front of family and friends at Barclays Center

Ionescu scores 29 points, 9 in the last minute, to rally the Liberty to a 95-94 win over the Sky

Alyssa Thomas has her 20th triple-double in the regular season as the Mercury edge the Sparks 86-82

Collier scores 24 points in her return, Lynx top Storm 86-76 for best record at WNBA All-Star break

Massapequa International uses big fifth inning to reach Mid-Atlantic Region semis

Napheesa Collier probable for Lynx at Storm in her first action since last year's playoffs

Only in NewsdayHuntington's Taylor took a winding path to the WNBA

Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles lead Lynx to 6th straight win, 105-102 over Storm

Kiki Iriafen scores 23 points as Mystics snap Valkyries' 9-game winning streak with 90-82 victory

Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu lead Liberty to 99-98 OT win over short-handed Wings

WTA introduces gene testing for all players on women's tennis tour

Wings star Bueckers out against Liberty but not in concussion protocol after hitting her head

DeWanna Bonner scores season-high 21, Mercury beat Sun 72-63 to snap 5-game skid

Atlanta's Angel Reese leaves game against Chicago with left leg injury

Dream beat Sky 93-91 on Canada's layup at buzzer after losing star Angel Reese to knee injury

Angel Reese accepts Toronto coach Sandy Brondello's apology for inappropriate comment

Bueckers scores 25, leaves late in 4th quarter, as Wings beat Sparks 90-82

Gabby Williams hits two late 3-pointers and leads Valkyries to 9th straight win, 74-69 over Mystics

Kelsey Mitchell, Caitlin Clark help Fever rally from 13-point deficit, beat Liberty 108-88

WNBA-leading Lynx beat the Fire 101-93 for 5th straight win

Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello suspended 1 game after inappropriate comment

Former WNBA player Prahalis-Holmes holds girls basketball clinic in Hauppauge

Leila Lacan scores career-high 26 points, Sun beat Mercury 96-83

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