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Nogic scores 27 points, Mercury blow big lead before topping Sky 91-83

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Jovana Nogic scored 27 points and the Phoenix Mercury topped the Chicago Sky 91-83 on Friday night after blowing a 17-point lead in the second half. Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper both had 17 points for the Mercury (2-2). Natasha Mack had 10 points for Phoenix, which went 37 of 41 from the foul line on coach Nate Tibbetts' 49th birthday.

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Caitlin Clark shoots herself out of slump, but Fever defense has her attention after loss

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INDIANAPOLIS – No one, other than those on the court, could hear what Caitlin Clark was saying as the Indiana Fever superstar still screamed anyway. It didn’t matter that her defiant declarations, evidenced by her flexing and stomping, were being drowned out by the home crowd she’d just sent into jubilation. This moment was about more than the game-tying 3-pointer she drilled with 3.1 seconds left against the Washington Mystics. It was a chance for one of the WNBA’s flag bearers to return to a f

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NaLyssa Smith graduates from Baylor 4 years after leaving for the WNBA

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NaLyssa Smith can now say she's a college graduate. Smith, who plays for the Las Vegas Aces, graduated from Baylor on Friday, four years after leaving the school for the WNBA. It’s not uncommon for rookies in the WNBA to potentially miss their graduations as they leave school early to play in the league. Smith left the school a few classes short from earning her degree in health and kinesiology.

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