Minnesota’s Seimone Augustus scored 20 points and Maya Moore and Monica Wright added 17 each as the WNBA-leading Lynx cruised past the Washington Mystics 98-69 in Minneapolis on Friday.
Augustus scored all her points in just 21 minutes, leaving the game for good with 4 minutes, 45 seconds left in the third quarter after suffering a sprained right ankle. The Lynx led by at least 24 points the rest of the contest and notched their third straight win.
Monique Currie, Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Crystal Langhorne each scored 12 points for the Eastern Conference-worst Mystics, who suffered their second-biggest defeat of the season.
DREAM 82, SKY 76
In Rosemont, Illinois, Angel McCoughtry scored 25 points to lead Atlanta past Chicago, spoiling Epiphanny Prince’s return to the Sky’s lineup.
Chicago led 72-71 with 4-1/2 minutes to play. However, McCoughtry gave Atlanta the lead for good with 3:13 remaining.
Erika DeSouza had 19 points for Atlanta in her season debut after sitting out to play for Brazil’s national team.
Prince scored 16 points in her first game since being sidelined since mid-June with a foot injury.
SILVER STARS 89, SHOCK 79
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sophia Young scored 20 points as San Antonio beat Tulsa for its 10th straight win.
Jia Perkins had 17 points to help San Antonio recover after falling behind by 14 points in the first half.
Riquna Williams scored 17 points to lead the league-worst Shock.
US track and field athletes have about four dozen pieces to choose from when assembling their uniforms at the Olympics. The one grabbing the most attention is a high-cut leotard that barely covers the bikini line and has triggered debate between those who think it is sexist and others who say they do not need the Internet to make sure they have good uniforms. Among those critical or laughing at the uniforms included Paralympian Femita Ayanbeku, sprinter Britton Wilson and even athletes from other countries such as Britain’s Abigail Irozuru, who wrote on social media: “Was ANY female athlete consulted in
Four-time NBA all-star DeMarcus Cousins arrived in Taiwan with his family early yesterday to finish his renewed contract with the Taiwan Beer Leopards in the T1 League. Cousins initially played a four-game contract with the Leopards in January. On March 18, the Taoyuan-based team announced that Cousins had renewed his contract. “Hi what’s up Leopard fans, I’m back. I’m excited to be back and can’t wait to join the team,” Cousins said in a video posted on the Leopard’s Facebook page. “Most of all, can’t wait to see you guys, the fans, next weekend. So make sure you come out and support the Beer
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