Brittney Sykes scored 18 points, Shakira Austin had 16 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Mystics closed on a 12-2 run to beat the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 70-68 on Thursday night.

Cameron Brink and fellow WNBA stars united to offer their support for the Minnesota Lynx's Karlie Samuelson. The star guard had surgery to repair her injured ankle on Friday, which will rule her out ...