Basketball

Jordin Canada scored 14 points, Jewell Loyd and Natasha Howard had 13 points and the Seattle Storm never trailed in an 82-74 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.

Lakers' DeMarcus Cousins was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee, an injury that could sideline the six-time All-Star big man for much all of this coming season.

Aerial Powers led six Washington players in double figures with 16 points and the Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 88-59 on Wednesday night.

WNBA suspended Mercury's center Brittney Griner for the next three games, for her role in a fight in the Dallas-Phoenix game that resulted in six players getting ejected.

Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors has withdrawn from the pool of candidates USA Basketball is considering to take to the FIBA World Cup later this month.

First-round NBA draft pick Rui Hachimura scored 35 points to lead Japan to a 99-89 win over New Zealand in World Cup warm-up game at Port Chiba Arena.

The league announced its 2019-20 schedule, featuring back-to-back games for teams and a major change in the number of nationally televised games start times on the East coast.

WNBA actions fulled the Barclays Center, for the first time during the regular season that the Liberty played in Brooklyn. The Storm won 84-69 on Sunday.

Natasha Howard had 23 points, 11 rebounds and six steals, Jordin Canada added a career-high 18 points and six assists and the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 69-57.

WNBA will be available to play next month when NBA 2K20 is released on Sept. 6. Players can play a full season with their favorite WNBA team, according to the league.