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WILD ENDING: Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty (07/11/2026)

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Highlights From Courtney Williams 7-Assist Game

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WILD ENDING: Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx (07/08/2026)

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Minnesota Lynx Top Plays vs. Connecticut Sun

All-Star 2026

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Nneka Ogwumike, Jonquel Jones Highlight Reserves for 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game

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Top Plays of the Day, 07/06/2026

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WILD ENDING: Minnesota Lynx vs. Connecticut Sun (07/06/2026)

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Top 10 Plays of the Week

5 Things I Like

Who else but Nneka Ogwumike to finish out another exciting week of action in the WNBA?
After the New York Liberty clinched another Commissioner’s Cup appearance &#8211; their 3rd in four seasons &#8211; they skidded to the end of this week and were the victim of an Ogwumike game-winner on the road. It was an excellent way to end an exciting, nostalgia-filled contest as the league celebrated its inaugural tip-off between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Liberty, with multiple appearances by retired players from both franchises, archival footage throughout the game, and, finally, a buzzer-beater. 
It was the great cap off to a week that featured this clutch moment, the Atlanta Dream remaining a force, the Minnesota Lynx continuing to roll, the Washington Mystics pulling off two upsets, and Marina Mabrey doing Marina Mabrey things. 
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<h2>Sparks Snag Victory Over Liberty in 30th Anniversary Celebration</h2>
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Appearances from Rebecca Lobo, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton-Jones, and many other WNBA legends were a wonderful addition to what ended up being a fun one late in Los Angeles. Rae Burrell had 19 points off the bench, while Ogwumike paced all scorers with 24 in a big win for a Western Conference team just trying to stay afloat. 
With the buzzer beater, Ogwumike picked up her 3rd go-ahead shot in the last five seconds of a contest in her Sparks tenure &#8211; both from this season and her previous stop with the team &#8211; which is a franchise record. She surpassed Candace Parker with the bucket, adding even more flare to the make. 
“I’ve been with the Sparks for so long…it’s emotional seeing all these legends in the building, people who didn’t get paid their value who are still coming here supporting us. I’m so grateful,” said Ogwumike, through tears, in her postgame interview following her game-winner. 
It was an emotional contest filled with bittersweet and simply sweet memories for the league and its legends. Ogwumike is already a legend, but she added another page to her story in this contest.
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<h2>Dream Rolled Against Fever</h2>
As the Fever continue to try to find their footing defensively this season and figure out a proper order of operations for their top-heavy offense, the Dream seem to have found their place as a genuine contender in the Eastern Conference. These two teams clashed twice this week, and Atlanta snagged victories in both games. In their final game of this week, the Dream held the Fever to under 100 points. In that same game, Atlanta also broke their franchise record for most points scored in a game with 113. 
Angel Reese has been the leading force for the Dream so far over this recent stretch of dominant play, posting double-doubles as if it’s as easy as breathing. Her hitting her 1,000th career rebound in the Dream’s second win over Indiana this week just added to the sensational stat lines she’s been piecing together as of late. 
Consistent contributions from a healthy Jordin Canada, in addition to the clutch play of both Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray, have placed Atlanta right in the conversation with the Las Vegas Aces, Lynx, and Liberty ahead of this Fall’s postseason.
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<h2>Reeve Within Reach of Regular-Season Win Record</h2>
The Lynx began this year without Napheesa Collier and have still remained a force in the league despite that. Obviously, excellent play from rookie Olivia Miles, veterans Courtney Williams and Natasha Howard, Kayla McBride, and Nia Coffey has helped propel them to the top of the standings in her absence, but Reeve plays a humongous role in this effort. 
Reeve did not manage to get a win over the Mystics on Minnesota’s Pride Night,<a href="https://www.fox9.com/sports/cheryl-reeve-after-lynx-pride-night-loss-we-shouldve-done-gays.amp"> much to her joking chagrin</a>, but the Lynx did secure a victory over the Golden State Valkyries and Sparks prior to that loss. She’s at 364 regular-season wins over her career and could break former Connecticut Sun and Mystics head coach Mike Thibault’s record (379) very, very soon.
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<h2>Mystics Post Two Upset Wins Over Liberty, Lynx</h2>
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Just when you think the Mystics are about to enter the doldrums again, they rope you back in with two victories over contenders in Minnesota and New York. They did this behind huge games from Sonia Citron, with the wing averaging 18.5 points per game across those two contests, in addition to eight assists and five steals in the team’s win over the Liberty.
Of note, rookie Cotie McMahon also had 15 points off the bench for the Mystics in their win over Minnesota &#8211; she outscored the Lynx’s entire bench. 
We all know the future is very bright in Washington. Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Georgia Amoore, and Shakira Austin all form a core that could very well be contending in the next few years as the rest of the league’s current star power gets older. But they’re struggling to find consistency. These two wins could stand to push them into a nice groove that propels them up the standings ahead of this year’s All-Star break.
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<h2>Mabrey’s Career-High Adds Notch to Early Tempo Tenure</h2>
Marina Mabrey has been sensational since landing with the Tempo in the expansion draft this past offseason, and her career-high 37-point explosion against her former team, the Sun, was just more proof that Toronto’s selection of her is paying off. 
Mabrey is shooting just over 39 percent from the three-point range this season, which is the third-best clip of her career. She hit nine three-pointers in the Tempo’s weekend win over the Sun, which helped them to complete a comeback against a struggling Connecticut squad. 
The light has always been green for Mabrey, who is now playing for her sixth team in eight seasons. But she’s the leader of a young backcourt in Toronto now, and she’s never seen the hoop look so enticing. Utilizing the gravity of Brittney Sykes (when healthy), Kiki Rice (when healthy), and Maria Conde is only going to make her a scarier scorer.

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5 Things I Like: Week Six 2026

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Courtney Williams

Career:
2025:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Completed her 10th WNBA season and second in a Lynx uniform by starting all 44 contests, netting 13.6 ppg in 28.6 mpg while shooting 42.8% from the floor, 38.9% from beyond the arc and 84.9% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Ranked 2nd in the league in assists (6.2 apg) and 2nd among guards in rebounds (4.9 rpg)</li>
<li class="p1">Added 15.7 ppg (44.2%), 5.3 rpg, 6.0 apg and 2.67 spg in six playoff starts</li>
<li class="p1">The five steals Sept. 21 vs. Phoenix tied a club postseason record</li>
<li class="p1">Scored her 4000th career point Aug. 30 at Connecticut</li>
<li class="p1">Equaled her career best with 13 assists July 30 vs. New York, one shy of the club single-game mark shared by Noelle Quinn and Lindsay Whalen&#8230; Picked off a season-high five steals July 3 vs. Washington, part of her second career 4&#215;5 game (pts/reb/ast/stl)</li>
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2024:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Averaged 11.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 5.5 apg while starting all 40 games (26.5 mpg)</li>
<li class="p1">Ranked 6th in the league in assists and 3rd among guards in rebounding</li>
<li class="p1">Shot 44.3% from the field, 33.3% from three-point distance and 81.0% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Collected 13.8 ppg (41.5%), 4.1 rpg and 5.9 apg in 12 playoff contests</li>
<li class="p1">Converted three four-point plays on the season, highlighted by a go-ahead effort in the closing seconds of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals at New York (Oct. 10)</li>
<li class="p1">Dished a season-high 12 assists Sept. 17 at Connecticut; she was credited with her 1000th career assist July 14 vs. Indiana</li>
<li class="p1">Had 14 points, five rebounds, seven assists and five steals May 14 at Seattle, making her the third player in Lynx history to register a 10/5/5/5 game (Maya Moore, Odyssey Sims)</li>
<li class="p1">Signed to a two-year contract on Feb. 1</li>
</ul>
2023:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Started all 40 games for Chicago, averaging 10.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg and a career-high 6.3 apg in 30.1 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Ranked 4th in the league in assists and 1st among guards in rebounding, becoming just the third player in WNBA history (Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu) to average 10+ ppg, 6+ rpg and 6+ apg in a full season</li>
<li class="p1">Scored her 3000th career point Sept. 10 at Connecticut, a game that also saw her register career highs in rebounds (16) and assists (13) to go along with 23 points for her second triple-double of the year</li>
<li class="p1">Had a season-high 28 points July 2 at Indiana, two nights after notching her first career triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists) June 30 vs. L.A.</li>
<li class="p1">Signed a one-year contract with Chicago on Feb. 3</li>
</ul>
 
2022:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Started 34 games for Connecticut, tallying 11.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 3.3 apg while logging 27.9 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Shot 42.6% from the field and 75.0% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Also started all 12 postseason games, averaging 10.3 ppg (41.5%) and 3.9 rpg as the Sun reached the WNBA Finals</li>
<li class="p1">Had a season-high 25 points July 5 at Dallas and a season-best 10 rebounds June 26 in Atlanta</li>
<li class="p1">Returned to Connecticut by signing a one-year contract on Feb. 2</li>
</ul>
 
2021:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Started all 32 games and averaged a career-best 16.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 4.0 apg in a career-high 34.4 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Shot 41.8% from the field, 38.2% (39-for-102) from three-point range and 64.2% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Scored 30 points Aug. 15 at Phoenix and snagged a season-high 14 rebounds Sept. 8 vs. Phoenix</li>
<li class="p1">Played for Team WNBA against Team USA on July 14 in Las Vegas</li>
<li class="p1">Tallied 31 points with 12 rebounds May 29 at New York, one of seven double-doubles</li>
</ul>
 
2020:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Played in 20 games during her first season in Atlanta, collecting 14.6 ppg (43.6%), a career-high 7.2 rpg and 3.2 apg</li>
<li class="p1">Poured in a season-best 30 points Aug. 19 vs. Washington and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Phoenix on Aug. 14</li>
<li class="p1">Acquired by Atlanta from Connecticut on Feb. 19 (along with a 2nd-round pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft) as part of a sign-and-trade deal that saw the Dream send Jessica Breland and Nia Coffey to Phoenix; the Mercury dealt Briann January and a 2nd-round pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft to Connecticut as well as a 2nd-round pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft to Atlanta to complete the deal</li>
</ul>
 
2019:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Started all 34 games and averaged 13.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 3.8 rpg in 29.1 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Also credited with a career-best 1.35 spg, good for 12th in the league</li>
<li class="p1">Shot 43.5% from the field, 45.7% from long range and 80.0% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Added 17.9 ppg (42.8%), 5.8 rpg and 4.4 apg in eight postseason starts (34.4 mpg) as Connecticut advanced to the WNBA Finals</li>
<li class="p1">Totaled 25 points, nine rebounds and nine assists Sept. 6 vs. Chicago, and swiped a career-best six steals Aug. 16 vs. Seattle</li>
<li class="p1">Collected a season-high 28 points Aug. 4 at New York</li>
</ul>
 
2018:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Saw action in 30 games, averaging 12.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 3.0 apg in 27.1 mpg while shooting 45.6% from the floor, 37.7% from beyond the arc and 68.0% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Exploded for a career-high 34 points June 13 vs. Washington, setting a club record with 15 made field goals</li>
<li class="p1">Added 25 points and a season-high 10 rebounds July 13 vs. Phoenix</li>
</ul>
 
2017:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Played in all 34 games (28 starts), tallying 12.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 2.1 apg in 26.0 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Shot a career-best 47.3% from the field, 32.4% from long range and 87.8% from the line</li>
<li class="p1">Scored a season-high 27 points Aug. 8 vs. Seattle, one of three 20+ efforts, and notched her first career double-double with 23 points (on 10-for-11 shooting) and 10 rebounds June 3 at San Antonio</li>
</ul>
 
2016:
<ul>
<li class="p1">Divided her rookie season between Phoenix and Connecticut after being acquired by the Sun (with Jillian Alleyne and a 2nd-round pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft) on June 25 in return for Kelsey Bone</li>
<li class="p1">Appeared in a total of 25 games, averaging 6.2 ppg (41.0%) and 3.0 rpg in 14.0 mpg</li>
<li class="p1">Pumped in a season-best 20 points Sept. 9 at New York</li>
<li class="p1">Signed to a three-year contract on Apr. 19</li>
<li class="p1">Selected by Phoenix in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 2016 WNBA Draft on Apr. 14</li>
</ul>

Courtney Williams signed a Contract with the Minnesota Lynx.

Dishes out seven assists in win

Stuffs stat sheet in defeat

Scores 16 points in loss

Double-doubles with three stocks

Scores 13 points in win

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