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Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 5:42 PM ET

At this point in her career, Brittney Griner has already firmly established herself as one of the greatest players in WNBA history. The 35-year-old veteran just completed his 11th season in the league and her first with the Atlanta Dream. Griner joined the Dream in the offseason after spending the first 11 seasons of her career with the Phoenix Mercury.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 8:38 PM ET

Joyce Edwards scored 21 points and No. 3 South Carolina won its eight straight over Mississippi State with a 88-45 victory on Thursday night. Edwards surpassed 1,000 points in her career, just third sophomore to accomplish that in program history behind Shelia Foster and career-points leader A'ja Wilson — both who've have their jerseys haning in the rafters at Colonial Life Arena. Edwards had nine of her team's first 15 points as the Gamecocks (23-2, 9-1 SEC) opened a double-digit lead in the...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 2:04 AM ET

Charlotte Hornets (23-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (31-18, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -3.5; over/under is 217.5 BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Hornets play Houston. The Rockets have gone 17-5 in home games. Houston scores 115.5 points while outscoring opponents by 5.4 points per game. The Hornets are 12-15 on the road. Charlotte ranks fourth in ...

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Publisher:RotoWire NBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 12:41 AM ET

Duren won't return to Thursday's game against the Wizards due to right knee soreness, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports. He'll finish the night with four points (2-6 FG) and three rebounds in 13 minutes. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 9:13 PM ET

Grace Grocholski scored 21 points, Mara Braun added 16 and Minnesota beat No. 10 Iowa 91-85 on Thursday night for its fifth straight victory. The Gophers (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten) have the program’s longest winning streak in Big Ten play since the 2018-19 season. The Hawkeyes (18-5, 9-3) lost their third consecutive game since they lost starting guard Taylor McCabe, the team’s leading 3-point shooter, to a season-ending knee injury.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 5, 9:23 PM ET

Zee Spearman scored 23 points, and Mia Pauldo added 21 for No. 19 Tennessee in an 82-77 overtime win over Georgia on Thursday night. Talaysia Cooper scored 16 points before fouling out in the extra period. Janiah Barker added nine points and 13 rebounds for the Volunteers (15-5, 7-1 Southeastern Conference).