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Sparks Defeat Fever 106-92 in Caitlin Clark’s Return from Injury

July 9, 2026
Sparks Defeat Fever 106-92 in Caitlin Clark’s Return from Injury

The Los Angeles Sparks snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night, defeating the Indiana Fever 106-92 at Crypto.com Arena. The highly anticipated matchup marked the return of Fever star Caitlin Clark, who scored nine points in 16 minutes on a strict minutes restriction after missing two games with a back injury.

Despite Clark’s return, Indiana was short-handed with Aliyah Boston sidelined due to a leg injury. Kelsey Mitchell shouldered the load for the Fever, exploding for a game-high 29 points. However, the Sparks’ dynamic frontcourt proved too much to handle. Nneka Ogwumike dominant performance led Los Angeles with 24 points and eight rebounds, while Rae Burrell added 22 and Dearica Hamby chipped in 21.

After Indiana jumped to an early 10-point lead (25 – 15), the Sparks surged ahead in the second quarter and never looked back, frustrating the Fever’s defense to secure a crucial home victory.

Injuries
Sparks are still without their leading scorer Kelsey Plum who is out due to a lower left leg injury and Cameron Brink for a left ankle injury. Fever sat out Aliyah Boston because of right leg injury.

Game highlights;

The Sparks defeat the Fever, 106-92, behind five players in double figures!

Nneka Ogwumike: 24 PTS | 8 REB | 5 AST
Rae Burrell: 22 PTS (9-15 FG)
Dearica Hamby: 21 PTS | 9 REB
Ariel Atkins: 12 PTS | 2 STL
Erica Wheeler: 12 PTS | 6 AST | 4 REB

Next
Fever will travel to Phoenix for a rematch with the Mercury this Thursday.
Sparks will host Chicago Sky Friday evening.

USA Women’s National Team: 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Schedule

March 8, 2026

The upcoming 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament will be broadcast by TNT after the network acquired the exclusive U.S. English language broadcast rights to World-Class FIBA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments.

While the Americans have technically already qualified for the World Cup, these matchups against international powerhouses like Spain and Italy serve as a high-stakes proving ground for a squad looking to refine its chemistry before heading to Germany this September 2026.

Below is the full schedule

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV / Streaming
Wed, March 11 Senegal 5:00 PM TruTV / Max
Thu, March 12 Puerto Rico 8:00 PM TruTV / Max
Sat, March 14 Italy 5:00 PM TruTV / Max
Sun, March 15 New Zealand 2:00 PM TruTV / Max
Tue, March 17 Spain 5:00 PM TNT / Max

Aliyah Boston and Sonia Citron out of U.S. roster for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament

March 8, 2026

Both Aliyah Boston (Indian Fever) and Sonia Citron (Washington Mystics) are out of U.S. roster for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament. They will be replaced by Monique Billings (Golden State Valkyries) and Rae Burrell (Los Angeles Sparks).

Via ESPN;

The pair will replace Aliyah Boston and Sonia Citron, who are no longer able to compete in the tournament that will take place in San Juan. Boston missed the Unrivaled playoffs with what was described as a right lower extremity injury. Citron missed the end of the regular season of Unrivaled with the same injury designation as Boston.

Billings was part of the 2017 USA under-23 national team that was undefeated at the Four Nations Tournament. Burrell will be making her U.S. competitive debut.

Here’s the new 12 player roster for 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament;

  1. Monique Billings
  2. Paige Bueckers
  3. Rae Burrell
  4. Caitlin Clark
  5. Kahleah Copper
  6. Chelsea Gray
  7. Dearica Hamby
  8. Rhyne Howard
  9. Kiki Iriafen
  10. Kelsey Plum
  11. Angel Reese
  12. Jackie Young

2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament will be broadcast by TNT Sports and you can checkout the full schedule here.