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DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard Leads Short-Handed Wings Into Sparks Frontcourt Test Reigning Western Conference Player of the Week Jessica Shepard says defense will decide Friday's game as the short-handed Dallas Wings visit the Los Angeles Sparks. She carries a heavier interior load with two bigs sidelined. Why does it...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Bring the WNBA's Best Offense to a Reeling Sparks Defense The Dallas Wings (6-3) carry a three-game winning streak and the WNBA's most efficient offense into Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks (4-5), who rank last in the league in defensive rating. Strength...

DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard Pulls Off Historic Week Jessica Shepard turned a record-setting performance into the first Player of the Week honor of her career and has become the engine of a surging Dallas Wings team. Through June 3, she is the only player in the WNBA averaging at...

DHJ Quick Take: Li Yueru Added to Wings' Injury Report as Sparks Loom The Dallas Wings listed center Li Yueru as questionable with a left ankle injury for Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks, while forward Awak Kuier remains out with a right wrist injury. Both were...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Carry Win Streak Into Sparks Test in Los Angeles The Dallas Wings practiced in Los Angeles on Thursday ahead of Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks, with the focus on slowing one of the league's most efficient offenses. Dallas enters on a three-game...

DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard Earns First Career Player of the Week Dallas Wings forward Jessica Shepard was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for May 25-31, the first such honor of her career and the first for a Wings player since July 2023. What did Jessica Shepard...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Smother Storm 79-56 to Open Commissioner's Cup Play The Dallas Wings held the Seattle Storm to a season-low 56 points and grabbed a season-high 48 rebounds in a 79-56 Commissioner's Cup opener, their best start since the franchise moved to Texas in 2016. How did the...

DHJ Quick Take: How Jessica Shepard Powers the Dallas Wings’ Top-Ranked Offense The Dallas Wings own the WNBA’s best offensive rating through eight games, and head coach Jose Fernandez is still building around Jessica Shepard, a versatile big who can start the offense herself. How good is the Dallas Wings’...

DHJ Quick Take: Alanna Smith Set to Return as Wings' Defensive Anchor Alanna Smith is set to return to the Dallas Wings on Monday, June 1, after an illness sidelined her for one game, and she has practiced each of the past two days. Is Alanna Smith playing Monday? Smith is set to...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Turn Attention to Seattle in Commissioner's Cup Opener Fernandez On Defensive Keys: Jose Fernandez said the priority against Seattle is guarding one-on-one and keeping the ball in front, with help behind it, against a team that leans on half-court offense. Ogunbowale On Dictating Tempo: Arike Ogunbowale...