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Sky's Carrington tossed after hard foul on Fever's Cunningham

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Updated Aug 9, 3:53 PM ET

Sky's DiJonai Carrington was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected after a hard foul across the face and neck area of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game

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Engelbert: WNBA to continue talks about transgender athletes next week

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball.

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Minnesota Lynx win 26th game, secure WNBA playoff spot

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Updated Aug 9, 10:38 AM ET

The first-place Minnesota Lynx, who defeated the Las Vegas Aces 98-87 on Saturday afternoon to improve to 26-7 on the season, clinched a WNBA playoff berth.

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Fever's Clark has eighth tech rescinded, won't be suspended

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Updated Aug 9, 10:09 AM ET

The WNBA rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark on Saturday, less than two hours after she received what would have been her eighth of the season.

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WNBA gameday discussion: Rivals or not, expect the matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx to deliver

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Updated Aug 8, 8:20 AM ET

Chelsea Gray and Olivia Miles. | NBAE via Getty Images The 2026 edition of the WNBA’s Rivals Week officially begins on Saturday. Now in its second season, the guidelines that govern the league’s designation of “rivals” remains a bit unclear, with a combination of geographic proximity between teams, teams with historic or still-developing track records of intense clashes and players perceived as possessing somewhat contentious, competitive on-court relationships determining which matchups will...

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