Taurasi Breaks WNBA Career Scoring Record
Diana Taurasi of the Mercury became the WNBA's career scoring leader, passing Tina Thompson's mark of 7,488 points on Sunday against Los Angeles. It took Taurasi only 13 seasons to reach the achievement.
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Diana Taurasi of the Mercury became the WNBA's career scoring leader, passing Tina Thompson's mark of 7,488 points on Sunday against Los Angeles. It took Taurasi only 13 seasons to reach the achievement.
Glory Johnson scored 16 of her season-high 27 points in the third quarter and the Dallas Wings closed on an 8-0 run to beat the Washington Mystics 87-83 on Sunday.
Chelsea Gray scored 24 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 21 points and the Sparks beat the Wings by a score of 97-87 on Tuesday night. The Wings were just 4-of-17 shooting in the first quarter.
Elena Delle Donne scored 23 points to help the Washington Mystics win their fifth straight with a 101-89 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night.
Karima Christmas-Kelly scored a career-high 27 points to help the Wings rout the Fever by a score of 89-62 on Tuesday night. She was 10 of 14 from the field to top her previous best of 24 points.
The Dallas Wings rallied past the San Antonio Stars 94-82 on Thursday.
Rookie Kaela Davis scored 20 points, and the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 68-58 on Sunday in the season opener for both teams.
The WNBA has found ways to try to bring in new fans. Whether streaming games on Twitter, partnering with FanDuel to offer daily fantasy sports or just having more games on television, the league is growing.
Kelsey Plum went first in the WNBA draft Thursday. Plum was taken by the Stars. The Washington guard finished her college career with an NCAA record 3,527 points. Dallas took Kentucky forward Evelyn Akhator with the third pick.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said that Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray are leaving the NCAA champions to enter the WNBA draft. The Gamecocks won the national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Griner has the WNBA record for blocked shots in a single season with 129, blocks in a single game with 11 and career blocks-per-game average, 3.49.
Odyssey Sims is going to Los Angeles. The Wings are trading Sims to the Sparks for the No. 4 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft, according to a person with knowledge of the deal on Friday.
It's already been a busy week in the WNBA, and teams couldn't officially sign free agents until Wednesday. There have been three trades in the last five days, and at least one more is set to be done soon.
Sheryl Swoopes headlines the 12 finalists for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. The list was announced Monday. The six-member class of 2017 will be revealed Feb. 12 and enshrined this summer.
The Emerald City will host the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time on July 22, the league announced Wednesday. There was no WNBA All-Star Game last season because of the Olympics.
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Tayler Hill made 7 of 8 free throws in the final 2:09 and had 25 points to help the Mystics beat the Wings by a score of 88-83 on Sunday. Hill was 6 of 15 from the field and 9 of 10 from the stripe.
Elena Delle Donne had 18 points and eight rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 92-85 on Sunday.
Angel McCoughtry had seven of her 27 points in overtime and finished with the sixth triple-double in WNBA history as the Dream beat the Wings in Atlanta by a score of 95-90 on Friday night.
Glory Johnson had 23 points and a WNBA season-high 22 rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 77-74 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 89-84 on Tuesday night.
For the second time in four days, the Wings beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, this time by a score of 100-90 at home. Those are the only games that Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson have played against each other since their split last year.
Karima Christmas and Odyssey Sims each scored 17 points as the Dallas Wings snapped a six-game losing streak with an 88-79 victory over the Seattle Storm on Thursday night.
The first 20 minutes of the game were a track meet with New York taking a 56-50 lead at the half. The lead grew to 10 before Dallas rallied to take a four-point advantage in the fourth quarter.
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No one was hurt on board, but concerns are being raised about a larger security threat.
On Tuesday, DFW Airport broke ground on its sixth terminal.
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
Texas public elementary schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons under a proposal drawing intense opposition and praise.
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Texas public elementary schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons under a proposal drawing intense opposition and praise.
Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid them "for sex," their lawyer told CBS News' Major Garrett.
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At Fort Worth ISD's North Side High School, the sounds of an American sport on the field meet mariachi music in the stands.
With new foods, such as the "Drowning Taquitos" and the "Beso de Angel," Tony's Taco Shop owners say they don't take their success for granted.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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Illnesses linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers expand to 14 states, federal officials say.
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
Once a month, a group of veterans and first responders gathers to find healing through outdoor therapy.
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Seventeen thousand workers depend on those containers to arrive by train or truck transport inside southern Dallas County’s International Inland Port.
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Elliott Hill is a TCU graduate and currently serves on the school's board of trustees.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Joe Mixon ran for three touchdowns, Derek Barnett returned a fumble 28 yards for a score and the Houston Texans beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-10.
Florida Atlantic fired coach Tom Herman on Monday with two games left in his second season at the school, neither of which resulted in a winning record.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Unlike the Cowboys, the Texans hold a winning record and are the top team in their division.
The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery Sunday and the chance to draft UConn star Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick.
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With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
A day after losing his highly-anticipated boxing match to Jake Paul, Mike Tyson wrote that "this is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I'm grateful for last night."
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
The 46-year-old Houston native – whose name is Jason Head – was putting a gun away at his ranch when it "slipped out of the holster, hit the side of the jeep and discharged into his stomach area," his publicist said.
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