Mercury Beat Sky 107-86, Set Franchise Record with 17 3-Pointers

Injury puts Lexi Held out of action for nationally televised WNBA game in Chicago on Saturday – Knowhere News

By sports reporter Terry Boehmker, NKyTribune An action photo of Lexi Held was posted to a wall in the sports department of DePaul University in Chicago two weeks ago. The wall honors prior players who qualified for the Women’s National Basketball Association. Held, a 5-foot-10 rookie guard for the Phoenix Mercury, who are off to a 10-4 start in the WNBA this season, attended Cooper High School. Held is injured and will miss her team’s nationall…

Mercury Set Franchise Record with 17 Threes in Rout of Sky

CHICAGO, (KYMA, KECY) – The Phoenix Mercury put on a shooting clinic Saturday afternoon, draining a franchise-record 17 three-pointers in a 107–86 victory over the Chicago Sky. Six different Mercury players made multiple shots from deep, tying the WNBA record for most players with two or more threes in a single game. Sami Whitcomb led the way with five triples and 17 points overall, while Kalani Brown's three-pointer in the closing seconds broke…

Sparks drop 3rd straight with late collapse against Lynx

MINNEAPOLIS — Kayla McBride scored 15 of her season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter, Courtney Williams added 18 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-66 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Napheesa Collier did not play for the Lynx (12-1). The 2024 WNBA defensive player of the year, Collier, left early in the third quarter of Minnesota’s 76-62 win over Las Vegas on Tuesday and did not return. McBride made …

ESPN Under Fire For Posting Angel Reese Highlight While Her Team Was Down 20 Points

ESPN is facing criticism over a recent social media post. On Saturday, Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky got blown out by the Phoenix Mercury 107-86. The game was not competitive, and the Sky were down big the whole game. Even though the Sky were getting embarrassed on the court, ESPN thought it was a good idea to post a highlight of Reese hitting a three-pointer while her team was down over 20 points. ANGEL REESE FOR THREE ABC/ESPN+ pic.twitter.…

Chicago Sky fall to 3-9 with 107-86 loss to Phoenix Mercury, who set franchise record with 17 3-pointers

Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Phoenix’s franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday at Wintrust Arena. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center’s career — with 25.6 seconds left to break the Mercury’s previous record of 16. Six Mercury players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record. Angel Reese finished with ni…

Mercury beat Sky 107-86, set franchise record with 17 3-pointers

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