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A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are the top seed in the WNBA playoffs. The postseason will have a different look this year with four best-of-three opening round series.

Brittney Griner scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Diana Taurasi scored six points in overtime as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 85-80.

Connecticut and Las Vegas earned double byes in the WNBA playoffs and won't begin postseason play until next week.

Ángel Mena scored twice in the second half, and Club León rallied for a 3-2 win over the Seattle Sounders in the Leagues Cup final.

Jordin Canada scored a career-high 26 points and the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm eliminated the seventh-seeded Minnesota Lynx 84-74 in a winner-take-all playoff game.

The WNBA's playoff bracket is set on the final day of the regular season. Washington, Connecticut and Los Angeles had already sealed up the top-three playoff spots.

For the first time since 2008, Major League Soccer's championship game will air on ABC. This year's MLS Cup will be shown on the network for the 14th time in 24 seasons.

McCoughtry scores 37, Dream beats Storm in WNBA 1st round

(AP) — The WNBA playoffs open tonight with a pair of games showcasing the league's revamped playoff format. First up will be the single elimination games as fifth-seeded Indiana hosts No. 8 Phoenix and seventh-seed Seattle is at No...