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Sykes matches career high with 38 points, expansion Tempo outlast Sun 106-102 in OT

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source3 months agoWNBA logoWNBA

TORONTO (AP) — Brittney Sykes matched her career high with 38 points and the expansion Toronto Tempo rallied to beat the Connecticut Sun 106-102 in overtime Wednesday night in Commissioner’s Cup play. The Tempo (7-5) won for the fourth time in five games. They trailed by 14 points in the second quarter. Sykes was 13 of 13 on free throws, making four in the final 1:19 of regulation. Marina Mabrey added 21 points, and Laura Juskaite had 19. Aaliyah Edwards — from Kingston, Ontario — had a caree...

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Dom Amore: On one of those UConn nights in the WNBA, Breanna Stewart, Liberty prevail over CT Sun

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source3 months agoWNBA logoWNBA

UNCASVILLE — There are times when one looks around the WNBA through a Connecticut lens and wonders what might happen if all the UConn alums were on one team. A championship team? A change of pace for an All-Star Game maybe? This we know: if such a team was assembled, it STILL wouldn’t be allowed to play anywhere near here. The injury report before the New York Liberty played the Sun on Monday ...

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Breanna Stewart scores 28, Han Xu makes 1st career WNBA start, and the Liberty beat the Sun 89-80

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, including a key putback with 24.8 seconds left, Han Xu had 14 points in her first career WNBA start, and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 89-80 on Monday night. Xu started in place of Jonquel Jones , who was a late scratch because of an illness. Jones, who spent six years with the Sun before coming to New York in 2023, had her No. 35 jersey retired by Connecticut before the game. Connecticut got within 85-80 with 45.9 sec...

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Former UConn star Breanna Stewart scores 26 as Liberty defeat CT Sun, 89-80

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UNCASVILLE — Former UConn star Breanna Stewart scored 28 points as the New York Liberty posted an 89-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena Monday night. Brittney Griner was out with a rib injury, so the Sun started both former UConn centers Aaliyah Edwards, who scored 15 points with five rebounds, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who had 15 points and eight rebounds. ...

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Jonquel Jones set for an emotional return as the Sun retire her No. 35 jersey

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source3 months agoWNBA logoWNBAUpdated 3 months ago

Jonquel Jones is going to have a memorable trip to Connecticut on Monday night as the Sun will retire her No. 35 jersey before the Liberty visit. Connecticut, which is playing its last season in the state before moving to Houston next season, will honor six former Sun members of the franchise during the team's “Sunset Season”. Connecticut acquired Jones on draft night in 2016 from the Los Angeles Sparks in a deal for Chelsea Gray that worked out well for both teams.

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Connecticut hosts New York after Stewart's 30-point game

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source4 months agoWNBA logoWNBA

New York Liberty (7-4, 4-0 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-10, 0-3 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Connecticut Sun after Breanna Stewart scored 30 points in the Liberty's 83-75 win over the Indiana Fever. The Sun have gone 0-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Connecticut has a 1-6 record against opponents above .500. The Liberty are 4-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York is sixth in the WNB...

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