Kansas City Current and United States women's national team defender Alana Cook tore the ACL, MCL and meniscus in her left knee last week, the Current announced on Thursday.
Pachuca coach Guillermo Almada has submitted his resignation, which the Liga MX team has not yet accepted due to a contract buyout clause, three weeks before the Club World Cup starts.
Drama between the Knicks and Pacers turned into ratings gold for TNT, which aired the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.
Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard got caught up in the heat of the game late in the first quarter of the Fever’s 81-76 win over the Dream on Thursday. Clark and Howard shoved into one another before exchanging words at center court, before teammates rushed in between the two, with cooler heads eventually prevailing. Howard...
After receiving his MVP trophy, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, and the Thunder dominated the Wolves again in a 118-103 win to take a 2-0 series lead.
The two teams were 48 hours removed from a battle that came down to the final seconds, which the Dream won, 91-90. So, maybe there was some carryover.
With less than 30 seconds to go in the first quarter, Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard exchanged some words and had to be separated. Howard was playing full-court defense on Clark, who was dribbling up the court.
Refs whistled the play, and the two bumped into one another. Both appeared to extend an arm, and Clark began to walk away from the situation before Howard took a step forward. But one of Howard's teammates quickly stepped in and led Howard away.
"I'm not scared of you," Clark appeared to say, and she was backed by her teammates.
Despite the tense moment Thursday, they shared a funny one earlier this month in the preseason, when Howard jokingly picked at Clark's ear after their exhibition, prompting a laugh from Clark.
It was a slow night overall for Clark, who had just six points heading into the fourth quarter. She had 27 points two nights earlier against Atlanta.
Indiana trailed, 75-71, with just over two minutes to go, but it ended the game on a 10-1 run. Clark added five points in the fourth quarter to finish with 11.
Clark's teammate, Natasha Howard, led the way with 26 points, while Rhyne Howard dropped 24.
The scuffle between Clark and Howard came five days after Clark and Angel Reese had to be separated. Clark was called for a flagrant foul on Reese, who then had words for Clark.
The incident prompted an investigation into alleged hateful comments toward Reese by fans at the game. Reese reposted a TikTok that said she is "unsafe" playing in Indiana.
The Fever are back in action Saturday against the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty in Indianapolis at 1 p.m. ET.
