First round, single-game elimination results:
The Sun powered past the Sky, 94-81, behind 26 points and 13 rebounds from Alyssa Thomas.
Shey Peddy’s buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted the Mercury over the Mystics, 85-84.
WNBA player news:
Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart are expected back for the Storm’s playoff opener.
Crystal Dangerfield is the master of the bubble.
Bonus:
WNBA player said they still want justice after the Breonna Taylor settlement.
They want the officers arrested.
College player news:
Nebraska’s Taylor Kissinger is medically retiring.
College coach news:
This wife-husband duo is reviving FIU.
Roneeka Hodges has joined Old Dominion as an assistant coach.