Making the first start of her two-year, 13-game WNBA career, Bridget Carleton pumped in a game and career-high 25 points Wednesday night as the Minnesota Lynx blew open a close game after halftime for a 92-66 rout of the New York Liberty in Bradenton, Fla.
WNBA players from the Atlanta team, as well as players from the Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, wore "Vote Warnock" on T-shirts before their games on Tuesday.
Gabby Williams and Cheyenne Parker each scored 16 points, Courtney Vandersloot had a late steal, and the Chicago Sky beat the Washington Mystics 88-86 on Saturday night.
New York Liberty rookie Sabrina Ionescu has a Grade 3 left ankle sprain according to the team. Ionescu, the top overall pick in the draft, injured her ankle in the second quarter against Atlanta and did not return to action in the Liberty's 84-78 loss to the Dream on Friday night.
New York top draft pick Sabrina Ionescu injured her ankle in the second quarter against Atlanta and did not return to action in the Liberty's 84-78 loss to the Dream on Friday night.
Sylvia Fowles became the WNBA's all-time rebounding leader, passing former teammate Rebekkah Brunson.
Breanna Stewart had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals in her first WNBA game since helping Seattle win the 2018 championship, sending the Storm past the New York Liberty 87-71 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
While Canadian WNBAers Kia Nurse and Bridget Carleton say they've adjusted to the league's Florida bubble better than expected, it's still the time spent on a basketball court that makes things feel most normal.
Washington Mystics forward Tina Charles was medically excused for the season by an independent panel of doctors, the team announced Friday.
Elena Delle Donne's request to be medically excused from the WNBA season was denied, according to the league's reigning MVP.