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DHJ Quick Take: Paige Bueckers' Status Uncertain After Hitting Her Head In Win Over Sparks Paige Bueckers exited the Dallas Wings' 90-82 win over the Los Angeles Sparks with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter after hitting her head, and coach Jose Fernandez had no immediate update...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Beat Sparks 90-82 For Franchise-Record Sixth Straight Win The Dallas Wings extended their winning streak to six games, the longest in franchise history, beating the Los Angeles Sparks 90-82 on Sunday at College Park Center. Paige Bueckers led all scorers with 25 points before exiting late...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Use Practice Week To Prepare For Sparks, Stretch Run A full week without a game gave the Dallas Wings time to retool before three games in four days close out the run to the WNBA All-Star break. What changed at practice this week? Coach Jose Fernandez...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings-Liberty Game Postponed, Reset for Monday Thursday’s Wings-Liberty game was postponed due to mechanical issues with New York’s charter flight, pushing the matchup to Monday, July 20, and turning Dallas’s stretch into the season’s first back-to-back and a three-games-in-four-nights run heading into the All-Star break. Why was...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Rally In Fourth Quarter To Beat Sparks For Fourth Straight Win The Dallas Wings outscored the Los Angeles Sparks 27-18 in the fourth quarter to win 104-96 on Friday, improving to 7-3 and 2-0 in Commissioner’s Cup play behind a franchise-record-tying 14 assists from Paige Bueckers...

DHJ Quick Take: Kelsey Plum Active, Wings Down Two Bigs at the Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks get leading scorer Kelsey Plum back, while the Dallas Wings will be without two frontcourt players for Friday's Commissioner's Cup matchup. Wings Out: Awak Kuier (right wrist), Li Yueru (left ankle) and development...

DHJ Quick Take: Arike Ogunbowale Keeps the Wings' Focus Day by Day Even with the Dallas Wings off to their best start since 2016, Arike Ogunbowale is preaching a day-by-day approach ahead of Friday's Commissioner's Cup game at the Los Angeles Sparks. The Mindset: Ogunbowale frames the season as a...

DHJ Quick Take: Odyssey Sims Says the Streaking Wings Should Stick to the Formula Veteran guard Odyssey Sims says the Dallas Wings (6-3) don't need to change anything as their three-game winning streak heads to the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday. The Message: Sims says the Wings are at their...

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: Azzi Fudd Could Face Mentor Kelsey Plum in Wings-Sparks Matchup Rookie guard Azzi Fudd could match up Friday with Kelsey Plum, a longtime mentor whose skills camp she twice attended, as the Dallas Wings visit the Los Angeles Sparks. Plum is expected back from an ankle injury...