Doric Sam, writing for Bleacher Report; After setting the WNBA single-season scoring record earlier this week, Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson added another unique distinction on Sunday. Wilson became the first player in league history to ever score 1,000 points in a season during Sunday’s 84-71 win against the Connecticut Sun. For context, this is the 2nd year that the WNBA is playing a 40 games per season. In 2022, the number of games…
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA single-season assists record then set the WNBA rookie season scoring record in a span of 24 hours
Alexa Philippou, ESPN; Rookie star Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA single-season assist record Friday night in the Indiana Fever’s 78-74 loss to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Clark recorded her 317th assist of the season at the 4:55 mark of the second quarter when Kelsey Mitchell took her pass and scored on a drive. The rookie passed Alyssa Thomas’ 316 dimes from last season. Clark finished the game with nine assists, giving her…
PSA’s posted on their official FB page; AUGUST 2024 will forever be remembered as the time Carlos Yulo took his place in the pantheon of greats. The two-time gymnastics world champion from Leveriza Street in Malate, Manila carved his name in history when he flipped, twisted and tumbled to Olympic gold in Paris in two of his pet events – the floor exercise (15.000) and vault (15.116). Yulo’s dazzling show he performed over two unforgettable…
ESPN WNBA; A’ja Wilson became the WNBA’s single-season scoring leader and finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 86-75 on Wednesday night for their 14th straight win in the series. Wilson passed Jewell Loyd’s total of 939 points on a jumper from the free-throw line with 26.4 seconds left before halftime. Wilson needed just 35 games to top last year’s record by Loyd, who needed…
Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior Writer; The Indiana Fever had their biggest comeback win of the WNBA season Sunday, rallying from a 16-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Dream 104-100 in overtime at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. One heck of a game by Indiana Fever, erasing a 16-point deficit and winning in OT. A monster game from Indiana Fever’s Big 3; Caitlin Clark had 26 points, 12 assists and 5 rebounds, her fifth 25 and 10 game of…
Angel Reese, posted on her @angelreese5 Instagram account; What a year. I never would have imagined the last bucket of my rookie season would be a 3 but maybe that was God saying give them a taste of what they will be seeing more of in Year 2 lol🥲 Through it all, I have showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed. All I have ever wanted was to come…
ESPN WNBA; Napheesa Collier scored nine of her 26 points in the third quarter, Bridget Carleton made three 3-pointers in the final four minutes and the Minnesota Lynx overcame a 25-point night by Caitlin Clark to snap Indiana’s five-game winning streak with a 99-88 win over the Fever on Friday night. The Indiana Fever are 7 – 3 in their last 10 games, two of those loses are from Minnesota Lynx. This may very well…
Reuben Terrado; June Mar Fajardo has now surpassed Philip Cezar (5,834) for seventh place in the PBA all-time most career total rebounds list
PBA; TNT shrugged off its manpower problems by stamping its class over hapless Terrafirma, 107-89, Thursday and regaining a share of the Group A lead in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. A monster game for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who was three assists short for a triple-double. The Scores : TNT 107 – Hollis-Jefferson 26, Pogoy 14, Erram 14, Aurin 13, Nambatac 10, Castro 10, Khobuntin 7, Exciminiano 7, Heruela 3, Payawal 3,…
ESPN; Caitlin Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 100 3-pointers in a season and finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second career triple-double as the playoff-bound Indiana Fever beat the Los Angeles Sparks 93-86 on Wednesday night. Clark connected on her second 3 of the game and 100th of the season midway through the third quarter and added two more to reach 102 and finish 4…
WNBA; Following losses from the Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky on Tuesday night, the Indiana Fever officially clinched a spot in the WNBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2016 regular season. The 2024 postseason will be the franchise’s 14th playoff appearance as Indiana reached the playoffs 12 consecutive times from 2005-2016 and made its first postseason appearance in 2002. The 2024 WNBA postseason will begin on Sunday, September 22. How the playoff works…
Inquirer Sports; Greek-Nigerian NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo and his long-term partner Mariah Riddlesprigger, the mother of his three children, tied the knot in Greece on Sunday according to media reports.
Toyota Motor Philippines will be gifting two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo after successful stint in the recent 2024 Paris Olympics. Yulo bagged the gold medal for Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Floor Exercise and Vault. The company said “We hope this vehicle helps bring you to greater heights. We are excited to see where your journeys can further take you.” You are Legendary, Carlos! Here’s to reaching even greater heights and making an even bigger impact to…
US Women’s Basketball Team Narrowly Escapes France for Women’s Basketball Gold at 2024 Paris Olympics (67 – 66)
8the Olympic Gold Medal for the US Women's Basketball Team!
That's 5 straight Gold Medals for Team USA!
That's two gold medal in less than 48 hours!
At this point, its Win or go Home!
WNBA secures $2.2 Billion Media Rights Deals with the Walt Disney Company, Amazon Prime Video and NBC Universal
Could be the best deal for these media company!
Another close game!
This will definitely be the LONG BOMB!
By the skin of Lebron's teeth!
That was an exciting finish!
Still missing the players that the league really needs!