DeWanna Bonner became the third player in WNBA history to score 8,000 career points during the Phoenix Mercury's July 7 game against the Chicago Sky. Only Diana Taurasi and Tina Charles had reached the mark before her.
In the same game, Bonner also became the first player to combine 8,000 points, 3,000 rebounds, and 500 steals.
DeWanna Bonner Reflects on Sacrifices Behind WNBA Record
Days after hitting those marks, Bonner shared an emotional reflection on Instagram. "8,000 points is the headline. The real story is everything it takes to get here," she wrote. "The sacrifices. The adversity. The joyful reminders in between."
Her twin daughters were in the stands for this one, too, something Bonner said rarely happens for her milestones, making it all the more special. "For them to be here for that was just huge," she said.
Still, Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts pointed to what the numbers don't show. He called Bonner the "ultimate professional" who sets the standard for the organization.
At 38, the two-time WNBA champion and 17-year veteran continues to add to build a legacy that few in league history can match.
The Indiana Fever beat the Las Vegas Aces 109-75 on Sunday, marking one of the most lopsided WNBA scores of the season. The win was also the second time in eight days the Fever knocked off the defending champions on its home floor.
Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston Add to Their WNBA Score Tally
Kelsey Mitchell led the way with 27 points, securing her sixth straight game with at least 25. Fellow WNBA All-Star starter Aliyah Boston added 19 points and 11 rebounds. And Sophie Cunningham poured in 20 off the bench on 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. Indiana shot 56% from the field and 48% from 3-point range.
Still, the night belonged to Caitlin Clark.
Caitlin Clark Breaks Record in Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces Clash
Playing just 24 minutes while managing a back injury, she finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. One of those assists, a third-quarter feed to Monique Billings, gave her 600 for her career in only 72 games. That record made her the fastest player in WNBA history to reach the milestone.
"I thought our team was tough-minded," Fever coach Stephanie White said after the win. "We're building consistency to these types of efforts. We're not always going to shoot the ball the way that we did, but I thought we found the best shot on the floor."
Indiana next face the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday at 8 PM ET, live on USA network.
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve now stands alone atop the WNBA record books. Reeve earned her 380th regular-season victory on Wednesday as the Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 86-80 at Mohegan Sun Arena. With the win, she passed Mike Thibault to become the WNBA all time winningest coach.
Minnesota Lynx Offense Seal Historic Record Win for Reeve
The result didn't come easily, though. Minnesota trailed by eight points in the first half before taking control in the fourth quarter, outscoring Connecticut 26-15 to close it out.
Guard Kayla McBride led the offense with a game-high 23 points on nine-for-nine shooting from the free-throw line. Forward Natasha Howard added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
"I am so glad this is over," Reeve laughed during her postgame talk.
How Cheryl Reeve Built a Minnesota Lynx Dynasty
Cheryl Reeve's record runs deeper than regular-season wins, though.
Since taking over the Minnesota Lynx in 2010, she has won four WNBA championships and four Coach of the Year awards. She also holds the all-time mark for postseason victories.
With another milestone behind her, Reeve looks ahead to the final stretch of the 2026 WNBA season as the Lynx try to maintain their top spot in the Western Conference.
They take on the New York Liberty Saturday at 1 PM ET, live on ABC.
Marina Mabrey scored 53 points on Thursday night, tying the WNBA single-game scoring record in Toronto's 125-97 Sparks vs Tempo win.
Marina Mabrey Ties Multiple WNBA Records Against Sparks
The Tempo guard went 17-of-28 from the field and tied the league mark with nine 3-pointers on 18 attempts. She also hit 10 of 12 free throws in just 32 minutes.
Her performance matches the single-game records set by Liz Cambage in 2018 and A'ja Wilson in 2023. Still, Mabrey didn't even realize she was close until her sister Michaela, sitting courtside, told her she was three points away from the WNBA record.
"After you get into a state like that, it's kind of hard to know what you're really doing," Mabrey said. "I think tonight was just my night from the 3-point line and from honestly everywhere. It was all going in."
Toronto also got a record-setting night from guard Julie Allemand, who dished 14 assists with zero turnovers while consistently finding Mabrey in rhythm.
For LA, Nneka Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby led the struggling Sparks with 21 points apiece.
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With the win, the Tempo even their record at 9-9. The Sparks, meanwhile, drop to 8-9.
Next up, Toronto hosts the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday at 2 PM ET, before LA takes on the Indiana Fever for an 8 PM ET. Both WNBA games air live on CBS.
Caitlin Clark completed 14 assists and scored 21 points as the Indiana Fever routed the Toronto Tempo 113-91 on Tuesday night. The win extended Indiana's streak to four straight while setting a franchise record for points in regulation.
Caitlin Clark Sees Record-Setting Night Against Toronto
Caitlin Clark controlled the pace from the opening tip.
She recorded nine assists in the first half alone, then kept feeding teammates through the fourth quarter.
Along the way, she became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 250 points and 100 assists in a single season, hitting the mark in just 13 games.
But Clark was far from the only Fever player producing.
Sophie Cunningham, Kelsey Mitchell Fuel Fever's Score
Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Off the bench, Sophie Cunningham added 24 points and tied her career high with six three-pointers.
Indiana shot 52% from the field overall and connected on 13-of-30 attempts from beyond the arc. The Fever also went 28-of-33 from the free-throw line.
The result wraps up Indiana's Commissioner's Cup schedule at 5-1. With the offense in rhythm, the Fever carry real momentum into the next stretch of the season.
The Fever's next WNBA comes against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET, live on Prime.
A'ja Wilson became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 6,000 career points on Monday night.
The Las Vegas Aces star hit the mark in her 278th game, 13 fewer than it took Diana Taurasi to get there. Wilson finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, and three blocks as Las Vegas took the Aces vs Storm battle 101-91.
A'ja Wilson Beats Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart to WNBA Record
Wilson scored her record-breaking 6,000th point on a pull-up jumper with just under five minutes left in the Storm vs Aces game. She is now the 19th player in the league's 30-year history to cross that threshold. But she got there at a pace no one has matched.
Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, needed 291 games. New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, meanwhile, needed 293.
At 29, Wilson is also the youngest player to reach the mark. With her current WNBA scoring rate, she is on track to challenge Taurasi's all-time record before she retires.
And Wilson had plenty of help on her history-making night.
Aces Score Storm Win as Winning Streak Grows
Las Vegas's Jackie Young scored 29 points and dished out six assists, providing a reliable second option throughout the game. Meanwhile, NaLyssa Smith went a perfect six-for-six from the floor on her way to 16 points and nine rebounds.
Together, the Aces out-rebounded Seattle by 12 while controlling the pace from start to finish.
The win extends a strong stretch for the defending champions, as the team claimed its third title in four years last October after sweeping the Phoenix Mercury.
Vegas will next face the Portland Fire on Thursday, after the Storm host the LA Sparks on Wednesday night.
Unrivaled made a historic splash on Friday, setting a new pro women's basketball regular-season attendance record as 21,490 fans packed the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia for the 3×3 league's first-ever tour stop.
"It was unbelievable. You could feel the love tonight," said Unrivaled co-founder Napheesa Collier about the record-breaking crowd. "It's just a testament to what we're building here, how much people believe in it."
Friday's Unrivaled tally — which also shattered a venue record for the highest attendance of any event — blew through women's basketball's prior record, set in the 2024 WNBA season when a 20,711-strong crowd watched the Indiana Fever top the Washington Mystics inside DC's Capital One Arena.
The reward for Friday's crowd was a larger-than-life performance, as Lunar Owls guard Marina Mabrey dropped a league-record 47 points — complete with 10 three-pointers — in Friday's 85-75 win over Rose BC.
"I think the city is ready for women's professional sports," Philadelphia product and Rose BC guard Kahleah Copper said following the doubleheader, with the City of Brotherly Love gearing up to launch a WNBA expansion team in 2030. "I'm excited that one, it's here, and two, that I'm a part of it."
Last week's success in Philly has Unrivaled already eyeing more tour stops for the offseason league's 2027 season, with this year's action finishing up on the venture's 3x3 home court in Miami.
"We're going to continue to make the sports world proud by the product we put out," Unrivaled CEO Alex Bazzell told reporters.
Retired WNBA icon Sylvia Fowles is returning to the court, with ESPN reporting on Wednesday that the former Minnesota Lynx star center will join the staff of the Portland Fire, becoming an assistant coach for the 2026 expansion team.
After reportedly fielding multiple offers of WNBA coaching opportunities, the 40-year-old will back up recently announced Portland Fire head coach Alex Sarama during the team's debut season, with the opportunity to help mold a fresh league roster and create culture from day one serving as a deciding factor in Fowles choosing the expansion franchise.
The 2025 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee's resume underlines her ability to make an impact from the sideline, as the beloved WNBA alum packs both championship experience and a defensive mindset to aid a team still forming its identity.
In a 14-year playing career split between the Chicago Sky and Minnesota, the 2017 WNBA MVP won two league titles, earning Finals MVP honors alongside each of those Lynx championships.
A four-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, Fowles exited her pro career as the league's all-time rebounds leader with 4,007 boards — a stat that held until current Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles passed the Hall of Famer in September 2024.
The eight-time All-Star also shined on the international stage, as Fowles snagged four Olympic gold medals during her time with Team USA.
The No. 2 Las Vegas Aces are closing in on their third title in four years, taking down the No. 4 Phoenix Mercury 90-88 in Wednesday's Game 3 to push their 2025 WNBA Finals lead to 3-0.
A late surge kept the Mercury's do-or-die Game 3 dreams alive before 2025 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson scored the game-winner with just 2.2 seconds left on the clock, capping an impressive 34-point, 14-rebound performance en route to becoming the most prolific scorer in a single postseason in league history.
"Get the ball to A'ja, and get out of the way," Las Vegas head coach Becky Hammon said afterwards, joking about calling her team's final play.
"We all had 100% confidence in A'ja," said guard Jewell Loyd. "Everyone on that bench was saying, 'We're winning this game.'"
As for Phoenix, the Mercury's likelihood of bouncing back in the league's first-ever best-of-seven series is hard to predict — but basketball history is not on their side.
On the men's court, no NBA team has ever won a championship series after being down 3-0, and only four teams in the league's 159 total seven-game playoff series have ever forced a decisive Game 7.
"I'm not going to sugarcoat — we've got a tough road ahead," Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts said. "But we've got to take it one game at a time."
How to watch Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals
The No. 4 Phoenix Mercury will get one last crack at survival in the 2025 WNBA Finals as they look to halt the No. 2 Las Vegas Aces' momentum in Game 4 on Friday.
The matchup will tip off live at 8 PM ET on ESPN.
The No. 2 Las Vegas Aces raced to a 2-0 series lead in the 2025 WNBA Finals over the weekend, opening with a close 89-86 Game 1 victory over the No. 4 Phoenix Mercury on Friday before pulling off a more dominant 91-78 Game 2 win on Sunday.
The Aces' offense ruled the court, with guards Dana Evans and Jewell Loyd putting up a momentum-shifting combined 39 points off the bench in Game 1 before Game 2 saw guard Jackie Young post 32 points — setting a WNBA Finals record with the most points by a player in a single quarter (21).
Young and 2025 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson — who is averaging 24.5 points per game through the first two Finals matchups — also became the second-most prolific duo in a single Finals game in WNBA history by combining for 60 of Las Vegas's 91 points on Sunday.
"I am so proud of Jackie," Wilson said after Sunday's win. "I'm a pain in the ass sometimes when she's not doing her job, because I know that [potential] is there."
Hunting their third title in four years, Las Vegas veterans Wilson, Young, and guard Chelsea Gray are combining with new signings Evans and Loyd to make things difficult for the new-look Mercury.
"We have weapons," Las Vegas head coach Becky Hammon said. "We want to use them all, because we're harder to guard that way."
"What gives me confidence is we've been down before," countered Phoenix head coach Nate Tibbetts. "We've been overlooked."
While no WNBA Finals team has ever bounced back from a 0-2 start, the league's new best-of-seven format gives the Mercury a little extra cushioning as the series travels to Phoenix for Game 3 on Wednesday.
How to watch Game 3 of the 2025 WNBA Finals
The No. 4 Phoenix Mercury will hunt their first victory in the 2025 WNBA Finals on home court when they host the No. 2 Las Vegas Aces for Game 3 at 8 PM ET on Wednesday.
Live coverage will air on ESPN.